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A video of my very successful Labor Day trip to the Gibson road occurrence, aka Titanite Hill. youtu.be/2HGjkdFziJQ

A marine stem-myriapod from the Silurian Waukesha Lagerstätte, Wisconsin, USA: terrestrial traits pre-date the transition to land [Waukartus muscularis gen. et sp. nov.] royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article/2…

A frozen woolly rhino with skin and horn intact has been found.... And it is tens of thousands of years old. Miners in Russia's Sakha Republic recently uncovered the remarkably preserved remains of a woolly rhinoceros, a find so rare it marks only the fifth time in history such a specimen has been found with soft tissue. Unlike typical fossils that leave only bones, Siberia’s permafrost acted as a natural freezer, mummifying the animal and protecting its skin, horn, and internal structures for tens of thousands of years. This level of preservation offers a vivid look at a creature that once dominated the frozen landscapes of northern Eurasia alongside mammoths and other Ice Age megafauna. The discovery serves as a biological time capsule, allowing researchers to explore the physical makeup and environmental conditions of the late Pleistocene era in unprecedented detail. By analyzing the intact tissue and potentially extracting ancient DNA, scientists hope to solve the mystery of why these giants went extinct approximately 10,000 years ago. As the roles of climate change and human pressure remain central to the debate over their disappearance, this specimen provides crucial evidence of how these majestic animals adapted to—and eventually lost their battle against—a rapidly shifting world. © MAMMOTH MUSEUM OF NORTH-EASTERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY #archaeohistories

A rare encounter with a living fossil! 🌊 This is the Sawfish, one of the most critically endangered marine species in the world. Its unique "saw" (rostrum) is lined with sensitive pores to detect prey and teeth to defend itself. Seeing one in the wild is truly a once-in-a-lifetime moment.

In the #deepsea, this dead #sponge stalk serves as an elevating perch for colonial #anemones as well as a #squatlobster. We see many instances of organisms utilizing dead stalks to extend higher into the water column and filter out more tasty treats from the passing currents.

Some calcite I collected on a quarry mineral club trip in Southern Ontario, near Windsor. Collected last year. #minerals #rockhounding

@EileenFindlay3 Thank you

@ON_Rockhound Very nice 👌

A couple Ordovician gastropods with the buds, these are some of the gastropods we found exploring the Verulam Formation in Southern Ontario. #fossils #rockhounding

Hyolithes, collected from Arkona ON. Devonian era. Largest is 1cm, which is on the larger end for specimens from the area. #fossils #rockhounding

@EileenFindlay3 That would be awesome lol

@ON_Rockhound Lovely 😍 All folded up. I would love to have a load of this mud dumped in the back garden and sift through it at my leisure 🥰

A couple small trilobites I found recently. Eldredgeops milleri, Arkona ON. #trilobite #trilobiteTuesday #rockhounding

@Shunkup @CambroJoe Thank you

@ON_Rockhound @CambroJoe Nice roller!

A trilobite I found yesterday. Eldredgeops milleri, Arkona ON. #trilobite #fossils #rockhounding

Animal of the Day: Deep-Sea Lizardfish! I respect animals that go all-in. If you’re going to be a predator, be a super predator. If you’re going to be deep-sea, be abyssal! The DSL is one of those fish that’s commits! It’s known as the deepest super-predator…

This will undoubtedly go down as some of the best mobile phone footage ever captured. It shows Earth setting behind the Moon. 📹 @astro_reid

🌋 And todays stupid award goes to.... They climbed to the top of Santiaguito Volcano in Guatemala yesterday even though there is a complete ban.

Artemis II rescue team has NOT FLAT written on their helmets instead of the NASA logo

A family of giant otter, the largest otter species (up to 1.8 m), identifiable by unique throat markings. Endangered in South American rivers due to habitat loss and declining fish populations.

this might be one of my favorite facts from 2026

YESSSSSSSS!!!! I FOUND ONE OF THE BEST BUTTERFLIES IN THE WORLD AHHHHHHHH!!!! 🤯😭 Caria plutargus amazonica I’m CRYING!! 🦋

If we're talking about varanids in the ocean we gotta bring up this incredible image of a V. salvator on a shipwreck reef next to a regal angelfish.