Fascinating #echinoderms https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/science/antarctica-starfish-brooding.html?unlocked_article_code=0YVdaKFuumZngDl2KCJ2QANUyNM6rdDvUwaBIFVw4IGLiX-BZzGFekSdhkg_F4BOUhw3noa4_nwBax3nLzt1p8NUc7B72ArqFPcOALYV4zjnLBQBCANfZkj68WcdZo8syo2BW-4JXqm6S9kB_2A41F-k7JScYgP2ZlTdEkIyVmqR8_YJCFFKCj9Tq_qnZHlEQeeHPLcdiKm0-zwh4PRFnK4kam82Xusd3VwZZO-Z47qNSmU-PcszZ7uKwyW3PIvku3K4asBdm8H-f-NdOMrwHMa7UTsVGwl5IRvAqX2dKnMDYoTzAjjv6a2kLbtrC2ADbBCbTiBUz_o_ZX_oGVJyikZ1bXUjrg&smid=url-share
A couple of weeks ago I posted my most recent find - a largish #Miocene echinoid from the River Murray. For #FossilFriday I'm posting the same specimen now that the preparation is complete.
#echinoderms #RiverMurray
#miocene #fossilfriday #echinoderms #rivermurray
I finished up my fossil trip a couple of days ago with a visit to a well-known road cutting near the riverside town of Mannum. There I found an unusually large echonoid for the site. It looked like a Eupatagus but was three times the length of a typical E. murrayensis from the site. After checking some papers I think it is E. collabus, the first time I've ever found the species.
#fossils #RiverMurray #Miocene #echinoderms
#fossils #rivermurray #miocene #echinoderms
The Mannum Formation is famous for containing literally millions of heart urchins (Lovenia forbesi). Here are some really crappy ones from the Mannum Formation near Murray Bridge. #Miocene #fossil #rivermurray #echinoderms
#miocene #fossil #rivermurray #echinoderms
New in issue for IOB !
A Sister-Group Comparison of Branching and #Pedicellariae in Brittlestars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)
by Turner & O'Neill
#pedicellariae #echinoderms #ophiuroids #science #biology #taxon
“Rottnest Island has suffered a "catastrophic decline" in #biodiversity. Despite being sanctuary zones with the highest level of protection from human activities, we found that Radar Reef and Cape Vlamingh at Rottnest Island had suffered a catastrophic decline in biodiversity between 2007 and 2021, likely due to exposure to the warm Leeuwin Current.”
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-marine-heatwaves-decimate-sea-urchins.html marine #molluscs #echinoderms intertidal platforms catastrophic #mortality
#biodiversity #molluscs #echinoderms #mortality
@franzanth this would be a Qtoot to add hashtags, if anyone is intrigued scroll up for awesome art of #invertebrates #crinoid #echinoderms #fossil #paleontology #Permian
#invertebrates #crinoid #echinoderms #fossil #paleontology #permian
Hi Mastodon,
#Introduction time! I'm Aela (Dr. A E Latimer) a paleontologist and stop motion animator of wildlife.
Expect mixed media art about #geology #paleontology #naturalHistory #mushrooms #moss #reptiles #mammals #echinoderms #velvetWorms #oceans #crinoids #stromatolites #earlyEarth and all the weird wild animals and places in between
Hope you enjoy my animations on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/Aela_wild
#introduction #geology #paleontology #naturalhistory #mushrooms #moss #reptiles #mammals #echinoderms #velvetworms #oceans #crinoids #stromatolites #earlyearth
Second attempt as apparently I can’t spell #introduction. I’m a #marine #ecologist who was on track to study #whales and #dolphins (since I was 8) but somehow fell in love with #invertebrates along the way. Current research interests #ecosystem #modelling #fisheries #Climate change #reefs #lobster #echinoderms Occasionally post about #cricket too. #brisbane #australia
#introduction #marine #ecologist #whales #dolphins #invertebrates #ecosystem #modelling #fisheries #Climate #reefs #lobster #echinoderms #cricket #brisbane #australia
"November 7, 2022
Celebrating Irene Bernasconi
For Irene Bernasconi, the world was her oyster—or perhaps she’d say starfish. Today’s Doodle celebrates Argentina’s first echinoderm specialist, who spent more than 50 years studying sea stars and other marine creatures. On this day in 1968, she became the first Argentine woman to lead a marine biology expedition in Antarctica."
#googledoodles #argentina #echinoderms #nature
Day 16 of #Inktober2019 has me continuing to draw with dots. End result reminds me of sea urchins.
#generative #art #ink #drawing #inkyDays #inktober #echinoderms
#echinoderms #inktober #inkydays #drawing #ink #art #generative #inktober2019