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We're sorting microfossils again this fall!
When it's too cold to go looking outside, join us inside to look for microfossils! We'll be in Rm. B140 at Mount Royal University, Calgary.
No experience is necessary - we're happy to show you the ropes!
October 18
November 1
November 22
December 6https://albertapaleo.org/events for more information!
#palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #alberta #microfossils
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These findings enhance our understanding of Permian diets, paleoecological interactions, and even the microenvironments within feces!
Full text as preprint: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18978067
or final published peer-reviewed paper:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2025.201060#Science #Paleoecology #Microfossils #PermianLife
Questions or thoughts? Drop them below! 👇
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Our last workshop for the Paleo 2026 Symposium was a great one! Dr. Julien Divay showed us how to identify different fish species from their microfossils. It was amazing to see how tiny details in the patterns of their vertebrae or other features could be used to accurately tell apart different fish! What a great way to end off our symposium!
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We had a great first fossil sorting session of 2026! Some really incredibly preserved teeth and fish bits this time.
If you're sad that you missed your chance, no worries! We have three more sessions before the summer:
Sunday, Feb.8
Sunday, Feb. 22
Sunday, March 8Everyone is welcome! If you're in the Calgary area, why not give it a try?
See https://albertapaleo.org/events/fossilsorting for more information.
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On November 23rd we had our last fossil sorting session of 2025! It was a great haul, with plenty of unusual specimens.
1 - Fish Barb - Vaclav Marsovsky
2 - Multituberculate molar - @eric
3 - Amphibian(?) Vertebra - Jolinda Botha
4 - Rodent Incisor and Molar, Lizard Jaw Fragment - Matthew RhodesOur sessions are going to start up again in 2026 - check out https://albertapaleo.org/events/fossilsorting for more details!
#palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #microfossils #fish #multituberculate #teeth
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Another great fossil sorting session this Sunday! It was an unusually fishy afternoon with lots of centra, scales, teeth, and fin rays from several different species being found, among the usual collection of teeth and bone fragments.
Our next session will be Sunday, Nov. 23 at MRU in Calgary. Everyone is welcome, so come on by!
https://albertapaleo.org/events/fossilsorting for more information.
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Another great Sunday sorting fossils! It was a spectacular haul with a surprising number of partial jaw fragments found this time.
Rodent molar - CS Ling
Reptile Jaw - Daegan Kovacs
Phalanx - Labib ChowdhuryIf you'd like to come assist palaeontological research, our next session is this Sunday! https://albertapaleo.org/events/fossilsorting for more information.
#paleontology #paleontology #fossils #microfossils #alberta #eocene
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Two events this week!
Thursday, October 23, 5 - 7, Edmonton: Lecture by Dr. Caldwell. Hosted by the University of Alberta Palaeontological Society!
Sunday, October 26, 1 - 3:30, Calgary: Microfossil Sorting with the Alberta Palaeontological Society!
See https://albertapaleo.org/events/calendar for more information.
#palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #dinosaurs #microfossils #alberta
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Foraminifera.eu
@foram.bsky.social
Upper Cretaceous foraminifera from glacier-displaced strata near Rostock, Northeastern Germany. They were collected by Ralf-Rainer Schulz. We took the first images, which can be seen at https://foraminifera.eu/collection.php?collname=Ralf-Rainer+Schulz&aktion=suche
#foraminifera #microfossils #paleontology #Cretaceous #fossils -
Save the Date!
New dates for our popular microfossil sorting have been announced:
- Sunday, October 26
- Sunday, November 2
- Sunday, November 23All sessions will be from 1 - 3:30pm in rm. B140 at Mount Royal University, Calgary.
Join us to sort through Eocene sediment to help the research of Dr. Theodor and Dr. Dutchak!
No experience necessary - all are welcome!
See https://albertapaleo.org/events for more details.
#palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #microfossils #ab #alberta #yyc
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Today I found this planktonic foraminifera in a Turonian slab. It was sheared off by glaciers somewhere, transported and eventually dumped north of Berlin. Is it Archaeoglobigerina cretacea ? Maybe a professional can tell. // See more at https://foraminifera.eu/collection.php?collname=Ralf-Rainer+Schulz&aktion=suche
#foraminifera #microfossils #fossils #paleontology #micropaleontology #Cretaceous #microscope
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Listen to my talk on our physical Foraminifera Collection on youtube at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX3KZjA1bso
#foraminifera #microfossils #fossil #MarineLife #paleontology #MarineScience #palaeontology #shell
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These days we have passed the 23,000 mark in our database. A big thank you to our contributors from all over the world for sending sediments, specimens, images and help with identifications. #foraminifera #microfossils #fossils #paleontology #MarineLife #MarineScience
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Another successful microfossil sorting session! This one included a lot more unusual finds.
1 - Fish barb with spines (ouch!)
2 - Multituberculate molar - rare!
3 - Ungual phalanxIf you're interested in joining the illustrious group of volunteers that finds these fossils, our next event is Sunday, March 2, from 1 - 3:30pm at Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB. Everyone is welcome!
https://albertapaleo.org/events
#palaeontology #paleontology #microfossils #fossils #ab #alberta #yyc
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Thanks to everyone who came out to help us sort Eocene microfossils - it was our largest turnout yet!
Our next event will be Sunday, January 26 from 1 - 3:30pm at Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Rm. B140. Everyone is welcome to come help find fossils!
See albertapaleo.org/events for more details.
#palaeontology #paleontology #microfossils #ab #alberta #yyc #eocene
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Foraminifera or just pseudofossil rock chips ???
I picked about 50 specimens from 10g of a disintegrated Jurassic shale. I think these are compressed agglutinated forams. Whats your opinion ? #foraminifera #microfossils #Jurassic #fossils #MarineLife #paleontology -
Beat the winter blues with microfossil sorting! Join members of the APS this Sunday, January 12 from 1 - 3:30pm in rm. B140 at Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, to sort through fossil matrix from the Eocene of Sakatchewan. We'll be looking for mammal teeth, fish bones, and anything else we can find.
Anyone is welcome to attend, and we'll have people ready to get you started and show you how everything works.
#palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #microfossils #ab #alberta #yyc
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I found several shallow water foraminifera as this Ammonia in a sand from the German Pre-Alps. They prove its marine origin from the Paratethys ocean. The Paratethys covered about 18mya ago vast areas north of the Alps. #foraminifera #MarineLife #fossils #microfossils #Miocene
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Another year of microfossil sorting is at an end! Some highlights this session included a grastropod, many mammal teeth, a tiny crocodile tooth, and some amber!
Since this summer, volunteers for the APS have spent collectively 158 person-hours and sorted through a very auspicious 2024g of sediment!
Our next session will be January 12. For more details, see https://albertapaleo.org/events/. Everyone is welcome to attend!
#palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #ab #alberta #yyc #microfossils
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Thanks to everyone who came out on Sunday to help sort fossils! We found lots of teeth, fish scales, some vertebrae, and a selection of odds and ends. Pictured are a rodent incisor and molar (probably) from the Eocene of Saskatchewan.
Our next fossil sorting session is Sunday, December 1, and everyone is welcome! See the events page https://albertapaleo.org/events/ for more details.
#palaeontology #paleontology #fossils #ab #alberta #microfossils #yyc
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We have a new room for our microfossil sorting this coming Sunday, October 20! If you're interested in going fossil hunting while comfortably sitting down with others who are as passionate as you, please join us in Mount Royal University room B140 from 1 - 3:30pm to look for microfossils!
This event is open to everyone age 12 and up, so we hope to see you there!
For more details, see the APS events page at https://albertapaleo.org/events/.
#palaeontology #paleontology #microfossils #yyc #ab #alberta
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Have you ever wanted to go fossil hunting while sitting down in a climate-controlled room?
Aid the research of Dr. Theodor and Dr. Dutchak of the University of Calgary by searching the soil from the Cypress Hills Formation of Saskatchewan to find tiny fossils. We will be using microscopes in room B114 at Mount Royal University.
This event is open to anyone aged 12 and older.
For more details, see https://albertapaleo.org/events/
#palaeontology #paleontology #fossil #microfossils #yyc #ab #alberta
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How NASA Can Avoid A False Positive Mars Microfossil Detection
✍️ by Bruce Dorminey for Forbes, including insights by Sandra Siljestrom, astrobiologist and geochemist, and ‘sample shepherd’ on Perseverance
#Mars #Perseverance #rover #PerseveranceRover #news #fossils #microfossils #astrobiology #geochemistry #MarsSampleReturn
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Australian quaternarists and micropalaeontologists - applications for the Leanne Armand Travel Award are now open. Details on the #AQUA website: https://aqua.org.au/sample-page/the-leanne-armand-travel-award/
#palaeontology #paleontology #quaternary #IODP #fossils #microfossils #PhD
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Phun with phytos!
A few thousand years ago, there was a little flowering plant near a small tell site in Iraq, and it left this really cool clue behind - evidence that it once lived :)) This is a multi-branched trichome phytolith, basically hair cells. This one may come from the Asteraceae (daisy) family (maybe maybe, still researching this one!), so one of some 32,000+ species 😳
Stacked image; 400x magnification #microfossils #science #archaeology
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Beautiful #Foraminifera - millions of years old, silicified and mineral stained. Stunning. Mother Nature is the best artist #microscopy #microfossils
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Enjoyed the #microfossils presentation and hands on workshop by Dr. Ed Jarvis #UCC via CorkGeological.
Saw ancient pollen, spores & other micro-organisms from our local Devonian & Carboniferous rocks.
Pic: my microscope photo view of Chitinozoan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitinozoan?wprov=sfla1 -
Thanks to all contributors! Check it out at www.foraminifera.eu #foraminifera #protists #ForamFriday #microfossils #fossils