#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.
🎶It's the last #PalaeoPoemsPrompt of the year!🎶
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) December 18, 2020
We want to hear your winter or holiday themed poems about fossils! Any length, as long as it's on topic and gives us warm and cozy vibes! #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/O90CKvDkie
It's finally #FossilFriday so that means that it's time for our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) December 11, 2020
Reply to this tweet with a short poem about a fossil that looks like something else, like this Diplocaulus skull which looks very much like a boomerang! pic.twitter.com/oEkrkk21Wy
Today's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt is out of this world! Inspired by the new "Alien Worlds" series, we want you to write a short poem about fossils and space. This can be about fossil stars, asteroid impacts, or any topic related to palaeontology and astronomy. Far out! pic.twitter.com/WON5aXSnMl
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) December 4, 2020
Today we add another find addition to our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt collection!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) November 27, 2020
Reply to this post with a short poem about a specific fossil collection that you've visited, or just about collections in general (including your own)! #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/y7c58pGsNW
These hooves were made for walking and, for our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt, that's just what they'll do!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) November 20, 2020
Reply to this post with a poem about a fossil animal that was a good walker, runner or anything in between! Pictured is the horse-like Hyracotherium @UsaskArtSci_SO #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/3swoYbhjFj
Can you smell what we're cooking up for #FossilFriday? That's right, it's our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) November 13, 2020
Reply to this comment by writing a short poem about your favourite "fossil nose". Pictured here is a mastodon @MuseumofNature, which would have had an impressive nose for sure! pic.twitter.com/NbUeiOk5pu
Don't let this cat cross your path! On this frightful #FossilFriday, we want you to reply to this post with poems about fossil cats, like this Smilodon at the @MuseumofNature. #PalaeoPoemsPrompt pic.twitter.com/VLIUXZ5wxF
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) October 30, 2020
For #FossilFriday we have a special #2020SVP themed #PalaeoPoemsPrompt. Reply to this post with a short poem about a talk or poster you liked, something new you learned at the conference or anything else you enjoyed while attending #2020SVP! (logo via @SVP_vertpaleo) pic.twitter.com/RLZtSZRA6A
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) October 16, 2020
In honour of #FatBearWeek, we want you to write come up with a body-positive poem celebrating bear bods through time. Let this short-faced bear skull be your muse for today's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/ppwTk22l2E
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) October 2, 2020
Our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt this #FossilFriday is really turning heads!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) September 25, 2020
Reply to this post with a short poem about you favorite fossil with "head gear," like the antlers on this Megaloceros @amnh. pic.twitter.com/Aa2NBSUwvF
We're feeling a bit starstruck on this #FossilFriday!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) September 18, 2020
For today's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt, reply to this post with a short poem about your favorite "iconic fossil". For example, here's a photo of the famous Berlin Archaeopteryx @mfnberlin. pic.twitter.com/sMFqOSlILX
Our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt this #FossilFriday is truly monumental!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) September 4, 2020
Reply to this post by writing a short poem about your favourite statues/ life-like models of extinct organisms. Pictured here is a true to life sized model of the Cretaceous turtle Archelon in Morden, MB, Canada. pic.twitter.com/UMIFgtUjnO
We're adding some leafy greens to your Twitter menu this #FossilFriday with our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) August 28, 2020
Write a short poem about "fossil ferns" and reply to this post with it! Featured here is a Carboniferous aged fern fossil @MuseumofNature. pic.twitter.com/nNpnukySQA
It's #FossilFriday, so it's time for our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) August 21, 2020
Today, we want you to get on the horn and reply to this tweet with a short poem about your favorite "horned" fossils. Featured here is a Pleistocene Bison priscus @MuseumofNature sporting some truly impressive horns! pic.twitter.com/st7ds3WVxC
It's the tail end of the week, which means it's time for our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) August 14, 2020
Today, we want you to write a short poem about your favourite fossil "tail". Featured is the Silurian scorpion Eramoscorpius brucensis (@ROMtoronto) with its stinger tipped tail. #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/qNypzTBOc6
We're serving up a hot and fresh plate of our weekly #PalaeoPoemsPrompt to you for #FossilFriday!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) August 7, 2020
Reply to this post with a short poem on your favorite fossil that shows evidence of feeding, predation and/or diet. Pictured here is Platecarpus chomping on an ammonoid @ROMtoronto! pic.twitter.com/N61p743tor
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's our weekly #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! Today we want you to write a short poem about your favorite "winged" fossil.
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) July 31, 2020
Pictured here is the tiny pterosaur Pterodactylus kochi (housed @mfnberlin), who flew through the Jurassic German sky! #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/x4d0CqHQUl
Here at PalaeoPoems, our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt always reigns supreme!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) July 24, 2020
This #FossilFriday we want you to write a short poem about your favorite "Royal" fossils, such as Regaliceratops (seen @RoyalTyrrell), whose name means "Royal Horned Face". pic.twitter.com/3lBefhSxII
Today's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt is a hot one! Write a short poem about a fossil from a warmer time in Earth's history. Pictured here are Zuul and Gorgosaurus, who lived during the much warmer Cretaceous Period. #FossilFriday #DinoZuul @ROMtoronto @UofT_Palaeo pic.twitter.com/kkCKcUf1ot
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) July 10, 2020
Sometimes, it's the little things that count! For today's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt, we want you to write a shoet poem about your favourite small dinosaur, like this amazing Psittacosaurus housed @Senckenberg. #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/H3Qek2xbLw
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) July 3, 2020
A new #FossilFriday means a new #PalaeoPoemsPrompt! This week, write a short poem about your favourite fossil or fossils in your neighbourhood or at home, like this beautiful trace fossil near the PalaeoPoems HQ. pic.twitter.com/HVSacDM57V
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) June 26, 2020
Chew on this: our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for #FossilFriday! Write a short poem about your favourite fossil animal that chewed or gnawed on things. Featured is our favorite, Castoroides (@MuseumofNature), a giant fossil beaver from the Pleistocene! pic.twitter.com/Yd8e9UyzCj
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) June 12, 2020
It often pays off to take a bit of extra time to get something done. For today's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt, write a short poem about fossil animals that moved at a slower pace, like the giant sloth Eremotherium @ROMtoronto. #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/CRBEN9SlNx
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) May 22, 2020
On days like these, we just want to curl up in a big cuddle pile, like these Menoceras skeletons at the @UMichPaleo collections. Write us a quick and cozy poem about cuddly fossils or a fossil bonebed below! #FossilFriday #PalaeoPoemsPrompt #WickedFossilMammals pic.twitter.com/A3VXVv2oGN
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) May 8, 2020
For our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt, we were inspired by @BlairBraverman's book title poem challenge. We challenge you to write a poem about palaeontology using only the titles or partial titles of books you have! #FossilFriday https://t.co/So5p4Q2j0T
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) April 24, 2020
This #FossilFriday as we #StayAtHome we can't help but think of the true masters of staying home, shelled animals! Write a poem about your favorite fossil who always has their home with them, like turtles, snails, or anything else! (Picture taken @RoyalTyrrell) #PalaeoPoemsPrompt pic.twitter.com/5CoEEHWRDC
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) April 17, 2020
The Easter Bunny's here, and he's left behind a #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for you to enjoy!
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) April 10, 2020
This #FossilFriday, write a short poem about fossil eggs, rabbits, peeps (like this Gallinuloides fossil @MuseumofNature) or any other fossil that reminds you of chocolate or spring. Hop to it! pic.twitter.com/IuyVBTUFO5
For our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt it's time to go big or…well it's just time to go big! Write a short poem about your favourite BIG fossil or fossil organism. Pictured here are the sauropod dinosaurs on display @mfnberlin. #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/CldGJfSnCr
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) March 27, 2020
Our team is busy playing #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons and to honour it we're giving you and island themed #PalaeoPoemsPrompt. Write a short poem about your favorite fossil from an island (past or present), such as this scallop fossil from Castle Rock, New Zealand! #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/dUNrOu75rh
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) March 20, 2020
Ready for another #PalaeoPoemsPrompt? This #FossilFridayThe13th we want you to write a melodramatic poem based on the most goth fossil you know, like this moody Chasmosaurus skull from the @museumofnature. #FossilFriday #PalaeoPoems #SciArt #PaleoArt pic.twitter.com/O4zFXuBYjr
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) March 13, 2020
When it's #FossilFriday that means it's time for a #PalaeoPoemsPrompt. This week we want you to write a poem about cute fossils, like this adorable Amphibamus fossil from Mazon Creek. Look at it's little face! #MaddinLab pic.twitter.com/sxX2FWICcc
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) March 6, 2020
Ouch! We have a prickly #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for #FossilFriday. Today we want you to write a short poem about your favorite example of spikes, spines, horns or other pointy parts preserved as fossils. One of our favorite examples is Borealopelta, on display @RoyalTyrrell. pic.twitter.com/Y8jqvdPECy
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) February 21, 2020
Roses are red,
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) February 14, 2020
T. rexes chomped,
Try out our Valentine's#PalaeoPoemsPrompt!
We'd 💗 to see your best palaeo-Valentine's Day poems in the comments! #FossilFriday #AcademicValentine #PalaeoPoems pic.twitter.com/v8IuiTiqkB
Get your ducks in a row because our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for you this #FossilFriday is to write a short poem about Hadrosaurs. Pictured here is a beautiful Brachylophosaurus skull @RoyalTyrrell. Let us know about your favorite #hadrosaurs in your poem! pic.twitter.com/WinXBeb5HK
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) February 7, 2020
Our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for this #FossilFriday is truly transformative! We'd like you to write a short poem about the sea to land evolutionary transition. Our featured pictures were taken by @DanaKorneisel and show a robotic skeleton model and accompanying artwork of Acanthostega! pic.twitter.com/xxmHdjqHuK
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) January 31, 2020
Don't bite your tongue, we want to hear what youve got to say about crocodilians and their relatives! Today's #PalaeoPoemsPrompt is to write a cheeky poem on that topic for #FossilFriday! 🐊
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) January 24, 2020
Pictured: Big Bert, who was found near Carrot River, Saskatchewan (display @wdmtweets). pic.twitter.com/7F6E1Jbu56
We're going big with our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt this #FossilFriday. Write us a short poem about your favorite proboscidean (elephants and their relatives), like this gomphothere @AMNH! pic.twitter.com/fUR8s6YAGo
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) January 17, 2020
*whispers* do you love tiny fossils as much as we do? The #PalaeoPoemsPrompt today is for you to write a very little poem about a very little fossil, like these ammonoids from the Voncontian Basin of southern France. Let's see🔎 your extra small #PalaeoPoems below! #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/A2Yz0Mim0a
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) January 10, 2020
It's the first #FossilFriday of the new year! The #PalaeoPoemsPrompt today is "New". Write us a short poem about something you recently learned about in palaeontology or science! Example: we learned about a dental #pathology that can happen in zoo animals, like this red panda. pic.twitter.com/PVyEbWc8Cy
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) January 3, 2020
For the last #PalaeoPoemsPrompt of the year, we're honouring the biggest movie of the year. Yes, we're talking about #CatsMovie. This #FossilFriday, we want you to write an ALL-CAPS poem about the fossil cat you think is most worthy!🐈 pic.twitter.com/2UW4Ao5QY3
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) December 20, 2019
We have a special #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for #FossilFriday the 13th! We want you to write a poem about Bad Luck. Our example is this unfortunate sloth (@yalepeabody) who died when it fell in a pit, was covered in bat guano and was subsequently eaten by rats! pic.twitter.com/h5nsFEZrjT
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) December 13, 2019
Though field work may be a distant summer memory, the PalaeoPoems crew is still as busy as ever. Our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for you this #FossilFriday is to embrace your Twitter based break and write a short poem on your research and/or writing process! #AcademicChatter pic.twitter.com/SjnlFPi7Lk
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) December 6, 2019
Step right up for our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt on this #FossilFriday! Today's challenge is to write a short poem about fossil footprints. So put your best foot forward and write something amazing! (Photos taken @FundyGeo and @NMMNHS) pic.twitter.com/xD24bby0AP
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) November 29, 2019
As winter draws near, we're reminded of Earth's sometimes icy past this #FossilFriday. Our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt today is "Ice Age", and we'd like to see you write a short poem about some of the coolest periods in the history of life! pic.twitter.com/LJbLhtRsEe
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) November 22, 2019
We can't help but smile at our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for this #FossilFriday. Today we challenge you to write an acrostic poem about fossil teeth! So sink your teeth into this prompt and give us your best poem! (Photos taken @ROMtoronto and at the #TrexDiscoveryCentre). pic.twitter.com/A5aKoCPXRp
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) November 8, 2019
In honour of our latest blog post, the #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for #FossilFriday is to write a short poem on fossil ungulates (mammals with hooves)! So giddy up and get to writing us some great poems! (Picture of Messel horse fossil taken @Senckenberg) pic.twitter.com/uZDdOHP768
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) November 1, 2019
Our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt is flying in to your feed this #FossilFriday. In honour of #BatWeek we challenge you to write a short 2 to 4 line poem about fossil bats, like this one at the @ROMtoronto or the Tilly Bat, brought to life by @greerstothers! pic.twitter.com/wAj5eApkCO
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) October 25, 2019
Our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt this week is to write a couplet (2 line poem that rhymes) about fossil galleries! Your poem can be an ode to your favourite museum, include trivia about the fossils on display, or even be about how visiting a fossil gallery makes you feel. #FossilFriday pic.twitter.com/Sz719GpIqI
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) October 18, 2019
It's #FossilFriday! To get in the spirit of Canadian Thanksgiving, our #PalaeoPoemsPrompt for you this week is to write a haiku about (delicious) feathered theropods! Let's see your 🦃 #PalaeoPoems below ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/UPLpBqF1zJ
— PalaeoPoems (@Palaeopoems) October 11, 2019
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