https://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3me5il42k5s24Statement from Jack Horner regarding Epstein05 Feb 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5il42k5s24https://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3mdltglms7s2cNSF is asking for comments from the community on the future of National Center for Atmospheric Research. The Administration currently intends to dismantle the organization, so this is a crucial moment to speak up. Link to comment: https://agu.quorum.us/campaign/154143/29 Jan 2026 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdltglms7s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3mdb4v26oyk2gThe three members of the Morrison Formation of Wyoming are now officially named.25 Jan 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdb4v26oyk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3mbjsw7zdp22ehttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-34479-1?fbclid=IwVERDUAPD2H1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5dgcEtDf8XV9FnmYcgAJ9d3ekegUaR97_RGJlC27axaiHExdoU2vOwTE75Gg_aem_aj75S2KHVX09uErPQhryAQ03 Jan 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjsw7zdp22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3m6wuwjsypc24So I guess Polar bears now qualify as “raptor” dinosaurs01 Dec 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wuwjsypc24https://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lxdwikadc22dhttps://sjpp.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13358-025-00393-227 Aug 2025 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdwikadc22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3ludicndcq224This is cool! Congratulations to the authors. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09231-4?WT.ec_id=NATURE-2025071719 Jul 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludicndcq224https://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3ludhvonwmc2tJack Horner stopped by, so we went to see the giant Coastal Redwoods19 Jul 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludhvonwmc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3ludhot4j522kEmbattled US scientific society names palaeontologist for top job Neil Shubin, a University of Chicago researcher known for co-discovering a ′missing link’ fossil fish, will lead the National Academy of Sciences if the decision is ratified by members. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02236-z?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20250719 Jul 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludhot4j522khttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3ltwytd42d22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/chrisbstringer.bsky.social/post/3ltwbdvyuok2c reminds me of discovering that the holotype Polycotylus latipinus was split between the AMNH and USNM collections [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2025 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltwytd42d22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lqbqr3qxf225www.youtube.com/@wclivestream https://www.youtube.com/@wclivestream29 May 2025 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqbqr3qxf225https://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lmhun2ilpk2tHad lunch with the great ornithopod/stegosaur/ankylosaur/ theropod/prosauropod worker Peter Galton (85!)10 Apr 2025 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhun2ilpk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lictmye43c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/altnps.bsky.social/post/3li4ec56xhs2o [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lictmye43c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lhylnx4mas2vhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-025-01963-712 Feb 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhylnx4mas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lh4rp3s2fs2yhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00224-x?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20250130&sap-outbound-id=A1033770730CB4E70AA40B2921ED1F026DDF6FB801 Feb 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4rp3s2fs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lgy4gquox223Part of John Bell Hatcher's letter to his boss, O.C. Marsh threatening to quit and complaining about Marsh ignoring what he writes. Aug. 1, 1890. He would continue to work for another three years.30 Jan 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgy4gquox223https://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lgvwtnfv4c2oWe need to stand with our federal paleontology colleagues https://apnews.com/article/trump-buyouts-to-all-federal-employees-f67f5751a0fd5ad8471806a5a1067b5e29 Jan 2025 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvwtnfv4c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lgvwqvmnm22ohttps://apnews.com/article/how-to-watch-sundance-films-2025-f0b9af6bbd93ba1c62303446528a024429 Jan 2025 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvwqvmnm22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lclhytc6ic24Earthquake now upgrade to mag. 7. Plate tectonics lives!05 Dec 2024 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclhytc6ic24https://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lcldwzio7c2uWell, that was interesting. Just had a 6 earthquake and now tsunami alert. Fortunately, we deliberately avoided low ground when we moved here.05 Dec 2024 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcldwzio7c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lclcisrajk22Scientists rushing to Bluesky https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03784-6?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20241205&sap-outbound-id=AAD00DE226E0DA2C063296796DB43E451C870AD405 Dec 2024 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclcisrajk22https://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lclcayahg222Nature presents preliminary results of how AI is being used in research. 81% of 1,043 researchers use some form. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03940-y?WT.ec_id=NATURE-202412&sap-outbound-id=AAD00DE226E0DA2C063296796DB43E451C870AD405 Dec 2024 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclcayahg222https://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lclbrfxl3k2bIts a given that AI is becoming an important tool in research. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03775-7?WT.ec_id=NATURE-202412&sap-outbound-id=AAD00DE226E0DA2C063296796DB43E451C870AD405 Dec 2024 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclbrfxl3k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lcgkytd7322hI guess this is how I will be remembered.03 Dec 2024 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgkytd7322hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lcg3nbubgs24I've been in touch with Peter Galton. His health is failing and he says his days of research are over. He wants to turn some stuff over to me. I will visit him in mid-April.03 Dec 2024 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcg3nbubgs24https://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lc7g2yywdk2aFinally published: "Geology and Paleontology of Jurassic National Monument" in "Geology of Utah's Parks and Monuments," Utah Geol Assoc. Pub. 28 (4th ed.)01 Dec 2024 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc7g2yywdk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ken1909.bsky.social/post/3lbx3cfrqe22vGreetings all. I'm Ken, a retired vertebrate paleontologist and geologist. I graduated from the U. of Colorado in 1980 (BS) and 1996 (PhD). Better known for armored dinosaurs, my dissertation was on taphonomy and paleoecology of the marine Sharon Springs Member, Pierre Shale and plesiosaurs.27 Nov 2024 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:2w6aq4athwbb6yzpinfpmjqa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbx3cfrqe22v