Found A Fossil

Engaging and educating communities to protect and appreciate Australia's natural and cultural heritage • Founded by @sallykhurst • Website launching soon!

[Found A Fossil @Foundafossil]

What would you do if you discovered a fossil or Indigenous artefact?

Take 6 minutes to complete an anonymous survey aiming to help promote the protection of heritage in Australia!

https://t.co/SyDyF5Q3z5

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

“They’re moving in herds. They do move in herds!” - Dr Grant, Jurassic Park

Very excited to finally share our new paper:
A ceratopsid-dominated tracksite from the Dinosaur Park Formation (Campanian) at Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada 🦖

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https://t.co/gS7oZMQeLE

[Adele Pentland @AdelePentland]

new podcast episode of Pals in Palaeo with Sally Hurst the creator of the @Foundafossil project #superstarsofstem #womeninstem #foundafossil

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

📣 ANNOUCNING FREE SCIENCE WEEK EVENTS! 📣

Interrupting your regularly scheduled dinosaur fieldwork content (don’t worry, there will be more soon), next week is Science Week and I will be hosting a number of free events, including comedy shows about the @foundafossil project!

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

For the past week I’ve been lucky enough to join a crew from @UniofReading + @RoyalTyrrell to assist on a dinosaur dig! This is my second time coming to the incredible Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada - one of the richest dinosaur fossil beds in the entire world 🦖

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

International Women’s Day always makes me think about the women who have had the biggest impact on my own life. So here’s a list of a few women who have inspired me, shared their experiences with me, mentored me, and (I think) made me a better human 🧵#IWD2024

[Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum @CurrieMuseum]

Tune in Wednesday, March 13th at 6 PM MST for our next Virtual Speaker, @sallykhurst! Her fascinating talk is entitled: “The Found a Fossil Project: Discovering Dinosaurs and Protecting the Past in Australia".
Watch her talk live here: https://t.co/dDHVgDyLG4

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

Why is a shark not a dinosaur? 🦈

My Grade 3 class fromAlberta, Canada had great questions today, and we got to take a dive into phologenies, character mapping, and fossils! It was awesome to be able to share my own finds from Alberta and talk about dinosaurs local to the kids!

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

What does it take to get a fossil out of the rock?

Visiting the @unescience Palaeo Labs, I’ve spent the past two weeks learning how to prep fossils: sieving shark teeth, operating on opalised fossils, touching temnospondyl teeth, and digging out Diprotodon (giant wombat) bones!

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

“Leadership doesn’t always have to be revolutionary. Quiet inspirations that can also help to change the world.”

From exploring the value of role models, the messiness of being human, I was delighted to give a keynote speech at the @Macquarie_Uni Year 12 Leadership Forum 🦕

[Found A Fossil @Foundafossil]

More dinosaur discussions are definitely forecasted for 2024 🦕🦕🦕

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

Safe to say 2023 has been a pretty epic year for engaging students in palaeontology, STEM, pathways to uni, dinosaurs, and more! 🦖

Want me to come to your event in 2024? Contact me via https://t.co/npblF4yK8L and let's make some magic happen 🦕✨

@ScienceAU

[Found A Fossil @Foundafossil]

Results Part 3/3 🦕🦖

[Found A Fossil @Foundafossil]

One of the biggest aims of the Found a Fossil project was to make all my results understandable, accessible and engaging ⚡️

So, here’s a quick snapshot of the main Found a Fossil Survey results!

Want to know more?
Read my paper - Google ‘Hurst fossils JCOM’!

[Found A Fossil @Foundafossil]

Results Part 2/3

[Found A Fossil @Foundafossil]

Something for your weekend listening!

It was great to chat with Travis from Fossils and Fiction all about the project, what we found in our survey of Australians, and the importance and public engagement! 🦖

[Journal of Science Communication (JCOM) @JsciCOM]

What is the right thing to do when you find a fossil or indigenous artefact? New Australian study highlights need for better public awareness, by @sallykhurst @foundafossil @ZooArchaeo & co-authors (Photo credit: Markus Spiske, Unsplash) - https://t.co/FMm5esurVf

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

Extremely proud to say my first paper, coming from my Masters of Research, the Found a Fossil Project was published together in the the Journal of Science Communication! 🦖

Check it out here: https://t.co/bW5SVdcp39

@Macquarie_Uni @JsciCOM @ScienceAU @ZooArchaeo

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

Not only did I get to do some videos with ABC Science but I got to have a chat with the incredible Shelby Traynor about the Found a Fossil project! We talked about how I got started, and what I’ve been up to recently in Canada! 🦕

Listen below:

https://t.co/nPhVHG4OSz

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

How can we tell our science stories to a wider audience?

Yesterday I had the privilege of doing another round of media training with the #superstarsofstem at @SBSNews Australia!

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

Very excited to have been invited as a panel member for this great event! Hope to see you there!

@Macquarie_Uni @ScienceAU #superstarsofstem

[Sally Hurst @sallykhurst]

LAUNCHED TODAY!
My personal website - a showcase of ME as an educator, communicator, and scientist is live.

In an effort to provide more role models for kids, I’ll be travelling to schools, doing speaking gigs, talking about my adventures in STEM. https://t.co/gVLDPuWYu5