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WHY DINOSAURS?
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Award-winning documentary about dinosaurs and the people who love them, created by a father and son. Now airing on PBS and coming very soon to streaming! whydinosaurs.com/go
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WHY DINOSAURS? @whydinosaurs.bsky.social · 1d
WHY DINOSAURS? Official Trailer. Streaming worldwide very soon! Get updates at www.whydinosaurs.com #whydinosaurs #dinosaurs #fossils #paleontology #jurassicpark
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WHY DINOSAURS? Official Trailer. Streaming worldwide very soon! Get updates at www.whydinosaurs.com #whydinosaurs #dinosaurs #fossils #paleontology #jurassicpark
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
Huge thanks for 6,000 subscribers! Our YouTube channel is where we share exclusive content including official trailers, behind-the-scenes, and extended interviews from WHY DINOSAURS? — content you won’t find on any other platform. Subscribe now:
👉 youtube.com/@whydinosaurs
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
Thank you! ❤️🦖🦕
muzzshaik07.bsky.social 🦖 ⚡️ 🏹 Muzzammil @muzzshaik07.bsky.social · 16d
Finally checked out
@whydinosaurs.bsky.social on the PBS App and it was a really good watch!

Lots of familiar faces talking about inspirations from our favorite paleo media along with how science and paleontology are to our benefit and to inform us about protecting the planet.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
Thank you! If you’ve seen the film, please rate or review it on IMDB - www.imdb.com/title/tt1173...
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
Happy Fossil Friday!

In light of recent funding cuts to American public television, we are pleased to share that we have donated an abbreviated version of our film to PBS local stations across the United States.​​
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Visit www.whydinosaurs.com/watch for local listings and more info.
October 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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nhm.org
This #DinoFest, follow dino-obsessed youth James Pinto and his filmmaker father on a global journey as they interview world-renowned paleontologists about the latest dinosaur research with a special screening of the award-winning film, “Why Dinosaurs?”: go.nhm.org/df25 @whydinosaurs.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
Come watch WHY DINOSAURS? at the LA Natural History Museum this Sunday Sept 14 @ 1pm! #dinosaurs #whydinosaurs #naturalhistorymuseum #nhmla #paleontology #fossils
nhm.org Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · Sep 8
This #DinoFest, follow dino-obsessed youth James Pinto and his filmmaker father on a global journey as they interview world-renowned paleontologists about the latest dinosaur research with a special screening of the award-winning film, “Why Dinosaurs?”: go.nhm.org/df25 @whydinosaurs.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
What an incredible honor to screen our film at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. Huge thanks to Dr. Kirk Johnson, the Smithsonian events team, and everyone who came out to participate in this very special event! #whydinosaurs #smithsonian #dinosaurs
May 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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We’re beyond flattered by these kind words from @ucmpberkeley.bsky.social Director, Dr. Charles Marshall.

#whydinosaurs #dinosaurs #paleontology #paleontologist #fossils #jurassicpark
May 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
See WHY DINOSAURS? tomorrow, May 8th, at the @burkemuseum.bsky.social Dino Fest in Seattle, Washington. There will be a total of 5 screenings throughout the day. Visit the Burke website for details. www.burkemuseum.org/calendar/din...
May 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
Please share! We’re only one week away from the May 13 screening of WHY DINOSAURS? at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Get your free tickets today! naturalhistory.si.edu/events/natur...
May 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Enormously excited to reveal my new book, beautifully illustrated in FULL COLOUR by the brilliant @bobnichollsart.bsky.social

Coming September 2025. Pre-order now! Published by @columbiaup.bsky.social

More details from the publisher:

cup.columbia.edu/book/the-sec...
April 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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cpdinosaurs.bsky.social
Over the Easter weekend, this dropped - regarding the restoration of the sculptures as part of a wider funded regeneration plan for Crystal Palace Park, starting soon!

More updates from us soon on this..

(Press release: www.crystalpalaceparktrust.org/pages/park-r...)
Screen grab of a BBC news page: “Historic dinosaur models part of £22m park upgrade”, with a photo of the standing Iguanodon
April 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
It’s official! We’re screening at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on Tuesday, May 13th, in Washington, DC. Come join us! naturalhistory.si.edu/events/natur...
April 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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captainfossil.bsky.social
The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology has issued an official statement regarding recent executive orders from the current administration & the effects of these attacks on vertebrate paleontology and the scientific community in general, w/ a request for input from affected scientists. 🧪
Dear Eric, We are now facing unprecedented, systemic challenges to scientific enterprise, its infrastructure, and the diverse people and communities that make it possible. The recent executive orders issued by the Office of the President of the United States threaten to directly harm our discipline and the people in it. As paleontologists, we know that in times of upheaval, ecological communities that fare the best tend to be the most diverse. Analogously, our varied backgrounds and perspectives and our willingness to listen to and learn from each other have enabled us to adapt to challenges facing our discipline and our Society in the past. We believe that the best approach to overcoming these new challenges is to turn to our fundamental values and our mission, which includes facilitating the cooperation of all persons concerned with the history, evolution, ecology, comparative anatomy, and taxonomy of vertebrate animals. We take this moment to specifically support and affirm the right of all of our members and our non-member colleagues to conduct science and live their lives in safety and harmony, no matter their gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, age, or citizenship status. We encourage members in positions of safety and security to advocate for members who are not. Speak out in favor of research funding, evidence-based policies, and policies that ensure people of all identities receive equitable protections and opportunities. SVP leadership is actively working with other scientific organizations to respond to and mitigate the impact of these government actions on our members. We will continue to prioritize building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive vertebrate paleontology community where all feel welcome and are able to thrive. The mission of our Society is primarily scientific in nature. We seek to advance the science of vertebrate paleontology throughout the world, and foster the scientific, educational, and personal appreciation and understanding of vertebrate fossils and fossil sites. Several executive actions taken by the current presidential administration are antithetical to this mission, including the pause and audit of federal grant funding, the silencing of federal employees, the stripping of climate history data from government websites, the attempts to downsize the federal workforce, including departments charged with maintaining fossils and fossil sites, and attacks on academic freedom, climate change research, disabled people, transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people, immigrants, and endeavors for diversity, equity and inclusion. These actions, if successful, will impede our ability to carry out our mission and harm the broader practice of science. The Society would like to gather additional information regarding the effects of recent federal action on paleontologists on the ground. To help us in this task, we ask that you share your experiences. We would like to know if you have been impacted or may be impacted by these executive actions. We recognize that at this point there is uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the federal funding audit, pending legal challenges, and other aspects of these executive actions, so you may not know the full impacts yet. This uncertainty itself is an impact. If you have been or might be impacted by these executive actions, please fill out this survey [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com]. Please also provide any ideas or suggestions, including areas of concern on which you believe the Society should focus. Below we share some resources that you may find helpful when considering ways to support your colleagues and/or take action during these tumultuous times. We appreciate that this is a time full of uncertainty for many of you, especially those located in the United States, and we will do our best to keep you informed of Society actions. Contact your congressional representatives [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com] NSF updates on the implementation of executive orders [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com] List of ongoing presidential actions [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com] Understanding the impacts of NIH funding on a specific state [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com] How to support trans colleagues [vertpaleo.us1.list-manage.com] (linked from SICB) In solidarity, Stuart Sumida, SVP President, and the SVP Executive Committee
February 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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museumoftherockies.bsky.social
Big Mike is looking stunning in this image by @whydinosaurs.bsky.social. Love it! 😍
whydinosaurs.bsky.social WHY DINOSAURS? @whydinosaurs.bsky.social · Nov 22
Museum of the Rockies
T. rex sculpture at night casting a shadow on the Museum of the Rockies
December 9, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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elevationscience.bsky.social
Dreaming of a career in paleontology? Elevation Science is now accepting applications for our 2025 Field Internship! ⛏️

Don’t miss out on this opportunity of a lifetime—apply by January 31, 2025!

elevationscience.org/internships
November 30, 2024 at 4:06 PM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
Beautiful.
markwitton.bsky.social Mark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social · Nov 22
Leaping Balaur bondoc #paleoart for #FossilFriday. This image follows the interpretation that Balaur was an omnivorous bird, not a "double-clawed" dromaeosaur. The skull is unknown, so the head is based on Sapeornis. Originally created for the first @palaeogames.bsky.social book. #sciart
Two bird-like animals leap at one another. Their chests and wings are orange, their necks orange-brown, and their legs white. Feather fans project from their tail base and tail tips. They are surrounded by the bases of trees and framed against a hazy blue-green backdrop. Leaf-litter occupies the base of the image.
November 22, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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tetzoo.bsky.social
It's quite out of date now - mostly because of Mark Witton and Ellinor Michel's excellent book The Art and Science of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs - but here's a 2020 talk I gave on the #CrystalPalace prehistoric animals... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygcJ...
The Dinosaurs of Crystal Palace, a Talk by Darren Naish
YouTube video by Tetrapod Zoology
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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fbertpaleo.bsky.social
My first #fossilfriday here in BSkyPaleo! Witness the glorious holotype of Ouranosaurus, discovered in 1965 by Philippe Taquet and exhibited in Niamey since then.
We saw it during the #NigerEXP2022 and many stuff are expected to happen in the near future about it 😏

#dinosaur #paleontology #science
November 22, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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kathronodon.bsky.social
Introducing my favorite fossil in the teaching collection!

A Mosasaur bitten ammonite!

www.instagram.com/p/DCrhuWqILP...
November 22, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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prehistoricmuseum.bsky.social
Our first Fossil Friday on BlueSky with our museum’s first holotype: Utahraptor!

31 years after being named, this dromaeosaur is still the largest on the planet. Our specimen is represented by this ungual (claw bone) and several other elements #FossilFriday #paleontology #palaeontology #dinosaur
Utahraptor holotype ungual Utahraptor holotype ungual with line drawing in original publication Mounted Utahraptor in the lobby of the Prehistoric Museum in noir
November 22, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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Museum of the Rockies
T. rex sculpture at night casting a shadow on the Museum of the Rockies
November 22, 2024 at 3:55 AM
whydinosaurs.bsky.social
More behind-the-scenes content coming soon… #whydinosaurs
November 22, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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joschuaknuppe.bsky.social
What if the world ends but life still goes on...
Asteriornis, a few years after the KPg extinction event, nesting in the remains of a mosasaur.

#paleoart #sciart #paleostream #birds
November 21, 2024 at 1:11 AM