Stephanie Drumheller

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Stephanie Drumheller-Horton: paleontologist, taphonomist, mom. Lecturer at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Opinions are my own.

The loss of so much world heritage and so many lifetimes worth of research during the #MuseuNacional fire is heartbreaking.

Pepesuchus holotype, National #Museum of #Brazil. 📸 Chris Brochu
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/09/brazil-rio-de-janeiro-museum-fire/569299/

What Was Lost in Brazil’s Devastating Museum Fire

Two hundred years of work—and millions of priceless specimens—have been destroyed in a preventable tragedy.

I've been playing with an academic "#genealogy" database this evening. My academic pedigree includes Darwin, Cope, Huxley, Osborn, Romer, Lyell, etc. Check it out. It's a fun (if also intimidating) way to track "lineages" in #academic.

https://academictree.org/evolution/index.php

Evolution Tree

Evolution Tree - The Academic Genealogy of Evolutionary Biology

The American #alligator's range extends a lot further north than many people expect. How far? Here's an Oklahoma Department of Wildlife announcement about #alligators in their state.

https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/department-of-wildlife-shares-photo-of-alligator-in-southeastern-oklahoma

Department of Wildlife shares photo of alligator in southeastern Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife on Wednesday shared a photo of an alligator in the southeastern portion of the state, and they say its one of six in the area.

These #museum #fossil jokes, they kill me. #taphonomy #MusMeme

South Florida Lazy River, must have a crurotarsal ankle to ride. 🐊#Florida #crocodile

http://www.fox13news.com/trending/crocodile-on-a-pool-noodle-in-south-florida

Crocodile on a pool noodle in South Florida

It's not unusual to see an alligator or crocodile swimming in a canal in South Florida but it's definitely unusual to see a crocodile swimming by on a pool noodle. 

Heck yeah, starting off the new semester right with this #uglyfossil. (More like an ugly subfossil, but anyway.) This long bone shaft, covered in different bite marks, was sent to UTK for ID. #taphonomy #fossil
Unpacking boxes and boxes and boxes of #fossil poop today. #coprolites #ichnology #research