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As you may or may not know, season 2 of Prehistoric Planet dropped last week. Everyone and their grandmother is talking about it. But I’m not. I actually couldn’t care less. Why? Well, the reason I don’t care about Prehistoric Planet season 2 is because:
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It’s a… it’s been a while. *checks archive* Yep, 7 years. I wish I could say a lot has happened in that time. But not that much. The most noteworthy change in my life is in 2021 I moved to Texas to finally live the dream of being a paleontologist. But only for 15 months before I royally fucked it up. So now im more miserable than ever but that’s neither here nor now.
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Yet another entry after a long gap. Usual excuse: busy with work which usually leaves me worn out. And frankly, blogging has kinda lost its fulfillment. I dunno, maybe once I start my job in Texas I’ll have stuff to actually post instead of inane ramblings. Anyway, onto business.
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Long time, eh? My job has be on a bit of a weird schedule which doesn’t leave me with much down time. That means I have to prioritize what I’m going to do with it, and unfortunately this blog sits low on the list. Field work takes up a good amount of my time (I’d share it with you, but the Denver Museum doesn’t allow it). I have also been busy working on my book proposal, which has been slow going. I have a few posts I have been meaning to do for a long time, and after that I don’t know what I’ll do with it.
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I have a brief moment of respite between field excursions so I’ll make this quick.
For years I have been wanting to publish a book on California’s fossil vertebrates. I feel there has never been a comprehensive source bringing all the information on California’s incredible prehistory into one place. The Golden State was once home to beardogs and sabercats; giant camels and pygmy mammoths; three-toed horses and hippo-like marine mammals; ground sloths and giant “toothed” seabirds; and killer sperm whales and and shovel-jawed elephants. And yet there are barely any books on the subject at all. As far as I can tell, there are only a couple gift shop books on Rancho la Brea and the Anza Borrego book. Hardly representative of all that California’s paleontology has to offer.
So I am to fix that. But I need your help. My book will be heavy on pictures and illustrations because I want to show the reader the fossils and creatures themselves. To do this, I’m going to need a good camera, other photography equipment (lighting, background, etc), and a new laptop to write and edit photos on. In all this stuff will run about $3500. And the great thing is once I have this stuff I’ll be able to use it for future books and even for my scientific research. This one act of generosity will go a long way.
So please donate to my book writing fund. Any amount would help me to reach my goal. I would greatly appreciate any help you can provide. The fossil vertebrates of California have an incredible story to tell. With your donation, you can help tell it with me.
Till next time!
A Central Coast Paleontologist 