Toppy-san Stacks · @toppysan
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I’m on Mastodon! A whole family of them, to be exact.

Here’s to a new home for continued travel, vegetable appropriation, animal stacking, and semi-aquatic business adventures.

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John Orcutt · @GonzagaMEATLab
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Day 24

Our journey ends with one of the most important ever found. Like Puijila, Tiktaalik roseae is known from πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦, has an name (meaning "large freshwater "), and records an important transition, this time from to . shares traits with both fish and , making it a close relative of all of us land-living . This replica and model are from the .

#fossiladventcalendar #north #fossils #nunavut #inuktitut #fish #Evolutionary #sea #land #tiktaalik #tetrapods #vertebrates #canadianmuseumofnature

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John Orcutt · @GonzagaMEATLab
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Day 23

The πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ has yielded some especially important documenting major changes. This 3D-printed replica of a from and displayed in the is one of these. It's Puijila darwini, whose name means "young sea " in . It looks like an otter, but it's one of the earliest relatives of and - with still-functional hands and feet, unlike modern .

#fossiladventcalendar #fossilfriday #canadian #arctic #fossils #Evolutionary #fossil #nunavut #canadianmuseumofnature #mammal #inuktitut #Seals #sealions #pinnipeds

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John Orcutt · @GonzagaMEATLab
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Day 11

The of eastern and central πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ are probably the best place in the world to find ("duck-billed" like this in the ). While they're immediately recognizable by their broad mouths and (in many species) large crests, their also set them apart. Their large, grinding teeth allowed them to chew their food, a behavior that's the norm in us mammals but rare in other .

#fossiladventcalendar #badlands #alberta #hadrosaurs #dinosaurs #hypacrosaurus #canadianmuseumofnature #teeth #animals

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John Orcutt · @GonzagaMEATLab
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Because I can't resist a local--makes-good story, I feel compelled to post a follow-up to this entry. The is so well-preserved that casts of its are a star of exhibit halls from the 's to 's . Running across it in is always a pleasant surprise, like unexpectedly meeting an old friend.

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