#Minnesota #FossilFriday 
A beautiful horse upper molar recently discovered by a friend near New Ulm, MN. Based on its preservation, it may date back to the Pleistocene. This find has been donated to the Science Museum of Minnesota for further study.
#NewUlm #Pleistocene #LostBones #Equus #Horse #MinnesotaHistory #Paleontology #CitizenScience
For the incredible story of Columbian mammoth specimens found near New Ulm, check out Lost Bones #3 here: https://linktr.ee/lostbones.
#StoneAgeBeasts is a book about the #megafauna of the #Pleistocene. Some of the artwork in it is a little weird, but it’s a decent introduction to these ancient creatures. Read more of my thoughts on it here:
This mystery mammoth molar was donated to the Pope County Historical Society in Glenwood, Minnesota, along with a large bison skullcap and another mammoth molar.
I am actively investigating its discovery location, along with several other donations. Check the link in my profile to uncover more stories of 'lost' Pleistocene specimens, where I’ve pieced together the details of their discovery and preservation.
Implications for Early Human Abilities and Dispersals in East Asia (A NEW, free, 6-page article)
Tags: #Pleistocene #Archeology #Prehistory #Asia
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/articles/earliest-prepared-core-technology-in_ma-dong-dong-et-al
It’s a #LostBones #FossilFriday This mammoth molar's dentin/enamel plates have separated. It was found in a gravel pit on a farm in Nora Township by a Works Progress Administration (WPA) crew in November 1941.
If placed together in its original form, it measures about 14cm x 14cm. It is now housed in the Pope County Historical Society Museum in Glenwood, MN.
Original (left) and #3dprint (right) fossil pocket gopher skull from Riverside County CA. Thomomys bottae, #Pleistocene, Western Science Center collection. #FossilFriday #scicomm #paleontology
Archaeologists uncover 1.5-million-year-old hand axes in Iraqi desert
A team of archaeologists has made a breakthrough in Iraq’s Western Desert, where seven Paleolithic sites have been discovered comprising over 850 stone tools...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/1-5-million-year-old-hand-axes-in-iraqi-desert/
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It’s a #LostBones #FossilFriday This mammoth specimen is not from #Minnesota, but you can see it here! This molar and partial jaw were found west of Fairbanks, Alaska, in the Tanana River Valley in 1975, until the fall of 2024 when it was donated to the Runestone Museum in Alexandria.
The museum also holds the controversial Kensington Runestone, proposed to provide evidence of pre-Columbian trans-Atlantic contact in Minnesota.
Oldest hominin evidence in Europe found in Romania, dating back 1.95 million years
New research at Romania’s Grăunceanu site has uncovered evidence of hominin activity at least 1.95 million years ago, marking the oldest known hominin presence in Europe. Published in Nature Communications, this breakthrough study redefines early hominin migration.
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/01/oldest-hominin-evidence-in-europe-romania/
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#LostBones #FossilFriday Check out this beautiful crusty chunk of bison horncore and skullcap discovered near Barsness Park, Glenwood, Minnesota. This specimen was donated to the Pope County Historical Society in 2020.
@popecountymuseum @PCMuseum #GlenwoodMN #Pleistocene #Bison #Bisonbison #MinnesotaHistory #Paleontology #CitizenScience
See the link in my profile for more Pleistocene museum specimens and their sorties of discovery and preservation.
Evidenced Paleodrainages In Desert Regions Of Saudi Arabia - Satellite Images With Field-Based Study
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https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4959129/v1 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #streams #poroussediments #pebbles #RadarImages #SaudiArabia #MiddleEast #remotesensing #drainage #paleodrainage #desert #evidence #satellite #imagery #fieldwork #fieldchecked #Quaternary #Pleistocene #climatechange #geology #landform #geomorphology #arid #streamnetwork #PALSAR #ASTER #thermaldifferentiation #spatialanalysis #multispectral #sediment #lithology #hydromorphic #geomorphmetry #waterresources #usecase
Lost Bones #3 (Can't Spot the Bison Teeth for the Gravel)
https://open.substack.com/pub/marcusbrandel/p/lost-bones-3-cant-spot-the-bison
Scientists Uncover Evidence Of A Colossal MegaFlood That Refilled The Mediterranean Sea
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https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-uncover-evidence-of-a-colossal-megaflood-that-refilled-the-mediterranean-sea/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01972-w <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #Zanclean #megaflood #flood #flooding #Mediterranean #MediterraneanSea #MessinianSalinityCrisis #italy #sicily #spatialanalysis #erosion #geology #engineeringgeology #naturaldisaster #sedimentation #deposition #ridge #morphology #geomorphology #geomorphometry #spatialanalysis #model #deposits #breccia #sediment #softsediment #geologichistory #seismology #geophysics #seismics #geophysical #pleistocene #hydrodynamic #model #water #hydrology
#LostBones #FossilFriday Some pictures do capture a thousand words. This average bison skullcap has a story to tell. It's the most recent specimen I've traced to a massive bison bonebed in Anoka County, MN. From an eBay receipt to a 1993 auction and its charismatic owner in Ham Lake, it’s now proudly housed at the Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm. Want the full story? Check out my SubStack in the bio for all the details!
Max’s Mobile Museum #M3 is out for the 2nd time in two days, this time at San Jacinto Elementary. We’re showing the differences between American & Pacific mastodons. The femur of Pacific mastodons (on the right) are visibly more robust than in American mastodons (on the left).
#lostbones #FossilFriday
Mastodon specimens are fairly rare in Minnesota. Two of the state’s specimens, a molar found near Alexandria and a partial pelvis found near Kensington, are currently housed at the Runestone Museum in Alexandria. The museum also holds the controversial Kensington Runestone, an artifact proposed to provide evidence of pre-Columbian trans-Atlantic contact in MN.
Travels and Tales of Discovery in Minnesota's County Museums: Lost Bones #2 (Not Worth Losing an Ear)
https://open.substack.com/pub/marcusbrandel/p/lost-bones-2-not-worth-losing-an
#LostBones #FossilFriday This Mastodon tooth, from an unknown donor, arrived at the History Center of Olmsted County in 2012. It is displayed alongside a Mastodon tusk from a quarry in High Forest Township, also of Olmsted County.
So far, this tooth is one of only two found in Southern Minnesota county collections that I have come across during my #LostBones research.
www.olmstedhistory.com
#pleistocene #mastodon # proboscidean #palaeontology #shareyourdiscovery #citizenscience
Today is #NationalFossilDay! Over my career, I’ve been an author or coauthor in naming five new fossil species: the #Miocene baleen #whale Eobalaenoptera harrisoni (2004), the Miocene toothed whale Squalodon whitmorei (2005), the Triassic gliding reptile Mecistotrachelos apeoros (2007), the #Cretaceous #tyrannosaur Dynamoterror dynastes (2018), and the #Pleistocene Pacific #mastodon Mammut pacificus (2019).
#paleontology #fossil #taxonomy #scicomm @westernsciencecenter
Greg Cocks 
