Dr. Rod Taylor
@fossilrod.bsky.social
Palaeontologist, science interpreter, nature lover and music collector.
This #FossilFriday: a spectacular 3D reconstruction of Waptia fieldensis, an arthropod from the 500 million year old (Cambrian) Burgess Shale, produced by Lars Fields.
To learn more, visit doi.org/10.1098/rsos.... 😃
To learn more, visit doi.org/10.1098/rsos.... 😃
September 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This #FossilFriday: a spectacular 3D reconstruction of Waptia fieldensis, an arthropod from the 500 million year old (Cambrian) Burgess Shale, produced by Lars Fields.
To learn more, visit doi.org/10.1098/rsos.... 😃
To learn more, visit doi.org/10.1098/rsos.... 😃
“So Rod, what did you do at work today?” (an ongoing series)
Ferrofluid is an oil that contains tiny magnetic particles (iron or magnetite) so it reacts to magnets, allowing us to see - at least in part - what magnetic fields look like. They’re normally invisible, so this is pretty cool stuff. 🤓
Ferrofluid is an oil that contains tiny magnetic particles (iron or magnetite) so it reacts to magnets, allowing us to see - at least in part - what magnetic fields look like. They’re normally invisible, so this is pretty cool stuff. 🤓
March 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“So Rod, what did you do at work today?” (an ongoing series)
Ferrofluid is an oil that contains tiny magnetic particles (iron or magnetite) so it reacts to magnets, allowing us to see - at least in part - what magnetic fields look like. They’re normally invisible, so this is pretty cool stuff. 🤓
Ferrofluid is an oil that contains tiny magnetic particles (iron or magnetite) so it reacts to magnets, allowing us to see - at least in part - what magnetic fields look like. They’re normally invisible, so this is pretty cool stuff. 🤓