PaleoZoen
@paleozoen.bsky.social
Faunal Analyst, with training in paleontology, zooarchaeology, and biological anthropology. Invertebrates and vertebrates alike
Podcast in development: https://youtube.com/@paleozoen
Blog: https://buymeacoffee.com/paleozoen
Podcast in development: https://youtube.com/@paleozoen
Blog: https://buymeacoffee.com/paleozoen
Worst sediment I've ever had the displeasure to work with. Is it sand? Is it clay? Is it crunchy iron? Is it rock? The answer is YES. It feels like rock, but isn't yet. Water plus dental picks and elbow grease required. Inside this are the fossils I'm aiming for.
September 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Worst sediment I've ever had the displeasure to work with. Is it sand? Is it clay? Is it crunchy iron? Is it rock? The answer is YES. It feels like rock, but isn't yet. Water plus dental picks and elbow grease required. Inside this are the fossils I'm aiming for.
This might not look like much, but this is a big fossiliferous block of compacted sand and clay. They're some kind of invertebrates that thousands of pages of reading and dozens of inquiries have yielded no confident ID. I'm not complaining: I'm thrilled to have my feet back in paleontology.
September 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This might not look like much, but this is a big fossiliferous block of compacted sand and clay. They're some kind of invertebrates that thousands of pages of reading and dozens of inquiries have yielded no confident ID. I'm not complaining: I'm thrilled to have my feet back in paleontology.
I have been working on 2 big projects lately, so I haven't been on social media much.
1) I've set up my home studio for podcasting - I have at least a dozen topics ready to go.
2) I'm working on a secret independent anthropology dissertation, since I've had no luck with PhD programs.
1) I've set up my home studio for podcasting - I have at least a dozen topics ready to go.
2) I'm working on a secret independent anthropology dissertation, since I've had no luck with PhD programs.
June 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I have been working on 2 big projects lately, so I haven't been on social media much.
1) I've set up my home studio for podcasting - I have at least a dozen topics ready to go.
2) I'm working on a secret independent anthropology dissertation, since I've had no luck with PhD programs.
1) I've set up my home studio for podcasting - I have at least a dozen topics ready to go.
2) I'm working on a secret independent anthropology dissertation, since I've had no luck with PhD programs.
You have to be some kind of stupid to visit, after the last guy was killed. Leave these people alone. Not everyone wants to be as 'domesticated' as we are. 'Civilization' is not inherently good for us and we need not force it on others.
American tourist makes illicit visit to isolated Andaman Islands tribe that killed missionary in 2018, leaves can of soda — and gets totally ignored
The last outsider who visited the islands, American missionary John Allen Chau, was killed by the tribe in 2018 and his body remains buried on the island to this day.
nypost.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
You have to be some kind of stupid to visit, after the last guy was killed. Leave these people alone. Not everyone wants to be as 'domesticated' as we are. 'Civilization' is not inherently good for us and we need not force it on others.
There goes higher education, all the jobs it employs, all the scientific research to put the U.S. among the top in the world, the well-being of Americans, etc. But yeah, he's gonna create more jobs. 🙄
What National Institutes of Health funding cuts could mean for U.S. universities
What do National Institutes of Health funding cuts mean for universities? We ask Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science and former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor.
www.npr.org
February 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There goes higher education, all the jobs it employs, all the scientific research to put the U.S. among the top in the world, the well-being of Americans, etc. But yeah, he's gonna create more jobs. 🙄
This is absolute insanity. Who can stop this reversal of values people have worked so hard to achieve? 🤬
FSU board OKs removal of over 400 courses from general education offerings after review
“We’re living through an era of legislature-driven higher education reform,” FSU Provost Jim Clark said.
www.tallahassee.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This is absolute insanity. Who can stop this reversal of values people have worked so hard to achieve? 🤬
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National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t... via @statnews.com
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t... via @statnews.com
Stealth attack by Ursa. Didn't see it coming (🙄🤣).
{History with Kayleigh can be heard in the background.}
{History with Kayleigh can be heard in the background.}
January 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Stealth attack by Ursa. Didn't see it coming (🙄🤣).
{History with Kayleigh can be heard in the background.}
{History with Kayleigh can be heard in the background.}
No birthright citizenship for Native Americans? This is where we are. I hope your grocery prices are good though. 🙄😤
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders
The DOJ argued in court that Indigenous people don't have birthright citizenship, even though they have for 100 years
azmirror.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
No birthright citizenship for Native Americans? This is where we are. I hope your grocery prices are good though. 🙄😤
Episode 5 is finally done. I finally got better recording software. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGaR...
#paleoanthropology #neanderthals #anthropology #archaeology #caveart #humanevolution
#paleoanthropology #neanderthals #anthropology #archaeology #caveart #humanevolution
Ep 5 Neanderthal Artists PaleoZoen
YouTube video by PaleoZoen
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January 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Episode 5 is finally done. I finally got better recording software. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGaR...
#paleoanthropology #neanderthals #anthropology #archaeology #caveart #humanevolution
#paleoanthropology #neanderthals #anthropology #archaeology #caveart #humanevolution
Moose's delicate feet in rare snow. Strategy: jump as often as possible to avoid the unpleasant frozen toebeans, shake off disgusting falling snowflakes. 💯
January 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Moose's delicate feet in rare snow. Strategy: jump as often as possible to avoid the unpleasant frozen toebeans, shake off disgusting falling snowflakes. 💯
One of the more interesting parts of being an archaeologist (which consists mostly of paperwork) is helping to preserve historic cemeteries on a military installation. Today, I'm prepping one for a controlled burn later on this month.
January 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
One of the more interesting parts of being an archaeologist (which consists mostly of paperwork) is helping to preserve historic cemeteries on a military installation. Today, I'm prepping one for a controlled burn later on this month.
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In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species, including nearly two dozen kinds of kangaroos. Two theories suggest why.
Kangaroo species went extinct in the Pleistocene. Research hops in with a possible explanation.
In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species, including nearly two dozen kinds of kangaroos. Two theories suggest why.
www.npr.org
January 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species, including nearly two dozen kinds of kangaroos. Two theories suggest why.
Ursa, bringing her best game to the telework Teams Meeting.
January 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Ursa, bringing her best game to the telework Teams Meeting.
Same deal for me. Tomorrow is Blackstar Day... The world just hasn't been the same since.
Remembering the eternal Mr. B on the day he fell to Earth. 🧑🏼🎤✨
It'll be three days of Bowie for me, culminating with my yearly spin of "Blackstar" on Friday.
Loving the Alien, forever.
⚡
#davidbowie #rockandroll #blackstar
#wecouldbeheroes
It'll be three days of Bowie for me, culminating with my yearly spin of "Blackstar" on Friday.
Loving the Alien, forever.
⚡
#davidbowie #rockandroll #blackstar
#wecouldbeheroes
Golden Years (2016 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
youtu.be
January 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Same deal for me. Tomorrow is Blackstar Day... The world just hasn't been the same since.
Ursa doesn't seem to understand when Moose is covered up. (She sleeps under the covers every night, but he's not allowed.) She's been investigating for 5 minutes.
January 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Ursa doesn't seem to understand when Moose is covered up. (She sleeps under the covers every night, but he's not allowed.) She's been investigating for 5 minutes.
Ursa: Yay! I smell so good and dad will snuggle me more!
Moose: Please someone help. Call Sarah MacLachlan. I shall not suffer this indignity in public!
Moose: Please someone help. Call Sarah MacLachlan. I shall not suffer this indignity in public!
January 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Ursa: Yay! I smell so good and dad will snuggle me more!
Moose: Please someone help. Call Sarah MacLachlan. I shall not suffer this indignity in public!
Moose: Please someone help. Call Sarah MacLachlan. I shall not suffer this indignity in public!
I attended a controlled burn at work to help protect a historic cemetery. Cool experience.
January 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I attended a controlled burn at work to help protect a historic cemetery. Cool experience.
Bluesky is slowly becoming a cloud of political gloom, too. I guess it's inescapable. But it stirs the pot because people do not use social etiquette when behind a screen.
January 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Bluesky is slowly becoming a cloud of political gloom, too. I guess it's inescapable. But it stirs the pot because people do not use social etiquette when behind a screen.
For real...
The dystopian films never show the part where you're just hoping the bad guy is too stupid to accomplish his goals
December 4, 2024 at 2:17 PM
For real...
Have you ever seen a movie that was so bad you went looking for places to review it online? I'm talking to you, M. Night Shyamalan. I was promised twists and turns. I was "Trap" ped for 106 minutes and there were no twists, no turns, only obvious, cheesy, been done story line and pretty bad acting.
December 3, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Have you ever seen a movie that was so bad you went looking for places to review it online? I'm talking to you, M. Night Shyamalan. I was promised twists and turns. I was "Trap" ped for 106 minutes and there were no twists, no turns, only obvious, cheesy, been done story line and pretty bad acting.
Variation promotes survival. We should be careful not to speciate every variability observed in hominins, but this is interesting nevertheless.
#paleoanthropology #humanevolution #hominins #anthropology
#paleoanthropology #humanevolution #hominins #anthropology
Making sense of eastern Asian Late Quaternary hominin variability - Nature Communications
A greater degree of Late Quaternary hominin morphological variability is present in eastern Asia than previously assumed. Indeed, a number of distinct populations are present, some that now have new s...
www.nature.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Variation promotes survival. We should be careful not to speciate every variability observed in hominins, but this is interesting nevertheless.
#paleoanthropology #humanevolution #hominins #anthropology
#paleoanthropology #humanevolution #hominins #anthropology
Human exceptionalism biases our views of bipedalism (IMHO). Check out my post: YouTube link included in post #bipedalism #humanevolution #paleoanthropology #biologocalanthropology #anthropology
The truth about human bipedalism. — PaleoZoen
Post by PaleoZoen
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November 26, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Human exceptionalism biases our views of bipedalism (IMHO). Check out my post: YouTube link included in post #bipedalism #humanevolution #paleoanthropology #biologocalanthropology #anthropology
Ursa's new training aid for redirecting her energy. The trick is getting it back after a walk. 😅 #staffordshireterrier #dogs #dogtraining
November 26, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Ursa's new training aid for redirecting her energy. The trick is getting it back after a walk. 😅 #staffordshireterrier #dogs #dogtraining