Dr. Bakker is a world renown paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about dinosaurs, particularly by adding support to the theory that some dinosaurs were endothermic (warm-blooded). To book Permian Fest tickets:wmnh.org/permianfest2025

I am a recent graduate of the Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, NY, where my dissertation research focused on the anatomy and evolution of mosasaurs, a group of extinct marine lizards. wmnh.org/permianfest2025

Evelyn Vollmer is the Whiteside museum 3D Laboratory Manager. She has over 10 years of experience working to 3D digitize museum specimens. Her 3D work has been featured in museums across the country including the Smithsonian, IMNH, WDC and even right here in Seymour Texas.

We’ve officially started painting floors! Who is excited for Permian Fest!? Just 2 weeks away! Don’t forget you can still buy tickets online and can buy tickets when you arrive. wmnh.org/permianfest2025

Calling all vendors! We still have a few spots left for Permian Fest - a three-day celebration of science, paleontology, and more. Set up is easy - you can arrive early evening on June 5th or on June 6th. Each 10' x 10' booth is just $175. APPLY HERE! wmnh.org/vendors

🦖 Are You Ready for the Expansion Unveiling? Step into the past with our all-new Dinosaur Hall and Ice Age Hall and MUCH MORE! See T. rex up close and explore the latest additions to the museum. 📅 June 6–8 🎟 Tickets & info: wmnh.org/permianfest2025

#Permianfest2025 has started! There is some celebrity paleontologists in the audience!

Introducing our Museum Expansion! #PermianFest2025 WMNH

Introducing our Museum Expansion! #PermianFest2025 WMNH

I have posted a lot of our new Mammoth exhibit but today I’m going to be showing you our new Protoceratops and Velociraptor exhibit. This probably my favorite exhibit we created besides the mammoth of course.

Chris working on one of our Seymouria blocks to get ready for publication next year.

Our school tours have started early! We have been having lots of summer school groups the last week!

Do you need a fun activity to do this summer?! Consider visiting The Whiteside Museum of Natural History in Seymour, Texas. We just unveiled 9,400 square feet of NEW EXHIBIT HAllS!

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This is Trematops! An ultra-rare giant amphibian from our famous red-bed Permian bone beds. Though it looks similar to Eryops, which is extremely common in the Permian, Trematops is much less common.

Queen Margaret!! (AKA Aunt Marge). After finding both left and right premaxillary bones, this morning I discovered the complete left side of the skull including the enormous maxilla. Pictured here is the first few moments of uncovering the first few teeth in the maxilla.

Palatine! Yup, Dimetrodon had ultra small teeth on the roof of the mouth. The Queen Margaret Dimetrodon skull has an incredible complete palatine bone - which nestles up to the Pterygoid, another bone in the roof of the mouth that has teeth on it.

Queen Marge the Dimetrodon! The full left and right premaxillary bones prepped!! They articulate beautifully with each other. The rest of the skull is going to be incredible.

🎉 Save the Date – Texoma Gives Day! 📅 September 4th | 7 AM – 7 PM This is our FINAL Texoma Gives fundraiser, and we need your help to make it our best yet! Every donation helps us continue our mission to inform, inspire, and educate visitors of all ages for generations to come

Because of you, we’ve been able to fund hands-on educational programs and continue our paleontological research at The Whiteside Museum of Natural History. Early giving begins August 21st — help us make this last one our biggest yet! texomagives.org/organization/W…