#FossilFriday
Every Friday we post a new fossil-themed poetry prompt on Twitter. From Hyracodon to Gallinuloides, check out the threads below to read some of the silliest and most obscure Palaeopoems ever.
Want to participate? Follow @Palaeopoems on Twitter & Instagram and look out for the writing prompts on #FossilFriday.
Our weekly #PalaeoPoemsPrompt is back! We're trying something a little different today: instead of giving you the species name, we want you to write short poems (2 or 4 lines) about fossil leaves! We can't wait to see what you've got! #FossilFriday #PoetryChallenge #PalaeoPoems pic.twitter.com/qyvLfLUp5H
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) October 4, 2019
To show our support for everyone participating in the #ClimateStrike, our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt this #FossilFriday is "extinction," the very event the strike is fighting to prevent. Let's see your #PalaeoPoems about extinction below! 👇 pic.twitter.com/2jLJWzJ7aF
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) September 20, 2019
The #PalaeoPoemsPrompt this #FossilFriday may be small, but answers some of palaeontologists' biggest questions! We want to test your skills & ask you to write some amazing poems about Foraminifera for #ForamWeek! (photo from @WensThomp) pic.twitter.com/0DvxwsYj89
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) September 13, 2019
We're really going out on a limb this #FossilFriday to ask for your most creative #PalaeoPoems about Vulpavus ovatus (seen here @AMNH), an Eocene miacid, for this week's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! pic.twitter.com/sM6StuUEAb
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) August 23, 2019
This #FossilFriday we present the mighty Prestosuchus chiniquensis as our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt. We really want you to sink your teeth into this one and write some amazing poems about this Triassic predator! (Seen here @AMNH) pic.twitter.com/Rktsl07ybM
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) August 16, 2019
It's #FossilFriday meaning it's time for our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! So, get your heads out of the sand and write your best poem about Struthiomimus, the "ostrich mimic" dinosaur! (Photo taken @RoyalTyrrell) pic.twitter.com/fl2lr6gBCV
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) August 9, 2019
Bursting from the depths of your social media feed is our weekly #FossilFriday #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! This week we want you to write your best poem about Cladoselache, an amazingly preserved Devonian shark (photos taken @RoyalTyrrell; original fossil housed @goCMNH). #SharkWeek pic.twitter.com/irsDEnNvEB
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) August 2, 2019
It's a flipper filled #FossilFriday with today's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt, Dolichorhynchops, a Cretaceous short necked plesiosaur (seen here @discoverfossils). Take the plunge and write your poem about this Manitoban marine monster! pic.twitter.com/rY4yH1iQOm
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) July 26, 2019
Our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for this #FossilFriday is Regaliceratops peterhewsi (seen here @RoyalTyrrell). This dinosaur was nicknamed "Hellboy" for the appearance of its horns and the difficulties of preparing it. Give us some blazing hot #PalaeoPoems about fiendish beast! pic.twitter.com/8UYRM963Cs
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) July 19, 2019
This #FossilFriday we're stomping into your Twitter feed with our weekly #PalaeoPoemsPrompt. We challenge you to give us your most stupendous poem about both mammoths AND mastodons (seen here @AMNH). pic.twitter.com/zYFAMrkaC4
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) July 12, 2019
We have a special #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for #LGBTQSTEMDay & #FossilFriday! "I'll Away to the Fossil Land" was sung by palaeo-power-couple Annie Alexander & Louise Kellogg. The lyrics were never written, so we challenge you to come up with your own #PalaeoPoems based on the title! pic.twitter.com/xNJdPZPeWf
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) July 5, 2019
Happy #FossilFriday! The #PalaeoPoemsPrompt today is: Boavus. Ancestor of modern boas, this little guy was only about a metre long! Not sure how to start writing your #PalaeoPoems? Check out our pinned tweet for tips: https://t.co/RBoPDM2Hf4 pic.twitter.com/0nlzlliemq
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) June 28, 2019
The carnivoran Amphicyon (seen @AMNH) struts into the ring this #FossilFriday ready to prove itself as your prime #PalaeoPoemsPrompt contender. Let's see what knockout poems you can write about this heavyweight! #WickedFossilMammals pic.twitter.com/6gZB5wddSR
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) June 21, 2019
It's #FossilFriday, so let's see your best #PalaeoPoems about everyone's favorite tiny headed synapsid Cotylorhynchus, who is this week's #PalaeomPoemPrompt! pic.twitter.com/DZnkuqp6H9
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) June 14, 2019
#FossilFriday is here, and you know what that means? That's right, it's time for our weekly #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! Today we feature the ostentatious Permian therapsid Estemmenosuchus (seen @RoyalTyrrell). Give us your best poems about this #kaiju look alike! pic.twitter.com/do6Vyue5f3
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) May 31, 2019
It's #FossilFriday which means it's time for our weekly #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! This week we challenge you to write a poem about Tylosaurus pembinensis, a massive mosasaur from Manitoba (pictured is "Bruce" @discoverfossils, the largest mosasaur on display in the world!). pic.twitter.com/rdCfczShCT
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) May 24, 2019
Lots of #PalaeoPoems are written about or written from the places where fossils are found. For #exploreMW we challenge you to write us a poem about fieldwork! #PalaeoPoemsPrompt #FieldWork #FossilFriday #MuseumWeek2019 pic.twitter.com/2NheVxYwnA
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) May 17, 2019
Every #FossilFriday, we challenge you to write your very own #Palaeopoems. This week's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt is Hypacrosaurus, so let's hear your poems in the comments!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) May 10, 2019
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The second photo is a Hypacrosaurus illustration by @commababy for our Weston blog post. #SciArt #PaleoArt pic.twitter.com/qGbVwODOtY
It's raining over here at #PalaeoPoems HQ and we can't help but imagine our friend Xiphactinus swimming around above our heads where ancient seas used to be. Happy #FossilFriday, and let's see your best Xiphactinus poetry in the comments! #SciArt #PaleoArt #PalaeoPoemsPrompt pic.twitter.com/JVDE87GmiP
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) May 3, 2019
This #FossilFriday's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt is a bit of a challenge but we know you can handle it! Carcharodontosaurus will be the muse for your #PalaeoPoems, comment with your fossil #poetry! pic.twitter.com/V9IZOTtK0K
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) April 26, 2019
Kick off the long weekend with a #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! This #FossilFriday we want to hear your Diplocaulus poetry. Tell us how much you love this pudgy boomerang headed #amphibian in poem form! #poetry #poem #PalaeoPoems pic.twitter.com/VHqwTq5ac6
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) April 19, 2019
It's #FossilFriday again already? Amazing! For the #PalaeoPoemsPrompt this week we challenge you to write about everyone's favourite ancient turtle… Archelon! #Palaeopoems pic.twitter.com/n6XIWJ6n3I
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) April 12, 2019
We've been doing a mammal-themed #PalaeoPoemsPrompt every #FossilFriday of #2019MMM, and this is the last one! Today we challenge you to write a poem about the adorable Notharctus (whose name means "false bear"). #PoetryChallenge pic.twitter.com/dPtMF5wNCI
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) March 29, 2019
In honour of #2019MMM we're still doing all-mammal challenges this month! Your #PalaeoPoemsPrompt this week is Meniscoessus, a late Cretaceous multituberculate. Let's see your poems in the comments! #FossilFriday #PalaeoPoems #SciArt #PaleoArt pic.twitter.com/w0LRZNHogP
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) March 22, 2019
It's been pretty busy here at #Palaeopoems, but we ALWAYS make time for a #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! This #FossilFriday we want your poetry about the fossil whale Kentriodon pernix! #SciArt #Paleoart pic.twitter.com/Rvo393cxME
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) March 15, 2019
It's #FossilFriday, which means a new #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! Let's hear your #palaeopoems about Glyptodon!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) March 8, 2019
(All of our prompts this month are #wickedfossilmammals for #MMM2019.) #sciart pic.twitter.com/6s1zjE6N6z
It's the first #FossilFriday poetry challenge of the month! Today we want to hear your #Palaeopoems about Dinictis, write them in the comments! #sciart #paleoart #poetry pic.twitter.com/9y2pHJS33G
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) March 1, 2019
It's #FossilFriday, which means it's time for another #Palaeopoems poetry challenge! Your muse this week is Leptoceratops gracilis, let's hear what you've got! #poetry #poetrychallenge #sciart #paleoart #palaeontology #paleontology pic.twitter.com/uAva6Mv00f
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) February 22, 2019
Are you up for the challenge? Let's see your Elasmosaurus #Palaeopoems in the comments below!#poetrychallenge #poem #poetry #sciart #paleoart #palaeontology pic.twitter.com/etSqxLUOm6
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) February 15, 2019
Are you ready for this week's #palaeopoems challenge? Show off your best Rhamphorynchus poetry in the comments!#FossilFriday #sciart #paleoart #poetry #poetrychallenge #poem pic.twitter.com/DCCdv1adyc
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) February 8, 2019
This #FossilFriday #Palaeopoems challenge is to write about the humble Gingko, in honour of our first blog post yesterday. Write your most creative Gingko poetry in the comments!#poem #poetry #poetrychallenge #science #sciart #paleoart #palaeontology #paleontology pic.twitter.com/iJ5uxku3LV
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) February 1, 2019
It's #FossilFriday, which means it's time for another #Palaeopoems writing prompt! Let's hear your Hesperornis poetry today!#palaeontology #paleontology #poem #poetry #poetrychallenge #fossil #sciart #paleoart #birb pic.twitter.com/ex41JsUuu2
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) January 25, 2019
It's time for another #FossilFriday writing prompt! Comment here with with #palaeopoems about Sarcosuchus imperator.#poem #poetry #sciart #paleoart #paleontology #palaeontology pic.twitter.com/rqCWmWa6FS
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) January 18, 2019
It's #FossilFriday, which means another #Palaeopoems poetry prompt! Your challenge is to reply to this post with an original Gallinuloides (wyomingensis) poem.#sciart #paleoart #science #poetry #poem #palaeontology #paleontology pic.twitter.com/pDtETMhyDx
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) January 11, 2019
Each #FossilFriday we will be featuring a #Palaeopoems writing prompt. Comment on this post with your best Hyracodon-inspired poem! #paleoart #SciArt #palaeontology #paleontology #wickedfossilmammals pic.twitter.com/2N7PvP70ji
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) January 4, 2019
