#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

#museummonday a herd of pronghorn tear across the prairie near Pawnee Butte, Colorado. Denver Museum of Nature and Science. #denvermuseumofnatureandscience #denver #colorado #pronghorn #wildlife

#fossilfriday a partial tusk from an extinct sea lion that lived on California's Central Coast 3-4 million years ago. On display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. #santacruzmuseumofnaturalhistory #santacruz #museum #california #prehistoriccalifornia #sealion #marinemammal #paleontology

#throwbackthursday The Subway, Zion National Park, Utah (July 2011) #zionnationalpark #subway #utah #nationalparks #geology

#fossilfriday : impressions of whale baleen. Found in the Palos Verdes area, Los Angeles County. On display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California. #naturalhistorymuseumoflosangelescounty #naturalhistorymuseum #losangeles #prehistoriccalifornia #fossil #whale #baleen

#fossilfriday Dimetrodon grandis skull. On display at the Whiteside Museum of Natural History, Seymour, Texas. #whitesidemuseum #naturalhistory #seymour #texas #dimetrodon #permian #prehistorictexas

#fossilfriday A skull and partial spine of an ice age camel. There are bite marks on the skull, suggesting a carnivore grabbed the carcass by the head and dragged it off. On display at the Western Science Center, Hemet, California. #westernsciencecenter #prehistoriccalifornia #pleistocene #camel

#museummonday Old town BC. Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, Canada #royalbritishcolumbiamuseum #oldtown #historictown #history #canadianhistory #britishcolumbia #victoriabc

This #fossilfriday we have the rib of an extinct whale. What makes it noteworthy is that it has bite marks on it made by a large shark. On display at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson. #mississippimuseumofnaturalscience #jacksonms #eocene #whale #extinct #otodus #shark

#throwbackthursday a bear in a hammock. California Living Museum (CALM), Bakersfield. #calm #californialivingmuseum #zoo #bear #blackbear #wildlife #conservation

#museummonday mule deer on the north rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona. On display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. #naturalhistorymuseumoflosangeles #naturalhistorymuseum #losangelescounty #muledeer #wildlife #grandcanyon #arizona

#fossilfriday a skeleton of the huge sea turtle Protostega. It was found near Gholson, Texas in 1971 and comes from the Eagle Ford formation. On display at the Mayborn Museum, Waco. #bayloruniversity #maybornmuseum #waco #prehistorictexas #marinelife #seaturtle #fossil #paleontology

I've been reading up on Folsom so I thought this #museummonday would be another bison kill. This is a reconstruction of the Vore site. On display at the Museum of Anthropology, University of Wyoming #museumofanthropology #universityofwyoming #laramie #bison #hunting #nativeamerican #archaeology

I've had aetosaurs on my mind lately. So this #fossilfriday is an articulated specimen of the aetosaur Typothorax coccinarum. On display at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque. #newmexicomuseumofnaturalhistoryandscience #prehistoricnewmexico #aetosaur #triassic

#museummonday Reconstruction of a native American shell mound. Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville. #floridamuseumofnaturalhistory #nativeamerican #shellmound

#fossilfriday a skull of the primitive carnivore Triisodon. Used to be on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, don't know if it still is. #smithsonian #nationalmuseumofnaturalhistory #washingtondc #prehistoricnewmexico

Week 4 of #maystodon2025 : a skull of a Pacific mastodon known as the "Old Man" because it came from an aged male. The arrow points to a pathology in his teeth. Was on display at the Western Science Center, Hemet, California. #fossilfriday #westernsciencecenter #hemetca #prehistoriccalifornia

#museummonday bison graze and lounge in a mixed grass prairie. Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman. #samnobleoklahomamuseumofnaturalhistory #samnoble #oklahomamuseum #bison #prairie

Week 3 of #maystodon2025 : a partial tusk of the early mastodon Zygolophodon. On Display at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon. #maystodon #johndayfossilbeds #nationalmonument #prehistoricoregon #elephant #mastodon #tusk

#museummonday kelp forest diorama at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, California. #santabarbaramuseumofnaturalhistory #santabarbara #california #kelpforest #marinelife #centralcoastcalifornia

Week 2 of #maystodon2025 : a forelimb of a Pacific mastodon (Mammut pacificus). This uses to be on display at the San Diego Natural History Museum, California. #fossilfriday #maystodon #sandiegonaturalhistorymuseum #thenat #mastodon #elephant #pleistocene #iceage

Welcome to #maystodon2025 ! Kicking things off is the Tunica Bayou mastodon. This American mastodon was found in 1959 on Cliffwood Plantation, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. On display at the Museum of Natural Sciences, University of Louisiana, Baton Rouge. #maystodon #fossilfriday #mastodon

#museummonday a life size model of the late cretaceous pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus. Currently the largest flying animal known, its fossils are known from Big Bend National Park in Texas. On display at the Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine, Texas #museumofthebigbend #texas #prehistorictexas #cretaceous