TheFossilProject

@projectFOSSIL

Based at the Florida Museum of Natural History of the University of Florida, the FOSSIL project promotes paleontology, outreach, education, and collaboration.

Gainesville, FL
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Joined January 2014
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    Mar 21

    For , help us build a reading list about women who rock! What books, blogs, websites, or articles about women in paleontology do you recommend?

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  2. 19 hours ago

    Congrats to Dr. Meemann Chang, paleontologist & 2018 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate! Dr. Chang was recognized for "her pioneering work on fossil records leading to insights on how aquatic vertebrates adapted to life and land." Read more:

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  3. 23 hours ago

    Get to know , this spring's featured professional in the FOSSIL Project's newsletter! Learn about her journey to paleontology, and her passion for helping make it possible for anyone to join the field:

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  4. Apr 3

    Researchers at the University of Kansas uncovered a complete section of an upper jaw that is hypothesized to be a young Tyrannosaurus rex! However, it is quite possible that the remains could be another tyrannosaurid More information here:

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  5. Apr 3

    Congratulations on an amazing year of accomplishments to ! Read about their successful field season, and how they made some future paleontologists' dreams come true:

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    Mar 30

    Hilarious example of faked ichthyosaur skull (made from non-fossil bones, how cheeky!) at clever exhibit about fossil fakery in Lyme Regis museum.

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    Apr 2

    Paleoartist will be joining us for this year's Inland Empire Science Festival on April 28th! Shop prints of his work and try your hand at being a paleoartist yourself at our annual celebration of science in Southern California!

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  8. Apr 2

    Get an inside look on the Lower Permian in Seymour, Texas through this interview with Museum Director and Resident Paleontologist, Chris Flis!

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  9. Apr 2

    Looking for a reason to go to Big Bend National Park? The park has just opened a new fossil discovery center. What is your favorite paleo open-air exhibit?

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  10. Apr 1

    Are Bison native to the Greater Grand Canyon region? Learn how researchers , Rachel Short, and Jim Mead used archaeological and fossil records to answer this question:

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  11. Apr 1

    We're loving this cool video about the first clutch of oviraptor eggs from North America--FOSSIL is based at the Florida Museum where fieldwork season is wrapping up, but this video of fieldwork done by Dr. Zanno and her team had us wish it was longer.

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    Mar 31

    Fossil Focus: Reimagining fossil cats

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    Mar 31
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    And if you want to help us get the stomatal data you can do it here!

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    Mar 31

    Fossils can tell us about changes in Earth’s ecosystems. We found this huge fossil palm, a tropical species, in what is now Alaska. And this jaw, which was collected in arid North Dakota, belonged to a crocodile that lived there when it was a swamp 65 MYA. (photo:)

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    Mar 31

    Modern Ginkgos are virtually unchanged from their ancient ancestors. The number of pores on the surface of their leaves, known as stomata, correlates with the amount of CO2 in the air. Counting pores in fossil leaves provides an estimate of ancient atmospheric CO2.

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  16. Mar 31

    A citizen science project needs your help with finding and identifying Stromboidean gastropods! This site is also a good reference if you have any Stromboidean gastropods in your collection that need identification.

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  17. Mar 31

    Meet nautiloid expert, John Catalani! John has been collecting fossils since the age of 12. He's a dedicated member of the Mid-America Paleontology Society, and has discovered several unpublished nautiloids. Read more:

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  18. Mar 30

    Kathy Simpkins, a Princeton woman, was out collecting with a local fossil club when she came across the find of a lifetime. The 50-million-year-old fossil she stumbled across was a previously unknown species of scorpionfly! More info here:

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    Mar 30

    On this , why not showcase your research, field experience, or outreach event in the geosciences? We're looking for scientists, avocational paleontologists, and teachers to write blogs for our site ! PM me or for more details!

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    Mar 21

    Perhaps she'll grow up to become a world-famous paleontologist...all because she went digging in the dirt one day when she was six years old!

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  21. Mar 29

    Do have friends or students looking for opportunities to learn from/work alongside professional paleontologists? The La Brea Tar Pits is looking for volunteers to work in their fossil lab and contribute to scientific research! Check it out!

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