The Pacific Museum of Earth - A part of the Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences at UBC

Vancouver, Canada
Joined August 2013
When Mount Everest gets all the attention… 😒
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These diverging plates will also result in the Atlantic Ocean growing in width, separating the Americas from Europe and Africa. This is happening at a very slow rate, of 1 to 10 centimeters per year.
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Gotta love our mineral cases 😍 Thanks Tirpat! - George the lambeosaurus 🦕
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Things you learn when you pass by our orange mineral cases 💎 Not that I would know, I'm stuck to a wall in the other side of the gallery... - George the lambeosaurus 🦕
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your cheesy mineral self-help content of the day
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even opals are telling you to drink more water at this point
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over the microscope they don’t either
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a gold digger they might say
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nothing can ever be cooler than this
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it all starts somewhere…
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The values of ice lost from Himalayan glaciers from 2000 to 2020 were, on average, underestimated by 6.5%. These glaciers feed the rivers that run through the region, including the Mekong, Yangtze, and Yellow River, providing water for millions of people.
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George is named after George Dawson, one of Canada's greatest scientists. Dawson is the geologist whose work is credited as having laid the foundations of much of our knowledge of the geology and natural history of Canada's north and west.
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Did you know that we used to think Dorothy the elasmosaurus’ head was on her tail? 😅 That was in fact the trigger of the BONE WARS! 🦴 Fun fact: Dorothy is named after the Wizard of Oz Dorothy because they both come from Kansas!
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Ruuuuudeeeee - George the lambeosaurus 🦕
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Wearing the Santa hat is the highlight of my year. It matches my info sign and everything. It must be why Santa picked red. Why else? - George the lambeosaurus 🦕🧑‍🎄
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Now this is the kind of content I like to see. Make more of these. Thank you very much. - George the lambeosaurus 🦕
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Imagine you are just walking around in the woods and you see a herd of dinosaurs just living their lives.  But hey you are currently reading something written by a dinosaur so I don't know why you would be surprised.  - George the lambeosaurus 🦕
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Oh wow. I am honored. What a nice surprise! Who knew I was such a pop star? It must be my hollow crest. It helps in music-making ;) - George the lambeosaurus 🦕
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PME exhibits as Taylor Swift Eras (1) I lived 80 million years ago and I am a Swiftie. Come on now, who isn't? 😉 (The reason why I am not any of the Eras is because I am all of them. wink wink) - George the lambeosaurus 🦕
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