Reposted by Carrie HerbelBrittney Elizabeth Stoneburg @brittandbone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I've worked for a natural history museum for 11 years at this point (man, yikes) and while it is sad, it isn't surprising to see two major institutions facing closure this year. 36833
Reposted by Carrie HerbelAndy Farke @andyfarke.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Some Monday morning thoughts on museum closures, spurred in part by the recent Academy of Natural Sciences, but not necessarily specific to that. <thread> 13020
Carrie Herbel @cherbel18.bsky.social · 04/12/2025news.unl.edu/article/pous...news.unl.eduPoust's expertise helps confirm Nanotyrannus was distinct species from T. rex | Nebraska TodayNew research from a team including the University of Nebraska State Museum’s Ashley Poust further moves a decades-long scientific debate toward a conclusion — the Nanotyrannus, a teacup variation of t... 071
Reposted by Carrie HerbelNPR @npr.org · 04/12/2025A 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution. n.pr/4plIDczn.prThis High Arctic rhino may change what we know about ancient animal migrationsA 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution. 521137
Carrie Herbel @cherbel18.bsky.social · 18/11/2025New stress map reveals where Earth is on the verge of breaking apart: www.earth.com/news/new-str...earth.comNew stress map reveals where Earth is on the verge of breaking apartNew global stress map reveals areas where the Earth's crust is on the verge of collapse, doubling the data and changing earthquake management 071
Reposted by Carrie HerbelThomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Mini-tyrannosaur lived alongside T. rex, extraordinary fossil confirms | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgMini-tyrannosaur lived alongside T. rex, extraordinary fossil confirmsStudy finds fresh evidence for Nanotyrannus, a dinosaur whose existence has long been debated 0466
Reposted by Carrie HerbelAshPoust @ashpoust.bsky.social · 03/10/2025One Bone at a Time. Meet our Chief Preparator, Carrie Herbel - who is celebrating 10 years at the Museum. news.unl.edu/article/herb... @cherbel18.bsky.social @unsmmorrillhall.bsky.socialnews.unl.eduHerbel helps preserve Nebraska’s legacy, one bone at a time | Nebraska TodayA full-circle moment brought Carrie Herbel back to Nebraska to take a position once held by a mentor. The chief preparator at the University of Nebraska State Museum is being honored today for 10 year... 084
Reposted by Carrie HerbelAnthony of the Badlands @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 12/08/2025I missed #MosasaurMonday but holy moly, Winnie is prepped! Here's the main part of the skull, without the palate laid out. She came out great and im so happy she's covered in pathologies. Just like me, we both have interesting skeletal injuries. Lower Niobrara, 86.5 million years old 🧪 16313
Reposted by Carrie HerbelRiley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Bone-crushing dogs! Bone-crushing dogs! Modern canids crush bones, too, but Borophagus and kin were extra adept at busting up skeletons. Fossil feces packed with bone back up what the jaws imply. 🧪 816330
Reposted by Carrie HerbelCommon Descent @commondescentpod.bsky.social · 16/02/2025This episode, @oddpride.com joins us to investigate just what was the deal with one of the most infamous figures in early American paleontology.buff.lyEpisode 211 – Edward Drinker CopeListen to Episode 211 on PodBean, YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! He’s one of the most famous names in early American paleontology, and often not for good … 1242
Carrie Herbel @cherbel18.bsky.social · 26/01/2025www.scientificamerican.com/article/dire...scientificamerican.comDire Wolves Were Not Really Wolves, New Genetic Clues RevealThe extinct giant canids were a remarkable example of convergent evolution 060
Reposted by Carrie HerbelRiley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦖 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Lemur-like primates would cling and leap through the forests of North America about 50 mya. This particular cousin of ours is Smilodectes, not an ancestor but a member of an early primate group called adapiforms. The forward-facing eyes and grasping hands are key adaptations to life in the trees 🧪 112825
Carrie Herbel @cherbel18.bsky.social · 14/01/2025My little Dyson passed away tonight after suffering from a severe stroke. 09/2001-01/2025 (picture from 11 years ago). 271
Carrie Herbel @cherbel18.bsky.social · 10/01/2025One of my favorite sci-fi book series AND one of the best tv shows ever ❤️ 020
Reposted by Carrie HerbelScott Williams @museumguyscott.bsky.social · 23/12/2024BABY #Mammoth alert!!! Not 100% complete, but another awesome specimen! 1103
Reposted by Carrie HerbelThomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Mayr, G. et al. 2024. Resurrecting the taxon Diatryma: A review of the giant flightless Eocene Gastornithiformes (Aves), with a report of the first skull of Diatryma geiselensis. Palaeontologia Electronica, 28(3):a57. doi.org/10.26879/1438 palaeo-electronica.org/content/2024...doi.orgReview of GastornithiformesResurrecting the taxon Diatryma: A review of the giant flightless Eocene Gastornithiformes (Aves), with a report of the first skull of Diatryma geiselensis 2377
Reposted by Carrie HerbelJocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Blue Jays having an intense discussion 24512766947
Reposted by Carrie HerbelAmerican Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 05/12/2024Hi, BlueSky! We're here for the party, and we brought a NEW dinosaur with us. Meet Apex. Discovered in 2022 near Dinosaur, Colorado, this Stegosaurus is the largest ever found, measuring 11 ft (3.4 m) tall & 27 feet (8.2 m) long. You can see it at the Museum starting on Sunday, December 8! 🦴 524745
Reposted by Carrie HerbelJulio the Artist @lacerdajulio.bsky.social · 05/12/2024I decided to redo the 1st ever piece in my cave painting series, Megaloceros. Although the cave artwork I used in the original is glorious and often labeled as depicting Megaloceros, the antler configuration does indeed look more like the non-palmated ones from red deer. #paleoart #artbyjulio 332867
Reposted by Carrie HerbelScientist Mel @scientistmel.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Googly eyes make everything better 2770176
Reposted by Carrie HerbelAshPoust @ashpoust.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Greetings and Happy #FossilFriday A quiet end of the week here at UNSM, but I'm kept company by some of the largest beasts to ever walk the Earth. Here's one of our better Bison latifrons specimens, with horns spanning over 2 meters - if I lay down next to it they'd be longer than me! ⚒️🧪🦕 48413
Reposted by Carrie HerbelAshley Reynolds, Cat Lady PhD @handle.invalid · 14/11/2024www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia 32410
Reposted by Carrie HerbelJo Wolfe, PhD @jopabinia.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Move over, blue whale. This 300+ year old 34m coral is now the largest animal* known. Hopefully its depth, as described, can keep it going 🦑🧪 *colony of animalsnationalgeographic.comScientists discover world’s largest coral—so big it can be seen from spaceExclusive photos reveal a sprawling, 300-year-old coral near Solomon Islands, recently discovered by the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas expedition team. 163203151217
Reposted by Carrie HerbelHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Coelacanths are pregnant for five years, the longest gestation of any known animal, and do not reach maturity until they are around 55 years old. 2317438639
Reposted by Carrie HerbelThomas Williamson @abqtom.bsky.social · 13/11/2024Blue skies above San Diego Canyon near Jemez Springs, New Mexico. 0143
Carrie Herbel @cherbel18.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Paleocastors (fossil beavers) post vandals - now under repair. Anyone handy in repairing miniatures? 040
Reposted by Carrie HerbelBen Miller @extinctmonsters.bsky.social · 12/11/2024This is amazing, and only recently archived: hand-drawn concept art and miniature dioramas (!) from the planning of the Los Angles Natural History Museum's 80s and 90s dinosaur galleries. Sketchup is great and all, but man I wish I was around for this era of exhibit design. 28420
Carrie Herbel @cherbel18.bsky.social · 12/11/2024I should add that this exhibit is no more. Vandals broke both skeletons. I am attempting repairs but feel that someone with skills in miniatures would be better suited. At least I have the before pictures! 000
Carrie Herbel @cherbel18.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Burrower. They made these elaborate corkscrew burrows called daemonelix or Devil's Corkscrew. Paleocastors are one of my favorite fossils to be found in Nebraska. 010
Carrie Herbel @cherbel18.bsky.social · 11/11/2024My Pomeranians, Coco and Nugget, have to included in my early posts to Bluesky. 2181
Carrie Herbel @cherbel18.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Hello Bluesky! Here are two Paleocastors (fossil beavers) from UNSM vertebrate paleontology department. Aren't they amazing! 3555