#FossilFriday the mandible of Notiomastodon platensis, one of the last gomphothere-grade proboscideans from the Pleistocene of Argentina.

#fossilfriday the partial mandible of the New Mexico “spoonbill mastodont” AMNH F:AM 21296 originally called ‘Amebelodon joraki’ then ‘Trilophodon joraki’ and finally ‘Megabelodon joraki’ (albiet informally). Smaller than its Nebraskan cousin, and yet clearly an old adult.

The original fossils @acadnatsci.bsky.social in Philadelphia from my time as an undergraduate collections assistant.

I find that when you know what to look for they jump out. In fossil proboscideans they are often much darker than the dentine in the tusk.

@widga.bsky.social shared some pics from his last visit to SDSMT with me. Like too many of the gomphs it’s been lumped into productum per the signage. Barbour assigned the SDSMT Gomph to Megabelodon lulli on account of the spoon-like end of the mandible.

This #fossilfriday the paleo-internet has clearly seen the light and accepted that Gomphotheres are very cool. Here are a bunch from New Mexico I’ve been surface scanning lately.

Speaking of which I paid the AMNH’s newest dinosaurian denizen a visit.

#fossilfriday some Stegosaurs and their eternal enemy Allosaurus from this year’s paleo travels. Inspired by recent news from my home institution.

#fossilfriday North American Plio-Pleistocene brevirostrine Gomphothere Stegomastodon. It’s been on my mind lately.

First #fossilfriday in azure Lepidopteran land and a chance to share some of my adventures this year starting with some Probo-pals.