Is it a bone? 🦴
Is it a tusk? 🦄
Is it a forbidden cigar? 🚬
No! These are #Baculites , a genus of extinct #mollusk #cephalopods ('head-feet' in Greek), related to ammonites (also extinct), squids, octopus, cuttlefish, and nautilus. #FossilFriday

#HappyFourthofJuly ! Academy fisheries biologist Colin Rohrback holds a Summer Flounder collected from Upper Bay, N.J., just south of the Statue of Liberty. This specimen was used for the Academy’s research on how PFAS move through the aquatic food chain. 📷️: Daniel Morrill

Fly over to the Academy of Natural Sciences to see an exciting exhibit on the study of our feathered friends, and stay tuned for a brand new mural by artist Jane Kim unfolding in Fishtown this summer.

The exhibit is perched at the Academy now through October 15, 2023! buff.ly/3Jco2Ex

HOT OFF THE PRESSES FOR #FOSSILFRIDAY ! Meet Eusthenodon leganihanne, a new species of #Devonian age (419-359 Ma) lobe-finned fish named this week by the Academy of Natural Sciences paleontologists. Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.1080/027246…

The colorful replicas that you see in these pictures are NOT, in fact, plastic zucchini, but a representation of ancient #echinoderms . These models were made decades ago, for teachers to show students different skeleton plates in these extinct groups. #fossilfriday #invertpaleo

#Crustaceans are #arthropods ; they present a hard exoskeleton; jointed, paired appendages; and three body regions (head, thorax, and abdomen.) The earliest crustacean-like fossils were found in the Cambrian Period (542-488 million years ago). #FossilFriday

🔔 Today at 7:00 pm at Academy of Natural Sciences🔔. Join our Climate Mayoral Forum to hear #Philly mayoral candidates discuss climate change, reducing emissions, creating a circular economy, creating a green economy, and more. Register: bit.ly/climatephlmayo…

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Proud to be hear Academy of Natural Sciences with ecowurd gridphilly Conservation Voters of PA Pennsylvania Horticultural Society PennFuture for #GreenLivingPlan . We support this plan and are looking forward to hearing from the #Mayoral candidates.

We're excited to be hosting the sold out Green Living Plan Mayoral Forum this evening at the Academy. Follow the live stream: youtube.com/watch?v=F91x78…

It's #WorldWaterDay ! Philadelphia artist Miriam Singer designed this visionary mural as part of the Global Philadelphia Association’s campaign to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Learn more: anspblog.org/mural-brings-w…

3rd grade trip to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Phila today. Dinosaurs, mammals, birds & bugs made for a great day for everyone!
#beartavernpride
Betsy Finnegan Liz Machado Shannon Murphy @LaRoccaBT3
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Why do insects matter - and what can we all do to protect them? Join me for a conversation with Oliver Milman at Academy of Natural Sciences on Wednesday! Hope to see you there!
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay ! On Thursday, March 23 join us for our annual 'Life After WINS' gathering and alumnae panel. This event highlights and celebrates current Women In Natural Sciences students and the successes of program alumnae. Register here: bit.ly/3Jy4bAl

Today we can share pictures, videos or even 3D images, but 200 years ago, it was not that easy. When describing #trilobite fauna, Jacob Green (1790-1841) came up with the idea of furnishing his papers with exact replicas of the specimens. #fossilfriday #invertpaleo

Jasen Lo | 盧澤安 Related: Anwar's personal journey to becoming a zoologist and wildlife photographer was fascinating. I go more in depth with him in this profile: inquirer.com/news/anwar-abd…

I asked Philly wildlife photographer Anwar Abdul-Qawi how to capture a perfect bird shot. Jasen Lo | 盧澤安 designed a brilliant interactive story with Anwar narrating one of his favorite shots of a model-worthy wood duck: inquirer.com/arts/inq2/anwa…

Even in a highly urbanized city like Philadelphia, nature is all around us. A new exhibit opening Saturday at Academy of Natural Sciences brings a hyperlocal lens to our relationship with birds: bit.ly/3Z0xxMA

TONIGHT: Grab a drink and cozy up to your screen w/ Academy of Natural Sciences ornithologist Jason Weckstein PhD to learn about (and maybe fall in love with?) pretty birds and their cute lice @ #ScienceOnTapPhilly !
💘6-7 p.m. on Zoom
💘FREE but registration is required
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GAME DAY! FLY EAGLES FLY! 🦅
Enjoy these bald eagle images from the Academy of Natural Science's Library and Archives collection. #flyeaglesfly #itsaphillything #gobirds