Happy #fossilfriday everyone!! Sometimes we find 'fake' ammonite fossils! These are called Xenomorphs. This is caused when a bivalve or oyster attaches itself to another animal's shell and starts to grow and mould its own around the host animal's shell! #fossils #scicomm

Hope you all enjoy our new exhibition! 😁

Three months ago, Field Museum gave WTTW News exclusive access to an incredibly rare fossil.

Today, the secret is revealed. Jingmai O’Connor, associate curator of fossil reptiles, introduced the “Chicago Archaeopteryx… the most important fossil ever.”

to.wttw.com/4duUhfo

Scelidosaurus is the best preserved dinosaur excavated from the British Isles. Not only that, coming from the Early Jurassic, it's placed at the early forking of major dinosaur groups.

Also, it's so cute, it has scute bunny ears!

Breeding brachycephalic breeds like Pugs and English bulldogs should be considered animal cruelty. Intentionally breeding a dog you know will have breathing problems (+other problems, reduced quality of life) for the rest of its life just because you think it's cute is fucked up.

A huge thank you to the Friends of Lyme Regis Philpot Museum who are sponsoring FREE entry for all to Lyme Regis Museum on 8th/9th June for the Fossil Festival weekend! We have a whole host of activities taking place in the Museum, a weekend not to be missed!

Feeling really uncomfortable with the amount of AI art being used by both museums and publications recently... makes me sad. #palaeontology #fossils #AIArtwork

#OTD in 1819 anatomist Sir Everard Home read his 5th paper The Royal Society on the 'crocodile' fossils found by #MaryAnning and her family. He figured this skull, sold by them to Col. Thomas Birch and then purchased for Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris at the sale of Birch's collection in 1820.

Happy #fossilfriday ! Sure comes around fast! The beach was AMAZING today! So many amazing nodules with beautiful calcite ammonites inside!!
The bad weather yesterday did wonders for the beach! #fossils #jurassiccoast #palaeontology

Congratulations to my dear friend and colleague Ashley Hall (Taylor's Version) on publishing her latest book!! Go check her out if you're not following her! #womeninstem #fossils #dinosaurs #science

🎉🎉🎉 3 MORE DAYS until my new book 📚 through DK Books UK and Penguin Randomhouse Penguin Books, Prehistoric Worlds, is released! 🎉🎉🎉

You know I had to influence the next generation of future #Parasaurolophus lovers 😉. Parasaurolophus is the BEST!!! ⬇️

Proud to call Natalia Jagielska my colleague! Congratulations my friend

IVE DONE IT! MY FIRST EVER PAPER IS PUBLISHED! It's about Scelidosaurus!
Just in time for #fossilfriday . It's only a short one, but it's something I've been interested in for a VERY long time. authors.elsevier.com/a/1ioXj3qIuIJnN

(Image John Sibbick)

#dinosaurs #palaeontology #fossils

Put my handywork to the test today, my first contribution to the museum educational decor!
Used a spirit level n' everything 😉
And they say I'm only good for talking about fossils 🤣
#fossils #museums #palaeontology #scicomm

Did you know that Temnodontosaurus, the famed Ichthyosaurus discovered by Joseph and Mary Anning, had the largest eyes of any known animal - ever? At a record-breaking size of 26 centimetres! But why did it need such giant eyeballs? 🧵

Last day in Morocco! 🇲🇦
Been a great trip exploring the local geology with researchers from Yorkshire Natural History Museum, Natural History Museum & Lauer Foundation for Paleontology, Science and Edu.
Of course I had to go see the local plesiosaurs, and managed to even fit in some fossil prep. 🦕

And there's me thinking I survived St.Paddy's day without seeing a single post about their 'Scelidosaurus'. I'm glad my paper didn't drop yesterday! 😬😅
#fossils #palaeontology #science
#dinosaurs #StPatricksDay

We are excited to share with you all that the Lyme Regis Philpot Museum recently collaborated with Museum of the Rockies and Ashley Hall (Taylor's Version)
In celebration of women in history day we helped to bring the home of Mary Anning across the sea and all the way to Montana