Montana Rosslyn (Comms Open)
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(Any/All) 20y/o Non-binary Paleo student at MSU with museum experience. Freelance paleo Artist. (Au)DHD
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September 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Another interesting fish from the Kem Kem - Bawitius! This is a 3m-long bichir, a group of fish I wasn't familiar with until starting this piece. Today, members of this group don't get more than a meter in length, and are apparently popular in aquariums!
Size comparison below ⬇️
#sciart #paleoart
Size comparison below ⬇️
#sciart #paleoart
December 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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I passed out some pdfs of this paper yesterday, but I'm thrilled to say that the Morrison Ankylosaur monograph is on line. Hopefully this will aid in folks needing Jurassic ankylosaur character states. giw.utahgeology.org/giw/index.ph... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I passed out some pdfs of this paper yesterday, but I'm thrilled to say that the Morrison Ankylosaur monograph is on line. Hopefully this will aid in folks needing Jurassic ankylosaur character states. giw.utahgeology.org/giw/index.ph... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
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Very excited to be delivering a talk on the Lebanese Upper Cretaceous sites of exceptional preservation, otherwise known as the famous fish beds of Lebanon, the coming Tuesday 9 December in Dorchester for the Dorset Geologist’s Association Group. dorsetgeologistsassociation.org/index.php/ev...
December 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Very excited to be delivering a talk on the Lebanese Upper Cretaceous sites of exceptional preservation, otherwise known as the famous fish beds of Lebanon, the coming Tuesday 9 December in Dorchester for the Dorset Geologist’s Association Group. dorsetgeologistsassociation.org/index.php/ev...
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I know the year is almost over, but maybe you have some time left before the holidays to squeeze in one more Hell Creek Formation paper?
New paper on a discovery from the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota from an international team of researchers drops next week. Watch this space...
New paper on a discovery from the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota from an international team of researchers drops next week. Watch this space...
a close up of a man wearing glasses and a tie
ALT: a close up of a man wearing glasses and a tie
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December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I know the year is almost over, but maybe you have some time left before the holidays to squeeze in one more Hell Creek Formation paper?
New paper on a discovery from the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota from an international team of researchers drops next week. Watch this space...
New paper on a discovery from the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota from an international team of researchers drops next week. Watch this space...
I don't know if its a sign of growth or a downward spiral that I now crash out when students directly and willfully ignore my advice because they like their pet theories more
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I don't know if its a sign of growth or a downward spiral that I now crash out when students directly and willfully ignore my advice because they like their pet theories more
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my craziest take for researchers:
PLEASE keep backups of your publications somewhere! you never know when someone (me) needs to access a paper that is over 35 years old whose digital links have been broken.
PLEASE keep backups of your publications somewhere! you never know when someone (me) needs to access a paper that is over 35 years old whose digital links have been broken.
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
my craziest take for researchers:
PLEASE keep backups of your publications somewhere! you never know when someone (me) needs to access a paper that is over 35 years old whose digital links have been broken.
PLEASE keep backups of your publications somewhere! you never know when someone (me) needs to access a paper that is over 35 years old whose digital links have been broken.
I really want to see more fieldwork teams explore localities that aren't already well-documented. I could probably name at least 100 formations that are guaranteed to have wonderful discoveries if anyone was able to secure the grant money to actually put boots on the ground
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
I really want to see more fieldwork teams explore localities that aren't already well-documented. I could probably name at least 100 formations that are guaranteed to have wonderful discoveries if anyone was able to secure the grant money to actually put boots on the ground
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it appears plagiorizer William Toosey tries his shit again, that's my Propalorchestes in his "Journey through the Cenozoic".
I suspect this is just the tip of it. Many of these are just other people's work with a new texture slapped on top.
Lots of JRC art here.
I suspect this is just the tip of it. Many of these are just other people's work with a new texture slapped on top.
Lots of JRC art here.
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
it appears plagiorizer William Toosey tries his shit again, that's my Propalorchestes in his "Journey through the Cenozoic".
I suspect this is just the tip of it. Many of these are just other people's work with a new texture slapped on top.
Lots of JRC art here.
I suspect this is just the tip of it. Many of these are just other people's work with a new texture slapped on top.
Lots of JRC art here.
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'Tis the season for graduate school applications, so here's a reminder that I'm recruiting! My lab uses a combination of fossils, statistical phylogenetics, fieldwork, & computational methods to study macroevolutionary dynamics in the marine biosphere. Check the link below & feel free to reach out
Link to website for info regarding the opportunity, requirements, and how to apply
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PhD and MSc positions in Phylogenetic, Computational, and/or Evolutionary Paleobiology [Posted September 2025. Deadline is January 15, 2026. See below for information about the lab, student opportu…
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December 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
'Tis the season for graduate school applications, so here's a reminder that I'm recruiting! My lab uses a combination of fossils, statistical phylogenetics, fieldwork, & computational methods to study macroevolutionary dynamics in the marine biosphere. Check the link below & feel free to reach out
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#FossilFriday (well, really "#SubfossilFriday): Skeleton of a female upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) @OtagoMuseum
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
#FossilFriday (well, really "#SubfossilFriday): Skeleton of a female upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) @OtagoMuseum
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Once more some mammoths
June 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Once more some mammoths
reminder that glaciation in one site in the Campanian doesn't mean that there's glaciation at the same latitude across the planet.
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
reminder that glaciation in one site in the Campanian doesn't mean that there's glaciation at the same latitude across the planet.
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Doodles for Hong Kong 🇭🇰
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Doodles for Hong Kong 🇭🇰
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
the timing of me looking for some summer paleo work lined up with the worst time for getting hired in the sciences.
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
the timing of me looking for some summer paleo work lined up with the worst time for getting hired in the sciences.
I'm glad I have cats today
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I'm glad I have cats today
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November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Love when it’s grilled cheese and tomato soup weather.
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Love when it’s grilled cheese and tomato soup weather.
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Yesterday we had a special #MonkeyCruise stream in honor of Jane Goodall! Her contributions to primatology and our understanding of animal intelligence changed the worldview of whole generations and her caring and critical voice will be missed.
Referenced artworks below...
Referenced artworks below...
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yesterday we had a special #MonkeyCruise stream in honor of Jane Goodall! Her contributions to primatology and our understanding of animal intelligence changed the worldview of whole generations and her caring and critical voice will be missed.
Referenced artworks below...
Referenced artworks below...
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Psilopterus, a relatively diminutive terror bird and among the last of its kind.
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Psilopterus, a relatively diminutive terror bird and among the last of its kind.