Not a fossil (yet), but I can never resist picking up reptiles when I’m out hiking. These spiny lizards are usually pretty skittish, but this one was laying on the damp earth in the shade and didn’t seem to mind being picked up. #lizard #reptiles #animal #texasspinylizard #austin #texas #atx #hiking #outdoors #nature #spring #herpetology #fossilhunter #crystalcollector #hillcountry https://www.instagram.com/p/BwU-FbNgH2M/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m55243nvxc1y
My rarest echinoid fossil to date! It’s a cidarid from the lower Glen rose formation, found North of San Antonio, TX. I don’t have a positive ID just yet, but I’m aware of someone finding a Paracidaris texanus at the same site. To put it’s scarcity into perspective, this is the first one I’ve ever seen and I’ve been fossil hunting in this formation for years. It may be several more years before I find another. #echinoidea #cidaroida #fossil #fossilcollecting #fossilhunting #paleontology #fossicking #nature #geology #outdoors #hiking #seaurchin #limestone #sanantonio #texas #hillcountry #cretaceous #extinct #marine #animal https://www.instagram.com/p/BumKRJJgH98/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1kvakv8cxgft4
@hillcountryalliance #OurTXHillCountry - the edge of the night. As more people move to the region, it’s critical that we use common-sense lighting solutions to maintain our remaining starry views and to reclaim those that have been lost. By planning for dark skies and starry nights, we support the quality of life of current and future residents (human and otherwise!).
“In Hays County, the fastest growing county in Texas and in the country for that matter, we’re working to counteract the conventional view that more people and more buildings automatically means more light and more light pollution,” writes Soll Sussman (@haysnightsky, @ida_texas) at the link in our bio
Read more at OurTXHillCountry.org/#blogs
Image: Night Sky Visibility (State of the Hill Country Report - 2022) - @Siglo Group #hillcountry #darkskies #lightpollution #nightsky #txhillcountry #hayscounty #texas #hayscountytx #waterlandyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CdPGc-HM3W8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=