Thomas Stolberger

Paleontology Collection Technician, Auckland Museum // Research Assistant, Determining Volcanic Risk in Auckland (DEVORA)

[Michael Rowe @mcrowerocks]

Great to see our students @tuff_bickies and thomas stolberger getting credit for new discoveries. Even if @GeoscienceNZ president can't pronounce the species names! @EnvUoA

[Dr Lorna Strachan 🌊🔨 @NZSeds]

🎉 Yes! I am the 4th woman in ~49 years to win this prestigious award, where my prize is a public lecture tour of NZ. Many thanks to my nominators and @GeoscienceNZ ! Very much looking forward sharing the story of the Kaikōura Earthquake: Tales from the Seafloor. See ya in 2023!

[Thomas Stolberger @nzfossils]

A sight to behold! @aucklandmuseum
#PeterTrex #BarbaraTrex #tyrannosaurusrex

[Newsroom @NewsroomNZ]

A dwindling workforce and tricky legal territory is putting the world of fossil hunting on shaky ground https://t.co/cq7QXqPSAn

[Nic Rawlence @nic_rawlence_nz]

This was a fun (& much-needed balanced) piece to write about the whale fossil taken from Karamea & the ethics of fossil collecting. Thanks to all those who helped. You know who you are. Please share widely. https://t.co/ieBY40Tbg7 via @ConversationEDU

[Nic Rawlence @nic_rawlence_nz]

Check out my latest piece for the @ConversationEDU. It’s time to include #deer in #NewZealand’s Predator Free 2050 plans. @otago @NZStuff @radionz @nzherald @odtnews https://t.co/5F3CBr1Fu2 via @ConversationEDU

[Andy McKay @KorimakoEcology]

Most people probably aren't aware that it's standard practice for @inaturalistnz observations adjacent to development sites to be referenced in resource consent applications now so if you want to make a real difference with how your local area develops get out and get observing.

[Nic Rawlence @nic_rawlence_nz]

Recently @CpgSthlm Nic Dussex, @michel_knapp & my @otago PhD student @Lubbe_P published the 1st paper from her doctoral research on #NewZealand wattlebird (kōkako, tīeke/saddlebacks, & huia) evolution - hint: their tupuna ancestors dispersed here. https://t.co/rEyvqQkLG9 1/7

[Thomas Stolberger @nzfossils]

@HollyNeillNZ My favourite ever shot is also of cuddling tauhou 😍they're such characters

[Thomas Stolberger @nzfossils]

Very cool find today hidden away in a decades-old bulk collection lot. Looks to be the periotic (inner ear bone) of a small dolphin. Not too sure the age - the collection was from Pliocene strata but apparently could have been reworked from underlying Miocene...

[Thomas Stolberger @nzfossils]

@TasmanSkies Surely the 3.5 million year old clam called dibs on the name

[Thomas Stolberger @nzfossils]

I was today years old when I made the connection between the latin name of Tawera duobrunnea, and it's species' type locality at the DB Brewery...

[Thomas Stolberger @nzfossils]

@lavagirlnz I wonder if the Los Angeles EM (or anyone else) has a contingency specifically for dealing with fire tornadoes 🤔

[Thomas Stolberger @nzfossils]

What a neat way to make a fossil discovery...🐜https://t.co/k9Eg7LqMrK

[Nic Rawlence @nic_rawlence_nz]

NZ should celebrate its prehistoric past with fossil emblems https://t.co/mdBJ05Lbww

[Thomas Stolberger @nzfossils]

Even more relevant now we've found the Pupuharakeke's older cousin Archaeostylus here in Aotearoa 😉

[Nic Rawlence @nic_rawlence_nz]

We are working w/ Māori & palaeos across #NZ's uni's, museums, CRI's & the Geol Soc NZ to come up with a shortlist to put to a public vote, & we'd like your thoughts on what #fossils should be on the shortlist. Maybe pupu whakarongotaua flax snail fossils (Photo by Kerry Walton).

[Thomas Stolberger @nzfossils]

How cool would it be to have something like 'Fossil creature of the year' alongside 'Bird of the year'

[Thomas Stolberger @nzfossils]

Get behind this idea and retweet! This would be an awesome opportunity to promote and celebrate all the mahi that palaeontologists put into discovering and sharing Aotearoa's prehistoric past!

[Nic Rawlence @nic_rawlence_nz]

#NewZealand has a national bird, the kiwi, & a national plant, the silver fern, so why not a #fossil emblem from our remarkable fossil record epitomizing NZ. Now is your chance to have a say w/ our public campaign to choose one. Please RT: https://t.co/2N9iiPjI1L #FossilFriday