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A Community of Paleobotany Researchers & Enthusiasts

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🌿 Join us July 14 at 11:00 a.m. ET for our public webinar: Opalized Wood from Clover Creek, Idaho
Discover how archives and museum records helped trace fossil wood specimens across U.S. and European collections.
Register: https://t.co/LZF2gIQSo6

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🇺🇸 A 50-million-year-old smile from Wyoming petrified wood photomicrograph to brighten your Independence Day! Happy Fourth of July from Friends of Fossil Forests! ❤️🤍💙 May your day be filled with smiles across the years.
#4thofjuly #FossilWood #PetrifiedWood #independenceday

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More info: https://t.co/Nd1adaokt8

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Happy #FossilFriday! 📷 Mark your calendars for our next FFF webinar this July 14th:
PETRIFIED WOOD FROM CLOVER CREEK, IDAHO
A case study on the incredible results possible when amateurs & professionals collaborate!
📷 July 14th
📷 11:00 AM ET

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RSVP now: https://t.co/LZF2gIRqdE

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Register now: https://t.co/kuxE2WSRDl

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Join us for our fourth Friends of Fossil Forests webinar!

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This special session brings together three distinct disciplines to explore how cross-cultural strategies in fossil wood learning can transform STEM education to share the behind-the-scenes of our recent paper: Fossil Forests Kits: A Hands-on Approach to Paleobotany & Paleoclimate

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📅 FFF Webinar — Save the date March 26, 2026 at 01:00 UTC (GMT) or March 25, 2026 at 7:00 PM MDT (March 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM Bali time) 🔔 Registration link coming soon—stay tuned and save the date!

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New paper alert! 📄🪵🌍
Our Fossil Forests STEM Kit paper is out in The American Biology Teacher:
Fossil Forests Kits: A Hands-on Approach to Paleobotany & Paleoclimate
(US–Indonesia collaboration)

https://t.co/S4UGAOW0Fw

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In FFF’s late-March webinar, we’ll share the behind-the-scenes story—how we built the kit, adapted it across countries, and brought petrified wood into classrooms

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His research interests also extend beyond Japan, including fossil wood studies and fieldwork in Indonesia, China, and Thailand. Science doesn’t have to stay in papers—Dr. Terada shows how it can move through museums, classrooms, and even cinema screens.

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Meet Dr. Kazuo Terada—a Japanese paleobotanist and paleoxylotomist who connects rigorous research with public education in a way that truly travels. He is currently the Deputy Director (Research) at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum.

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In 2016, the film received an award at Japan’s 57th Science and Technology Film/Video Festival by the Ministry of Education—and was screened widely at science museums across Japan, helping the term “silicified wood” (珪化木 / けいかぼく) become more widely recognized nationwide.

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the secrets of Earth’s ancient history. 🌍✨
Join us in celebrating Roxana’s dedication to the field this Valentine’s month!

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From Hollywood to the Field: Meet a Real-Life Female Paleobotanist! 🌱
If you’ve seen the original Jurassic Park (1993), you may remember Dr. Ellie Sattler—the iconic paleobotanist. This Valentine's month, we’re introducing you to a real paleobotanist and a role model for...

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young women in science: Dr. Roxana Pirnea, from the University of Bucharest, Romania!
Currently at the Department of Geology, Roxana’s work is a fascinating bridge between paleobotany and coal geology. By studying fossil plants and sedimentary environments, she helps unlock...

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forests and climate. Stay tuned for the next episodes in this series, as interviewed by us and @speciesobscura

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Reconstructing Dinosaur-Era Climates and Arctic Ecosystems with Robert Spicer 🌿🦖
🦖 Did you know?
Behind the recent Apple TV+ series “Prehistoric Planet” was a paleobotanist helping to advise on what landscapes and climate looked like 66 million years ago.

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T.M. Harris Medal for lifetime achievement in palaeobotany. We had the opportunity to interview him during the symposium at the Chengdu Natural History Museum, where he shared insights into his research and career. 🎥 In this video, we begin exploring Bob’s work on ancient...