Matthew Bushell

Cenozoic Paleontology and Ecology. PhD Student at Texas State University

[Narimane Chatar @NarimaneChatar]

New paper about the functioning of saber teeth led by the amazing @TIPollock 🥳 combining 3DGM with biomechanical testing we identified functional optimality as a key driver underpinning the repeated evolution of extreme saber-tooth morphologies 🔪🦁 https://t.co/FmZYXaMwdM

[ESPN College Football @ESPNCFB]

THE BOBCATS OWN TEXAS TONIGHT 🔥

Texas State defeats North Texas at the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl 💪

[Mauricio Anton @MAntonPaleoart]

I can say I had ben waiting for something like this for a veery long time... https://t.co/rnNRL21VTZ

[Velizar Simeonovski @VelizarSim]

Lopatin, A.V., Sotnikova, M.V., Klimovsky, A.I. et al. Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia. Sci Rep 14, 28016 (2024). https://t.co/CrIoZb6xCv

[Palaeontologia Electronica @PalaeoE]

Gomphotheres -- extinct relatives of #elephants -- crossed a land bridge over the Bering Sea and arrived in North America approximately 15 million years ago. A new paper examines their subsequent fossil record and evolutionary history in #Texas and revises their biochronology.

[Matthew Bushell @Megafauna_Matt]

Its #NationalFossilDay !

Check out this paper we published on some Jaguar fossils and American Lion Trackways from Arkansas!

https://t.co/74Qx2YwafP

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

Ready those boots for another episode of the Extinct Park Service! This time featuring Hyperodapedon sanjuanensis in Southern Gondwana 227 million years ago!

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

Any one recognize this plant?

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

Enjoy the music of yesterday's episode? The soundtrack is now uploaded to our YouTube channel!

https://t.co/ok420QZJcM

[Matthew Bushell @Megafauna_Matt]

Absolutely loved this episode of @EPS_Rangers! So incredible to see this done! Highly recommend giving it a watch!

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

Today is the day! Episode 1 of the Extinct Park Service is up on our YouTube channel!
https://t.co/g9GotyrBS1

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

The first episode of the Extinct Park Service drops on YouTube tomorrow August 1st at 12:00 pm est! Can’t wait to see you all there!

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

Our countdown is almost done! Just two days to go!

Tune into the first episode of the Extinct Park Service on August 1st on our YouTube channel!

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

This sloth is nothing to sniff at!

See Paramylodon harlani in the first episode of the Extinct Park Service on August 1st on our YouTube channel!

[Matthew Bushell @Megafauna_Matt]

So excited to see this cat in action!

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

The second featured creature of this video is the Jaguar (Panthera onca). This big cat is first known from the Pleistocene and is still around today!

See the Jaguar of 18,000 years ago in the first installment of the Extinct Park Service on August 1st on our YouTube channel!

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

Harlan’s Ground Sloth (Paramylodon harlani) is the first featured creature in this video! As cute as he is, this sloth weighs in at just over a ton and has some giant claws to match. So, cuddling is 🙅‍♂️NOT🙅‍♂️recommended!

See this fuzz ball on August 1st on our YouTube channel.

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

The Yellow Pine Parkland is where this video’s featured creatures call home! About 18,000 years ago, this is what much of Northern Arizona looked like!

Catch the first episode of the Extinct Park Service on August 1st on our YouTube channel!

[Extinct Park Service @EPS_Rangers]

Meet Ranger Nic! As a Ranger with the Extinct Park Service, Nic works in the field to showcase ecosystems from across natural history.

Stay tuned for the first episode of the Extinct Park Service dropping August 1st on YouTube!

[Philip Prince @AllPhilsFault]

Appalachian block diagram for the Johnson City, TN, area. This is a synthesis of several published studies, fit to Google Earth. Topographic relief is scaled accurately to structural thickness. The main event is the yellow/orange antiformal stack and the Buffalo Mountain klippe.

[Velizar Simeonovski @VelizarSim]

Panthera gombaszoegensis (study)