#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

#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