Happy #FossilFriday! This #Mosasaurus skull (MOR 006) has two sets of upper teeth to capture and consume prey. Mosasaurs & other marine reptiles swam across #Montana ~ 73 mya. See mosasaurs & more in the "Savage Ancient Seas" exhibit opening tomorrow at MOR.
@ericafett Don't forget the skunk man in the southern u.s.. I have had an encounter with one. Last time I was ever afraid of anything. True story, i swear.
Welcome to the feast in the deep.🦀 Giant isopods, crabs, and deep-sea eels devour the tuna carcass — leaving nothing but a skeleton on the ocean floor. #discoveryplus
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In early spring, as the ice in our northern hemisphere begins to melt, the wood frog awakens from its cryogenic slumber.
Watch A Perfect Planet now streaming on @discoveryplus. Start watching here: https://t.co/RBwR7VyAV4 #discoveryplus
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Happy #FossilFriday! These spiral shells belong to #ammonites, extinct relatives of octopus & squid. Like their modern cousins, ammonites had many arms to acquire food. These cephalopods inhabited the seaway that covered much of #Montana in the Late Cretaceous Period ~ 73 mya.
This is the Kilauea volcano, the most active of the over 1,500 active volcanos across the surface of our planet.
Explore the natural world on A Perfect Planet, streaming on @discoverplus starting January 4. Learn more: https://t.co/aeJgmehZ99 #discoveryplus
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✨ This new year comes with cosmic treats! In January, our planet will be at its closest point in orbit around the Sun, known as perihelion. We’ll also get a chance to see Uranus near the Moon and Mars and spot a fast-moving Mercury. 🔭
Skywatching tips: https://t.co/HTlEpZ1khX
Happy New Year #FossilFriday! These are 2 #dinosaur eggs. On the left is Continuoolithus (MOR 8125) from the Two Medicine Formation of #Montana & on the right is a chicken egg. Continuoolithus eggs were laid by an unknown species of theropod dinosaur that roamed Montana ~ 76 mya.