Happy #FossilFriday, have a look inside of a sauropod limb bone! By taking thin sections of limb and rib bones, paleontologists can study the growth patterns and formation of bone. This in important for determining how these dinosaurs grew and aged over their lives. #paleontology#sauropod#dinosaur
This is an impression of the bony armor surrounding Stegosaurus' throat for this #FossilFriday! These small, bony ossicles would have served as valuable protection. This specimen is housed at the Prehistoric Museum in Price, Utah. (1/2) #paleontology#stegosaurus#dinosaur
Large, round balls are thought to #protect land & cattle in Padlya village near Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh. The balls are named "Kakar Bhairav", the first meaning 'farm' & the second 'ruler'. There are about 256 of them.
Recently, #scientists discovered that the #sacred balls are really fossilised eggs belonging to a #dinosaur species of Titanosaurus.
Check out these swim tracks attributed to a prosauropod for #FossilFriday! Four-toed Sarahsaurus would have lived nearby during the Early Jurassic, and it could have swam through shallow rivers connected to an ever-shrinking lake, Lake Whitmore. (1/2) #paleontology#ichnology#dinosaur#science
J'essaye de persuader une amie de rejoindre le fédi parce qu'elle fabrique et vend des petites pièces choupies et magnifiques qui vous plairaient beaucoup, vous lui montreriez comment on est convivial et enthousiastes ?
It took some exploring to find our way out of the box canyon to the top of the box: the old trail has washed out. Then more wandering to find a route around the deep canyon and over to Kitchen Mesa.
The top of Kitchen Mesa is startlingly white: the Todilto formation, dolomite and gypsum. The Kitchen Mesa trail goes through the old Ceolophysis #dinosaur quarry. The whole area is beautiful Colorado Plateau #geology.
❇️ Artist: #DavidZinn in City: #AnnArbor USA 🇺🇸 04/2024 - Title:
🔴 "Steven has always wanted to
catch a moth, but his legs are too
stompy and his arms are too
stumpy so he ends up dancing with
them instead." 🦕
🟡 "Steven wollte schon immer mal
eine Motte fangen, aber seine
Beine sind zu staksig und seine
Arme zu stämmig, also tanzt er
stattdessen mit ihnen. #StreetArt#Art#Chalkart#Artist#SidewalkChalk#Dinosaur#Moth#Chase
Happy #FossilFriday, check out this Allosaurus fossil with amethyst growing at its center! It's likely water rich with silica and a touch of iron leeched into the bone during the fossilization process, allowing the growth of crystals over time. (1/2) #paleontology#geology#dinosaur#allosaurus#science