Matt & Max
@geosplore
Paleontologists, Geologists, Science Communicators - your natural history dream team
We KNOW you’ve been needing an adventure 😌 Comment “Costa Rica” or DM us to become our #adventure buddies on this #GroupTrip ☀️🌊🏝️🦜🦥 We’ll enjoy all #CostaRica has to offer & participate in direct action #conservation through #BeachCleanups, #recycling workshops, protecting #biodiversity, & more!
RUN, don't walk, to #DinosaurRidge this Saturday for the opening of this INCREDIBLE #exhibit! 👏🤩 We’re already obsessed with #Dinosaur Ridge (one of the most famous fossil track sites in the world!), & the addition of this exhibit at the Discovery Center really takes Dino Ridge to the next level!
#CostaRica may have a long #NatualHistory, but recently many species have gone #extinct in the region due to human activity. We want to help limit further extinctions in these important ecosystems… & YOU can join us - comment “Costa Rica” to learn more! 🏝️ #GroupTrip #Conservation #Paleontology
Comment “Costa Rica” to be added to the waitlist for our #GroupTrip! ☀️🌊🦥🦜 Swipe through and check out all of the amazing trip details! Then (once we’ve convinced you) join the waitlist asap because there are only 9 spots on the trip! 🫶 #CostaRica #Conservation #VisitCostaRica #Paleontologist
Comment "Costa Rica" or DM us to be added to the waitlist for our first ever #GroupTrip! We're SO EXCITED! If you're interested, hop on the waitlist NOW because there are only 9 spots on the trip & we'd love to see you there for some #conservation, relaxation, & more! 🙌 #ProjectHailMary #RickRoll
What is the most endangered land mammal in Notth America? Check out our full collab video about red wolves with @myfahlo.bsky.social on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube tomorrow morning! #fahlo #redwolf #conservation #extinction #wildlife
A quick statement about current and ongoing events in paleontology - but this philosophy should also be duly applied to all sciences and walks of life.
Come to Max’s mosasaur talk on February 12, from 6-9 PM at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry! Tickets here: bit.ly/4qPxNMp
Go out there and get you a #paleontologist! ⚒️🫶🥰 (‘cause nothing says “I love you” like paleo puns and comic sans 😌) Which one(s) are you sending to your Valentine? 🤔 #ValentinesDay #Valentines #Paleontology #Geology #Puns #Fossil #Love
Did you know #mosasaurs can be World Record holders? Well, if you visit the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, you’ll meet Bruce, the 13 meter-long, #worldrecord holder for largest mosasaur on display!🥇🏆 (The largest published mosasaur is ~17 meters long 😮) #FossilFriday #Paleontology #Education
This #FossilFriday we’re looking at some late #Neogene sharks from the central East Coast of the US, including teeth from a baby Otodus megalodon, a Carcharhinid shark, and a Hemipristis serra! 🦈 #shark #sharkweek #fossil #otodusmegalodon #teeth #science #paleontology #naturalhistory #beach
Going to be in the DC area tomorrow? You might have a chance of running into us if you stop by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History… say hi if you spot us! 👀 #Museum #Smithsonian #WashingtonDC #NaturalHistory #Paleontology #NationalMall #Geology #Fossils #Prehistoric
Just felt it needed to be said that Tiffany Turrill’s take on Pakicetus should be referred to as “cutie patootie”, “good boy”, or “water puppy.” That is our official scientific opinion. No questions or criticism accepted 😌 #whale #earlywhale #paleontology #eocene #doggo #cutiepatootie #pakicetus
TORTOISE? 🐢 On this lovely #FossilFriday??? Allow us to introduce: #Hesperotestudo, the giant tortoises of the #Miocene to the #Pleistocene! #fossil #tortoise #turtle #paleontology #paleontologist #americanmuseum #naturalhistory #ammh #naturalscience #earthscience #museum #research #scicomm
There’s a very good reason T. rex wasn’t a seafarer…🦖 🌊 The subject of this week’s #FossilFriday is a (mostly reconstructed) jaw of #Mosasaurus hoffmanni, the largest #lizard 🦎 to ever live on earth! Compare it to the #Tyrannosaurus #jaw Matt is holding below! 😮 #mosasaur #paleontology #museum
On this fine #FossilFriday, allow us to introduce you to the giant #Moa - a group of #extinct, flightless birds from New Zealand belonging to the genus Dinornis! The largest moa species were 12 ft tall and weighed ~510 lb! Watch out Sesame Street, cause that’s a BIG bird 🐥 #paleo #naturalhistory
Two naturalists in the Big Apple?🍎 Now that just doesn’t seem right…but NATURAL SCIENCE IS EVERYWHERE! Even in NYC Matt & Max spent last week at @natural-history.bsky.social doing research in the collections and exploring the urban geology, wildlife, & more of NYC #paleo #naturalscience #research
Matt and Max take SVP! It was our first SVP, in fact! 🦖🦕🦣 We laughed, we learned, we cried, and we TORE IT UP on the dance floor🕺🏼 BIG shout out to all the new friends we made and old ones we saw again! #SVP #paleontology #conference #dinosaurs #mosasaurs #mammals #science #naturalhistory #fossils
Ever wonder how YOU can get involved in paleontology? Matt talks about a few ways to do so in this video caption! ⚒️ www.instagram.com/reel/DChXpjL... How do you get involved in paleo in your community? Let's share ideas in the comments! 💪 #paleontology #geology #fossil #excavation #citizenscience