Dr Richie Howard
@arthropoda-curator.bsky.social
Curator of Fossil Arthropods at the Natural History Museum, London 🦂
Nature geek and outdoor enthusiast with a passion for angling 🌞🌿
Nature geek and outdoor enthusiast with a passion for angling 🌞🌿
𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘪 (Schlotheim, 1823) (Ptychopariida: Conocoryphidae)
Miaolingian
Jince Formation
Ginetz, Bohemia, Czechia 🇨🇿
Miaolingian
Jince Formation
Ginetz, Bohemia, Czechia 🇨🇿
April 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘪 (Schlotheim, 1823) (Ptychopariida: Conocoryphidae)
Miaolingian
Jince Formation
Ginetz, Bohemia, Czechia 🇨🇿
Miaolingian
Jince Formation
Ginetz, Bohemia, Czechia 🇨🇿
This is one of our coolest horseshoe crab fossils. Tachypleus syriacus- featuring a fishy friend!
Cenomanian in age, from the Hjoula Lagerstätte of Lebanon 🇱🇧
Cenomanian in age, from the Hjoula Lagerstätte of Lebanon 🇱🇧
March 24, 2025 at 7:14 AM
This is one of our coolest horseshoe crab fossils. Tachypleus syriacus- featuring a fishy friend!
Cenomanian in age, from the Hjoula Lagerstätte of Lebanon 🇱🇧
Cenomanian in age, from the Hjoula Lagerstätte of Lebanon 🇱🇧
𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 (Brongniart, 1822) (Phacopida: Encrinuridae)
Wenlock Series (upper Silurian)
Coalbrookdale Formation
Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England
Wenlock Series (upper Silurian)
Coalbrookdale Formation
Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England
March 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 (Brongniart, 1822) (Phacopida: Encrinuridae)
Wenlock Series (upper Silurian)
Coalbrookdale Formation
Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England
Wenlock Series (upper Silurian)
Coalbrookdale Formation
Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England
Here is a Selenopeltis from the collection of Joachim Barrande.
March 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Here is a Selenopeltis from the collection of Joachim Barrande.
Alexa:
“70s invert palaeo vibes”
“70s invert palaeo vibes”
March 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Alexa:
“70s invert palaeo vibes”
“70s invert palaeo vibes”
Today I got FOUR lifers, which is the sort of numbers I normally only do on a holiday abroad!
Dartford Warbler, Wood Lark, Meadow Pipit and Common Snipe.
Dartford Warbler, Wood Lark, Meadow Pipit and Common Snipe.
March 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Today I got FOUR lifers, which is the sort of numbers I normally only do on a holiday abroad!
Dartford Warbler, Wood Lark, Meadow Pipit and Common Snipe.
Dartford Warbler, Wood Lark, Meadow Pipit and Common Snipe.
Do not mess with Velvet Swimming Crabs.
March 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Do not mess with Velvet Swimming Crabs.
A cheirurid, a phacopid and a harpetid walk into a bar
February 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A cheirurid, a phacopid and a harpetid walk into a bar
More reasons to love the mild and damp British winter!
Moss - 𝘓𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴
Beetle wood borings - 𝘏𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 sp.
Golden Shield Lichen - 𝘟𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢
Tripe Fungus - 𝘈𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢
Moss - 𝘓𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴
Beetle wood borings - 𝘏𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 sp.
Golden Shield Lichen - 𝘟𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢
Tripe Fungus - 𝘈𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢
February 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
More reasons to love the mild and damp British winter!
Moss - 𝘓𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴
Beetle wood borings - 𝘏𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 sp.
Golden Shield Lichen - 𝘟𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢
Tripe Fungus - 𝘈𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢
Moss - 𝘓𝘦𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴
Beetle wood borings - 𝘏𝘺𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 sp.
Golden Shield Lichen - 𝘟𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢
Tripe Fungus - 𝘈𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢
On this #FossilFriday I am curating an enormous collection of harpetid trilobites from the Devonian of Morocco, as figured in the recent ZooTaxa monograph by Robert Johnson.
Some absolutely gorgeous material we are very lucky to have acquired.
www.mapress.com/zt/article/v...
Some absolutely gorgeous material we are very lucky to have acquired.
www.mapress.com/zt/article/v...
January 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
On this #FossilFriday I am curating an enormous collection of harpetid trilobites from the Devonian of Morocco, as figured in the recent ZooTaxa monograph by Robert Johnson.
Some absolutely gorgeous material we are very lucky to have acquired.
www.mapress.com/zt/article/v...
Some absolutely gorgeous material we are very lucky to have acquired.
www.mapress.com/zt/article/v...
They are out!
January 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
They are out!
The Jackdaws getting right in the feeder this morning.
Move aside House Sparrows!
Move aside House Sparrows!
January 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The Jackdaws getting right in the feeder this morning.
Move aside House Sparrows!
Move aside House Sparrows!
Here’s a dragonfly wing from the Purbeck Group (Tithonian) collected in the 19th century that I curated today.
Fantastic preservation of the venation!
Fantastic preservation of the venation!
January 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Here’s a dragonfly wing from the Purbeck Group (Tithonian) collected in the 19th century that I curated today.
Fantastic preservation of the venation!
Fantastic preservation of the venation!
We’ve just had our windows replaced and it disturbed this juvenile Noble False Widow (Steatoda nobilis) from hibernation in one of the cracks 😴
A lot of growing to do for her next year!
A lot of growing to do for her next year!
January 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We’ve just had our windows replaced and it disturbed this juvenile Noble False Widow (Steatoda nobilis) from hibernation in one of the cracks 😴
A lot of growing to do for her next year!
A lot of growing to do for her next year!
So much good moss round these parts
January 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
So much good moss round these parts
Beetle remains from the Middle Jurassic Taynton Limestone of Oxfordshire - bugs from the world of Megalosaurus.
January 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Beetle remains from the Middle Jurassic Taynton Limestone of Oxfordshire - bugs from the world of Megalosaurus.
Obsessed with this photo
January 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Obsessed with this photo
Winter colours in West Berkshire ☺️
January 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Winter colours in West Berkshire ☺️
Today’s the day!
God that was hard work 😂
God that was hard work 😂
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Today’s the day!
God that was hard work 😂
God that was hard work 😂
What’s the point being in a faraway university town if you don’t check out the botanic garden? ☺️🌿🌵🪴
December 10, 2024 at 9:37 AM
What’s the point being in a faraway university town if you don’t check out the botanic garden? ☺️🌿🌵🪴
My tea at the Weihnachtsmarkt
Starter: Chocolate macaroon
Second starter: Bockwürst
Main: Käsespätzle
Afters: Chocolate macaroon
Yes.
#PalAss24
Starter: Chocolate macaroon
Second starter: Bockwürst
Main: Käsespätzle
Afters: Chocolate macaroon
Yes.
#PalAss24
December 9, 2024 at 7:46 PM
My tea at the Weihnachtsmarkt
Starter: Chocolate macaroon
Second starter: Bockwürst
Main: Käsespätzle
Afters: Chocolate macaroon
Yes.
#PalAss24
Starter: Chocolate macaroon
Second starter: Bockwürst
Main: Käsespätzle
Afters: Chocolate macaroon
Yes.
#PalAss24
One of my favourite tasks in my day to day work is tracking down a reference I can’t source a PDF of in our Earth Science library.
It just OOZES 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺
It just OOZES 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺
December 7, 2024 at 8:22 AM
One of my favourite tasks in my day to day work is tracking down a reference I can’t source a PDF of in our Earth Science library.
It just OOZES 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺
It just OOZES 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺
Here’s an undescribed Pleistocene isopod preserved in East African gum copal for #FossilFriday!
December 6, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Here’s an undescribed Pleistocene isopod preserved in East African gum copal for #FossilFriday!
Here’s something neat I’ve pondering about recently.
Our cast of the holotype of 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘪𝘪 (Salter, 1859) - a freshwater stylonurine eurypterid from the Early Devonian on Herefordshire.
Can’t seem to find out where the original is though. No mention on the label or in Salter’s paper 🤔
Our cast of the holotype of 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘪𝘪 (Salter, 1859) - a freshwater stylonurine eurypterid from the Early Devonian on Herefordshire.
Can’t seem to find out where the original is though. No mention on the label or in Salter’s paper 🤔
December 6, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Here’s something neat I’ve pondering about recently.
Our cast of the holotype of 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘪𝘪 (Salter, 1859) - a freshwater stylonurine eurypterid from the Early Devonian on Herefordshire.
Can’t seem to find out where the original is though. No mention on the label or in Salter’s paper 🤔
Our cast of the holotype of 𝘗𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘪𝘪 (Salter, 1859) - a freshwater stylonurine eurypterid from the Early Devonian on Herefordshire.
Can’t seem to find out where the original is though. No mention on the label or in Salter’s paper 🤔