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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! Specular #fossils of #Brachylophosaurus have been discovered in the #Cretaceous Judith River Formation of #Montana. This is a complete skull (#MOR794) and a section of skin impressions (#MOR1071 8-98-003) from this duck billed #dinosaur.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

GREAT SCOTT! ⚡🚗💨 The #DeLorean Time Machine just rolled into #MuseumoftheRockies! See this authentic recreation from the #BacktotheFuture film franchise in #POPnology, opening Oct. 3 and running through Jan. 11, 2027. Special thanks to Bridger Photonics for sponsoring the exhibit! 🔗 bit.ly/4rz1xP6

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🍂🌎 #SpaceSunday: The autumnal equinox arrives Sept. 22! Earth’s 23.5° tilt creates our seasons. ☀️ Explore the Big Sky and learn more about Montana’s night skies in Montana Skies at #TaylorPlanetarium! ✨ #AutumnalEquinox #Astronomy #MuseumoftheRockies

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🦴 Virtual Fossil Friday is BACK! We’re kicking off a new season with a look at the thylacine, better known as the Tasmanian tiger. 🐯 Join MaggieJo Widdicombe Friday, Sept. 4, from 9–10 a.m. via Zoom. Free and open to all! #[bit.ly/49ykwlz

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A familiar face stopped by MOR today! 🦖 At 102½, WWII veteran and longtime MOR volunteer Dr. Maury Irvine toured the new Big Al exhibit. Since beginning as a docent in 1989, Maury has contributed nearly 10,000 volunteer hours! We’re always glad to see you, Maury! ❤️ #MuseumoftheRockies #BigAl

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The MOR #Paleontology Field Crew is back from exploring the #Cretaceous #HellCreek Formation in Makoshika State Park in #Glendive, #Montana. Staff and students uncovered the fossils of ancient plants, #turtles, crocodiles, and #dinosaurs that roamed the region at the end of the Age of #Dinosaurs.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

🌠 #SpaceSunday: The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks Aug. 12–13 with up to 80 meteors per hour. Thanks to this year's new Moon, the skies will be especially dark for viewing. Stop by Montana Skies, then head outside and enjoy the show! ✨

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🔴 Today marks 50 years since NASA's Viking 1 became the first U.S. spacecraft to successfully land on Mars, returning the first images from the Red Planet. 🚀 Happy 50th anniversary, Viking 1! #Mars #NASA #TaylorPlanetarium

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🚀 Ready to send your name to space? Join the Taylor Planetarium aboard NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! Submit your name by Sunday, July 12, and be part of this incredible journey through the cosmos. 🌌 my.nasa.gov/specialevent... #NASA #RomanSpaceTelescope #Space #TaylorPlanetarium

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We're hiring an Associate Director of Accounting/Controller at Museum of the Rockies! Help support the financial operations behind this wonderful institution. Apply today: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52015 Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans/Disabled.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS! Museum of the Rockies is hiring a K–12 Coordinator! Inspire the next generation through STEAM, history, science, field trips, and summer camps. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans/Disabled. Interested? Apply here: #[bit.ly/4y76vFA

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! MOR recently unveiled a new Triceratops skull in the Hall of Horns and Teeth! Meet Cliffhanger (MOR 3045), a Triceratops discovered in the Hell Creek Formation of eastern Montana.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A new look at an ancient face. Big Al’s skull just got a 3D-printed glow up and is ready to meet you… not eat you. Probably. Interested? See #BigAl starting tomorrow, Friday, July 3. Here at #MuseumoftheRockies! #Allosaurus #Fossils #DinosaurSkull #Paleontology #3DPrinting #ScienceAtMOR #BozemanMT

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

#SpaceSunday June’s #StrawberryMoon is also the final #MicroMoon of 2026, appearing slightly smaller and dimmer. A 🌕 can appear reddish near the horizon because its light passes through the densest layers of Earth’s atmosphere. Look up June 29 around 6 p.m. in Montana. #Astronomy #StrawberryMoon

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

🦖 Big Al updates beginning July 3 here at MOR! A new exhibit features a 3D-printed reconstruction of the Allosaurus skull alongside the original fossil. The project was made possible by a $63,000 grant from the David B. Jones Foundation. Read more: bit.ly/4vB34VQ

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Museum of the Rockies set to unveil new permanent dinosaur exhibit

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A new permanent exhibit at the Museum of the Rockies will bring visitors face to face with Big Al, an Allosaurus from the late Jurassic period, starting

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

#FossilFriday Student Spotlight! Meet Elizabeth Barott, a Montana State University student who spent the last two weeks in the field at a Maiasaura bone bed. We're thrilled to have students like Elizabeth helping uncover Montana's prehistoric past! Go Bobcats! #FossilFriday #MuseumOfTheRockies

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Thank you to Chet Layman and KBZK for sharing the story of Chris Dobbs’ next chapter. Chris, thank you for eight years of leadership, dedication, and service to Museum of the Rockies. Your impact will be felt for years to come. We wish you and your family all the best in New York. 💙 #[bit.ly/4uX5ygf

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Museum of the Rockies director Chris Dobbs leaving after 8 years to lead New York museum

Museum of the Rockies director Chris Dobbs leaves June 30 after 8 years to lead the Adirondack Experience in New York.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🦖 Big Al Alert 🚨 Museum of the Rockies has received a $63,075 grant from the David B. Jones Foundation to create "A Dinosaur Makeover: Face to Face with Big Al" Featuring 3D skull reconstruction, interactive scanning, and a life-sized Big Al reconstruction. Coming summer 2026. bit.ly/4eor20z #BigAl

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

☀️ #SpaceSaturday Summer Solstice arrives Sunday, June 21 at 2:24 a.m., bringing Bozeman's longest day of the year with nearly 15 hours and 42 minutes of daylight. Fun fact: Solstice means "Sun still." How will you spend the extra daylight? 🌅 #SummerSolstice #Astronomy #BozemanMT

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Join us at ERA Landmark in downtown Bozeman from 6-8 p.m. for the exclusive premiere of Mario Miner Jr.’s brand-new music video, “Drinkin’ Man’s Prayer.”

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! The paleo team is looking forward to a great field season around Montana. Our Curator of Paleontology Dr. John B. Scannella shares what they have planned for the summer.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Big news at MOR! After nearly 8 years of leadership and growth, Executive Director Chris Dobbs will step down June 30 to lead a history museum in New York. Thank you, Chris, for your service! 🦖 Scott A. Williams has been appointed Interim Executive Director. www.montana.edu/news/25360/m...

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Museum of the Rockies announces departure of Executive Director Christopher Dobbs

Dobbs, who has been museum director for eight years, will leave at the end of June for a museum in New York. MOR’s senior director of exhibitions and planetarium, Scott Williams, will lead the museum ...

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Proof that @museumguyscott.bsky.social has been letting dinosaurs get all up in his face for decades. Happy to report he brings that exact same energy to work every day here. Take a listen: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/scot...

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! Get up close and personal with Oryctodromeus! This plant eating dinosaur lived ~96mya and likely raised its young in burrows. See it on display in the Hall of Giants. #[bit.ly/4sp4wIE #Paleontology #Oryctodromeus #Cretaceous #Montana #Blackleaf #Fossil #Dinosaur

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! This is the skull of Nakanonectes (MOR 3072), one of the last plesiosaurs to cruise the Western Interior Seaway in the Cretaceous Period. With a mouth full of needle-like teeth, it ate small fish and cephalopods. #[bit.ly/4sp4wIE

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Scott Williams @museumguyscott.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Yup yup!! Guess who's coming to @museumoftherockies.bsky.social on April 28th......its that @stevebrusatte.bsky.social "kid" as I used to call him :)

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

We are hiring! 🦖 If you are a MSU paleo student looking for hands-on experience, join us as a Field Assistant this season. Work in the field & gain new skills. Apply today: bit.ly/4tt3nke #Hiring #Paleontology #FieldSeason #Bozeman #ScienceJobs

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! This week Dr. Cary Woodruff is visiting #MOR to study the largest animals to walk the Earth, the #sauropods. Here, Woodruff is standing next to the hindlimb of a #Diplodocus (#MOR738) from the #Jurassic #MorrisonFormation of #Wyoming.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Ever wanted to manage the finances of a world-class dinosaur museum? We are hiring a Director of Finance! Lead our fiscal strategy, oversee a $7.5M budget, and join the senior leadership team. Details & Apply: bit.ly/4dfRCsx #Finance #Nonprofit #Bozeman Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans/Disabled

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

YAY! Here are the winners of our 5th Annual Dinosaurs and MOR! Art Contest. • Age 0–10: Wyonne with Stegouros • Age 11–14: Tyler M. with Cryolophosaurus • Age 15–18: Danielle M. with Torosaurus Honoring event sponsor: In Memory of Tim L. Harvey who was an artist and loved this festival.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🦖 Future paleontologists - Earn your Junior Paleontologist Certificate this weekend by collecting stamps from Montana Dinosaur Trail partners.✨ Start your journey. Get certified. Sat/Sun from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and is include with membership/admission. museumoftherockies.org/signature-ev...

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🦕 Join our Dino Workshops for a weekend of creativity, from dino play for little ones to terrariums, bath bombs, and dioramas for older explorers. 📅 March 28–29 🎟️ Registration required (includes museum admission). Spots are limited 👉 mor.ticketapp.org/portal/produ...

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! 🦖 Big Mike is waiting for you. Join us this weekend for the 5th annual Dinosaurs & MOR! Festival, packed with 14 Montana Dinosaur Trail paleo passport stations, 18 world-class paleo presentations, and prehistoric workshops for all ages. Learn more at bit.ly/3Peh7jZ

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Join us for a special Dinosaurs + MOR #FossilFriday livestream with Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Director and renowned paleontologist Dr. Kirk Johnson 🗓️ Today (Fri, March 27) 🕘 9–10 AM MST 💻 Free + open to all 👉 Join: tinyurl.com/Fossil-Frida...

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

This weekend, MOR hosts an elite powerhouse of world-class scientists! 🏛️🦖 It’s the All-Access Paleo Lecture Series. ✨🧪 Get your 1 or 2-day pass at 🎟️ museumoftherockies.org/signature-ev...

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🦕 Don’t miss the Members-Only Festival Kickoff this Friday, March 27 @ 5:30 p.m. It’s your chance to meet world-class paleontologists, get books signed by Dr. Kirk R. Johnson, and enjoy a special presentation of "Dino Fight Night." A perfect Friday night for all MOR Members!

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Calling all fossil fans! 🦖 Our Dinosaurs and MOR! Festival (March 27-29) features hands-on workshops for every age: Dino Play, Seaway Suds bath bombs, and Terrarium/Diorama building. Admission is included for non-members! 🎟️ Details here: mor.ticketapp.org/portal/produ...

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! The seaway that covered much of North America in the #Cretaceous was filled with giant carnivorous #reptiles. #Mosasaurus (#MOR006) and other mosasaurs had a second set of #teeth on the roof of the mouth that helped hold struggling prey.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! 🦖 Join paleo artist Ruby Pines for a 3D sculpting workshop. Grab some clay or Play-Doh and learn to craft a mini Dimetrodon! 🗓 Friday, March 20 🕑 9 a.m. MST | 11 a.m. EST 🔗 tinyurl.com/2uh5rmaa

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Get ready to have your mind blown by the absolute rockstars of the paleo world! The 5th Annual Dinosaurs and MOR! Festival is bringing a heavy-hitting lineup of experts to Bozeman on March 28 & 29. Learn more and purchase tickets: museumoftherockies.org/signature-ev...

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! This week Dr. Thomas Carr is surrounded by #tyrannosaurs at MOR. Here he is examining some of the larger Tyrannosaurus specimens at the museum (#MOR555 on the left and #MOR008 on the right) to solve a tyrannosaur growth mystery.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Calling all young paleo-artists! Museum of the Rockies is thrilled to announce our Dinos and MOR! Festival Art Contest, a digital showcase for creators ages 0-18. Details at the bottom of the page at museumoftherockies.org/signature-ev...

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! The tiny bones inside this partial egg (#MOR246) belong to an embryonic #dinosaur. Originally identified as #Orodromeus, later study identified them as #Troodon bones. Orodromeus & Troodon are found in the #Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of #Montana.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! #Hypacrosaurus stebingeri was a large, crested #hadrosaur (duck-billed #dinosaur) from the Upper #Cretaceous Two Medicine Formation of #Montana. The fossils of adults and juveniles of this hadrosaur reveal how its bones changed as it grew. #Paleontology

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! Over 66 million years ago this duck-billed #Edmontosaurus (MOR 1627) came face to face with #Tyrannosaurus. Today, the tooth embedded in its snout tells the tale of this Cretaceous encounter. Specimen from lands managed by by Bureau of Land Management.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

New paper alert 🦖 A new study co-authored by our Curator of Paleontology, John Scannella, documents a tyrannosaur tooth embedded in an Edmontosaurus skull, rare evidence of an ancient attack. 📸 by Jenn Hall Read more: peerj.com/articles/207... #Paleontology #Fossils #NewResearch

Tyrannosaur attacking an Edmontosaurus in a forestry landscape.
Image by paleoartist Jenn Hall.

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! MOR Assistant Lab Manager Cassi Knight comes face to face with #BigAl (#MOR693). Typically, the skull of this #Jurassic carnivore is on display in MOR’s Hall of Giants, but today it’s undergoing regular conservation in the Paleo Department.

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Scott Williams @museumguyscott.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Few highlights from @museumoftherockies.bsky.social live #FROGS A Chorus of Color exhibit. 15 species from all over the world, 100+ individual specimens. Green Monkey Tree Frog, Poison Darts, Milk Tree Frog & White's Tree Frog. Also have some #paleontology in the exhibit too #amphibians #salamanders

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Museum of the Rockies @museumoftherockies.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Happy #FossilFriday! #Beelzebufo, a large frog from the #Cretaceous of #Madagascar, may have eaten baby #dinosaurs. This “devil toad” hops into MOR with Frogs: A Chorus of Colors. The exhibit features living #frogs & fossil #amphibians. Cast donated by Triebold Paleontology Inc.

Close-up of a small fossilized frog skeleton displayed on a dark museum pedestal, showing a detailed skull with large eye openings and outstretched limbs; another smaller frog skeleton sits on a raised platform in the background.

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