@dinojonrox

Geologist at large. Sedimentologist who loves fieldwork. Wildlife photographer and hiker. Keen runner.

 Calgary, Alberta
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Joined February 2017
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Thousands of Snakes Close This Illinois Road Twice a Year as They Move Between Seasonal Habitats

Learn more about Snake Road, a 2.5-mile stretch in Illinois that is closed to cars twice a year for the safe winter migration of reptiles and amphibians.

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Why do fictional geologists keep getting killed off in movies? | New Scientist

Feedback is surprised to learn that geology is a particularly deadly speciality to pick if you're a fictional character, with a new study revealing an "alarming rate" of mortality for geologists in...

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41,000 Years Ago, Earth's Magnetic Shield Nearly Vanished — Now We Know What It Sounded Like

Learn more about Earth's magnetic field and the impact it had on the planet when it flipped 41,000 years ago. 

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Canada Has a New Forested Floating Island. Scientists Think It Used to Have Many More. nationalgeographic.com/envir… via @NatGeo

Canada Has a New Forested Floating Island. Scientists Think It Used to Have Many More.

Researchers explain how it’s possible for a forest to float.

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‘Abundant common fossils don’t need to be protected’ #fossilfriday theguardian.com/science/2026…

Abundant common fossils don’t need to be protected | Letter

Letters: Museums have countless examples of the common fossils from these Lower Jurassic rocks, says the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre’s Phil Davidson

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Island Appears in Canada, Then Moves 20 Miles newser.com/story/395683/biza…

Island Appears in Canada, Then Moves 20 Miles

Boaters stunned by large landmass floating in BC reservoir

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Bluefin tuna caught in North Sea for first time in 90 years telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/08…

Bluefin tuna caught in North Sea for first time in 90 years

The 746lb specimen was landed at Whitby in waters once frequented by Hollywood stars for rich fishing

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Check out Two Paleocene blocks with mud cracks by dinojon in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/pMHK9 via @sketchfab
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Lake Sturgeon Can Live for Centuries newser.com/story/394132/lake…

Lake Sturgeon Can Live for Centuries

New longevity estimates put females' upper limit at around 427 years

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American map mislabels every African country at global conference telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026…

American map mislabels every African country at global conference

Graphic displayed at Aids 2026 gathering bore watermark suggesting it was generated using AI

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Million-year-old footprints show gender divide among our ancient relatives telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07…

Million-year-old footprints show gender divide among our ancient relatives

Fossilised tracks show all-male group on the move, suggesting females had separate roles in the earliest hominin communities

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Check out Big Mud Cracks by dinojon in #3D, #VR or #AR skfb.ly/pMtLQ via @sketchfab

Big Mud Cracks - Download Free 3D model by dinojon

Excellent exposure of Paleocene mud cracks from southern Calgary - Big Mud Cracks - Download Free 3D model by dinojon

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While Mapping a Camping Trip, Man Spots Previously Unknown 390-Million-Year-Old Meteorite Impact...

Learn how a man discovered a 390-million-year-old meteorite impact crater in Quebec, Canada while planning for a camping trip in 2024.

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Reconstructing the Miocene Sandakan Basin of Eastern Borneo youtu.be/BTK7S3taMQw?si=tFuz… via @YouTube

Reconstructing the Miocene Sandakan Basin of Eastern Borneo

Integrating Sedimentary, Structural and Palaeontological Data

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Tiny snails saved from extinction telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07…

Tiny snails saved from extinction

Breeding programme at Chester Zoo was ‘one shot’ to save pea-sized molluscs, thought to be last of their kind

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Dorset puffin colony welcomes chick for first time in 30 years telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07…

Dorset puffin colony welcomes chick for first time in 30 years

Conservationists celebrate birth after population of seabirds on Purbeck cliff fell to three breeding pairs

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Your Real Odds of Getting Into Each World Marathon Major

Your real ballot odds at all eight World Marathon Majors, from Sydney to New York, plus the two ways anyone can still get in.

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My search for Britain’s 60th butterfly species telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/…

My search for Britain’s 60th butterfly species

Lost for decades, the large tortoiseshell is back. I visited a Sussex hotspot to find it

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Texas flood fury caught on camera as disaster sweeps Hill Country chron.com/texas/article/texa… via @chron

The Texas Hill Country flood disaster, captured in photos

New photos reveal the scale of the disaster.

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This South Korean girl successfully performed the "Slickback" dance, which creates the illusion of walking in the air.
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