Dr. Win
@paleowin.bsky.social
College professor at SWOCC in Coos Bay Oregon. Paleontologist and geologist. 🏳️🌈 Avatar by Black Mudpuppy. 🦏🐋🦭🦌🦒🐴🐿️🦡
Why are there 1000 kelp crabs at Fossil Point today? It was incredible, I’ve never seen more than a handful at a time.
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Why are there 1000 kelp crabs at Fossil Point today? It was incredible, I’ve never seen more than a handful at a time.
2.25 hours till a WHALE of a good time! I’m really going to baleen into you tuning in. This talk won’t be a fluke or blow!
If you happen to be near Coos Bay Oregon come see a talk by Dr. Robert Boessenecker on the evolution of baleen and my pop-up whale museum!
If you aren’t close we’ll be live-streaming the talk! www.youtube.com/live/s7jgUfz...
If you aren’t close we’ll be live-streaming the talk! www.youtube.com/live/s7jgUfz...
Fossil Whales of the Pacific Northwest and the Evolution of Baleen
YouTube video by Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC)
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February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
2.25 hours till a WHALE of a good time! I’m really going to baleen into you tuning in. This talk won’t be a fluke or blow!
If you happen to be near Coos Bay Oregon come see a talk by Dr. Robert Boessenecker on the evolution of baleen and my pop-up whale museum!
If you aren’t close we’ll be live-streaming the talk! www.youtube.com/live/s7jgUfz...
If you aren’t close we’ll be live-streaming the talk! www.youtube.com/live/s7jgUfz...
Fossil Whales of the Pacific Northwest and the Evolution of Baleen
YouTube video by Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC)
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 AM
If you happen to be near Coos Bay Oregon come see a talk by Dr. Robert Boessenecker on the evolution of baleen and my pop-up whale museum!
If you aren’t close we’ll be live-streaming the talk! www.youtube.com/live/s7jgUfz...
If you aren’t close we’ll be live-streaming the talk! www.youtube.com/live/s7jgUfz...
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Did you know that the Pike Place Market fish guys don't only throw fish, they'll throw anything? Like, for example, my book?
www.instagram.com/p/C1uOTueMaqg/
www.instagram.com/p/C1uOTueMaqg/
David Shiffman on Instagram: "Since I'm in Seattle, here are the @pikeplacefish @pikeplacepublicmark...
21 likes, 2 comments - whysharksmatter on January 5, 2024: "Since I'm in Seattle, here are the @pikeplacefish @pikeplacepublicmarket guys throwing not a fish..."
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January 5, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Did you know that the Pike Place Market fish guys don't only throw fish, they'll throw anything? Like, for example, my book?
www.instagram.com/p/C1uOTueMaqg/
www.instagram.com/p/C1uOTueMaqg/
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Is @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social being serious here?
No, the presence of a name on an email doesn't establish wrongdoing. But the *content* of those emails is what so many members, including myself, are outraged about. This response does nothing but further degrade my confidence in SVP leadership
No, the presence of a name on an email doesn't establish wrongdoing. But the *content* of those emails is what so many members, including myself, are outraged about. This response does nothing but further degrade my confidence in SVP leadership
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Is @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social being serious here?
No, the presence of a name on an email doesn't establish wrongdoing. But the *content* of those emails is what so many members, including myself, are outraged about. This response does nothing but further degrade my confidence in SVP leadership
No, the presence of a name on an email doesn't establish wrongdoing. But the *content* of those emails is what so many members, including myself, are outraged about. This response does nothing but further degrade my confidence in SVP leadership
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I have nothing of substance to add re: the condemnation of paleo associations with Epstein, but as the initiator of one of the more recent high-profile SVP ethics cases who spent months going through their process, I have some thoughts re: SVP's handling of ethics cases/reports.
A thread 🧵:
A thread 🧵:
Really SVP? You’re just going to ignore decades of sexual and academic misconduct, marrying a student AT one of your conferences, and every report I’ve filed (implying that’s what you do with reports) to defend famous Horner? You’d rather have pedophiles than students is your message?
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I have nothing of substance to add re: the condemnation of paleo associations with Epstein, but as the initiator of one of the more recent high-profile SVP ethics cases who spent months going through their process, I have some thoughts re: SVP's handling of ethics cases/reports.
A thread 🧵:
A thread 🧵:
Well on a lighter note, but still disturbing in a totally different way, may horse just ate a slug 😭😭😭
I didn’t see it in the edge of the food bucket feeding dinner and he knocked it into and it’s gone.
I didn’t see it in the edge of the food bucket feeding dinner and he knocked it into and it’s gone.
February 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Well on a lighter note, but still disturbing in a totally different way, may horse just ate a slug 😭😭😭
I didn’t see it in the edge of the food bucket feeding dinner and he knocked it into and it’s gone.
I didn’t see it in the edge of the food bucket feeding dinner and he knocked it into and it’s gone.
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3 hours ago, I shared my results of having combed through ~470 DOJ Epstein files that mention Jack Horner, his MSU email, or "Dinochicken". I posted a copy, w/ screenshots and receipts, to r/Paleontology. It has been pinned by moderators and thus far viewed 38k times.
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From the Paleontology community on Reddit: Timeline of Jack Horner - Jeffrey Epstein contact per DOJ's newest releases (see comments)
Explore this post and more from the Paleontology community
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February 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
3 hours ago, I shared my results of having combed through ~470 DOJ Epstein files that mention Jack Horner, his MSU email, or "Dinochicken". I posted a copy, w/ screenshots and receipts, to r/Paleontology. It has been pinned by moderators and thus far viewed 38k times.
www.reddit.com/r/Paleontolo...
www.reddit.com/r/Paleontolo...
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-Prescribing moral rules for the entire world
-Protecting child rapists
Catholic Church SVP
🤝
-Protecting child rapists
Catholic Church SVP
🤝
February 4, 2026 at 5:14 PM
-Prescribing moral rules for the entire world
-Protecting child rapists
Catholic Church SVP
🤝
-Protecting child rapists
Catholic Church SVP
🤝
Really SVP? You’re just going to ignore decades of sexual and academic misconduct, marrying a student AT one of your conferences, and every report I’ve filed (implying that’s what you do with reports) to defend famous Horner? You’d rather have pedophiles than students is your message?
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Really SVP? You’re just going to ignore decades of sexual and academic misconduct, marrying a student AT one of your conferences, and every report I’ve filed (implying that’s what you do with reports) to defend famous Horner? You’d rather have pedophiles than students is your message?
The next time you think “wow, this food item is really expensive” remember that it took me five hours to butcher and process four ducks WITH HELP today. But now basically every part of my extra male ducks will go to use. Small scale farming is expensive and labor intensive!
February 2, 2026 at 4:23 AM
The next time you think “wow, this food item is really expensive” remember that it took me five hours to butcher and process four ducks WITH HELP today. But now basically every part of my extra male ducks will go to use. Small scale farming is expensive and labor intensive!
Boy did I luck out on weather for my geology field trip up the coast yesterday!
February 2, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Boy did I luck out on weather for my geology field trip up the coast yesterday!
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the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
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the ability of dogs (and other animals- shout-out to cancer-sniffing rats too!) to *smell* things like cancer and stress and blood sugar is something that only becomes more incredible when you learn more about it, i swear???
This is Callie. She is trained to accurately detect bowel cancer in order to provide rapid diagnoses through non-invasive testing. Some might call it lab work, but Callie is actually a sprocker spaniel. 14/10 incredible job, Callie (IG: medicaldetectiondogs)
January 29, 2026 at 11:58 PM
the ability of dogs (and other animals- shout-out to cancer-sniffing rats too!) to *smell* things like cancer and stress and blood sugar is something that only becomes more incredible when you learn more about it, i swear???
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A random assortment of pterosaur skulls 🐊
January 29, 2026 at 7:05 AM
A random assortment of pterosaur skulls 🐊
Pro: got two radiometric dates on a snail and badger bone from Kyrgyzstan for dating deformation of terraces
Con: I sent them in January 2018 and I haven’t worked on that exact project since… 2018.
Con: I sent them in January 2018 and I haven’t worked on that exact project since… 2018.
a bunch of badgers are dancing in a field
Alt: a bunch of badgers are dancing in a field
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January 29, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Pro: got two radiometric dates on a snail and badger bone from Kyrgyzstan for dating deformation of terraces
Con: I sent them in January 2018 and I haven’t worked on that exact project since… 2018.
Con: I sent them in January 2018 and I haven’t worked on that exact project since… 2018.
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Whoa. Fuck yeah longshoremen!
The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
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www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
January 27, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Whoa. Fuck yeah longshoremen!
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#FossilFriday Fossils of Belemnites (Belemnitella americana) like the ones pictured are important to Geochemistry.
The famous "Pee Dee Belemnite" are historically a standard for Carbonate isotope ratios of δ13C.
δ13C is a stable carbon isotope used in many ways, such as inferring paleoclimate
The famous "Pee Dee Belemnite" are historically a standard for Carbonate isotope ratios of δ13C.
δ13C is a stable carbon isotope used in many ways, such as inferring paleoclimate
January 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
#FossilFriday Fossils of Belemnites (Belemnitella americana) like the ones pictured are important to Geochemistry.
The famous "Pee Dee Belemnite" are historically a standard for Carbonate isotope ratios of δ13C.
δ13C is a stable carbon isotope used in many ways, such as inferring paleoclimate
The famous "Pee Dee Belemnite" are historically a standard for Carbonate isotope ratios of δ13C.
δ13C is a stable carbon isotope used in many ways, such as inferring paleoclimate
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#FossilFriday 12 horse teeth. 12 stories. I’m working with the Science Museum of Minnesota to radiocarbon date a collection of specimens to trace when the last ice age horses ran the post‑glacial landscape. Specimen #1: is from Little Sauk pulled from a skull found in black marl of the Sauk River.
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
#FossilFriday 12 horse teeth. 12 stories. I’m working with the Science Museum of Minnesota to radiocarbon date a collection of specimens to trace when the last ice age horses ran the post‑glacial landscape. Specimen #1: is from Little Sauk pulled from a skull found in black marl of the Sauk River.
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For #FossilFriday: skeleton of an American mastodon, Mammut americanum, on display at the American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org in New York City, NY, US. This is the Warren Mastodon, discovered in 1845 in Newburgh, New York - the first complete mastodon skeleton ever found in the US. 🧪
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
For #FossilFriday: skeleton of an American mastodon, Mammut americanum, on display at the American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org in New York City, NY, US. This is the Warren Mastodon, discovered in 1845 in Newburgh, New York - the first complete mastodon skeleton ever found in the US. 🧪
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#FossilFriday The Miocene pinniped Allodesmus gracilis @nhm.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
#FossilFriday The Miocene pinniped Allodesmus gracilis @nhm.org
This is wild!
Stalked #crinoids were dominant producers of carbonate skeletal sediment during the #Paleozoic. A single crinoid produced more than 135,000 (!!) particles with grain sizes from fine sand to fine pebbles and shapes ranging from discoids to rods.
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/sepm/jsedres...
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/sepm/jsedres...
Stalked crinoids: From skeleton to sediment | Journal of Sedimentary Research | GeoScienceWorld
ABSTRACT. Stalked crinoids were dominant producers of carbonate skeletal sediment during the Paleozoic. Prolific growth and post-mortem disarticulation of
pubs.geoscienceworld.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 AM
This is wild!
In the ultimate Go Big or Go Home move I just submitted my tenure portfolio for review.
Sooooo, here’s hoping? I included a “last year’s photo highlights” and I’m really proud of how much my students have accomplished in the last year. Enjoy my oceanography students working hard in lab last week!
Sooooo, here’s hoping? I included a “last year’s photo highlights” and I’m really proud of how much my students have accomplished in the last year. Enjoy my oceanography students working hard in lab last week!
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM
In the ultimate Go Big or Go Home move I just submitted my tenure portfolio for review.
Sooooo, here’s hoping? I included a “last year’s photo highlights” and I’m really proud of how much my students have accomplished in the last year. Enjoy my oceanography students working hard in lab last week!
Sooooo, here’s hoping? I included a “last year’s photo highlights” and I’m really proud of how much my students have accomplished in the last year. Enjoy my oceanography students working hard in lab last week!