Invertebrate palaeontologist and bryozoologist at the Natural History Museum, London.
Paul D. Taylor
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#FossilFriday The iconic Triassic crinoid Encrinus liliformis. This example from Braunschweig, Germany is on display in the Palaeontological Museum in Oslo.
#TrilobiteTuesday Ever wondered what the underside of a trilobite looked like? The answer can be found in this model trilobite I stumbled across languishing on a desk in the NHM last week.
Preparing to speak to the Amateur Geological Society in north London this evening. It will be my first talk on this topic. Fingers crossed.
#MolluscMonday Superficially resembling an ammonite, this is the Ordovician nautiloid Discoceras from the Oslo region of Norway, on display at the Geologisk Museum, Oslo.
#FossilFriday Crinoid stems in the facing stone of the W.B. Samson cafe, Oslo, comprising Silurian limestone of the Braksøoya Formation from Brevik Quarry, Telemark.
Paul D. Taylor
Paul D. Taylor
#TrilobiteTuesday Ampyx from the Ordovician of Asker, Norway. On display in the Geologisk Museum, Oslo.
Any ideas about the identity of this pavement fossil from near Tower Bridge, London? The rock is Carboniferous Carlow Blue Limestone from Ireland, which is full of crinoid stems. Indeed this could be a crinoid but the long spine-like processes are weird. @pavementgeology.bsky.social
Paul D. Taylor
Paul D. Taylor
Paul D. Taylor
Paul D. Taylor
Paul D. Taylor
Museums hold collections for a reason: “Perhaps, he says, the next big breakthrough in charting our solar system’s deepest history won’t come from exploring some distant world but rather from studying samples of space rocks …from a drawer in a museum.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/rare...
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University of Nebraska State Museum is searching for a Collection Manager for one of the most important Paleontology Collections in North America.
Come join us and work with nice people and incredible fossils. Please apply!
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Part of our activities is designing and producing geological information boards and leaflets for London’s geosites. You can download these from our website londongeopartnership.org.uk/informationb...
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London Geodiversity Partnership
Principal responsibilities are organization, management, preservation, conservation, and supervision of use of paleontological specimens in the collections of the UNSM Paleontology Department, includi...
Hints of high-pressure chemistry within a rare meteorite suggest this fallen space rock comes from a planet gone wrong in the solar system’s early history
