Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed) @Formorphology Twitter profile

Pinned Tweet

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Whales when Megalodon went extinct:

43

708

4K

Last Seen Profiles

@AlexLyn88653060

@clam_99

@TorfaenLeisureT

@WatchFlake

@Josephi63602712

@MARVELSNAP

@deraojv

@LfvJ7U4Dvd42015

@LietzkeFra56700

@BryRussell0

@OrdinaryHarry

@ian_d_patterson

@vmedoapp

@GWENTMasters

@Jaggerous

@annegraceglenn

@oocfintwit

@Holly_Kelley450

@Getrightmo_

@BrunswickCC_MBB

@reallyjimmy

@AnalWilson52838

@MajaA31111

@kittenvant

@altrmah39796

@DylanLovelace7

@EcheverriI31196

@Official_Leczy

@LionOfUldah

@SophieTNCH

@troy011

@nicolawalker_

@420North4th

@RaceClicker

@ev1stf

@Missingbread003

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Academia: Wow, we're still struggling with bringing BIPOC into many areas of academia. Why? BIPOC: Give us money? Few of us have generational wealth or savings & we're saddled with comparatively more student debt. Academia: It's a mystery... Anyway here's a diversity workshop.

19

934

5K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Person: So what do you do? Me: I'm a paleontologist. Person: Oh, so you like, believe in dinosaurs? Me:

101

303

3K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Dinosaurs are extinct! ⚠️ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱

33

228

3K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

Big jaw, bigger joy

25

218

3K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Is there a Chrome extension for academics who are in writing mode that tells you, "Hey, you've already got this paper that you're trying to load open in 3 out of your 68 tabs, you dumbass."

48

199

3K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

It's me I'm nerds

13

452

3K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Tibetan sand foxes look exactly like I feel

28

505

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

Begging

19

273

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

It's Day 1 of #BlackBirdersWeek from @BlackAFinSTEM and they're featuring photos of #BlackInNature . Here's me out in the field casually freaking out over these 540 million year old burrows made by worm-like things.

27

446

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

#NatHistMemes 🦠

11

399

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

When you're actually an aquatic dinosaur, but no one gives you any credit for it:

16

176

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

1 year

Sea Otters have no business being so cute, but having a skeleton this freaky

31

172

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

Absolutely OBSESSED with this footage from the Jurassic Oceans exhibit at the @FieldMuseum of a crocodile punting itself off the bottom with its hindlimbs. I've never seen this locomotor behavior before and I want to KNOW MORE

22

406

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

5 years

What a weirdly shaped churro

5

188

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

"I hate computers."

28

82

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

1 month

Christopher DiPiazza

@ChrisDPiazza

1 month

@Formorphology Every mammal unit a student tries to correct me “orcas are dolphins not whales.” 🫠

1

0

73

20

237

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

sPiNoSaURuS

12

176

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

5 months

Tis the season

8

319

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

7 months

Manatee hand.

24

187

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

Last one for the day

13

318

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Tuataras have no business being this darn cute

14

183

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

*breathes in* *holds* #NatHistMemes

11

237

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Twitter image cropping is goooonnneee. You all get the tall boi for the timeline 🦕

11

168

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Sometimes I just wanna see a parasaurolophus irl 😔

17

295

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Mesmerized by this Mosasaur 🤩

9

195

2K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Last paleo-meme of the day I swear

11

249

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

Tis the season

10

269

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

It's the truth

16

182

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Tell me you've never seen The Thing without telling me you've never seen The Thing

NBC News

@NBCNews

3 years

WATCH: Russian sailors discover missing pet dog wandering on treacherous Arctic ice.

53

356

2K

11

298

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

"Reptiles really got screwed at the end of the K-Pg Extinction"

27

277

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

1 year

A message from M&M'S.

9

219

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

10 months

Basilosaurus yeets a shark

10

176

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Normal whales when evolving: Alright we're gonna shorten and stiffen up a bit to be more efficient in swimming. Basilosaurus: I'm going to be snake. Normal whales: We don't recommend tha-- Basilosaurus: Ssssssssss

14

225

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

Camptosaurus is the most generic dinosaur. Like you look at one and think, "yep, that sure is a dinosaur."

24

127

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

🤡🌊🦎

22

186

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

THE 1998 GODZILLA'S NAME IS FRED OH MY GOD

16

189

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Inspired by a meme I saw on Facebook

12

216

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

5 years

Can't get rid of us that easy

8

281

1K

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

Marine Tetrapod #NatHistMemes for #FossilFriday

8

186

995

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Loons land like a space shuttle And it is hilarious

World birds

@worldbirds32

4 years

Common Loon (Gavia immer)🐦🦜🕊️🎵🦆🐟🐤❤️🐤

107

2K

6K

25

189

991

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

A Brachiosaurus is more closely related to a hummingbird than to Triceratops

23

174

965

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

The DK Suchomimus model lives in my head rent free

19

108

939

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Do you ever think about how privileged in geologic time and evolution we are to live alongside the biggest creatures to ever exist?

22

126

899

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Not my meme, but elite

1

101

872

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

"Against my best wishes, I have been shot."

palmer ward

@decentbirthday

4 years

Just received this rollercoaster of an email from one of my professors

3K

104K

720K

9

126

861

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Extant Archosaurs

3

143

843

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

5 years

Arguably the most offensive part of the whole article.

16

178

834

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Dang, I didn't expect to cry over my new Mosasaurus model yet here I am

14

87

826

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

1 year

I'm always so unnerved to be reminded that the biggest Tiktaalik specimens are like 9 feet long. I don't think we'd be able to punt it back into the water very easily.

25

85

822

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

10 months

#NatHistMemes

9

95

809

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 months

Anyway here's a meme

6

129

823

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

"Sad about Spinosaurus. I just wish there was a highly aquatic dinosaur 😔" Me:

11

134

778

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Dinosaurs and other extinct animals

31

121

778

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

Me and a Triceratops nose horn from the Montana State teaching collections for #FossilFriday

12

60

766

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Time for a meme

7

127

751

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

3

91

750

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

1 year

POV: You're the End-Permian Extinction and you receive this text from Lystrosaurus

3

101

750

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

😬

10

89

735

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

1 year

Ha

7

75

719

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

My Fav Fun Fact in meme form 🦕 #NatHistMemes

6

149

732

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Fun fact: Did you know that mosasaur fossils have been discovered that exhibit paleopathologies (diseases) of the bends aka decompression sickness? Goes to show that evolution doesn't necessarily lead to perfection. Even for a giant marine reptile.

25

101

732

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

🪲 #NatHistMemes

6

101

730

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

It's funny that people think this was a cosplay. It genuinely wasn't. I was given the red bandana when I got to our camp, bought this blue shirt cuz it was the only color in my size, and just got my prescription sunglasses for fieldwork. This is accidental paleo perfection.

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

"I hate computers."

28

82

2K

9

54

728

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

we don't exist in a vacuuuum

7

71

709

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

*phone rings* Paleontologist: "Hello?" Person: "Hi, is this the paleontologist?" Paleo: "Yes, who is this?" Person: "I found dinosaur egg fossils."

23

73

707

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

How do you do fellow palm trees?

14

60

707

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

1 month

@vinn_ayy Lord give me the confidence of a TikTok commenter

1

20

711

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

11

67

673

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Dinosaurs in Santa Monica 🦖🦕

10

114

683

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Ah I see people are having that medical Dr. vs non-medical Dr. discussion again after some trash article. So I defer to this educational video again. (As always no offense to dentists)

11

157

694

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Apparently it's #DinosaurDay ! This is the reaction I get 90% of the time when I share the below "fun" fact with people 😅

15

130

677

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

10 months

Me in the future still on Twitter with 11.6k followers, but not paying for a subscription and getting no engagement

8

63

687

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Is there a name for taxa that appear suddenly and last for a fleeting amount of time in the fossil record? If not they should be called Cotton-Eye Joe Taxa because Where did they come from? Where did they go?

26

96

668

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Hitting y'all with a double meme Tweet today because I couldn't choose which to post first. More marine meme madness.

13

164

651

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Wait it's #SharkWeek2020 already? Wow. A shark-related aside STOP SAYING "SHARK INFESTED WATERS" THEY LIVE THERE

9

95

658

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

1 year

Anyway, all scientific papers are simply progress reports on topics in a field. They're not truths. They're not final words. Especially in paleontology. They're efforts of understanding-- of our natural world.

12

100

647

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

#NatHistMemes

5

97

657

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Sorry

8

58

647

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

#NatHistMemes 🌿

5

65

634

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Me watching #GodzillaVsKong

7

59

626

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

#Paleontology

13

76

631

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 months

😬

8

76

636

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Early Cretaceous climate change:

4

57

613

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

SO I DID AN AWESOME THING IN HOLLYWOOD TODAY. These are the real Jurassic Park movie props. #IconsOfDarkness

15

67

615

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

Whenever I need a laugh I just pull up this image

9

60

616

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

Disrespect to extant sloths intended

8

101

611

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

7 months

Survivors of the K-Pg Extinction

12

53

602

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

2 years

I think I became an official Paleontologist today with this personally ENGRAVED Estwing rock pick. Made in Rockford, Illinois. Home of the Burpee Museum. Thank you, #PaleoFest2022 🥺❤

19

24

599

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

4 years

A serval is meow stilts A maned wolf is woof stilts

5

94

590

Kiersten Formoso, PhD(istressed)

@Formorphology

3 years

You know what's cute? This tapir.

Joel Sartore

@joelsartore

3 years

Even though there are differences in habitat and geography, all tapir calves, no matter the species, begin life looking a lot like brown-and-beige-striped watermelons. Why? This pattern and color combination serves as the perfect camouflage as they explore their forest home.