thomashegna.bsky.social
Arthropod paleontologist, father, science educator in western New York. Teaches paleontology, Earth history, stratigraphy, and more at SUNY Fredonia. University of Iowa and Yale G&G alum. WIU refugee.
👤 Joined on 22 June 2023
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@thomashegna.bsky.socialSummary of lots of amazing land crab science 😍🦀🧪
Show PostMy final #InverteFest for this round is the fossil trilobites (Eldredgeops rana) and horn coral that @thomashegna.bsky.social gave me. They are Devonian (~380 million years ago) from upstate NY 🧪 Look at the schizochroal eye facets (unique to phacopid trilobites)! www.trilobites.info/eyes.htm
Show PostThis dude gets it @devonderaad.bsky.social #AOS26
Show PostHappy #WorldHorseshoeCrabDay! These spinning #horseshoecrab (Limulus polyphemus) embryos are developing inside their eggs, just weeks away from hatching. Despite their name, horseshoe crabs are closer relatives of spiders and scorpions than crustaceans.
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