llewellyoh good, @KateShaw just released an episode on trees, megafauna, and seed dispersal, featuring the weird Kentucky "Coffee" tree.
https://strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/2025/07/21/episode-442-trees-and-megafauna/
Marcus Brandel#happyhumpday Garden County, Nebraska, has a rich paleontological history. The countyโs Broadwater Formation dates back to the Pliocene, and includes the Lisco Camel Quarry which has yielded the extinct genus Camelops from the Pleistocene epoch. Morrill Hall at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln features a display of a full Camelops skeleton. The museum also houses the University of Nebraska Elephant Hall
https://museum.unl.edu/
#camelops #proboscidean #liscocamelquarry
Travels and Tales of Discovery in Minnesota's County Museums: Lost Bones #2 (Not Worth Losing an Ear)
https://open.substack.com/pub/marcusbrandel/p/lost-bones-2-not-worth-losing-an
#lostbones #pleistocene #holocene #proboscidean #mastodon #vertebra #molar #paleontology #iceage #fossil #shareyourdiscovery #citizenscience #sciencemuseumofmn
#lostbones #FossilFriday ๐๐ฆฅ๐ด๐ช๐Back in Northfield, Minnesota today and excited to work with the Science Museum of Minnesota for some photogrammetry of the mastodon tooth found in 1918 by Leslie Shaw! ๐๐ฆท
Fun fact: The museum is the First National Bank building, famously tied to the James-Younger gang's attempted robbery in September 1876 and holds the ear of one of the robbers!
northfieldhistory.org
@NorthfieldHist #pleistocene #proboscidean #paleontology #citizenscience #mastodon
Who doesn't like a good giant prehistoric elephant skull: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/evolution/giant-prehistoric-elephant-skull-india-belongs-mysterious-extinct-species
#pleistocene #paleontology #Proboscidean #shareyourdiscovery
Giant Prehistoric Elephant Skull from India Belongs to Mysterious Extinct Species | University of Helsinki
The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in northern Indiaโs Kashmir Valley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly known episode in elephant evolutionary history.
๐๐ฆฅ๐ด๐๐ช๐๐ Is a #nationalfossil actually going to happen?
#pleistocene #mastodon #paleontology #shareyourdiscovery #citizenscience #proboscidean
Peters introduces bipartisan proposal to designate the first national fossil โ Michigan Advance
A new bipartisan bill introduced by Sen. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Twp.) carries plenty of teeth, as well as tusks. Alongside Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Peters introduced a bill to make the mastodon โ a distant cousin of the mammoth โ the countryโs national fossil. While both mammoths and mastodons resemble modern elephants, the mastodon is [โฆ]
#lostbones for #FossilFriday! ๐๐ฆฅ๐ด๐๐ช๐๐ This partial mastodon pelvis was recently donated to the Brown County Historical Society in New Ulm, MN. It was found in 1987 in a gravel pit within the city limits. New Ulm borders the western bank of the glacial River Warrenโs river valley, which now contains the Minnesota River.
browncountyhistorymn.org
#pleistocene #mammoth #mastodon #paleontology #NewUlm #Minnesota #paleontology #fossils #shareyourdiscovery #citizenscience #proboscidean #pelvis
#lostbones #FossilFriday ๐ ๐ฆฅ๐ด๐ช๐ ๐ This mammoth molar from Goodhue County was found in Hay Creek, a small trout stream that empties into the Mississippi River just to the north of Red Wing, #Minnesota.
It is on display, along with several other #Pleistocene proboscidean specimens, at the Goodhue County Historical Society.
https://goodhuecountyhistory.org
#columbianmammoth #tooth #paleontology #fossils #shareyourdiscovery #citizenscience #proboscidean #mammoth
Goodhue County Historical Society - Goodhue County Historical Society
Explore Our History Discover the captivating tales of Goodhue Countyโs past while enjoying breathtaking views of the cityscape from our scenic historical society location. Plan Your Visit Visit Exhibits Events [โฆ]
Itโs a #lostbones #FossilFriday! ๐๐ฆฅ๐ด๐๐ช๐ This remarkable mammoth ๐ฆท has an even more remarkable story! Housed at the Interstate Park Ice Age Interpretive Center in Taylors Falls, WI - the tooth originated in #Minnesota.
It was discovered in 1987 by a heavy equipment operator excavating gravel from a Gray Cloud Island gravel deposit ~125 feet below the original surface!
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/parks/interstate/naturecenter
#pleistocene #proboscidean #paleontology #shareyourdiscovery #citizenscience #mammoth #mastodon
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Its #MammothMonday Jim van Dijk has spent the last few months building the world's first reconstruction of a southern mammoth for the Museum Historyland Hellevoetsluis in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands.
Not only is the sculpture just an awesome site but Dick โSir Mammothโ Mol was a consultant on the project.
#pleistocene #proboscidean #sculpture #paleontology #iceage #fossil #femur #shareyourdiscovery #mammalmonday
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