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Raining again in Southern California.. had to come

Raining again in Southern California.. had to come to Seattle to dry out..

Weird armored fishes with plates and spikes and sp

Weird armored fishes with plates and spikes and spicules..

Funny weather today.. it actually snowed a bit thi

Funny weather today.. it actually snowed a bit this morning, but didn’t stick to the ground, then it rained, and then the wind came up and blew a large pine tree down in the neighborhood onto a car (no one hurt), and then it cleared up and was sunny..

Currently writing about the Dinosaurs of Montana,

Currently writing about the Dinosaurs of Montana, history of collecting. This Jay Haynes photo from 1880 shows the paddleboat Josephine tied up at Cow Island on the Missouri River Breaks, Montana Territory. This is where Cope collected, and from where he departed on the Josephine in October of 1876 with a thousand pounds of dinosaur fossils he and his field crew had collected that summer and fall.

The Museum of the Rockies long time Chief Preparat

The Museum of the Rockies long time Chief Preparator Bob Harmon preparing to mold the jaw of the Custer T. rex. R.I.P my friend‼️

The stunning Orion Nebula with its red, teal green

The stunning Orion Nebula with its red, teal green, and blue colors provided by hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen gases. It’s where stars are born, and biomolecules!!

I got a photo of the the green comet tonight!! Ama

I got a photo of the the green comet tonight!! Amazing how green it is! Diatomic carbon molecules apparently emit a green color! Pretty cool!

Always fun to publish a children’s book. This on

Always fun to publish a children’s book. This one is dedicated to former student Holly Woodward Ballard for her continued work on Maiasaura, and for inspiring young female paleontologists. Esmeralda, with me in the photo, translated the book into Spanish and both the English and Spanish versions are available on Amazon.

Chapman Magazine visiting our Gryposaurus pelvis t

Chapman Magazine visiting our Gryposaurus pelvis that is now being removed from its plaster jacket! #chapmanuniversity

Leo, Ben, and the Dream Bone Gryposaurus pelvis f

Leo, Ben, and the Dream Bone Gryposaurus pelvis finally exposed.. Both ischia, at least one pubis (left), left ilium, sacrum, 2 caudals and 1 dorsal. Next comes the hard, patient part..

Hard to say for sure but the Dream Bone pelvis is

Hard to say for sure but the Dream Bone pelvis is still looking like that of a Gryposaurus. Left pubis and ischium exposed and articulated. Ilium attached to the sacrum looks a bit out of kilter but definitely in the right vicinity. Very nice to have part of a dinosaur here at Chapman University! #chapmanuniversity #dinosaurs #gryposaurus

The Wankel T. rex, now America’s T. rex, sure wa

The Wankel T. rex, now America’s T. rex, sure was pretty when we had it all uncovered back in July of 1990. The perfect specimen for #nationalfossilday

Hadrosaur maxilla with exquisite preservation of t

Hadrosaur maxilla with exquisite preservation of the occlusal surface of the teeth. Collected this past field season by Dan Redding of the Redding Field Station, Montana.

The Veil Nebula, photographed with Stellina, and p

The Veil Nebula, photographed with Stellina, and processed by my UM college friend Rich Chambers. Dinosaurs are my life, my hobby, my primary occupation, but astrophotography is pretty amazing as well. It’s cool to see images of deep space photographed by Hubble or Webb, but even more amazing to point your own telescope into the night sky and capture a stunning image of these spectacular nebulae.

Dream Bone (Gryposaurus pelvic) jacket successfull

Dream Bone (Gryposaurus pelvic) jacket successfully opened in Santa Ana, to be trimmed down and moved to Chapman campus soon! Amalie, Molly, and Ben preping.

The Helix Nebula, a planetary nebula in the conste

The Helix Nebula, a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius is only 650 light years away. It is also called the “Eye of God” or the “Eye of Sauron.” Photo taken with my Stellina telescope.

Shooting stars with Stellina at the Orange County

Shooting stars with Stellina at the Orange County Astronomers Anza Site on StarBQ weekend.

The Omega Nebula, Lagoon Nebula, Eagle Nebula, and

The Omega Nebula, Lagoon Nebula, Eagle Nebula, and the Trifid Nebula as photographed by Stellina (telescope) in the dark skies of the Beartooth Wilderness in southern Montana.

A beautiful little alligator lizard came to visit

A beautiful little alligator lizard came to visit today. I have a plethora of Wester Fence Lizards so a newcomer is always welcome.

Up over the Absoroka Mountains at the head of Mill

Up over the Absoroka Mountains at the head of Mill Creek

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