Benjamin Mohler
@ptpaleo.bsky.social
Paleontologist, Research Technician, Independent science writer. Keep up with my work: https://discord.gg/hZbqC2vVPx
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Benjamin Mohler
@ptpaleo.bsky.social
· Dec 22
SHADOWBOX: Mausoleum of Natural History - SEVEN new exhibits open in SHADOWBOX! Patch Notes 12/21/25 (Beta 1.65) - Steam News
Virtual Museum SHADOWBOX has released SEVEN new free fossil exhibits for players to explore
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It's out! A brand new update for SHADOWBOX has dropped with seven new exhibits to explore, including:
-3 new Cretaceous galleries
-First Silurian & Paleocene galleries
-First Australian gallery
Check out the full patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/299...
-3 new Cretaceous galleries
-First Silurian & Paleocene galleries
-First Australian gallery
Check out the full patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/299...
There is no man, no scientist, no legacy that is so important that they cannot face consequences for their actions.
There is no research that is so important that it must be carried out, even if it can only be done with funding from wealthy pedophiles.
Rescind Horner's Romer-Simpson medal. Ban him
There is no research that is so important that it must be carried out, even if it can only be done with funding from wealthy pedophiles.
Rescind Horner's Romer-Simpson medal. Ban him
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
There is no man, no scientist, no legacy that is so important that they cannot face consequences for their actions.
There is no research that is so important that it must be carried out, even if it can only be done with funding from wealthy pedophiles.
Rescind Horner's Romer-Simpson medal. Ban him
There is no research that is so important that it must be carried out, even if it can only be done with funding from wealthy pedophiles.
Rescind Horner's Romer-Simpson medal. Ban him
Reposted by Benjamin Mohler
Founders of modern paleontology, and their contributions to systemic racism, classism and sexism (🧵)
Henry Osborn (1857–1935), responsible for naming of Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor; president of ANHM.
Co-founder of the American Eugenics Society. Contributing to books later praised by Hitler.
Henry Osborn (1857–1935), responsible for naming of Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor; president of ANHM.
Co-founder of the American Eugenics Society. Contributing to books later praised by Hitler.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Founders of modern paleontology, and their contributions to systemic racism, classism and sexism (🧵)
Henry Osborn (1857–1935), responsible for naming of Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor; president of ANHM.
Co-founder of the American Eugenics Society. Contributing to books later praised by Hitler.
Henry Osborn (1857–1935), responsible for naming of Tyrannosaurus & Velociraptor; president of ANHM.
Co-founder of the American Eugenics Society. Contributing to books later praised by Hitler.
Reposted by Benjamin Mohler
(11) In 2013, Horner was awarded the Romer-Simpson Medal by the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social (its highest honor). I was at the meeting and saw his acceptance speech. Given this, I would urge those still in SVP to perhaps call on the Society to RESCIND the Medal and suspend his membership...
February 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
(11) In 2013, Horner was awarded the Romer-Simpson Medal by the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social (its highest honor). I was at the meeting and saw his acceptance speech. Given this, I would urge those still in SVP to perhaps call on the Society to RESCIND the Medal and suspend his membership...
Reposted by Benjamin Mohler
Nope, the date says this is after Epstein’s 2008 conviction in Florida. Funding is hard to come by, but there was no reason not to know Epstein was a problematic funding source in 2012.
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Nope, the date says this is after Epstein’s 2008 conviction in Florida. Funding is hard to come by, but there was no reason not to know Epstein was a problematic funding source in 2012.
Reposted by Benjamin Mohler
Jack Horner in the Epstein File trying to raise money to fund dinosaur research. When I discovered we had rich nazis on our dig in 2008, I dropped them like a rancid turd; ask Don. There will never be a Trumpasaurus with my name attached! @paleontologizing.bsky.social @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Jack Horner in the Epstein File trying to raise money to fund dinosaur research. When I discovered we had rich nazis on our dig in 2008, I dropped them like a rancid turd; ask Don. There will never be a Trumpasaurus with my name attached! @paleontologizing.bsky.social @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social
Today, I am photographing two specimens of Cooksonia, one of the earliest land plants known! They are approximately 423 million years old, hailing from what is now Poland in eastern Europe. www.youtube.com/live/Reuzqpx...
400+ Million Year Old Plant Fossils! | Microstream #53
YouTube video by Benjamin Mohler
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January 26, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Today, I am photographing two specimens of Cooksonia, one of the earliest land plants known! They are approximately 423 million years old, hailing from what is now Poland in eastern Europe. www.youtube.com/live/Reuzqpx...
Did you know? I'm on display at the Arizona Museum of Natural History! youtube.com/shorts/_nkn3...
I'm on display at the Arizona Museum of Natural History! #AzMNH
YouTube video by Benjamin Mohler
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January 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Did you know? I'm on display at the Arizona Museum of Natural History! youtube.com/shorts/_nkn3...
Today is another photography day on Microstream! I will be examining several examples of the trilobite Amphyxina bellatula, which were recovered from the Orodovician-aged Maquoketa Formation of Missouri. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyzq...
Photographing Ordovician Trilobites from Missouri! | Microstream #52
YouTube video by Benjamin Mohler
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January 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Today is another photography day on Microstream! I will be examining several examples of the trilobite Amphyxina bellatula, which were recovered from the Orodovician-aged Maquoketa Formation of Missouri. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyzq...
Today, for my first Microstream of 2026, I'll be photographing lanternfish fossils. These little guys are around 10 million years old and come from Los Angeles County, California! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-0J...
Photographing Lanternfish Fossils! | Microstream #51
YouTube video by Benjamin Mohler
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January 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Today, for my first Microstream of 2026, I'll be photographing lanternfish fossils. These little guys are around 10 million years old and come from Los Angeles County, California! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-0J...
Virtual Museum UPDATE: 7 New Exhibits! SHADOWBOX Beta 1.65 Dev Stream www.youtube.com/live/Y94P-Mg...
Virtual Museum UPDATE: 7 New Exhibits! SHADOWBOX Beta 1.65 Dev Stream
YouTube video by Benjamin Mohler
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December 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Virtual Museum UPDATE: 7 New Exhibits! SHADOWBOX Beta 1.65 Dev Stream www.youtube.com/live/Y94P-Mg...
It's out! A brand new update for SHADOWBOX has dropped with seven new exhibits to explore, including:
-3 new Cretaceous galleries
-First Silurian & Paleocene galleries
-First Australian gallery
Check out the full patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/299...
-3 new Cretaceous galleries
-First Silurian & Paleocene galleries
-First Australian gallery
Check out the full patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/299...
SHADOWBOX: Mausoleum of Natural History - SEVEN new exhibits open in SHADOWBOX! Patch Notes 12/21/25 (Beta 1.65) - Steam News
Virtual Museum SHADOWBOX has released SEVEN new free fossil exhibits for players to explore
store.steampowered.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's out! A brand new update for SHADOWBOX has dropped with seven new exhibits to explore, including:
-3 new Cretaceous galleries
-First Silurian & Paleocene galleries
-First Australian gallery
Check out the full patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/299...
-3 new Cretaceous galleries
-First Silurian & Paleocene galleries
-First Australian gallery
Check out the full patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/299...
A big update for SHADOWBOX is nearly here... are you ready to explore some new exhibits?
December 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A big update for SHADOWBOX is nearly here... are you ready to explore some new exhibits?
Reposted by Benjamin Mohler
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
For the 50th Microstream, I'll be taking some photos of blind trilobites from the ancient Wheeler Shale of Utah! www.youtube.com/live/xnOt_xq...
Photographing Blind Trilobites! | Microstream #50
YouTube video by Benjamin Mohler
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December 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
For the 50th Microstream, I'll be taking some photos of blind trilobites from the ancient Wheeler Shale of Utah! www.youtube.com/live/xnOt_xq...
Just updated my SHADOWBOX player map to include some new additions. In recent months, we've picked up our first players in Algeria, Slovenia, Guatemala, and Uruguay! Here's aiming to close out Year 1 of beta testing with 500 total players... 🤞
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Just updated my SHADOWBOX player map to include some new additions. In recent months, we've picked up our first players in Algeria, Slovenia, Guatemala, and Uruguay! Here's aiming to close out Year 1 of beta testing with 500 total players... 🤞
A spoonful of Menefee helps the Monday go by! For my microstream this week, I'm looking at 80 million year old sand under my microscope, for the next hour, in hopes that we find some fish teeth... www.youtube.com/live/AHEwUS_...
A Spoonful of Menefee Helps the Monday Go By | Microstream #49
YouTube video by Benjamin Mohler
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November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A spoonful of Menefee helps the Monday go by! For my microstream this week, I'm looking at 80 million year old sand under my microscope, for the next hour, in hopes that we find some fish teeth... www.youtube.com/live/AHEwUS_...
It's time for a Microstream! This week, I'm sifting through yet more 80-million-year-old sediment, which last time yielded this fish tooth... www.youtube.com/live/nGbzLCW...
November 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It's time for a Microstream! This week, I'm sifting through yet more 80-million-year-old sediment, which last time yielded this fish tooth... www.youtube.com/live/nGbzLCW...
& also, I might be working on a virtual exhibit to help visually tell the story of Glossopteris as well...
November 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
& also, I might be working on a virtual exhibit to help visually tell the story of Glossopteris as well...
Just out this morning, a special (& free) bonus blog for Halloween: The Ghost of Glossopteris www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
This is a spooky tale about extinction, climate change, and our obligation to protect the living world.
This is a spooky tale about extinction, climate change, and our obligation to protect the living world.
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Just out this morning, a special (& free) bonus blog for Halloween: The Ghost of Glossopteris www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-...
This is a spooky tale about extinction, climate change, and our obligation to protect the living world.
This is a spooky tale about extinction, climate change, and our obligation to protect the living world.
In case you missed it, here's the recording of Monday's stream showing what's new in my FREE virtual museum project! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD4z... #fossils #UE5
October 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In case you missed it, here's the recording of Monday's stream showing what's new in my FREE virtual museum project! www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD4z... #fossils #UE5
Showing off what's new in my virtual museum as of the most recent update!
SHADOWBOX Virtual Museum Update | Beta 1.55 Devstream
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVTP...
SHADOWBOX Virtual Museum Update | Beta 1.55 Devstream
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVTP...
SHADOWBOX Virtual Museum Update | Beta 1.55 Devstream
YouTube video by Benjamin Mohler
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October 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Showing off what's new in my virtual museum as of the most recent update!
SHADOWBOX Virtual Museum Update | Beta 1.55 Devstream
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVTP...
SHADOWBOX Virtual Museum Update | Beta 1.55 Devstream
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVTP...
A new update for SHADOWBOX is out now (Windows Beta 1.55)! There are some new fossils on display, such as this dinosaur eggshell... store.steampowered.com/news/app/299...
October 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A new update for SHADOWBOX is out now (Windows Beta 1.55)! There are some new fossils on display, such as this dinosaur eggshell... store.steampowered.com/news/app/299...
It's time for another Microstream, LIVE for the next hour! Today, I'm sifting through some 80 million year old sediment in search of teeth, bones, and shells. www.youtube.com/live/sMSwHbG...
Searching Cretaceous Sand! | Microstream #47
YouTube video by Benjamin Mohler
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October 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It's time for another Microstream, LIVE for the next hour! Today, I'm sifting through some 80 million year old sediment in search of teeth, bones, and shells. www.youtube.com/live/sMSwHbG...
Doing another mini-microstream for the next 30 minutes! Today, I'm taking continuing tophotos of fossils from the Bangor Limestone of Alabama; this is a marine deposit that dates back 330 million years old! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW-5...
Photographing a 330,000,000 Year Old Seafloor! | Microstream #46
YouTube video by Benjamin Mohler
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October 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Doing another mini-microstream for the next 30 minutes! Today, I'm taking continuing tophotos of fossils from the Bangor Limestone of Alabama; this is a marine deposit that dates back 330 million years old! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW-5...