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Carrie Eaton

@carrieeaton

(she/her) runner, curator (@UWGeologyMuseum), mom, wife, GM’er of @eclipsephase for my pals, will discourse over best Star Trek film (it’s VI, don’t @ me)

 Madison, WI
Joined September 2009
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Don't miss our community conversation tomorrow! Join us: bit.ly/3X70qGT
Black in Natural History Museums (@BlackInNHMs) profile pictureBlack in Natural History Museums@BlackInNHMs18 Jul 2023
We are having a Community Conversation next week! Dr. Henry "Hank" Bart will speak about his career journey. Join us on July 27: bit.ly/3X70qGT
Photo of Dr. Henry "Hank" Bart. Text reads: "Community Conversations. Black IN NHMs: We're excited to have Dr. Henry "Hank" Bart be the next speaker in our Community Conversation series. Join as we explore how he “Found a passion for fish biology”. The conversation thereafter will discuss finding community in NHMs. DATE: July 27 TIME: 2pm EST| 1pm Central| 11am PST| 7pm BST Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/3X70qGT"

ALT Photo of Dr. Henry "Hank" Bart. Text reads: "Community Conversations. Black IN NHMs: We're excited to have Dr. Henry "Hank" Bart be the next speaker in our Community Conversation series. Join as we explore how he “Found a passion for fish biology”. The conversation thereafter will discuss finding community in NHMs. DATE: July 27 TIME: 2pm EST| 1pm Central| 11am PST| 7pm BST Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/3X70qGT"

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I got really excited when I saw this case at @calacademy because of the fossil at the far left. Do you spot it? Pleistocene (ice-age) walrus tusk!!! This specimen was recovered from muddy sediment beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. 🤩 #fossilfriday
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During glacial periods of the ice age, walruses would have been lounging as far south as S. Carolina and…California! I love fossils like these that are so recognizable because we already know what this animal looks like. (As a side note, we need more pinniped emoji.)
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A project that was inspired by how many plants were named for women has added more records of women to Wikidata. This is great!
Siobhan (@SiobhanLeachman) profile pictureSiobhan@SiobhanLeachman1 Jun 2023
Today is the day! You can follow my slides and click the links via bit.ly/ReuseInWikiSPNHC2023 #SPNHC2023 #ReuseInWiki #Wikipedia #Wikidata #Wikicommons
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Was so looking forward to this talk. Thank you @adanianscience! It’s not just inclusion, but “intentional inclusion” that we need to work towards starting yesterday with our communities in mind.
Adania (Ah-day-knee-ah) (@adanianscience) profile pictureAdania (Ah-day-knee-ah)@adanianscience1 Jun 2023
Looking forward to presenting tomorrow on one of my dissertation chapters. Come join @ 8:00am in Imperial Room B. I’ll discuss ways to create inclusive spaces in NHMs #SPNHC2023.Also don’t forget to check out our @BlackInNHMs and FAMS poster in the poster gallery!
Screenshot of the 1st three sessions of the SPNHC symposia on Broadening Access to NHCs.

ALT Screenshot of the 1st three sessions of the SPNHC symposia on Broadening Access to NHCs.

Screenshot of one of Spnhc symposia where I will be the first presenter at 8am.

ALT Screenshot of one of Spnhc symposia where I will be the first presenter at 8am.

BlackI snip of poster!

ALT BlackI snip of poster!

FamsNat snip of poster created by Aditi Jayarajan and myself.

ALT FamsNat snip of poster created by Aditi Jayarajan and myself.

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When not talking museums and paleo nerdery, I pretty much always go for runs when I’m at a conference. Scenes from the last two morning’s runs. SFO is pretty neato. #seenonmyrun #spnhc2023
Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
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Nice fossils collected by nice people are a real treat. Especially when nice people are also studying them! These trilobite bits [cephalon (head segment); pygidium (tail segment)] are from a dikelocephalid trilobite, Walcottaspis, collected from Cambrian rocks, MN. #fossilfriday
Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
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Since trilobites discard their exoskeleton through molting behavior, most of the trilobite fossils we recover are of these molted shells and segments. This molting, when combined with their diversity and quick emergence in geologic time, makes them great index fossils!
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Index fossils help geologists to determine the age of the geologic layers, or strata. But I can't help but be appreciative for the people behind fossils like these, especially the amateur paleontologists who collect them just just because they love doing it! ⛏️
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Experimenting with a new (to me!) tool today in the collections to check out this phyllocarid crustacean (Ceratiocaris pusilla) from the Silurian Waukesha Biota, a lagerstätte from WI. 1/? 🦐🦞🦀 🤓 #fossilfriday #silurian #naturalhistorycollections #paleontology
Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
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This complete individual is likely a whole body fossil and not just a molt, but read more about it in work by Wade T. Jones, Rodney M. Feldmann, Carrie E. Schweitzer, Ceratiocaris from the Silurian Waukesha Biota, Wisconsin, doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2016.22 (fin)
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These little marine crustaceans were filter feeders & their relatives first started to appear in the Cambrian. This particular genus existed from the Ordovician until its extinction in the Silurian. (But also, zooming around to "scope it out" with our new microscope is a blast!)
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A new rhynchosaur taxon AND work in decolonizing science courtesy of my colleague @PaleoBadger, @AdamJamesFitch and their collaborators. What a great example for paleo research!
UW–Madison (@UWMadison) profile pictureUW–Madison
@UWMadison18 Apr 2023
A newly identified rynchosaur, an ancient relative to modern crocodiles and birds, is the first species to be scientifically named in the Arapaho language in a collaboration between the @NorthernArapaho Preservation Office and #UWMadison paleontologists. news.wisc.edu/newly-describe…
Newly described ancient reptile named in language of First Nations where fossils were found

Newly described ancient reptile named in language of First Nations where fossils were found

A newly identified rynchosaur, ancient relative to modern crocodiles and birds, is the first species to be scientifically named in the Arapaho language.

news.wisc.edu
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I got to pull some specimens this week for our @uwgeologymuseum Open House and this Asteroceras ammonite will be showing up at the “what’s in a name?” table. Most ammonite genera end with -ceras for “horn” (for their similarity to ram horns 🐏)… #FossilFriday
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The name ‘ammonite’ is thought to come from Pliny the Elder comparing their shape to the Egyptian god Ammon, who is often shown wearing rams’ horns. This one hails from the famous Lyme Regis Jurassic Coast in England and has been in our collection since the 1880s!
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I oddly enjoy minerals from the apophyllite group, even when they’re so white they’re hard to 📸 in the lab 😂. This Fluorapophyllite (from India) has lovely tetragonal xyls that form as secondary minerals in volcanic vugs and vesicles. 🌋can make pretty things. #MineralMonday
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Image from Carrie Eaton (@carrieeaton)
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In Defense of Emperor Palpatine
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Just popping by to say how much I love this story! 🥰 npr.org/2023/01/12/114844170…
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If this is the end, some parting wisdom:
A cross stitch of the phrase “Live, Laugh, Lay Eggs and Die” with little gray and pink salmon swimming above and below the script. It looks like something your mom would hang in the entryway if your mom was super metal.

ALT A cross stitch of the phrase “Live, Laugh, Lay Eggs and Die” with little gray and pink salmon swimming above and below the script. It looks like something your mom would hang in the entryway if your mom was super metal.

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Last sneak peek before exhibit set up tomorrow for the Gem and Mineral show at the @alliantenergycenter! This Azurite from Madagascar brings the deep blue *and* the sparkle! ✨ @UWGeologyMuseum #minerals #azurite #naturalhistorycollections #curatorlife
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