
MCZ Paleontology
@mczpaleo
Museum of Comparative Zoology (Harvard) Paleontology. Highlighting the inner (and outer) workings of fossil research, education, and collections management.
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Happy #FossilFriday! On 10/13 we host our 3rd #NationalFossilDay: tinyurl.com/FossilDay2024. Meet Museum of Comparative Zoology paleontologists as they share their favorite fossils and research. Javier Ortega HernƔndez @scottjohnston National Park Service MCZ Paleontology (regular admission rates - free parking)


Reconstructions of Hindlimb Musculature in Extinct Pre-Therian Synapsids, by P. Bishop and S. Pierce MCZ Paleontology, published in the Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Biology, is available at doi.org/10.3099/MCZ82



Did you know fish have teeth? Conrad Wilson, a Carleton University PhD student, is examining microscopic wear on Paleozoic fish teeth to understand their ecology and evolution! He shows off one of his research specimens, the fossil fish Cheirolepis canadensis. #FossilFriday #MCZVertPaleo



