University of California Museum of Paleontology
@ucmpberkeley.bsky.social
To investigate and promote the understanding of the history of life and the diversity of the Earth’s biota through research and education. ucmp.berkeley.edu
Grad student Jaemin Lee has published on grasshopper ootheca (egg clutch) found in the Sheep Rock unit of the park. CT scanning was also utilized in analyzing this fossil. Read about the 29-million-year-old fossil grasshopper ootheca here: doi.org/10.5070/P540...
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Grad student Jaemin Lee has published on grasshopper ootheca (egg clutch) found in the Sheep Rock unit of the park. CT scanning was also utilized in analyzing this fossil. Read about the 29-million-year-old fossil grasshopper ootheca here: doi.org/10.5070/P540...
Grad student Sergio Garcia-Lara has scanned several oreodont dentaries collected from John Day formation in order to analyze the bending strength along different inter-dental mandibular spaces between hypsodont and non-hypsodont oreodonts.
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Grad student Sergio Garcia-Lara has scanned several oreodont dentaries collected from John Day formation in order to analyze the bending strength along different inter-dental mandibular spaces between hypsodont and non-hypsodont oreodonts.
Post-doc @narimanechatar.bsky.social is working with extinct sabertoothed cat-like carnivores from John Day, scanning a cast of Pogonodon platycopsis, housed in the UCMP. 3D scanning allows her to compare the shape and mechanical performances of its cranium and jaw. tinyurl.com/pogcranium
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Post-doc @narimanechatar.bsky.social is working with extinct sabertoothed cat-like carnivores from John Day, scanning a cast of Pogonodon platycopsis, housed in the UCMP. 3D scanning allows her to compare the shape and mechanical performances of its cranium and jaw. tinyurl.com/pogcranium
@tsengzj.bsky.social is working with Nick Famoso at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument using a 3D scan of a fossil hedgehog in a larger study of hedgehog evolution. This allowed them to digitally extract the fossil from the concretion without preparing the skull itself tinyurl.com/fossilhedgehog
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
@tsengzj.bsky.social is working with Nick Famoso at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument using a 3D scan of a fossil hedgehog in a larger study of hedgehog evolution. This allowed them to digitally extract the fossil from the concretion without preparing the skull itself tinyurl.com/fossilhedgehog
Skull of a squirrel relative, skull of beaver, and a dramatic black and white photo of an oreodont. Check out more UCMP fossils on Calphotos tinyurl.com/UCMPJODA
October 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Skull of a squirrel relative, skull of beaver, and a dramatic black and white photo of an oreodont. Check out more UCMP fossils on Calphotos tinyurl.com/UCMPJODA
See the diversity of flora and fauna in the UCMP collections from the John Day Basin for #nationalfossilday
Unidentified leaf in Clarno Fm, Coleoptera (beetle) fossil, lower jaw bone of alligator.
Unidentified leaf in Clarno Fm, Coleoptera (beetle) fossil, lower jaw bone of alligator.
October 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
See the diversity of flora and fauna in the UCMP collections from the John Day Basin for #nationalfossilday
Unidentified leaf in Clarno Fm, Coleoptera (beetle) fossil, lower jaw bone of alligator.
Unidentified leaf in Clarno Fm, Coleoptera (beetle) fossil, lower jaw bone of alligator.
Check out more UCMP fossils on Calphotos tinyurl.com/UCMPJODA and read more about UCMP history in the John Day Basin at ucmp.berkeley.edu/science/park... and National Fossil Day at www.nps.gov/articles/000... #nationalfossilday (3/3)
October 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Check out more UCMP fossils on Calphotos tinyurl.com/UCMPJODA and read more about UCMP history in the John Day Basin at ucmp.berkeley.edu/science/park... and National Fossil Day at www.nps.gov/articles/000... #nationalfossilday (3/3)
Fossil no. 20 in our paleobotany collection is leaf of a fern Pteris silvicola (2/3)
October 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Fossil no. 20 in our paleobotany collection is leaf of a fern Pteris silvicola (2/3)
Happy National Fossil Day featuring fossils from the John Day Basin! UCMP holds more than 7,000 plant and vertebrate specimens collected there, including some of the first fossils cataloged at the UCMP! Fossil no. 13 in our vertebrate collection is a cervical vertebrae of an oreodont (1/3)
October 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Happy National Fossil Day featuring fossils from the John Day Basin! UCMP holds more than 7,000 plant and vertebrate specimens collected there, including some of the first fossils cataloged at the UCMP! Fossil no. 13 in our vertebrate collection is a cervical vertebrae of an oreodont (1/3)
Join @ucmpberkeley.bsky.social Undergraduate PaleoClub @paleoberkeley seminar series on Friday 10/3 with a talk by UCMP Assistant Director Lisa White on education and outreach. UCMP Director Charles Marshall will speak on 10/10. Interested students can join on Fridays, 5:30-6:30 pm, in VLSB 3059!
October 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Join @ucmpberkeley.bsky.social Undergraduate PaleoClub @paleoberkeley seminar series on Friday 10/3 with a talk by UCMP Assistant Director Lisa White on education and outreach. UCMP Director Charles Marshall will speak on 10/10. Interested students can join on Fridays, 5:30-6:30 pm, in VLSB 3059!
What did T. rex taste like? Find out in our updated interactive module that teaches middle and high school students about phylogenetics, the study of evolutionary relationships. We’ve cooked up a modernized version of this teacher-favorite classroom activity! 🔗 ucmp.berkeley.edu/trex-module/ #STEMed
September 10, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What did T. rex taste like? Find out in our updated interactive module that teaches middle and high school students about phylogenetics, the study of evolutionary relationships. We’ve cooked up a modernized version of this teacher-favorite classroom activity! 🔗 ucmp.berkeley.edu/trex-module/ #STEMed
Could hummingbird evolution be happening in your backyard? We’ve got a real humdinger of a story in our latest Evo in the News! Read more here: evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/hum...
#STEMed #evolution #humminbirds
#STEMed #evolution #humminbirds
September 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Could hummingbird evolution be happening in your backyard? We’ve got a real humdinger of a story in our latest Evo in the News! Read more here: evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/hum...
#STEMed #evolution #humminbirds
#STEMed #evolution #humminbirds
Also in the news, checkout this interview with Lisa White, our Director of Education and Outreach on Tavis Smiley KBLA where they chat about dinosaurs, science education and outreach (students in the field), and diversity in STEM. 🦖
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiys...
July 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Also in the news, checkout this interview with Lisa White, our Director of Education and Outreach on Tavis Smiley KBLA where they chat about dinosaurs, science education and outreach (students in the field), and diversity in STEM. 🦖
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiys...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiys...
Antibiotic resistance lingers long after the meds are finished. Learn more in the latest Evo in the News!
evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/ant...
evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/ant...
May 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Antibiotic resistance lingers long after the meds are finished. Learn more in the latest Evo in the News!
evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/ant...
evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/ant...
It's the last day of classes! Congratulations to all those graduating and good luck on your exams. Go Bears! 🐻🐻🐻🦖🐻🐻🐻
May 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It's the last day of classes! Congratulations to all those graduating and good luck on your exams. Go Bears! 🐻🐻🐻🦖🐻🐻🐻
Apply for Senior Museum Scientist in Paleobotany at the UCMP. Learn more:
ucmp.berkeley.edu/2025/04/appl...
ucmp.berkeley.edu/2025/04/appl...
April 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Apply for Senior Museum Scientist in Paleobotany at the UCMP. Learn more:
ucmp.berkeley.edu/2025/04/appl...
ucmp.berkeley.edu/2025/04/appl...
Congrats to Dr. Diane Erwin who was selected as a recipient of a 2025 Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award! This is presented to staff who demonstrate excellence in their job duties and make significant contributions to campus. It is among the highest honors bestowed upon staff by the Chancellor.
April 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Congrats to Dr. Diane Erwin who was selected as a recipient of a 2025 Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award! This is presented to staff who demonstrate excellence in their job duties and make significant contributions to campus. It is among the highest honors bestowed upon staff by the Chancellor.
🦎Iguana tell you something: new research shows species of iguanas in tropical Fiji are related to those in the deserts of North America! Check out the latest Evo in the News to learn more! evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/how...
April 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
🦎Iguana tell you something: new research shows species of iguanas in tropical Fiji are related to those in the deserts of North America! Check out the latest Evo in the News to learn more! evolution.berkeley.edu/evo-news/how...
🐞Calling all biology and environmental science instructors in SF Bay Area high schools or community colleges! UC Berkeley Dept. of Integrative Biology is offering a summer professional development workshop on evolution and climate change using lady beetles. Learn more: tinyurl.com/UEbeetleproj...
April 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🐞Calling all biology and environmental science instructors in SF Bay Area high schools or community colleges! UC Berkeley Dept. of Integrative Biology is offering a summer professional development workshop on evolution and climate change using lady beetles. Learn more: tinyurl.com/UEbeetleproj...
We appreciate your support for our Education & Outreach Programs and Field experiences for students during #CalBigGive! Thank you so much!
March 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
We appreciate your support for our Education & Outreach Programs and Field experiences for students during #CalBigGive! Thank you so much!
There’s still time to support the UCMP during #CalBigGive! Help the UCMP continue to bring students beyond the classroom, from the iron rich paleosol near John Day National Monument to the sandstone exposures at Kehoe Beach Point Reyes National Seashore.
givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...
givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...
March 14, 2025 at 2:07 AM
There’s still time to support the UCMP during #CalBigGive! Help the UCMP continue to bring students beyond the classroom, from the iron rich paleosol near John Day National Monument to the sandstone exposures at Kehoe Beach Point Reyes National Seashore.
givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...
givingday.berkeley.edu/giving-day/9...
Your gift supports our Education & Outreach efforts just like VENOMventure, our pop-up escape style exhibit that travels to rural and urban communities to teach families basic concepts in evolution. Donations will be doubly meaningful during the #CalBigGIve Match Challenge! tinyurl.com/ucmpgiving
March 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Your gift supports our Education & Outreach efforts just like VENOMventure, our pop-up escape style exhibit that travels to rural and urban communities to teach families basic concepts in evolution. Donations will be doubly meaningful during the #CalBigGIve Match Challenge! tinyurl.com/ucmpgiving
Good evening from the UCMP! #CalBigGive starts now and goes until 9pm tomorrow! Until then, enjoy some images from past field trips. These field experiences allow students to gain deeper understanding of fossils and deep time in geologic context. To donate: give.berkeley.edu/fund/FU0961000
March 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Good evening from the UCMP! #CalBigGive starts now and goes until 9pm tomorrow! Until then, enjoy some images from past field trips. These field experiences allow students to gain deeper understanding of fossils and deep time in geologic context. To donate: give.berkeley.edu/fund/FU0961000
Support our Education & Outreach initiatives that bring students into the field. High school students participated in SF-ROCKS (Reaching Out to Communities and Kids with Science in the San Francisco Bay Area) at Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Pledge today! #CalBigGive
give.berkeley.edu/fund/FW4101000
Pledge today! #CalBigGive
give.berkeley.edu/fund/FW4101000
March 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Support our Education & Outreach initiatives that bring students into the field. High school students participated in SF-ROCKS (Reaching Out to Communities and Kids with Science in the San Francisco Bay Area) at Pt. Reyes National Seashore
Pledge today! #CalBigGive
give.berkeley.edu/fund/FW4101000
Pledge today! #CalBigGive
give.berkeley.edu/fund/FW4101000
Support science and the UCMP this Thursday during #CalBigGive! Pledge to support our Education & Outreach Program! Read more about our dedication to science and our diversity of STEM Ed resources on our blog:https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/2025/03/support-science-and-the-ucmp-during-cal-big-give/
March 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Support science and the UCMP this Thursday during #CalBigGive! Pledge to support our Education & Outreach Program! Read more about our dedication to science and our diversity of STEM Ed resources on our blog:https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/2025/03/support-science-and-the-ucmp-during-cal-big-give/