Karie Whitman

Fossil preparator + exhibit & graphic design at Duke Lemur Center, Fulbright 2018-19 in Madagascar, mentor/teacher/fun person. Opinions are my own. She/her.

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

I'm going to attempt to recreate my science "Twitter" on threads because Elon and X are bizarre. Here is my link! https://t.co/Vj0sI0h11U

[Matthew Borths @MattBorths]

Preparator @whitmankl has been working for months to finally reveal this incredible creature. Metachiromys is preserved from the tip of her nose to the tip of her tail.

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

@UberEats likes to absolve themselves of responsibility even though the web interface i used to order delivery was definitely uber eats, it just wasn't the app. @Uber_Support

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

@Uber_Support I'm gonna keep posting until it's resolved. Just because it wasn't the uber eats APP doesn't mean it wasn't uber eats. This restaurant's delivery is powered by uber eats. When you click to order delivery it's the uber eats interface. My receipt from the restaurant says 3rd party

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

The latest installment of Metacheiromys preparation! I've got it down to the oval that contains the little curled up creature. Now just leveling off the bottom before we scan it again, then I can uncover the skeleton! #fossilfriday @DukeLemurCenter @MattBorths

[Hesham Sallam @heshamsallam]

Very grateful for everyone who was a part of this journey—family, students, colleagues, and friends. ✨
#SallamLab #MUVP #Egypt #2023SVP

[Matthew Borths @MattBorths]

Just in time for #FossilFriday, we announced the @DukeLemurCenter Museum Tour is ready for visitors! The exhibit was designed by @whitmankl and also works for virtual tours! Come see the roots of your family tree @DukeU https://t.co/HWQwDO2EXY

[Lindsay Zanno @ExpeditionLive]

folks, DO NOT post #2023SVP abstracts on social without viewing the embargo policy in the abstract volume! Embargos only lift at the start of the presentation & ONLY IF PERMISSION IS GIVEN BY PRESENTER! This is an ethical violation. Any such postings must be deleted now.

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

Happy #FossilFriday once again from the Metacheiromys block! Here is another time lapse video of progress. Work continues until I can reveal the curled up little burrower inside!
@MattBorths @DukeLemurCenter

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

Centered and coming out of the rock, you can see the top of the animal's cranium, and part of its hand.

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

Happy #FossilFriday from this big block of matrix I've been reducing little by little! Eventually the curled up Metacheiromys inside will be uncovered. This block has been scanned, allowing me to see which areas of rock are safe to remove. @MattBorths @DukeLemurCenter

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

#sciencetwitter what are we doing are we moving to #threads? Is X too weird? What do we doooo

[Matthew Borths @MattBorths]

The @DukeLemurCenter 2.0 fossil crew has moved north to the Bridger Basin. It’s Notharctid season! #fieldwork2023

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

I'm headed out to join the team tomorrow! Yayy

[Matthew Borths @MattBorths]

Celebrating #FossilFriday with the @DukeLemurCenter field crew in 36 million year old rocks in Southern Utah. Come for the artiodactyl ankle bones, stay for the rainbow rocks 🌈

[Matthew Borths @MattBorths]

New cave to explore for fossils, which is always a little easier with @whitmankl up top. @DukeLemurCenter #fieldwork2023

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

Madagascar also has a genus of frogs called Boophis which is just the best

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

@CrossyRoad petition to make a Madagascar setting and characters! So many lemurs and animals to choose from and please make the Tainkintana (giant pill-millipede) 😅

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

(Tainkintana means "star poop") ✨💩

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

@JoeBiden The airlines will probably blame the cancellation on something else. Once my flight was cancelled due to staffing issues but they blamed it on the weather and I never got compensated

[Karie Whitman @whitmankl]

@DisneyPlus I just subscribed/downloaded Disney+ for the purpose of being able to download a couple movies to watch offline with my host family in a place in Madagascar where there's no internet, but there doesn't seem to actually be any way to download movies?