Fossil Bonanza
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Hi! I'm Andy, I'm a science educator at the Kansas Geological Survey. This account publishes cool facts and new articles on special fossil sites from around the world called Fossil-Lagerstätten.
Fossil of Tiny Enantiornithine Bird Unearthed in China | Sci.News search.app/DSWun9ksogHD...
Fossil of Tiny Enantiornithine Bird Unearthed in China | Sci.News
A new genus and species of bohaiornithid enantiornithine bird has been identified from a nearly complete and articulated skeleton preserved with traces of feathers found in northeastern China.
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January 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Fossil of Tiny Enantiornithine Bird Unearthed in China | Sci.News search.app/DSWun9ksogHD...
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Can confirm actual size
December 17, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Can confirm actual size
There are over 150 known Fossil-Lagerstätten scattered throughout the world ranging from the very old to the very recent. More are described every year such as in South America and China. #LagerstätteWeek
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Lagerstätten of the World by FossilBonanza · MapHub
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October 31, 2024 at 9:26 PM
There are over 150 known Fossil-Lagerstätten scattered throughout the world ranging from the very old to the very recent. More are described every year such as in South America and China. #LagerstätteWeek
maphub.net/FossilBonanz...
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My latest! This one’s pretty fun. 🐸🧪
Fossil Reveals Oldest Known Tadpole That Grew to the Size of a Hot Dog
A 161 million-year-old fossil, linked to a line of extinct frog-like amphibians, is the oldest tadpole ever found.
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October 30, 2024 at 3:35 PM
My latest! This one’s pretty fun. 🐸🧪
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A huge congratulations goes out to Jeb Bugos & Skye McDavid for their new paper on the "Immature skulls of the theropod dinosaur Coelophysis bauri from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico." I was commissioned to do the press art for this paper! app.pan.pl/article/item...
October 30, 2024 at 4:11 PM
A huge congratulations goes out to Jeb Bugos & Skye McDavid for their new paper on the "Immature skulls of the theropod dinosaur Coelophysis bauri from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico." I was commissioned to do the press art for this paper! app.pan.pl/article/item...
Think of your favorite fossil, chances are that fossil has bones, shells, or other hard parts. Soft parts like cartilage, organs, or flowers easily break down before they fossilize. However, Fossil-Lagerstätten can preserve these parts allowing us to reconstruct their bodies. 1/2 #LagerstätteWeek
October 29, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Think of your favorite fossil, chances are that fossil has bones, shells, or other hard parts. Soft parts like cartilage, organs, or flowers easily break down before they fossilize. However, Fossil-Lagerstätten can preserve these parts allowing us to reconstruct their bodies. 1/2 #LagerstätteWeek
Fossils are normally preserved in bits and pieces with nice specimens rarely whole. Scavengers and rough waters can disrupt bodies and scatter bones and shells. Fossil-Lagerstätten's unusual burial conditions encourage high quality fossilization, sometimes with whole ecosystems. #LagerstätteWeek 1/3
October 28, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Fossils are normally preserved in bits and pieces with nice specimens rarely whole. Scavengers and rough waters can disrupt bodies and scatter bones and shells. Fossil-Lagerstätten's unusual burial conditions encourage high quality fossilization, sometimes with whole ecosystems. #LagerstätteWeek 1/3
I got an influx of new followers so I figured I would do a week introducing Fossil-Lagerstätten. Lagerstätten are fossil sites that yield some of the most fantastic fossils in the world. We'll learn how they form, some examples, and their contribution to paleontology #LagerstätteWeek
October 27, 2024 at 10:54 PM
I got an influx of new followers so I figured I would do a week introducing Fossil-Lagerstätten. Lagerstätten are fossil sites that yield some of the most fantastic fossils in the world. We'll learn how they form, some examples, and their contribution to paleontology #LagerstätteWeek
A beautiful cicada from the Crato Formation in Brazil. This is in association with a recent article on the evolutionary race between early birds and cicadas. #fossils
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October 27, 2024 at 2:20 PM
A beautiful cicada from the Crato Formation in Brazil. This is in association with a recent article on the evolutionary race between early birds and cicadas. #fossils
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Although missing for a long time, we finally have evidence of what Arthroplerua's head looked like from Montceau-les-Mines lagerstätte in France. Based on two juveniles, the giant millipede surprisingly had eyestalks like a crab. #fossils #paleontology
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Fossils Reveal the Face of an Extinct Nine-Foot-Long 'Millipede,' the Largest Arthropod to Ever Live
Scientists in France solved the evolutionary mystery of this prehistoric monster, which resembles both the centipedes and millipedes of today
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October 23, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Although missing for a long time, we finally have evidence of what Arthroplerua's head looked like from Montceau-les-Mines lagerstätte in France. Based on two juveniles, the giant millipede surprisingly had eyestalks like a crab. #fossils #paleontology
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/f...
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Perfect timing for #TracksWeek, new article came out looking at deep-sea swimming and feeding traces of fish. These are some of the oldest (130 mya) examples of deep-sea fish in the fossil record. #Paleontology
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September 14, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Perfect timing for #TracksWeek, new article came out looking at deep-sea swimming and feeding traces of fish. These are some of the oldest (130 mya) examples of deep-sea fish in the fossil record. #Paleontology
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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One of the largest arthropods to ever exist, the millipede Arthropleura, left scuttling footprints at various sites across the world such as Scotland.
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
September 12, 2023 at 4:08 PM
One of the largest arthropods to ever exist, the millipede Arthropleura, left scuttling footprints at various sites across the world such as Scotland.
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
It may surprise you to learn that we can find swimming trace fossils! Bottom feeding fish, like this Notogoneus from Fossil Butte National Monument, created sinusoidal waves on the mud from the natural flexing of their tails.
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
September 11, 2023 at 2:53 PM
It may surprise you to learn that we can find swimming trace fossils! Bottom feeding fish, like this Notogoneus from Fossil Butte National Monument, created sinusoidal waves on the mud from the natural flexing of their tails.
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
Behavior like locomotion is rarely preserved in the fossil record. However, every now and then, we find stellar tracks of animals walking, running, crawling, and even swimming. This week we'll look at great examples of these trace fossils.
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
September 10, 2023 at 9:34 PM
Behavior like locomotion is rarely preserved in the fossil record. However, every now and then, we find stellar tracks of animals walking, running, crawling, and even swimming. This week we'll look at great examples of these trace fossils.
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
#TracksWeek #Paleontology
Revueltosaurus callenderi from the Chinle Formation in Arizona, US.
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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September 10, 2023 at 4:07 AM
Revueltosaurus callenderi from the Chinle Formation in Arizona, US.
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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Coelophysis is probably the most famous dinosaur from the Chinle Formation. It was originally thought to be a cannibal due to its stomach remains (but now thought to be unrelated digested-reptiles)
#ChinleWeek #FossilFriday
#ChinleWeek #FossilFriday
September 9, 2023 at 2:02 AM
Coelophysis is probably the most famous dinosaur from the Chinle Formation. It was originally thought to be a cannibal due to its stomach remains (but now thought to be unrelated digested-reptiles)
#ChinleWeek #FossilFriday
#ChinleWeek #FossilFriday
Lophionotus sanjuanensis, an ancient semionotiform fish from the Chinle Fm in Utah. Article by @gombessagirl
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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September 7, 2023 at 4:12 PM
Lophionotus sanjuanensis, an ancient semionotiform fish from the Chinle Fm in Utah. Article by @gombessagirl
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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An ancient phytosaur, Smilosuchus gregorii. This particular specimen had multiple infections on its bones. Their severity meant the animal died either from infection or nutrient deficiency from lack of hunting.
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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September 6, 2023 at 6:55 PM
An ancient phytosaur, Smilosuchus gregorii. This particular specimen had multiple infections on its bones. Their severity meant the animal died either from infection or nutrient deficiency from lack of hunting.
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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The petrified logs are one of the most prominent features of Petrified Forest National Park. Ancient trees were quickly buried in a river, slowing the decay process and allowing crystals to replace the original wood.
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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September 5, 2023 at 4:12 PM
The petrified logs are one of the most prominent features of Petrified Forest National Park. Ancient trees were quickly buried in a river, slowing the decay process and allowing crystals to replace the original wood.
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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Puercosuchus traverorum was an ancient predator from the Chinle Formation in southwestern US. The fossil was found during a guided Girl Scout trip hike!
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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September 4, 2023 at 10:55 PM
Puercosuchus traverorum was an ancient predator from the Chinle Formation in southwestern US. The fossil was found during a guided Girl Scout trip hike!
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
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This week we're covering the Chinle Fm in SW United States for the first time! This is a late Triassic site preserving a warm and wet world featuring early dinosaurs, petrified wood, and crocodile relatives.
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
September 3, 2023 at 10:19 PM
This week we're covering the Chinle Fm in SW United States for the first time! This is a late Triassic site preserving a warm and wet world featuring early dinosaurs, petrified wood, and crocodile relatives.
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
#ChinleWeek #Paleontology
Ancient fruit fossil, Melia santangensis, from the Santang Lagerstatte in China. These fruits are still alive today and these fossils are the oldest of their kind
#SantangWeek #Paleontology
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#SantangWeek #Paleontology
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September 2, 2023 at 11:52 PM
Ancient fruit fossil, Melia santangensis, from the Santang Lagerstatte in China. These fruits are still alive today and these fossils are the oldest of their kind
#SantangWeek #Paleontology
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#SantangWeek #Paleontology
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Crocodile tooth from the Santang Lagerstatte in China
#SantangWeek #FossilFriday www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SantangWeek #FossilFriday www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 1, 2023 at 3:40 PM
Crocodile tooth from the Santang Lagerstatte in China
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#SantangWeek #FossilFriday www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Fossilized cross-section of a tree, Tetradium nanningense from the Santang Lagerstatte in China. The fossilization is so good you can see growth rings!
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#SantangWeek #paleontology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
September 1, 2023 at 12:27 AM
Fossilized cross-section of a tree, Tetradium nanningense from the Santang Lagerstatte in China. The fossilization is so good you can see growth rings!
#SantangWeek #paleontology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#SantangWeek #paleontology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Fossil of Schima kwangsiensis, left, next to its modern relative, Schima superba. This fossil was found in the Santang Lagerstatte in China.
#SantangWeek #paleontology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SantangWeek #paleontology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 30, 2023 at 7:12 PM
Fossil of Schima kwangsiensis, left, next to its modern relative, Schima superba. This fossil was found in the Santang Lagerstatte in China.
#SantangWeek #paleontology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SantangWeek #paleontology www.nature.com/articles/s41...