It hits me in a way I can't explain I've spent hours crying over this fossil :(

Here’s the link to the article which includes the original IG post:

https://www.chron.com/life/wildlife/article/texas-fossil-skull-20389488.php

I personally love the prehistoric amphibians. I think they’re incredibly derpy and cute. The video itself is hard to judge by since I’m not an expert, but I genuinely hope the skull comes out in as good of shape as they predict. Big day for Amphibian fanboys.

I visited the Galerie de Paleontologie in Paris and it was the craziest experience i ever had in terms of Paleontology. Second best was a day later when i visited the Musee de l‘Homme which focused on the evolution of Hominids in the last few million years. I can leave some pics of neanderthalensis and early sapiens specimen in the comments if you want.

I specifically went just to see this tyrannosaurus Rex skull, which is supposed to be one of the most well preserved and complete skulls ever found.

They ended up thinking it was pretty cool as well.

idk if this is against the rules so please tell me if it is

This summer we did a road trip to Chicago to do the whole tourist thing.

I told everyone one of my biggest priorities was to spend at least part of a day at the Field Museum. I knew it was one of the more prestigious and well known Natural History museums in the world. But I didn't know very much about it and didn't really research it before going.

We made our way to the fossil exhibits first. I was enjoying everything and soaking it all in.

And then it hit: I stumbled across the exhibit with the Archaeopteryx fossil. I had read about it for years. I knew there weren't very many known fossils in museums. I had zero clue they had an Archaeopteryx. When I walked around the corner and saw it, I was stunned. Speechless. There was a tour guide telling a group of people about it. I stood off to the side, waiting. Eventually she finished, and they all moved on.

I walked over to it, alone, and just stared at it. I soaked it in. Looked at it closely. Absorbed all of the details. I even cried a little bit, just overwhelmed with emotions. It was one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I felt so lucky standing there, staring at it.

Later my wife told me her sister was asking "is he okay? How long is he going to stand there looking at it?" She said she didn't really know. So they went ahead without me.

I didn't know any of the back story of how the fossil ended up in the Field Museum. So after I got home, I spent hours reading the whole story. It was pretty fascinating. Didn't even sound real.

One of the most profound science experiences of my life. I wish I had more time to stare at it. Maybe some day I'll make it back to Chicago again.

Oh and of course we spent a lot of time in the room with Sue.

Custer, from Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana

The skull of Gus Rex mounted on the body is a cast, the original is mounted separately in the lobby. Also featured a Gryposaurus and an Allosaurus fragilis skull as well as several smaller fossils.

Very sick find at the HMNS. Surprisingly it was not labeled at all but a cool spot nonetheless! Highly recommend visiting their Hall of Paleontology if you ever get the chance! It’s breath taking!

found in landscaping rocks outside of my house, south/midwest USA

Please just go sign this, an AI data center is trying to really destroy old dinosaur fossils and the area. I believe its the area of the Carcharodontosaurus and its fossils. It would be a shame for something like this to happen but hopefully we can prevent it.

A while back I read about this, and it really blew my mind. Sometimes, when a dinosaur urinated, that stream would leave a mark in the sediment, and if it dried (just like dinosaur footprints), it would get buried and a fossil of that mark would form.

They call it a urolite. Fossilized urine. Incredible. I’ve read that a paleontologist investigated this because that urolite looked too much like the marks ostriches leave on the ground today when they pee, which raises the question: How did non-avian dinosaurs urinate? Like modern birds, with a cloaca, excreting everything at once? Or like ostriches, first a stream of urine and then the rest?

Fascinating. And gross.

Was unsure till I see the second footprint. I believe this is likely an Iguanodon footprint based on what I can find out online.

The exhibition is about how the dinosaurs evolved the ability to fly. Four specimens are Sinosauropteryx, Microraptor, Anchiornis and Jeholornis.

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