#burkemuseum — Public Fediverse posts
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@ascentale @bikenite A8: DINOSAUR SKIN
actual, from a specimen from a dig in, uh. shit. Montana? Pretty sure it's the Montana dig.
Technically this is fossilized _impression_ of dinosaur skin. But... dinosaur skin.
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On the way back to Spokane from an excellent #EvoWIBO, a brief stop at the #BurkeMuseum to gather some invaluable preliminary #data in advance of this summer's #paleoecology-focused #field season on the #OlympicPeninsula.
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Southern #Africa is one of the most important places in the world for understanding the #Permian, the period that ended with the largest #MassExtinction in #Earth's history. The valleys of the #Luangwa and #Zambezi in #Zambia 🇿🇲 are particularly rich in Permian fossils, including this #gorgonopsian on display at the #UniversityOfWashington's #BurkeMuseum. These impressive animals are #therapsids, close relatives of mammals and perhaps the first #sabertooths.
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Because I can't resist a local-#fossil-makes-good story, I feel compelled to post a follow-up to this #FossilAdventCalendar entry. The #PuntledgeRiver #elasmosaur is so well-preserved that casts of its #skeleton are a star of #museum exhibit halls from the #UniversityOfWashington's #BurkeMuseum to #Ottawa's #CanadianMuseumOfNature. Running across it in #museums is always a pleasant surprise, like unexpectedly meeting an old friend.
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Did get to visit the #BurkeMuseum before falling ill and learned about the cat-like #nimravids that precede the #CatGap. They lived 35-23 mya--tens of millions of years before true cats evolved--and weighed in at a sizable 300 lbs.
They are different from true cats due their more primitive skulls, flat-footed walking styles, and single-chambered ear bones. Many species did have elongated canines, and probably filled an evolutionary niche that true cats stepped into as climates changed.