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  1. The #KPg is probably the only mass #extinction in Earth's history that conforms to the popular stereotype, and it's our mental model for such events just because #dinosaurs are so charismatic. But yeah. We're in the middle of a sixth great extinction event right now, and the pace makes it frighteningly easy for people to pretend otherwise.

    lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n19/lo

  2. The #KPg is probably the only mass #extinction in Earth's history that conforms to the popular stereotype, and it's our mental model for such events just because #dinosaurs are so charismatic. But yeah. We're in the middle of a sixth great extinction event right now, and the pace makes it frighteningly easy for people to pretend otherwise.

    lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n19/lo

  3. The #KPg is probably the only mass #extinction in Earth's history that conforms to the popular stereotype, and it's our mental model for such events just because #dinosaurs are so charismatic. But yeah. We're in the middle of a sixth great extinction event right now, and the pace makes it frighteningly easy for people to pretend otherwise.

    lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n19/lo

  4. The #KPg is probably the only mass #extinction in Earth's history that conforms to the popular stereotype, and it's our mental model for such events just because #dinosaurs are so charismatic. But yeah. We're in the middle of a sixth great extinction event right now, and the pace makes it frighteningly easy for people to pretend otherwise.

    lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n19/lo

  5. On July 5, Tako Koning led a trip to Knudsen’s Farm near Huxley, AB, to view the K-Pg extinction layer! After a talk in town, we hiked to see the layer up close, then visited Dry Island Buffalo Jump Park for lunch, where the layer is also visible on the bluffs. A great start to the field trip season!

    #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #kpg #ab #alberta

  6. On July 5, Tako Koning led a trip to Knudsen’s Farm near Huxley, AB, to view the K-Pg extinction layer! After a talk in town, we hiked to see the layer up close, then visited Dry Island Buffalo Jump Park for lunch, where the layer is also visible on the bluffs. A great start to the field trip season!

    #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #kpg #ab #alberta

  7. On July 5, Tako Koning led a trip to Knudsen’s Farm near Huxley, AB, to view the K-Pg extinction layer! After a talk in town, we hiked to see the layer up close, then visited Dry Island Buffalo Jump Park for lunch, where the layer is also visible on the bluffs. A great start to the field trip season!

    #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #kpg #ab #alberta

  8. On July 5, Tako Koning led a trip to Knudsen’s Farm near Huxley, AB, to view the K-Pg extinction layer! After a talk in town, we hiked to see the layer up close, then visited Dry Island Buffalo Jump Park for lunch, where the layer is also visible on the bluffs. A great start to the field trip season!

    #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #kpg #ab #alberta

  9. On July 5, Tako Koning led a trip to Knudsen’s Farm near Huxley, AB, to view the K-Pg extinction layer! After a talk in town, we hiked to see the layer up close, then visited Dry Island Buffalo Jump Park for lunch, where the layer is also visible on the bluffs. A great start to the field trip season!

    #palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #kpg #ab #alberta

  10. Did you miss last Friday's meeting? Luckily, we recorded both talks and they are now available on our YouTube page!

    Dr. Leslie Eliuk: Mammoth site, Hot Springs, South Dakota: A Photo Tour youtu.be/JCS1ve59glg
    Dr. Francois Therrien - What really killed the dinosaurs: a look at the latest developments youtu.be/GG_QgRIkMQ8

    Thanks to both presenters for their presentations!

    #palaeontology #paleontology #dinosaurs #fossils #mammoth #southdakota #kpg #fossil #extinction #ab #alberta #yyc

  11. Did you miss last Friday's meeting? Luckily, we recorded both talks and they are now available on our YouTube page!

    Dr. Leslie Eliuk: Mammoth site, Hot Springs, South Dakota: A Photo Tour youtu.be/JCS1ve59glg
    Dr. Francois Therrien - What really killed the dinosaurs: a look at the latest developments youtu.be/GG_QgRIkMQ8

    Thanks to both presenters for their presentations!

    #palaeontology #paleontology #dinosaurs #fossils #mammoth #southdakota #kpg #fossil #extinction #ab #alberta #yyc

  12. Did you miss last Friday's meeting? Luckily, we recorded both talks and they are now available on our YouTube page!

    Dr. Leslie Eliuk: Mammoth site, Hot Springs, South Dakota: A Photo Tour youtu.be/JCS1ve59glg
    Dr. Francois Therrien - What really killed the dinosaurs: a look at the latest developments youtu.be/GG_QgRIkMQ8

    Thanks to both presenters for their presentations!

    #palaeontology #paleontology #dinosaurs #fossils #mammoth #southdakota #kpg #fossil #extinction #ab #alberta #yyc

  13. Did you miss last Friday's meeting? Luckily, we recorded both talks and they are now available on our YouTube page!

    Dr. Leslie Eliuk: Mammoth site, Hot Springs, South Dakota: A Photo Tour youtu.be/JCS1ve59glg
    Dr. Francois Therrien - What really killed the dinosaurs: a look at the latest developments youtu.be/GG_QgRIkMQ8

    Thanks to both presenters for their presentations!

    #palaeontology #paleontology #dinosaurs #fossils #mammoth #southdakota #kpg #fossil #extinction #ab #alberta #yyc

  14. Did you miss last Friday's meeting? Luckily, we recorded both talks and they are now available on our YouTube page!

    Dr. Leslie Eliuk: Mammoth site, Hot Springs, South Dakota: A Photo Tour youtu.be/JCS1ve59glg
    Dr. Francois Therrien - What really killed the dinosaurs: a look at the latest developments youtu.be/GG_QgRIkMQ8

    Thanks to both presenters for their presentations!

    #palaeontology #paleontology #dinosaurs #fossils #mammoth #southdakota #kpg #fossil #extinction #ab #alberta #yyc

  15. Today's #fossilfriday is really a lack of fossils! The picture is of the K-Pg (Cretaceous-Paleogene layer). Below that layer you find fossils of (non-avian) dinosaurs, and above it you don't! It was incredible to see it in person and realize that we were looking at evidence of one of the largest extinction events the planet has ever seen.

    This picture was taken at Knudsen's Farm, near Dry Island Buffalo Jump, during a 2023 field trip.

    #palaeontology #paleontology #ab #alberta #fossils #kpg

  16. Today's #fossilfriday is really a lack of fossils! The picture is of the K-Pg (Cretaceous-Paleogene layer). Below that layer you find fossils of (non-avian) dinosaurs, and above it you don't! It was incredible to see it in person and realize that we were looking at evidence of one of the largest extinction events the planet has ever seen.

    This picture was taken at Knudsen's Farm, near Dry Island Buffalo Jump, during a 2023 field trip.

    #palaeontology #paleontology #ab #alberta #fossils #kpg

  17. Today's #fossilfriday is really a lack of fossils! The picture is of the K-Pg (Cretaceous-Paleogene layer). Below that layer you find fossils of (non-avian) dinosaurs, and above it you don't! It was incredible to see it in person and realize that we were looking at evidence of one of the largest extinction events the planet has ever seen.

    This picture was taken at Knudsen's Farm, near Dry Island Buffalo Jump, during a 2023 field trip.

    #palaeontology #paleontology #ab #alberta #fossils #kpg

  18. Today's #fossilfriday is really a lack of fossils! The picture is of the K-Pg (Cretaceous-Paleogene layer). Below that layer you find fossils of (non-avian) dinosaurs, and above it you don't! It was incredible to see it in person and realize that we were looking at evidence of one of the largest extinction events the planet has ever seen.

    This picture was taken at Knudsen's Farm, near Dry Island Buffalo Jump, during a 2023 field trip.

    #palaeontology #paleontology #ab #alberta #fossils #kpg

  19. Today's #fossilfriday is really a lack of fossils! The picture is of the K-Pg (Cretaceous-Paleogene layer). Below that layer you find fossils of (non-avian) dinosaurs, and above it you don't! It was incredible to see it in person and realize that we were looking at evidence of one of the largest extinction events the planet has ever seen.

    This picture was taken at Knudsen's Farm, near Dry Island Buffalo Jump, during a 2023 field trip.

    #palaeontology #paleontology #ab #alberta #fossils #kpg

  20. @failedLyndonLaRouchite Exactly. Relativity tied a bunch of strange results together in an elegant way. The same applies to some of the other examples on my list—e.g. the reason the Alvarez hypothesis gained widespread acceptance relatively quickly is that none of the other proposed mechanisms for the #KPg #extinction (formerly #KT) fit the rather odd data.

  21. @failedLyndonLaRouchite Exactly. Relativity tied a bunch of strange results together in an elegant way. The same applies to some of the other examples on my list—e.g. the reason the Alvarez hypothesis gained widespread acceptance relatively quickly is that none of the other proposed mechanisms for the #KPg #extinction (formerly #KT) fit the rather odd data.

  22. @failedLyndonLaRouchite Exactly. Relativity tied a bunch of strange results together in an elegant way. The same applies to some of the other examples on my list—e.g. the reason the Alvarez hypothesis gained widespread acceptance relatively quickly is that none of the other proposed mechanisms for the #KPg #extinction (formerly #KT) fit the rather odd data.

  23. @failedLyndonLaRouchite Exactly. Relativity tied a bunch of strange results together in an elegant way. The same applies to some of the other examples on my list—e.g. the reason the Alvarez hypothesis gained widespread acceptance relatively quickly is that none of the other proposed mechanisms for the #KPg #extinction (formerly #KT) fit the rather odd data.

  24. CW: Silliness re: a popular Nelly Furtado song

    Like Nelly, we too are like a bird.

    Not because we'll fly away though, but because our ancestors also survived the K-Pg extinction event.

    #KPgExtinctionEvent #KPg #asteroid #NellyFurtado #IrreverentHumour

  25. CW: Silliness re: a popular Nelly Furtado song

    Like Nelly, we too are like a bird.

    Not because we'll fly away though, but because our ancestors also survived the K-Pg extinction event.

    #KPgExtinctionEvent #KPg #asteroid #NellyFurtado #IrreverentHumour

  26. CW: Silliness re: a popular Nelly Furtado song

    Like Nelly, we too are like a bird.

    Not because we'll fly away though, but because our ancestors also survived the K-Pg extinction event.

    #KPgExtinctionEvent #KPg #asteroid #NellyFurtado #IrreverentHumour

  27. CW: Silliness re: a popular Nelly Furtado song

    Like Nelly, we too are like a bird.

    Not because we'll fly away though, but because our ancestors also survived the K-Pg extinction event.

    #KPgExtinctionEvent #KPg #asteroid #NellyFurtado #IrreverentHumour

  28. CW: Silliness re: a popular Nelly Furtado song

    Like Nelly, we too are like a bird.

    Not because we'll fly away though, but because our ancestors also survived the K-Pg extinction event.

    #KPgExtinctionEvent #KPg #asteroid #NellyFurtado #IrreverentHumour