These findings help refine our understanding of shoreline environments and marine life during a complex interval of the Western Interior Seaway.
Super proud of the Menefee Paleo project crew who did an awesome job presenting at the GSA Rocky Mountain section meeting!
Our June issue is now out!
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The cover article by Taylor et al. features a new bone and cartilage staining protocol for large avian specimens: anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The Menefee Paleo Project just wrapped up an incredible first week of 2026 fieldwork with our awesome crew.
Huge thanks to the amazing Menefee team for the hard work, good humor, & long days under the sun of the New Mexico badlands. Can’t wait to welcome the Week 2 Bravo crew! #Menefee2026
What a fantastic few days at GSA Rocky Mountain Section meeting! Our Campanian Crucible session delivered ten sharp, engaging talks spanning new geochronology, dinosaurs, turtles, and Campanian mammals, and 4 excellent posters.
Huge thanks to all presenters, poster authors, and attendees!
Our second week in the field kicked off with a move up-section into the Cliff House Sandstone. We focused on a gorgeous marine assemblage packed with chondrichthyans, marine reptiles (incl mosasaurs) & bony fishes
Huge thanks to Bravo Crew for the muscle, sharp eyes, and great energy all week!
The Menefee Paleo Project wrapped up our awesome 3-week New Mexico research trip with a productive collections visit at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. We even met a few San Juan Basin celebrities, the holotypes of Bistahieversor and Menefeeceratops!
By analyzing burrow morphology and distribution of Ophiomorpha burrows across multiple sites, we identified two ichnospecies (O. nodosa and O. annulata) and found notable regional differences that point to varying depositional conditions across the basin.
🐉 Had a blast doing STEM outreach at Phoenix Fan Fusion! We brought real animal skulls for a “Predator vs Prey” challenge & 3D‑printed a Gungan, Predator alien & dragon‑looking (but real!) Pachycephalosaurus.
Turns out Predator isn’t built for predation…and Gungans are basically all cartilage!
Excited to share the Menefee Paleontology Project’s latest publication! 🦐
We explored Upper Cretaceous Cliff House Sandstone in NM San Juan Basin & uncovered new insights into ancient marine ecosystems preserved in this dynamic coastal environment: petrifiedforestfieldinstitute.org/lithodendron...
