Resources on the geology of the SE US added to Earth@Home!

Fossils of the southeastern US now online!

The silver lining of having to teach my first ~week of Paleobiology online is getting the chance to take a deep dive into all the incredible Paleontological Research Institution DigAtlasAncientLife 3D fossil models! Not only fossils but tons of rocks and minerals too: sketchfab.com/DigitalAtlasOf…

Happy #WorldBivalveDay!! Learn all about bivalves and their fossil record on our Digital Encyclopedia: digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/mollusca…

February 21, 1885 the Washington monument was dedicated. The monument was made from white marble. Check out White Marble by DigAtlasAncientLife in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/6TwUS via @sketchfab

⌛ Less than 2 weeks left to apply for the 2022 John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program! Apply here: priweb.org/collections/gr…

📍 🗺️ 🐌 Introducing the Earth @ Home Science Road Trip! We're sliming out with Gilbert D. Snail on an Earth science adventure across the US! Get ready to hit the road for the 🌎@🏠 #ScienceRoadTrip! Follow Gilbert's journey on social media & bookmark: earthathome.org/roadtrip!

Excited to share we’ve added pages about fossils of the western US to Earth @ Home! You can now access coverage of fossils from the Southeast, South Central, Southwest, & western US. Stay tuned for fossil coverage from other regions. Happy #FossilFriday! earthathome.org/hoe/us-fossils/

Today is International Museum Day! In celebration of this year's theme, #ThePowerofMuseums, check out 3 of our digital superpowers! 💻 Virtual exhibits: museumoftheearth.org/exhibits 🐚 3D Virtual Collections: digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ 🌎🏠 Earth@Home: earthathome.org #IMD2022

Want to know more about the idea of punctuated equilibrium and its connections to macroevolution? Check out this series of short videos developed by KU Biology students in Bruce S. Lieberman's class: digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/evolutio…

A new page on Leaf Margin Analysis (LMA) has been added to the Paleoecology chapter. LMA is a technique used to estimate mean annual temperature using fossil leaves of flowering trees and shrubs. 📷 J.R. Hendricks digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/paleoeco…

After a long hiatus, we are back to making 3D models of our fossils Paleontological Research Institution. Here is the Devonian rugose coral Heliophyllum confluens (PRI 49869) from NY; specimen on exhibit in the Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY. Model on Sketchfab: skfb.ly/ovLVK

How about some Devonian fossils from NY for #FossilFriday? These are just some of the new 3D models that PRI summer intern Neil Pezzoni has created over the past month. They will eventually be incorporated into our upcoming DigAtlasAncientLife Devonian Atlas...stay tuned!

New page on using Nearest Living Relatives (in plants) in paleoclimate estimation has been added to the Digital Encyclopedia (📷 @ejhermsen). digitalatlasofancientlife.org/learn/paleoeco…

#FossilFriday We've just integrated ~30 new #3Dmodels of Paleontological Research Institution NY Devonian fossils to our Digital Atlas Virtual Collection. All have Creative Commons CC0 licensing. Use them however you wish. 👇🦕🦖🦣🐚 digitalatlasofancientlife.org/vc/ #StemEducation #paleontology #OpenScience

Happy #FossilFriday!! Fossils of NY Card No. 3 is the Devonian tabulate coral Pleurodictyum americanum. This specimen from our collection is from the Moscow Formation of Ontario County, NY. Learn more about tabulate corals on our DigAtlasAncientLife: ow.ly/QT4C50MC5xG

📣 ANNOUNCEMENT: Now accepting applications for our two student research grants, J. Thomas Dutro Jr. Award and John W. Wells Grants-in-Aid of Research Program. Learn more and apply at priweb.org/research-and-c…

Happy #FossilFriday!! Fossils of NY Card No. 7 is the Devonian glass sponge Hydnoceras bathense. Come see this specimen for yourself on display at the Museum of the Earth! Learn more about glass sponges, both living & extinct, on our DigAtlasAncientLife ow.ly/qP6r50N1YEa