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State Paleontologist for Utah; exploring and promoting the history of life in our southwestern deserts for the public good and the wonder of it all

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Z. Jack Tseng @tsengzj.bsky.social · 21h
Vert paleo curator gig at LSU; see recently published "Vertebrate Fossils of Louisiana" for a preview of the collections and potential projects that can be developed: repository.lsu.edu/spmns/5/
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Vertebrate Fossils of Louisiana
By Suyin Ting, Lorene E. Smith, Connor D. White, et al., Published on 01/01/25
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Alberta Palaeontological Society @abpalaeosociety.bsky.social · 4h
Thanks to Luke Nelson, who recently graduated with his Master's degree, for presenting last Friday! It was a fascinating exploration of a large sabre-toothed fish, Enchodus, which lived in Alberta in the Late Cretaceous. youtu.be/czalifQ16J8 #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #fish #alberta
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The anatomy, taxonomy, and tooth replacement of a sabre-toothed Cretaceous fish
YouTube video by Alberta Palaeontological Society
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 16h
Congratulations to William Freimuth, Lindsay Zanno, and @jlivelypaleo.bsky.social on the long awaited update on Geminiraptor suarezarum, NOW Falcarius suarezarum. Utah's 4th therizinosaur to date, a fifth may be coming... journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tyrannosaurs galore at end of Cretaceous as interpreted by Sancarlo & Paul, 2026. It will be interesting to see haw this all settles out. zoonova.afriherp.org/documents/Sa... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @jgn-paleo.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @scifri.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tell Trish Wellenbach why the nation needs the Philidephia Academy of Natural Sciences. As the 1dt Natural History museum in the western hemisphere it should be a National Monument perhaps formally tied to the Smithsonian. Tw958@drexel.edu @standupforscience.net @scifri.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Check out this talk by Joshua Lively summarizing their important paleontological research in Utah. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gATz... See: 22:30-30:35 specifically work at site being live streamed on www.twitch.tv/paleontologi... next week but the entire presentation is fine overview of their research.
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Science Unwrapped: Terrific, Terrible Lizards: The Age of Dinosaurs and Beyond in Eastern Utah
YouTube video by Utah State University College of Science
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Utah's Potential Fossil Yield Classification Maps. Blues sections on state management map are Utah State Lands. This is our first filter in dealing with paleontological management issues (particularly mitigation) here in Utah. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
More - belatedly - from #DinoConUK 2026, showing vendors, guests and artists. If you're interested in #dinosaurs #palaeoart or prehistoric life in general, join us for 2027! News on our next event coming soon. Videography by @tomjurassic.bsky.social, and follow us at @dinoconuk.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just a bit late for #fossilfriday, a comparison of some typical ankylosaur dorsal osteoderms from the Upper Jurassic through Lower Cretaceous of North America and Europe. Impressed at how distinct they are from each other. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
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The Palaeontological Association @thepalass.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
⚠️ Few PhD and project opportunities. More details below ⬇️ palass.org/phd-opportun... #PhD #opportunity #palaeontology #project
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#ThrowbackThursday 2015 Shot from the Hippodraco type locality at Andrew R C Milner 's Site on the southern border of the proposed Yellow Cat unit of a future Dawn of the Cretaceous Fossil Beds NM. The abandoned well pad at Andrew's Site would be the perfect setting for an interpretation center.
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Danny Anduza @paleontologizing.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I presented on this at SVP last year, too
My research poster from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 2025 conference, showcasing my fieldwork livestreams and offering advice and encouragement to other paleontologists to try streaming from the field
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Danny has been live streaming from various digs in Utah for 4 years now. I thinks we have all benefited. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @jlivelypaleo.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @thepalass.bsky.social @jeremybroberts.bsky.social Nice to have internet at quarry too.
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Eric Scott @captainfossil.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
For #FossilFriday: holotype of the extinct Pleistocene bison species Bison antiquus, one of millions of specimens housed in the collections of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University - the oldest natural history museum in the US, now slated for permanent closure on 30 September. 🧪
Bison antiquus holotype (ANSP 12990) braincase with left horn core, shown in posterior view (top) and dorsal view (bottom). From McDonald & Scott (2023), The Pleistocene Fauna of Big Bone Lick, Boone County, Kentucky: A Rich History and Unanswered Questions
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Love this discovery adding to strong dinosaurian ties between North America and Europe during the latest Jurassic. Certainly, the J/K boundary story is a shared Euramerican story. phys.org/news/2026-09... @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @paleontologizing.bsky.social
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First confirmed Diplodocus outside North America reshapes Late Jurassic migration picture
In a discovery that challenges our understanding of dinosaur distribution during the Late Jurassic period, paleontologists have identified the first evidence of the iconic Diplodocus outside North Ame...
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Want to share the link for downloading Carnets de Geology a French open source publication of increasing importance in Mesozoic Geology and Paleontology. @agu.org @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @geosociety.bsky.social @paleosoc.bsky.social carnetsgeol.net/cg/fr-index_...
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Carnets Geol. livres (fr)
Carnets de Géologie, une revue de géosciences, en accès libre et publiée électroniquement, qui traite de stratigraphie, de sédimentologie et de paléontologie.
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
UGS paleontologist Don DeBlieux' @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social tall "More Moenkopi Madness! Exceptional New Tracksites in the Triassic of Canyonlands National Park" just got posted. Enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQph... @paleontologizing.bsky.social @jeremybroberts.bsky.social
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Don DeBlieux: "More Moenkopi Madness! Exceptional New Tracksites in the Triassic of Canyonlands NP"
YouTube video by Utah Friends of Paleontology
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Why preserve the Academy of Natural Sciences; America's oldest Natural History Museum. It is a National Treasure! Should become an urban National Monument. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0-t... @paleontologizing.bsky.social @paleosoc.bsky.social @scifri.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
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Preserving the Academy of Natural Sciences | Studio 2 from WHYY | 09/09/26
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#FossilFriday How about some bones from an under appreciated nodosaurid, upper Cenomanin to Turonian, Wyoming,(94-92 Ma). Stegopelta landerensis. FMNH UR88 Note the fungal/bacteria pathology pits on the sacral shield. Nice left side cervical half ring & dorsal verts. @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Idaho Museum of Natural History is very proud to announce that the website for WAVP 2027, being held February 12th through the 14th here in Pocatello, Idaho, is updated & is now accepting abstract submissions! Deadline is November 9th. www.wavp.us#submitYourAb... @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
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Western Association of Vertebrate Paleontology
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Interesting...An interactive guide to data centers in Utah.... wilkescenter.utah.edu/spotlight/el... @scifri.bsky.social @climate.noaa.gov @paleontologizing.bsky.social
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The Elephant in the Desert - The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
For #FossilFriday The holotype of Uintascorpio from the Middle Eocene Green River Formation north of Parachute Colorado. I shot this picture ~30 years ago. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @paleontologizing.bsky.social @jlivelypaleo.bsky.social @drjmchugh.bsky.social @jeremybroberts.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Utah Geological Association needs a chief editor for our esteemed peer-reviewed journal, Geology of the Intermountain West. www.giw.utahgeology.org/index.php/GI... you are interested reach out to Doug Sprinkel (dsprinkel@gmail.com). GIW is a critical open source publication on western geoscience.
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The most recent UGS Survey Notes just went on line. ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications... Learn about what the Utah Geological Survey is doing to inform the public, how ground water resourses affect the Great Salt Lake and more. @agu.org @geosociety.bsky.social @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social
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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Again, this is why Earth Sciences get defunded: we correctly tell people "no, it will not work."
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Krista Koeller @kristalerista.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s getting into grad school workshop begins this Saturday. All are welcome!
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Setting up for @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social annual meeting at the UGS Core Research Center. For ##FossilFriday here is the wall of stromatolites and microbiolites. @geolsoc.bsky.social @agu.org
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Congratulations to Matthew Morris & the UGS mapping team on an important colaborative project with the Navajo Nation. @geosociety.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social @agu.org @scinews.bsky.social @standupforscience.net @navajolibrary.bsky.social @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social www.usgs.gov/programs/nat...
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Utah and Navajo Nation Geologic Mapping Partnership
As part of a groundbreaking STATEMAP project, the Utah Geological Survey recently published the geologic map of the Oljeto 7.5-minute quadrangle in collaboration with the Navajo Nation.
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A pervasive fear of accepting and facing reality is a major factor in the USA currently. @scifri.bsky.social @sciam.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Prior to #FossilFriday I thought I would share toe link to the Archives for Geology of the Intermountain West. There are loads of color pdfs on dinosaurs and the strata within which they are preserved. A valuable resource! @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social www.giw.utahgeology.org/index.php/GI...
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Archives | Geology of the Intermountain West
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Minataurasaurus holotype skull for #FossilFriday. A real beauty! Not Saichania in my opinion. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @paleosoc.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Publisher is This Earth Press, not what I said below. Sadler's Dinosaur Frontier is an extremely impressive book; I still have yet to submit a full review of this 2025 book. #dinosaurs #books
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The biogeographic connections between North America and Europe slowly broke down as the North Atlantic opened from the Late Jurassic into the Early Cretaceous. When was the final Mesozoic break and the formation of a "Wallace Line." @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @standupforscience.net
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I agree with Richard Butler. Utah has amazing fossils spanning Earth's history of life but little space to properly reposit these scientific treasures. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @jeremybroberts.bsky.social @agu.org @sltrib.com.web.brid.gy @standupforscience.net @scifri.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The latest issue of New Mexico Earth Matteres is on line. geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications... @agu.org @geolsoc.bsky.social @geosociety.bsky.social
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New Mexico Earth Matters: Latest Issue
Micro New Mexico — Nels Iverson
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Nice overview on the importance of Paleontology in understanding the history of the Earth. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @standupforscience.net @jeremybroberts.bsky.social @scifri.bsky.social @scinews.bsky.social @sltrib.com.web.brid.gy teach.ocr.org.uk/palaeontolog...
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GCSE Natural History - Palaeontology - Joseph Keating
Joseph Keating puts forward a case for including palaeontology in the new GCSE Natural History curriculum due to its unique deep-time perspective.
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Another Doelling's Bowl field season comes to an end. @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @paleontologizing.bsky.social
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Pantrywoman @pantrywoman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It is so frustrating when you keep finding significant fossils at the end of the field season and still have not gotten to the base of the giant bone bed complex at Doellings Bowl. We are actively planning exit strategy. Wish to see results of 100th field season. @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Been out for review for a few weeks, so closer to publication. @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#WhatisitWednesday This large, thin bone from the basal Cretaceous of eastern Utah has moved up to 1st on our preparation list on our return to lab. Any thoughts?? @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @paleontologizing.bsky.social @thepalass.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Read the article … small locality Prep Labs could house a couple of Grad Students … providing security at each site and gat a bunch of prep done, too. Time for a new paradym people. Move The Dinosaur Museum from behing the hardware store in Blanding to White Mesa and employee some Ute kids..
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 31/07/2026
I used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:
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How to plant a nuclear plant in Iran
The question is: what on earth is Google doing?
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A study I co-authored in 2023 found ExxonMobil’s predictions of global heating over the following decades to have been mostly accurate, as skilful as independent academic and government models, and also very much at odds with its public statements on the matter. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘We can’t make it better again’: what Europe’s wildfires tell us about the climate crisis
In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough to spur us to take action?
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Pat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It’s called a pogrom “a violent, organized attack aimed at massacring or expelling a specific ethnic or religious minority”
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Fisher and Danny flip a jacket containing a basal iguanodont scapula from the Berriasian Doellings Bowl bonebed complex, eastern Utah. @paleontologizing.bsky.social @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @renpoole.bsky.social @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social @geosociety.bsky.social
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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Is it #microvertMonday ? The dot in the palm of my had is a archosaur tooth with a constriction between crown and root. Baby therizinosaur, Ist Cedar Mt heterodontosaur, or toothed bird. Crown height ~3mm. Certain new for fauna. @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social @utahpaleo-ufop.bsky.social
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