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This dire wolf, which dates back about 40,000 years, is likely an example of a very social animal. These wolves probably hunted in packs to prey on horses, camels, deer, and bison! #ThrowbackThursday
Notice the five fold radial symmetry of these two echinoderms? These echinoderms are brittlestars, predators with five long, thin, flexible arms. #WeirdWednesday
Which vibrant yellow mineral is your favorite? Comment below and let us know! #TriviaTuesday 💛 a. Wulfenite b. Adamite c. Wavellite
Oxide minerals, such as those featured below, have one or more metals bonded with oxygen, and often have relatively high symmetry. #MineralMonday
This siltstone was found in Massachusetts and contains invertebrate burrows from 190 million years ago! #WesternMass Weekend
Edward Hitchcock Jr. collected many of the Native American artifacts that were displayed in the “Gilbert Museum of Indian Relics” and later in the Appleton Cabinet. #ShoutoutSaturday
What dinosaur track prints are commonly found in the valley? If you said Brontozoids, you guessed right! Featured below is a Brontozoid with the classic theropod form: Three pointy, forward-facing toes. #FossilFriday
This saber-toothed cat, which looks similar to the skeleton of a modern African lion, dates back about 40,000 years. Its teeth that extend about 18 centimeters beyond the lower jaw made it an effective hunter. #ThrowbackThursday
Bivalves are an important and highly diverse filter-feeding mollusks with compressed bodies enclosed in a shell. The two bivalves featured below are from the Cretaceous about 90 million years ago! #WeirdWednesday
The answer from last week was 540-400 Ma! Next question: Which blue mineral is your favorite? Tell us down in the comments! #TriviaTuesday 💙 a. Azurite & Malachite b. Fluorite c. Lazurite d. Scorzalite
Did you know that Microclines can come in various colors: White, pink, and salmon red? The light green Microcline we have on display is rarer, resulting from iron impurities. The more you know! #MineralMonday
This painting shows how Amherst would have looked in the Early Jurassic period—the mountains in the distance would be the early Pelham Hills and the close up lava would be the origin of the Holyoke Range. You can see these mountains from campus today! #WesternMass Weekend
H.H. Ninninger contributed many of the meteorites in our collection, many of which were found in Colorado! #ShoutoutSaturday
What's so special about dinosaurs' eggs? Dinosaur eggs provide a great deal of information on how dinosaurs developed! On occasion, dinosaur embryos have been fossilized inside the egg. Featured below are egg casts from Citipati about 75 million years ago! #FossilFriday
This meteorite fell on July 6th, 1924 in Weld County, Colorado, and was possibly ejected from deep within the asteroid 4 Vesta. #ThrowbackThursday
IDENTIFY IT DAY 2024 SUNDAY NOV. 10 (1PM-3PM) People of all ages are invited to bring natural objects — such as fossils, rocks, minerals and bones to the Beneski Museum. Experts in paleontology and geology will help visitors understand what each object is. FREE
Did you know the Necturus Salamander, that still lives today, is semi aquatic as an adult? It maintains a long vertebral column for sinuous swimming, smaller limbs, and external gills! #WeirdWednesday
The answer from last week was Placoderms! Next question: When did shallow seas cover the region that is now New England and New York State?Stay tuned for next Tuesday to reveal the answer! #TriviaTuesday a. 600-670 Ma b. 300-360 Ma c. 540-400 Ma d. 800-890 Ma
Happy November! If you were born this month, your birthstone would be Topaz! Topaz is a silicate mineral that comes in every color of the rainbow. The more you know! #MineralMonday
This varved clay is a piece of sedimentary rock that was found in Deerfield, MA! It dates back to the Pleistocene 15,000 years ago, which was during glacial retreat in this region. #WesternMass Weekend
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