Mindy Householder
@mhouseholder.bsky.social
Fossil Preparator for the North Dakota Geological Survey. Currently working on Dakota the dinomummy.
A special Throwback Thursday!
Since Jane became a holotype today, here's some old photos from 2003/2004 when I got to help prep her.
Since Jane became a holotype today, here's some old photos from 2003/2004 when I got to help prep her.
October 31, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A special Throwback Thursday!
Since Jane became a holotype today, here's some old photos from 2003/2004 when I got to help prep her.
Since Jane became a holotype today, here's some old photos from 2003/2004 when I got to help prep her.
My annual it gets cold here in North Dakota in January post.
That's -20°F which is about -28°C which is not as cold as I've seen it here in the past.
That's -20°F which is about -28°C which is not as cold as I've seen it here in the past.
January 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My annual it gets cold here in North Dakota in January post.
That's -20°F which is about -28°C which is not as cold as I've seen it here in the past.
That's -20°F which is about -28°C which is not as cold as I've seen it here in the past.
O dinosaur tree, O dinosaur tree. How lovely are thy teeth.
December 10, 2024 at 5:00 PM
O dinosaur tree, O dinosaur tree. How lovely are thy teeth.
Reposted by Mindy Householder
Oh no! Paleontologizing caught @boydpaleo.bsky.social, @mhouseholder.bsky.social, and me being super normal about a rotting cow on the SVP field trip. #taphonomy
November 23, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Oh no! Paleontologizing caught @boydpaleo.bsky.social, @mhouseholder.bsky.social, and me being super normal about a rotting cow on the SVP field trip. #taphonomy
It was an itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie, yellow poka-dot rare crocy, that I prepped for the first time today.
Pin-vise is at 1/64" size! So little!
Pin-vise is at 1/64" size! So little!
November 22, 2024 at 6:55 PM
It was an itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie, yellow poka-dot rare crocy, that I prepped for the first time today.
Pin-vise is at 1/64" size! So little!
Pin-vise is at 1/64" size! So little!
Reposted by Mindy Householder
Curious where Sternberg Science Camps+ will be this summer? Well we’ve got a map for that! Yellow states are places we have logistics pretty much locked in for. States in gray are ones we are diligently working on for 2025 programs! We’ll be posting updates of this map as we get logistics finalized.
November 20, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Curious where Sternberg Science Camps+ will be this summer? Well we’ve got a map for that! Yellow states are places we have logistics pretty much locked in for. States in gray are ones we are diligently working on for 2025 programs! We’ll be posting updates of this map as we get logistics finalized.
If you see this, post your bird art 🐦⬛🪶🎨
November 18, 2024 at 5:07 PM
If you see this, post your bird art 🐦⬛🪶🎨
Growing up in Chicago and so close to the Field Museum, I always had a deep fondness for Charles R. Knight's paintings.
Recently, I was given this wax model that was supposedly used as a study for the famous Fighting Laelaps painting.
Recently, I was given this wax model that was supposedly used as a study for the famous Fighting Laelaps painting.
November 18, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Growing up in Chicago and so close to the Field Museum, I always had a deep fondness for Charles R. Knight's paintings.
Recently, I was given this wax model that was supposedly used as a study for the famous Fighting Laelaps painting.
Recently, I was given this wax model that was supposedly used as a study for the famous Fighting Laelaps painting.
Hi! I’m Mindy and I’ve worked as a preparator of fossil vertebrates for 21 years. I’ve worked on all sorts of projects both large and microscopic. Most of my current work is on fossilized skin from Dakota the #dinomummy.
November 16, 2024 at 4:35 AM
Hi! I’m Mindy and I’ve worked as a preparator of fossil vertebrates for 21 years. I’ve worked on all sorts of projects both large and microscopic. Most of my current work is on fossilized skin from Dakota the #dinomummy.
Reposted by Mindy Householder
Sorry for the delay! Catching up on posting over a lunch break.
@mhouseholder.bsky.social and I set off early this morning to run some SEM-EDS analysis on thin sections of fossilized skin from Dakota the #dinomummy at NDSU in Fargo.
@mhouseholder.bsky.social and I set off early this morning to run some SEM-EDS analysis on thin sections of fossilized skin from Dakota the #dinomummy at NDSU in Fargo.
November 15, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Sorry for the delay! Catching up on posting over a lunch break.
@mhouseholder.bsky.social and I set off early this morning to run some SEM-EDS analysis on thin sections of fossilized skin from Dakota the #dinomummy at NDSU in Fargo.
@mhouseholder.bsky.social and I set off early this morning to run some SEM-EDS analysis on thin sections of fossilized skin from Dakota the #dinomummy at NDSU in Fargo.