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Plaus
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M.Sc. Paleontology
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Um die Wehrfähigkeit zu beurteilen, sollen künftig alle jungen Männer von der Bundeswehr gemustert werden. Tipps und Tricks, wie man ausgemustert wird.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy #WorldRhinoDay
Studying fossilized rhinos these past 9 months for my master thesis got me really exited about this diverse group of mammals and I wholeheartedly hope to return to them during my future career 🦏⛏️
September 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Concept sketches of extinct rhinos in time for #WorldRhinoDay

Coelodonta antiquitatis (Woolly Rhino, extinct 14,000 years ago) with some magpies resting on its horns

Paraceratherium transouralicum, one of the largest mammals to ever exist that lived during the Oligocene in Asia

#paleoart #art
September 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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day 6: fossil

#swordtember
September 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Today new publication has been released in @journalsystpal.bsky.social
We are proud to present you Cariocecus bocagei, a new hadrosauroid from the Papo Seco Formation (Barremian, Early K) of Portugal.
Come with me in this post series to learn more about it! 1/x
September 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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We lost Mark Norell today. Dinosaur hunter extraordinaire. The coolest dude alive. My PhD supervisor.
Wherever you are, raise a glass of your favorite lager or single malt, as it is what Mark would want.
September 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Speaking of this: I'm still really proud of my geological and palaeogeographic maps, and the strat column I created for my undergrad Dissertation! They're all inspired by the Sheikah Slate map in #Zelda: Breath of the Wild!!! It took me a long time to match their style, but I'm very pleased with it!
August 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If you see this, quote with 10 games to get to know you by! (in no particular order)
🐺1. The Witcher 3
🐉2. Monster Hunter World
🎲3. Baldurs Gate 3
🔫4. Doom Eternal
🔥5. Dark Souls 3
🪓6. God of War 4
🦁7. Zoo Tycoon 2
🦸‍♂️8. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
⛏️9. Minecraft
🎣10. Dredge
If you see this, quote with 10 games to get to know you by!
(in no particular order)
🦕1. Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier
👊2. Super Smash Bros. Melee
👽3. StarCraft
🏙️4. Sim City 2000
🌼6. Flower
🍌7. Donkey Kong 64
⚔️8. Heroes of the Storm
🐛9. Half Life 2
👸10. Ocarina of Time
If you see this, quote with 10 games to get to know you by!
(in no particular order)
📷1. Beyond Good & Evil.
⌛2. Prince of Persia.
💣3. Team Fortress 2.
🚗4. Rollcage.
⏰5. Timesplitters 2.
🔩6. Ratchet & Clank.
👿7. Diablo 2.
🐛8. Jade Cocoon.
👦9. Inside.
🗺️10. Uncharted.
August 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Why am I so vocally anti-AI? This is a sketch gifted to me by a very young visitor to my table at @dinoconuk.bsky.social last weekend, who said he admired my work (🥲) . They are an aspiring artist who has clearly worked incredibly hard to develop these already-impressive skills (1/2)
August 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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You'd think "pterosaurs" & "kink-shaming" are two things that couldn't go hand-in-hand, and yet, a homoerotic scandal between two intellectual equals led to the discovery of the first pterosaur. Buckle in for some Crazy Rich Prussians & their unlikely connection to the discovery of pterosaurs 🧵
August 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Did a new one
August 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Mirasaura has met with great interest. We have compiled a few articles and reports here!

The German main news program Tagesschau visited @stephanspiekman.bsky.social in the museum:

www.tagesschau.de/wissen/forsc...
Paläontologie: Forschende entdecken "Wundersaurier"
Fast 90 Jahre lagen die Fossilien in der Schublade, bevor sie jetzt mit neuen Methoden untersucht wurden. Ergebnis: Die Forschenden entdeckten eine Saurier-Art mit ungewöhnlichen Eigenschaften. Von Ve...
www.tagesschau.de
July 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Another big milestone for our tiny tapir! Ume has her very first tooth coming in and has started mouthing at food and hay. It won’t be long before she’s munching away like mom Yuna! For now, we’re soaking up every adorable moment of her wiggly little nose exploring new items behind the scenes.
February 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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🚨 Big plesiosaur news 🚨
Our paper is out. We describe pigment cells and scales in a Jurassic plesiosaur. Small scales are found at the limbs which enforced them. Body and tail are scale-less. Many thanks to lead-author Miguel Marx & the team.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
#Science #News #Nature
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February 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Musk speaking to the far right German party, the AfD, today. Best picture angle, ever! 😂
January 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Flour is too coarse for the cake. Mill issue
Whale's hungry. Krill issue
January 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Result from the Bahariya Formation #paleostream!
This piece felt a lot like coming home since my first ever large commission was about reconstructing the animals of Bahariya and Kem Kem.
December 8, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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One might think that Nazi crimes and palaeontology never overlapped, and yet... Have you ever wondered what happened to tens of palaeontologists & geologists in the Nazi-occupied Poland? How academics helped to bring down the fascist regime. And a curious story of Schindler-equivalent in geology. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 9:40 PM