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Geology and biology collections @YorkMuseumTrust, stretching from 4.5 billion years old to the present day! See what we get up to...

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Geological Collections Group (GCG)
Geological Collections Group (GCG)@OriginalGCG·
Happy (belated) birthday to Charles Darwin, the naturalist and geologist who forever changed our understanding of the natural world!🌍 Here's an 1859 letter from Darwin to geologist John Phillips on his upcoming book 'On the Origin of Species', from the @morethanadodo Archives!
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YMT Science Team@YMT_Science·
#ICYMI last week marked 200 years since the naming of the very first dino to be scientifically described - Megalosaurus! This dino would have likely roamed in Yorkshire, and you can see bones loaned from @morethanadodo, one with Mary Morland's handwriting on it, @YorkshireMuseum!
Fossils in t'hills@FossilsH

Today's the big day! Happy Birthday Megalosaurus! You might be 200 years old today but you don't look a day over 166 million years! Read all about the first dinosaur and its Yorkshire relatives in our blog! fossilsinthills.weebly.com/blogs #Megalosaurus200

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Dr Emma Louise Nicholls
Dr Emma Louise Nicholls@Dr_EmmaNicholls·
Come and work with me on Pleistocene mammals!! 🦣 I have two projects, take a look 👀 There are also loads of other fantastic projects to choose from, so you’ll get to meet not only museum people, but other students too. #Palaeontology #StudentPlacement #Pleistocene #Fossil
Oxford University Museum of Natural History@morethanadodo

Applications are NOW OPEN! The Undergraduate Bursary Scheme provides students from underrepresented backgrounds with 5-6 weeks of hands-on work experience in a museum. Projects cover natural sciences research, museum collections management, and public engagement with science.

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Fossils in t'hills
Fossils in t'hills@FossilsH·
When you think of trace fossils, you might think of footprints or burrows... but these fossilised behaviour clues can be many different shapes! What sort of animal do you think might have made these tracks and what was it doing? Feeding? Shuffling along the seabed? #fossilfriday
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Yorkshire Geological Society@yorksgeolsoc·
Thanks to all who attended our AGM yesterday, it was brilliant to see so many people! Thanks also to our guest speaker Dr Karen Hanghøj, and our poster presenters! We hope you all made it back home safely!
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Fossils in t'hills
Fossils in t'hills@FossilsH·
Middridge Quarry in County Durham is famous for its beautiful Permian aged fossil fish! Thirteen species of fish have been found here, showing a range of sizes and body shapes. This specimen of Pygopteris is one the largest we have seen so far! #FossilFriday
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Dr Rebecca Bennion
Dr Rebecca Bennion@CalymeneBlue·
Today I finally got to visit the excellent Mary Anning exhibition @yorkshiremuseum! It was so great to see the display of fossils found by my group of first-time fossil hunters!
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YMT Science Team@YMT_Science·
Now open!🎉Mary Anning Rocks! Summer exhibition @YorkshireMuseum Something for everyone in this family-friendly display 🪨⚒️😊 Check out the online lecture series ⬇️ and online yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/exhibition/mar… Also: meet Mary Anning! Fossiliferous activities! Catch it before it's gone!
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Yorkshire Museum@YorkshireMuseum·
Exhibition Announcement!🎉 Opening 14 July, our family friendly exhibition ‘Mary Anning Rocks’, will celebrate the renowned palaeontologist! Learn all about Anning alongside a statuette of the fossil hunter, on loan from @MaryAnningRocks. Find out more: yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/exhibition/mar…
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Dr Rebecca Bennion
Dr Rebecca Bennion@CalymeneBlue·
Today I had a fantastic time leading a fossil walk for a women's support group as part of @yorkshiremuseum's Mary Anning exhibit! Providing fossil hunting opportunities for people who don't normally have them is a brilliant way to honour her legacy!
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