iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Stephanie Drumheller @uglyfossils.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Here's another lab note for dino-mummy melanosome research funding drive @tessasaurus.bsky.social, @boydpaleo.bsky.social, @mhouseholder.bsky.social, and I have been holding. We hit out most recent stretch goal, so of course I had to go and sneak a little taphonomy into the mix at the 11th hour.

experiment.com

Final Stretch!

Once again, we’ve hit our stretch goals with a little time to spare. Thank you all again for your amazing support!In lieu of adding a formal stretch goal, we’re sha...

044

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ben Johnson needs to learn to take points when we have them. His insistence on TDs and never taking FGs is hurting us the last 2 games.

000

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

They have a fundraiser currently going, which I want to use to fund research into the microstructure and even coloration of Edmontosaurus skin! You can donate here: experiment.com/projects/exp...

14910

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🧵 And so ends our #paleostream on the the past and future research surrounding Dakota, the Edmontosaurus mummy! We talked with @tessasaurus.bsky.social, @uglyfossils.bsky.social, @mhouseholder.bsky.social and @boydpaleo.bsky.social about their upcoming work!

311736

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Brandon Peecook @gondwannabe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Tenure-track job in vertebrate paleo! 🦬🦕🦈🦴 This is my former position at the Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences. Can confirm that the collections are excellent & understudied; AND that the people at the IMNH and BioSci are wonderful colleagues. APPLY!

isu.csod.com

Curator/Assistant Professor, Idaho Museum of Natural History & Biological Sciences (3756)

Job DescriptionThe Idaho Museum of Natural History and the Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University invite applications for a joint...

25255

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We are live, talking about the Dinosaur Mummies, especially Dakota with experts and guests! #Paleostream! www.twitch.tv/paleostream

twitch.tv

paleostream - Live on Twitch

#Paleostream! | Streaming art.

094

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

REMINDER we are live streaming with @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social about our fundraiser at 3pm EDT on twitch. We will be announcing a second dinosaur to add to our research

17023

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Stephanie Drumheller @uglyfossils.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What's better than one dinosaur mummy? Two dinosaur mummies, of course. @tessasaurus.bsky.social, @boydpaleo.bsky.social, @mhouseholder.bsky.social, and I have added new stretch goals to our research fundraiser here: experiment.com/u/ajApw

experiment.com

Stretch Goal 2: A Second Mystery Dinosaur!

For Science!

185

Reposted by Clint Boyd

authodizer @doktrock.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🚨Job Alert !‼️🚨 Museum Curator/tenure-track Assistant Professor in Vertebrate #Paleontology Idaho State University ⚒️🧪

011

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Our project was funded in less than 10 hours! THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone that has donated! We've added a stretch goal: additional samples to investigate evidence of changes in color in different regions of the body. Please consider donating if you can, or at least share to spread the word!

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Stephanie Drumheller @uglyfossils.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

@tessasaurus.bsky.social, @boydpaleo.bsky.social, @mhouseholder.bsky.social, and I are running a fundraiser for some new dinosaur mummy research. We've just posted our first lab note, and the plan is to share more as the month goes along. You can check out the project here: experiment.com/u/Db63Fw

experiment.com

Meet Dakota!

First of all, we are all blown away at the immediate response our project has received. You all surprised us with your generous donations, but trust that

02413

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Elizabeth V @geolizzy.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The mineral we mine to make aluminum is bauxite. We don’t mine anything else for aluminum. Why? Because it’s abundant and it takes a lot more energy to refine it from any other mineral. The moon does not have bauxite because it doesn’t have the right conditions to make it.

37618

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Come work for me at the North Dakota Geological Survey and run the Paleontology Section. Applications due August 30th. " www.cnd.nd.gov/psc/recruit/...

043

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Hey All! I know its field season for many of us, so I wanted to give everyone a heads up on this: The Paleontology Section Manager position (my former job) will be posting on or around August 1. Keep an eye out if you are interested in taking on the leadership of the dynamic NDGS Paleontology team!

static.klipy.com

Red Alert Warning

ALT: Red Alert Warning

01514

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The World Cup went from exciting, must watch TV in the early rounds to, oh look, big name country gets yet another lucky (often controversial) break and survives to the next round! Shocking! I think I am done with it for another 4 years.

000

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Big career update is now official: on July 1st I will move into the State Geologist role and take over leadership of the North Dakota Geological Survey. I will continue to work with the NDGS Paleo team, though in a reduced capacity. This means we will be hiring a new Paleontology Section Manager!

The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources is pleased to announce Dr. Clint Boyd as the new State Geologist and Fred Anderson as Assistant State Geologist.

Born in southeastern Wisconsin, Dr. Boyd first searched for fossils in the American West during high school on trips to southeastern Montana with his grandfather. Those trips prompted him to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison to study both biology and geology in preparation for a future career in paleontology. He also volunteered in the fossil preparation lab at the university’s Geology Museum and joined field expeditions to Montana, Wyoming, and British Columbia. His graduate work at the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin focused on the anatomy and evolutionary relationships of ornithischian dinosaurs, but in the summers, he worked at Badlands National Park in South Dakota collecting and preparing Eocene and Oligocene mammals. After earning his PhD in 2012, he served as the Haslem Postdoctoral Fellow at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, where he focused on studying the diversity of hashtag#Eocene and hashtag#Oligocene mammals in the Great Plains Region of North America. In 2015, he was hired by the North Dakota Geological Survey as the hashtag#Paleontology Section Manager and has spent the last decade studying the wealth of fossils preserved within the state and investigating the stratigraphic relationships of North Dakota’s hashtag#Paleogene rocks.

“Clint’s expertise, vision, leadership, and commitment to our mission make him exceptionally well‑suited for this role. Clint has been a great leader thus far, and I have no doubt that he will thrive in this new capacity,” said DMR Director Nathan Anderson.

5265

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Can dudes who scream about minutiae irregularities in dinosaur models, because apparently it's good for scicomm, have the same energy and platform to scream about actual threats to palaeontology?

211224

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Mosasaurs as long as an adult T. rex swam through Cretaceous rivers. The lizards weren't there by accident or aberration. They lived there. My latest newsletter's out now!

buttondown.com

The Lizard in the River

A large tooth indicates that some of the largest lizards of all time slid through rivers in the land of T. rex and Edmontosaurus.

617350

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

It's not everyday you get to shake a dinosaur's hand

271180210

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Not the kind of person you want to coauthor with or accept funding from...

13811

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Omar Rafael Regalado Fernández @mathchaos.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

On January 5th, I resigned as a co-chair of the Student and Postdoc Liasion Committee. My resignation followed the US invasion of Venezuela because that was like an imaginary line I set up for myself as the last straw. However, as I was organising the Round Table, I heard the concerns of members

1255

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Come be my boss! The North Dakota Geological Survey is hiring the State Geologist position. They are casting a wide net in terms of professional experience, including paleontology given the strong program we have here. To apply go to www.nd.gov/jobs and search for State Geologist.

A job description for the State Geologist Position at the North Dakota Geological Survey.

The North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is seeking a State Geologist to join our team in Bismarck, ND. As a member of the DMR, which includes both the Oil and Gas Division and Geological Survey, you'll help support responsible energy and mineral development across the state. The DMR regulates and promotes the state’s mineral resources while protecting the rights of all stakeholders, ensuring long term benefits for mineral owners, industry, and the public.

The State Geologist, also serving as the Director of the Geological Survey (NDGS), is a critical member of the executive leadership team. The State Geologist reports directly to the DMR Director and, at a minimum, provides quarterly reports to the ND Industrial Commission (Governor, Attorney General, and Agriculture Commissioner). The State Geologist is responsible for hiring, developing, and managing NDGS staff; ensuring operational excellence across the division; developing and managing the NDGS budget; overseeing and executing regulatory programs; and supporting other state agencies. The State Geologist engages in the legislative process, provides oral and written testimony on the NDGS budget as well as geologic and regulatory topics, collaborates with external stakeholders, and sets a strategic vision for the NDGS.

The NDGS maintains the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks and operates a strong paleontology program that manages public fossil digs and curates the state rock, mineral, and fossil collections at the ND Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck. The State Geologist represents the NDGS nationally in organizations such as the Association of American State Geologists (AASG), American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), and the Geological Society of America (GSA). Occasional travel is required.

2913

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Scratches and bite marks tell us that cat-like carnivores called nimravids fought each other often. And when they did, they went for the face. A favorite from my Smithsonian back catalog. 🧪

smithsonianmag.com

The Dakota Badlands Used to Host Sabertoothed Pseudo-Cat Battles

The region was once home to a plethora of catlike creatures called nimravids, and fossils show they were an especially fractious breed

28516

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Dr. Melanie During @melanieduring.com · 15/12/2025

Vanavond in het 8 uur journaal over ons nieuwe onderzoek waarin wij ontdekten dat mosasauriërs ook in rivieren voorkwamen! #aardwetenschappen #paleontologie #mosasaurus @vuamsterdam.bsky.social @uuvertpalaeo.bsky.social @ndgspaleo.bsky.social @perahlberg.bsky.social @boydpaleo.bsky.social

1314

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Palaeocast @palaeocast.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Ep171: Freshwater Mosasaurs www.palaeocast.com/mosasaurs/ We're dipping into the Late Cretaceous rivers of the Hell Creek Formation in this special episode. What's the worst that could happen? Oh and we made a video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q24... #mosasaur #paleo #fossil #dinosaur #geochem

youtube.com

"King of the Riverside", a multi-proxy approach offers a new perspective on mosasaurs

YouTube video by Palaeo cast

184

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Anthony of the Badlands @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Happy #MosasaurMonday from Eustace, the holotype skull of Jormungandr walhallensis discovered in North Dakota by the NDGS. We were tasked with taking this not-quite-complete skull (right) and digitally restoring it for display at the NDGS as well as a library just a few miles from the dig site 🧪

2 mosasaur noggins. In white on the right is the incomplete original, and on the left is our finished digital reconstruction in lavender

06115

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Fresh. Water. Mosasaur. In. The. Hell. Creek. Formation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn8l...

youtube.com

King of the Riverside - explainer video

YouTube video by Genuine Rockstars

34922

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We're almost at new paper day! Lets take a look at some of the specimens used in the study. 🕵️ Oops, I seem to have messed up some of the names. 😱 Well, we'll know what they are soon enough... ⌛

A list of specimen numbers included in a soon to be published study. Most species names are replaced with question marks to mask what the study is about.

4121

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

The paper coming out later this week will provide an interesting update on the Hell Creek ecosystem. 🌎 As a teaser, here is a cropped bit of artwork. Any guesses about the topic? Best guess wins some NDGS Paleo stickers!🎉 [Keep quiet any paleontologists that already know about the paper] 😁

A small cropped frame from some paleo artwork being used as a contest to see who can guess what the topic of the forthcoming paper is!

3239

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I know the year is almost over, but maybe you have some time left before the holidays to squeeze in one more Hell Creek Formation paper? New paper on a discovery from the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota from an international team of researchers drops next week. Watch this space...

media.tenor.com

a close up of a man wearing glasses and a tie

ALT: a close up of a man wearing glasses and a tie

33111

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

The deadline for submitting abstracts & workshop proposals for the 2026 AMMP meeting is Sunday Nov 23rd. The 2026 meeting is hosted by the North Dakota Geological Survey in Bismark, ND. Our symposium will be: Defining “Best Practices”. paleomethods.org/Symposium paleomethods.org/Annual-Meeting

071

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 05/11/2025

This is incredibly important: we must frame tonight as a resounding victory — an electoral landslide, a mandate from the universe itself and as a repudiation of MAGA, of Trump, and of vichy democrats we must be relentless, we must not shut up

51898511

Reposted by Clint Boyd

BNO News @bnonews.com · 05/11/2025

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani (D) elected mayor of New York City - DDHQ projection

81239361

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Out before dawn on a cool October morning. The NDGS Paleontology field season continues, now entering our sixth month this year.

A plaster jacket covering mammoth bones sits in a pit next to a garage. A light shines down in the hole to illuminate the area, while the sun is starting to rise on the eastern horizon.

130

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

FINAL DAYS! This is the LAST WEEKEND to get your exclusive 2025 NDGS Public Fossil Dig shirt featuring our Medora dig site! This is a limited time fundraiser that closes on Sept 7th and shirts will not be available after this time so don't miss your chance to pick up this one-of-a-kind souvenir.

customink.com

2025 NDGS Paleontology Public Fossil Digs Shirts, Supporting Friends of Ndgs Paleo

Don't miss your chance to pick up an official 2025 NDGS Public Fossil Dig shirt! This year's shirt was designed as always by our wonderful and multi-talented Paleontologist Becky, and is styled like a...

040

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Remember! Our open Paleontologist position [Field and Outreach Lead] closes Sunday, May 4th. Get your application in and come work with Jimmothy, our newest star specimen from the Pembina Gorge! See this page for more details and linknto the application site: www.dmr.nd.gov/dmr/ndgs/jobs

Photograph of a partially cleaned skeleton of the fish Ichthyodectes from the Pierre Formation of North Dakota, from the Cretaceous Period. Collected in August of 2024. Specimen in the North Dakota State Fossil Collection.

1102

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Anthony of the Badlands @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The secret to making happy little Edmontosaurus mummy murder mittens is lots of duct tape and really loud Ladytron while waiting for adhesive to cure. My methods certainly do get results i guess.

A vertical Grey Edmontosaurus mummy arm held up in its workspace by duct tape strapping

2225

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I am advocating for due process for Abrego Garcia.

0100

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Anthony of the Badlands @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

One of my "secret projects" I've recently finished is making a copy of the arm of Dakota the dinomummy. Here's the blog update on it with shoutouts to @boydpaleo.bsky.social and @himmapaan.bsky.social and @uglyfossils.bsky.social for their work on the paper/exhibit rmdrc.blogspot.com/2025/04/dako...

rmdrc.blogspot.com

Dakota Goes Digital: Replicating a Mummy Arm

Reonstruction by Natee Puttapipat from Drumheller et al., PLoS One, 2022 Confession time: I love giving nicknames to the specimens that I fi...

27823

Reposted by Clint Boyd

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I'm just discovering it's #portfolioday And since I've been busy with work, allow me to reintroduce you to my by this post:

08629

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We are hiring a Paleontologist to join the @ndgspaleo.bsky.social team! We are looking for someone to lead our outreach efforts, including taking a leading role on our Public Fossil Digs each summer, and assist in the Johnsrud Fossil Preparation Lab. To apply: www.dmr.nd.gov/dmr/ndgs/jobs

An image of a job advertisement for a paleontologist working for the North Dakota Geological Survey. Position will start on or around July 1, 2025 and applications are due at midnight on May 4, 2025. Salary ranges from $60,000 to $70,000. At the bottom of the advertisement there are images of individuals participating in the NDGS public fossil digs, which will be a main duty of the selected candidate.

02216

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Stephanie Drumheller @uglyfossils.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I suppose the officially official post went out from the university, so I can share that I got a teaching award from the UT College of Arts and Sciences earlier this week:

6283

Clint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Since it is officially announced, it is time to spread the word: The 2026 Association for Materials and Methods in Paleontology annual meeting will be hosted by @ndgspaleo.bsky.social in Bismarck, North Dakota! Mark your calendars for April 15-17th next Spring and join us for a great meeting!

Paleontologist Cathy Lash works on removing rock from a large plaster field jacket that contains a seven foot long skeleton of the Cretaceous fish Ichthyodectes. Pierre Shale Formation of North Dakota.

1225

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Rob Scott @robscottanthro.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Calling all Big 10 folks. Put pressure to follow suit and call for active coordination and alliance in defense of academic freedom. No more Columbias. No more Paul Weiss.

Post describing resolution just passed by Rutgers University Senate calling for Mutual Defense Compact of all 18 Big 10 academic alliance schools to defend academic freedom.

154

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Vertigo 🩵🐉 @vertigoishere.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Repost if you used an invite code to join this site

1071258310242

Reposted by Clint Boyd

Karen Poole @renpoole.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Whether Universities allow students to speak their minds about Palestine or live as themselves, this administration will find some reason to revoke funding. The only path is for Unis to support their students and to sue the federal government when it fails to uphold its obligatory payments.

1142