Megacephalosaurus was a Late Cretaceous pliosaur. It was discovered in the Carlile Shale Formation in Kansas. Megacephalosaurus actually represents one of the last members of the pliosauridae family.
Hello Beloved! As the election continues to be decided and brings stress to the nation, here is some positive election news:
Ritchie Torres (NY) (he/him) became the first Afro-Latinx LGBTQ+ person to be elected to Congress. Mondaire Jones (NY) (he/him) will also become the first LGBTQ+ person of color, alongside Torres, to be elected to Congress. Sarah McBride (DE) (she/her) became the first openly transgender person to be a state senator. Stephanie Byers (KS) (she/her) became the first openly transgender person to have a seat in Kansas’s state legislature and became the first Native American transgender person to be elected to any state legislature. Mauree Turner (OK) (she/they) has become the first non-binary person elected to any state legislature. They are also the first Muslim to be elected to the Oklahoma state legislature. Taylor Small (VT) (she/her) became the first openly transgender person to have a seat in Vermont’s state legislature. Shevrin Jones (FL) (he/him) became the first openly LGBTQ+ person to have a seat in Florida’s state legislature. Jabari Brisport (NY) (he/him) became the first openly LGBTQ+ person of color to have a seat in New York’s state legislature. Kim Jackson (GA) (she/her) became the first openly LGBTQ+ person to have a seat in Georgia’s state senate and one of only 3 LGBTQ+ women of color to have a seat in any state senate. David Ortiz (CO) (he/him) became the first openly bi person to have a seat in Colorado’s state legislature. He also became the first wheelchair user in Colorado’s state legislature. Sharice Davids (KS) (she/her) has been re-elected. Davids is the first Native American LGBTQ+ woman to serve in Congress
No matter what happens with the presidency, change is coming, Beloved. Be hopeful and continue fighting
Ghost gun used in last week’s Kansas school shooting
Ghost gun used in last week’s Kansas school shooting
Another week, another school shooting. This time it was in Olathe, Kansas, about an hour away from where I live.
18-year-old Jaylon Elmore was a football player for Olathe East High School. This past Friday, March 4th, Elmore was called into the school’s offices on suspicions he had a gun. Those suspicions turned out to be correct, as Elmore allegedly exchanged gun fire with school resource…
An unknown wildflower at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, near Stone City Kansas. I tried to figure out what this little fellow was, but couldn’t!
Pitcher sage, Salvia azurea and prairie iron weed, Vernonia fasciculata, in Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, near Strong City, Kansas. Cerulean is pretty much my favourite flower colour.
Summer clouds and wild grasses in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City Kansas. A swelteringly hot day, but very much worth the hike through the preserve, many prairie flowers I’d never seen before!
Original map of #Kansas from 1915 in muted pastel colors on heavy, thick, quality paper. Considerable age-toning around all the edges. Population specs and cities listed in margin. Matte finish (no gloss).
Map: 9 ¼" x 12 ¼"
Page: 11" x 14"
Reverse: in-depth details about the state and its history
While the intensity of a lightning strike can make them appear as thick bolts across the sky, the actual width of a lightning bolt is only about 2-3 cm. The average length of a lightning bolt is about 2-3 miles.The charge carried down this small channel is so intense that the temperature of the lightning reaches 30,000 °C - that’s five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.
This painting depicting the mission of the National Youth Administration (NYA) was created in 1936 by NYA artist Alden Krider for an exhibit at the Kansas State Fair. The NYA (1935-1943) was a New Deal agency that aided young adults (ages 16 to 25) during the Great Depression. It provided vocational training and work-study assistance for high school, college, and graduate students.
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