#fossilfriday type specimen (specimen used to name a new species) of Pteranodon sternbergi. On display at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hayes, Kansas. #sternbergmuseumofnaturalhistory #pterosaur #pteranodon #mesozoic

#throwbackthursday Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, 2009 #lassenvolcanicnationalpark #lassenpeak #volcano #california

#museummonday the Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry display at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Shot this at SVP back in 2016. #naturalhistorymuseumofutah #saltlakecity #jurassic #dinosaurs

#fossilfriday a front leg if the giant camel Gigantocamelus (which may or may not be valid). I really had to crouch to get the whole thing in frame. On display at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence. #universityofkansas #naturalhistorymuseum #prehistorickansas #camel

#museummonday a Channel Island gray fox lounges by the beach next to an old Native American midden. Scene: San Nicholas Island, California. On display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. #naturalhistorymuseumoflosangelescounty #californiachannelislands #grayfox #wildlife

#fossilfriday skull of an extinct beak whale from the Pliocene of southern California. Used to be on display at the San Diego Natural History Museum (took this in 2003 with my first ever digital camera, a mere 2 mp). #sandiegonaturalhistorymuseum #prehistoriccalifornia #beakedwhale #marinemammal

#throwbackthursday the Barstow Syncline, Rainbow Basin Natural Area, Barstow, California, 2013. Taking on one of the field trips i used to do with the San Bernardino County Museum. #rainbowbasinnaturalarea #barstow #miocene #geology

#fossilfriday skeleton of the chunky early miocene oreodont Merycochoerus. On display at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln. #universityofnebraskastatemuseum #prehistoricnebraska #oreodont #miocene

Swimming hippo, San Diego Zoo, California, 2003. #sandiegozoo #sandiego #california #hippo #hippopotamus

#fossilfriday : this funsize terror is Dallasaurus. It is considered one of the earliest mosasaurs in North America. Found in Dallas County, Texas and on display at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas. #perotmuseumofnatureandscience #prehistorictexas #mosasaur #marinereptile

#fossilfriday since im at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County i thought I'd post something from there. Lower jaw of Allison's sea cow (Dioplotherium allisoni). 15 Mya, found in Laguna Hills, California. #naturalhistorymuseumoflosangelescounty #losangeles #prehistoriccalifornia #seacow

#museummonday antique oil rig, ca. 1925. On display at the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas. Though I don't know for how much longer... #panhandleplainshistoricalmuseum #panhandle #plains #museum #canyontx #texas #texashistory #oil #oilrig

#fossilfriday a fish that died eating another fish. From the Eocene Green River Formation, Wyoming. On Display at the Raymond Alf Museum of Paleontology, California. #raymondalfmuseum #paleontology #california #prehistoricwyoming #fossil #fish

#museummonday elephants of the Central Coast: Columbian mammoth, Pacific mastodon, and Channel Island pygmy mammoth. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, California #santabarbaramuseumofnaturalhistory #santabarbara #california #prehistoriccalifornia #fossil #elephant #mammoth #mastodon

It was just another failure anyways... #blog #life #ihatemylife

#fossilfriday : Texas Nessie, a short necked plesiosaur found in Collin County, Texas. On display at the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary, McKinney. #heardmuseum #naturalscience #mckinneytx #plesiosaur #marinereptile #prehistorictexas #cretaceous

Apparently Claude, the albino alligatorat the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, has passed away at age 30. So here's a few shots from a couple visits over the years. #californiaacademyofsciences #sanfrancisco #california #alligator #albino #albinoalligator #claude

#museummonday Horn Island, a barrier island off the coast of Mississippi. On display at the Mississippi Museum Of Natural Sciences, Jackson. #mississippimuseumofnaturalscience #Mississippi #jackson #nature #wildlife #gulfofmexico

#fossilfriday a shell of a giant inoceramid clam. How much chowder you think you could make with that? On display at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays, Kansas. #sternbergmuseumofnaturalhistory #sternbergmuseum #hays #Kansas #prehistorickansas #clam #giantclam #fossil #paleontology

#museummonday L.A. Underwater exhibit featuring prehistoric marine life in southern California. On display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. #naturalhistorymuseumoflosangelescounty #naturalhistorymuseum #losangeles #prehistoriccalifornia #marinelife #fossils #paleontology #desmostylian

#fossilfriday a front leg and teeth of the hippo-like rhino Teleoceras. Found in the late Miocene dove spring formation, Kern County, California. On display at the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center. #redrockcanyonstatepark #kerncounty #california #prehistoriccalifornia #fossil #rhino #miocene

#fossilfriday a partial specimen of the giant dragonfly Meganura. It's hard to make out so I included the diagram. On display at the Kansas University Natural History Museum, Lawrence. #kansasuniversitynaturalhistorymuseum #kansasuniversity #prehistorickansas #dragonfly #giantbug

#fossilfriday I don't usually post dinosaurs unless they have to do with Laramidia. So here's a Centrosaurus skull on display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada #royaltyrrellmuseum #paleontology #prehistoriccanada #alberta #dinosaur #fossil

Congratulations to Nanotyrannus on becoming a valid species. As for my thoughts on the matter... I'll keep them to myself as they only ever get me in trouble (plus I'm never right about anything). #nanotyrannus #tyrannosaurusrex #tyrannosaur #dinosaur #cretaceous #paleontology #raymondalfmuseum

#museummonday jaguars in California? You bet! The big cats used to roam the Golden State (though this specimen is from elsewhere). On display at the Great Valley Museum, Modesto, California. #greatvalleymuseum #modesto #california #wildlife #jaguar #bigcat

Everyone's talking about nanotyrannus. But we have to wrap up #gomphtober2025 . Finishing things off is Eubelodon. On display at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln. #fossilfriday #universityofnebraskastatemuseum #universityofnebraskalincoln #prehistoricnebraska #fossil #elephant

#throwbackthursday McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California, 2014. #mcarthurburneyfallsmemorialstatepark #mcarthurburneyfallsstatepark #mcarthurburneyfalls #waterfall #california #californiastateparks

#museummonday dinosaur hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. #naturalhistorymuseumoflosangelescounty #losangeles #naturalhistorymuseum #california #dinosaurs

Fourth entry for #gomphtober2025 a lower jaw of the spiral tusked gomphothere Cuvieronius. On display at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville. #fossilfriday #floridamuseumofnaturalhistory #universityofflorida #fossil #elephant #prehistoricflorida

#museummonday a hadrosaur encounters a giant bowfin in the highlands of southern Arizona/northern Mexico. Arizona Museum of Natural History, Mesa. #arizonamuseumofnaturalhistory #arizona #prehistoricarizona #prehistoricmexico #hadrosaur #dinosaur #paleontology

Third installment of #gomphtober2025 : lower jaw of the amebelodont Amebelodon fricki. The largest jaw of any land animal. On display at the University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln. #fossilfriday #universityofnebraskastatemuseum #universityofnebraskalincoln #elephant #prehistoricnebraska

#museummonday life in a salt marsh at several times life size. On display at the San Diego Natural History Museum, California. #sandiegonaturalhistorymuseum #thenat #saltmarsh #estuary #crab #fish #clam

Second installment of #gomphtober2025 skeleton of gomphotherium from Mt. Diablo, California. Was on display at UC Berkeley, don't know if it still is. #fossilfriday #prehistoriccalifornia #gomphotherium #cenozoic #miocene #elephant #fossil

#throwbackthursday sunset at Salt Creek, Death Valley National Park, California, 2007. #deathvalleynationalpark #deathvalley #saltcreek #desert #desertlife #sunset #california

#museummonday gray wolves hanging around Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska. On display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Colorado. #denvermuseumofnatureandscience #denver #colorado #wolf #graywolf #gatesofthearctic #nationalpark #wildlife #nature

Welcome to the first instalment of #gomphtober2025 where we spotlight gomohotheres and their relatives. Kicking things off is Stegomastodon Arizona from the pliocene of Arizona. #fossilfriday #smithsonian #nationalmuseumofnaturalhistory #elephant #fossil #prehistoricarizona #paleontology

#throwbackthursday old steam engine used to haul ore buckets in and out of mines. Bodie Historical State Park, California, 2013. #bodiehistoricalstatepark #bodiehistoricpark #california #history #steamengine #mining

Edie getting face to face with the latest batch of feral kittens. #doggo #doge #kitties #kittens

#museummonday living swamp. Mississippi Museum of Natural Sciences, Jackson. #mississippimuseumofnaturalscience #mississippi #museum #naturalsciences #jackson #alligator #turtle #swamp

#fossilfriday skull and lower jaw of the fox-like dog Archaeocyon. On display at the Ben Reifel Visitor Center, Badlands National Park, South Dakota. #badlandsnationalpark #badlands #dog #doge #doggo #oligocene #fossil #paleontology

#throwbackthursday desert bighorn ram. Los Angeles Zoo, 2010. #losangeleszoo #losangeles #california #zoo #bighornsheep

Happy World Gorilla Day! #worldgorilladay #worldgorilladay2025 #gorilla #ape #primate #sanfranciscozoo

#fossilfriday American lion upper jaw. On display at the Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City. #naturalhistorymuseumofutah #universityofutah #saltlakecity #lion #bigcat #fossil #paleontology

#throwbackthursday the Matterhorn against the moon. Disneyland, 2010. #disneyland #anaheim #california #matterhorn #mountain

#fossilfriday skull and half-neck ring of the armored dinosaur Edmontonia. On display at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, Alberta, Canada. #royaltyrrellmuseum #alberta #canada #prehistoriccanada #nodosaur #armoreddinosaur #dinosaur #cretaceous

#museummonday California grizzly bear. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. #santabarbaramuseumofnaturalhistory #santabarbara #museum #naturalhistory #california #grizzly #bear #wildlife

#fossilfriday skull of the sheep-sized oreodont Mesoreodon. On display in the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon #johndayfossilbedsnationalmonument #johndayfossilbeds #nationalmonument #prehistoricoregon #oregon #cenozoic #oligocene #paleontology

#throwbackthursday When we first got Sophie. So hard to believe that fuzzy little puppy is now 15 years old. #dog #doggo #puppy

#fossilfriday The Onion Creek Mosasaur. On display at the Texas Science and Natural History Museum, Austin. #texasscienceandnaturalhistorymuseum #prehistorictexas #universityoftexas #austintx #mosasaur #marinereptile

#throwbackthursday The Painted Hills. John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, 2014. #johndayfossilbedsnationalmonument #johndayfossilbeds #nationalmonument #oregon #geology #paleontology #paintedhills