Museum SOS

I just saw the news that the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY is facing foreclosure after a group of donors failed to produce about $30 million USD that they had promised.

The museum is run by the Paleontological Research Institution, whose collection has about 7 million fossil specimens—one of the largest in the US—and is one of only a few natural history museums in upstate NY. PRI runs both the Museum and the Cayuga Nature Center, which is also dealing with the budget shortfall.

The organization is working on restructuring (namely downsizing) to improve their financial sustainability but they still need funds, and one thing they've said could help is if people shop at their store!

The foreclosure news broke like two days ago and their shop is already selling fast (testament to how many people want them to survive!) but there are a few items left in stock, including some prehistoric plushies. If you want to make a purchase to help maybe keep them afloat, their online gift shop is here and is honestly extremely reasonably priced.

so how about a FOOT LONG TULLY MONSTER

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OR A DUNKLEOSTEUS

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OR SOME

TRILOBITE SLIPPERS

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They've also got some books, shirts, toys, etc. and I'm sure those sales numbers will help the authors/artists as well.

(Regular donations are also welcomed)

This is all the Dinovember papers i could find

Front

Back

Had a great time doing Dinovember this year! First monthly prompt I've ever finished. Thanks y'all for sticking with me, regularly scheduled art shitposts resume soon.

(and extra thanks to @1dinodaily for putting this on!!!! You rock!)

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Dinovember 2024

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Whole paper of dinosaurs! Wdym his eye is too big, he needs it to count (unsuccessfully) i also like the saurophaganax because he is a bit more cartoonish. Dont look at the kentrosaurus too hard

Also i just realized the back of paper is blank

Dinovember day ???

Dinovember day 30: Saurophaganax

So, huh, "Saurophanax" (the lord of lizard eater) is in a weird spot for now
In the recent Cau phylogeny, saurophaganax was placed as a methriacanthosaurid (like the one on the bottom right)
BUT in the 84th Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting, a still unpublished paper stated that some parts of the holotype of "Saurophaganax" where in fact Allosaurus remains (like the pubis part in the bottom of the top left corner and represented on the top right), unidentified large theropod remains (like the metatarsals on the top left) and saupod remains (like the bone on the top right of the top left corner).

I decided to interpret the sauropod remains as those of a camarasaurid, because no one can stop me

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Dinovember 2024 Day 30 - Saurophaganax

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I would like to thank @1dinodaily for continuing hosting this year o7. And to thank everyon else who contribute to this Dinovember, as you guys really are the hightlight for this month.

thank you to @1dinodaily and @saritapaleo for Dinovember and Archovember 2024! These were the first ever month long drawing challenges Ive ever completed and I did two of them. This was an absolutely incredible experience! Im probably gonna take a bit of a break just cause this was a LOT lol but I had a lot of fun!

And with a saurophaganax for day 30, we are done with dinovember!!! Thank you for joining me on this adventure!