AshPoust
@ashpoust.bsky.social
Paleontology, Anatomy, Evolutionary Medicine, Travel.
Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln
Grazing with the dinosaurs and dear old horses.
-What I'm about to show you may shock and educate you
Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln
Grazing with the dinosaurs and dear old horses.
-What I'm about to show you may shock and educate you
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
GO TEAM LEAST WEASEL!
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
GO TEAM LEAST WEASEL!
Nebraska preserves the largest camels that ever lived! 🐪 These Gigantocamelus died in a massive herd 3.5 million years ago.
The Lisco Camel Quarry, late 1930's.
A glimpse of history for #FossilFriday.
@unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social 🦕⚒️🧪
The Lisco Camel Quarry, late 1930's.
A glimpse of history for #FossilFriday.
@unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social 🦕⚒️🧪
October 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Nebraska preserves the largest camels that ever lived! 🐪 These Gigantocamelus died in a massive herd 3.5 million years ago.
The Lisco Camel Quarry, late 1930's.
A glimpse of history for #FossilFriday.
@unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social 🦕⚒️🧪
The Lisco Camel Quarry, late 1930's.
A glimpse of history for #FossilFriday.
@unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social 🦕⚒️🧪
Going through old papers today and found a cool crossover for mega-nerds:
Mike Voorhies' copy of the Rodhocetus issue of Science.
Art by John Klausmeyer.
Mike Voorhies' copy of the Rodhocetus issue of Science.
Art by John Klausmeyer.
October 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Going through old papers today and found a cool crossover for mega-nerds:
Mike Voorhies' copy of the Rodhocetus issue of Science.
Art by John Klausmeyer.
Mike Voorhies' copy of the Rodhocetus issue of Science.
Art by John Klausmeyer.
Nothing like finding a fossil microsite!
Chris from the San Diego Natural History Museum and I worked in the classic White River Badlands this weekend. So productive!
Chris from the San Diego Natural History Museum and I worked in the classic White River Badlands this weekend. So productive!
September 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Nothing like finding a fossil microsite!
Chris from the San Diego Natural History Museum and I worked in the classic White River Badlands this weekend. So productive!
Chris from the San Diego Natural History Museum and I worked in the classic White River Badlands this weekend. So productive!
Anklebones are important for games and divination in Kyrgyz and central Asian culture.
With four different positions they can land in they make excellent natural dice - and as an anatomist they are also have great biomechanical and taxonomic information. Roll them bones!
With four different positions they can land in they make excellent natural dice - and as an anatomist they are also have great biomechanical and taxonomic information. Roll them bones!
August 23, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Anklebones are important for games and divination in Kyrgyz and central Asian culture.
With four different positions they can land in they make excellent natural dice - and as an anatomist they are also have great biomechanical and taxonomic information. Roll them bones!
With four different positions they can land in they make excellent natural dice - and as an anatomist they are also have great biomechanical and taxonomic information. Roll them bones!
Oh no @paleowin.bsky.social has been sent to Yurt Jail.
August 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Oh no @paleowin.bsky.social has been sent to Yurt Jail.
Student and new field paleontologist Libby points to her find of the day - a small horse phalanx from the Miocene of Kyrgyzstan!
August 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Student and new field paleontologist Libby points to her find of the day - a small horse phalanx from the Miocene of Kyrgyzstan!
Here in Kyrgyzstan as a paleontologist, but seeing a petroglyph by your fieldsite will make your day.
August 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Here in Kyrgyzstan as a paleontologist, but seeing a petroglyph by your fieldsite will make your day.
There is such a thing as underselling a story. You won't want to miss this one.
I saw Dr. Robson's talk on the subject of that particular bear skeleton and, well, I think you'll be entertained.
I saw Dr. Robson's talk on the subject of that particular bear skeleton and, well, I think you'll be entertained.
August 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
There is such a thing as underselling a story. You won't want to miss this one.
I saw Dr. Robson's talk on the subject of that particular bear skeleton and, well, I think you'll be entertained.
I saw Dr. Robson's talk on the subject of that particular bear skeleton and, well, I think you'll be entertained.
The horrifying humerus of the giant short-faced bear for #FossilFriday.
This specimen from Nebraska makes a large adult black bear humerus look miniscule.
Not to be tangled with.
🧪⚒️🦕 @unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social
This specimen from Nebraska makes a large adult black bear humerus look miniscule.
Not to be tangled with.
🧪⚒️🦕 @unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The horrifying humerus of the giant short-faced bear for #FossilFriday.
This specimen from Nebraska makes a large adult black bear humerus look miniscule.
Not to be tangled with.
🧪⚒️🦕 @unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social
This specimen from Nebraska makes a large adult black bear humerus look miniscule.
Not to be tangled with.
🧪⚒️🦕 @unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social
Thorny nest of Monk Parrot (Scientific name Myiopsitta monachus).
Inspiring endurance and ingenuity.
Paraguay, 2025.
Inspiring endurance and ingenuity.
Paraguay, 2025.
July 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Thorny nest of Monk Parrot (Scientific name Myiopsitta monachus).
Inspiring endurance and ingenuity.
Paraguay, 2025.
Inspiring endurance and ingenuity.
Paraguay, 2025.
Rhea, sunset.
Paraguay, 2025.
Paraguay, 2025.
July 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Rhea, sunset.
Paraguay, 2025.
Paraguay, 2025.
New friend.
Paraguay, 2025.
Paraguay, 2025.
July 7, 2025 at 1:07 AM
New friend.
Paraguay, 2025.
Paraguay, 2025.
Sunset, Grand Chaco, Paraguay.
July 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Sunset, Grand Chaco, Paraguay.
Teleoceras, a "barrel-bellied" rhino from the Miocene. Commonly known from the great plains to Florida, the Nebraska collections are particularly important. This is the rhino from the spectacular Ashfall site which preserves a whole herd. #FossilFriday @unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Teleoceras, a "barrel-bellied" rhino from the Miocene. Commonly known from the great plains to Florida, the Nebraska collections are particularly important. This is the rhino from the spectacular Ashfall site which preserves a whole herd. #FossilFriday @unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social
Someone I just met yesterday.
May 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Someone I just met yesterday.
Miocene fossil turtles of Nebraska, just beautifully preserved.
#FossilFriday 🧪⚒️🦕
#FossilFriday 🧪⚒️🦕
May 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Miocene fossil turtles of Nebraska, just beautifully preserved.
#FossilFriday 🧪⚒️🦕
#FossilFriday 🧪⚒️🦕
Having a sloooow #FossilFriday?
Liven it up with a Giant Sloth!
Seen @tarpits.org, Harlan’s Ground Sloths were the most common in that area of Ice Age California, but many species lived in the Americas and the Caribbean.
🦕⚒️🧪
Liven it up with a Giant Sloth!
Seen @tarpits.org, Harlan’s Ground Sloths were the most common in that area of Ice Age California, but many species lived in the Americas and the Caribbean.
🦕⚒️🧪
May 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Having a sloooow #FossilFriday?
Liven it up with a Giant Sloth!
Seen @tarpits.org, Harlan’s Ground Sloths were the most common in that area of Ice Age California, but many species lived in the Americas and the Caribbean.
🦕⚒️🧪
Liven it up with a Giant Sloth!
Seen @tarpits.org, Harlan’s Ground Sloths were the most common in that area of Ice Age California, but many species lived in the Americas and the Caribbean.
🦕⚒️🧪
The Last Known REAL Dire Wolf in the World!!
Seen at the La Brea Tar Pits prep lab: Please note life reconstruction on left.
A little #FossilFriday commentary from the museum that would know 😏
Seen at the La Brea Tar Pits prep lab: Please note life reconstruction on left.
A little #FossilFriday commentary from the museum that would know 😏
May 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Last Known REAL Dire Wolf in the World!!
Seen at the La Brea Tar Pits prep lab: Please note life reconstruction on left.
A little #FossilFriday commentary from the museum that would know 😏
Seen at the La Brea Tar Pits prep lab: Please note life reconstruction on left.
A little #FossilFriday commentary from the museum that would know 😏
If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!
May 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. No cheating!
Swimming mount of a mosasaur hanging above the entrance greets visitors to the @kunhm.bsky.social.
Mosasaurs like this one swam the ancient seas of Kansas, Nebraska, and the plains states during the time of the dinosaurs, when North America was split by a massive seaway.
#FossilFriday 🧪⚒️🦕
Mosasaurs like this one swam the ancient seas of Kansas, Nebraska, and the plains states during the time of the dinosaurs, when North America was split by a massive seaway.
#FossilFriday 🧪⚒️🦕
April 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Swimming mount of a mosasaur hanging above the entrance greets visitors to the @kunhm.bsky.social.
Mosasaurs like this one swam the ancient seas of Kansas, Nebraska, and the plains states during the time of the dinosaurs, when North America was split by a massive seaway.
#FossilFriday 🧪⚒️🦕
Mosasaurs like this one swam the ancient seas of Kansas, Nebraska, and the plains states during the time of the dinosaurs, when North America was split by a massive seaway.
#FossilFriday 🧪⚒️🦕