Here are some GARish Valentine’s Day cards from @garlab.bsky.social! Shoutout to team member @ella1326.bsky.social for putting these together!

Two more snappy Valentines from @garlab.bsky.social featuring Florida Gar and Emerald Bowfin by @ella1326.bsky.social 💌

Meet GarLab member @ella1326.bsky.social Ella is a senior in Earth Sciences and Marine Bio at the University of MN. She has previously worked with the MN Zoo as their freshwater mussel intern. Just having joined GarLab, she is excited to assist in the research of ancient fishes! #Garweek #GarLab

#GARWEEK IS HERE!!! We’re excited to celebrate this “most-loathed,” misunderstood, and amazing group of living fossil fishes with you all! Enjoy this Intro to Gars @ologies.bsky.social from #Garology! Feel free to share YOUR #GarPuns, photos, #GARtwork and any other GARish posts!

#GarWeek #paleontology This year, we described a new species of #fossil stem-gar from the Lower Jurassic of Germany link.springer.com/article/10.1...

For stats on #GarWeek @bsky.app so far, please refer to this gar graph 📈🧐

Alligator #gar are an incredible fish, and one of the largest freshwater fish in North America- reaching over 6 feet long and weighing over 100 pounds. They may even reach 8+ feet and 300+ pounds! This skull was photographed by @nerdrvt.bsky.social on a BTS tour of NEAQ several years ago. #GarWeek

“What’s the deal with GARS?” Here’s a #GarWeek mega-thread of gar stories (aka GARticles) over the years: First up: Gar Wars by @matthewlmiller.bsky.social blog.nature.org/science/2015...