Andy Farke

@andyfarke.bsky.social

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Paleontologist, educator, museum person, open science person, homebrewer, spouse, parent. Homebrewing blog at http://andybrews.com he/him

person in Aquilops t-shirt talking in front of room of people
Man in maroon t-shirt standing in front of brick building's door, with the sign "Museum" over the entrance
Bobcat crossing paved path
grayscale microCT scan of croc braincase region in coronal section, with light gray bone and dark gray rock occupying the internal space
A circular graphic, rimmed by a gold circle. At the bottom, a moonscape from a distance forms a half-visible globe. Text at top in large gold letters says, "Artemis Amber Ale." Below that is a large graphic of a hop cone, floating over the surface of the moon. Text below the hop cone says, "Ad astra per zymurgiam." At the very bottom, text says, "Farke Brewing, Claremont, California"
Brown cardboard box with handwriting that says Ceratopsian #3110 frill pieces
Striped monarch caterpillar feeding on plant
dark brown, nearly black, triangular tooth, held between fingertips
California quail on gravel path
stone-fronted building with logo of peccary and words "Raymond M. Alf Museum" in early evening lighting
White and brown bone in rock, next to scale bar. The bone is around 4 cm wide.
Size comparison between T. rex and several extant terrestrial vertebrates. Silhouettes of Tyrannosaurus, polar bear, human, and ostrich, to scale, with Tyrannosaurus largest. Silhouettes are sourced from Phylopic (Phylopic.org). Tyrannosaurus rex, credit to Matt Dempsey; Struthio camelus, credit to Ferran Seyol; Ursus maritimus, Margot Michaud; Homo sapiens, Andrew Farke. Silhouettes are scaled relative to one another and recoloured for the purposes of comparison. Links to the original image repository are provided in the electronic supplementary material, S1.
Breakfast pastry in plastic wrapper with the label "raisin snails"
veiled chameleon skull, with bones colored in different colors
image of Spinosaurus skull with crest, above image of Saurolophus hadrosaur skull with crest
beer logo, showing the surface of Mars from orbit, over Mons Olympus. The text at top says "The Martian Amber Ale, 5.0% abv" and the text at bottom says "Farke Brewing - Claremont, California, USA, Earth"
a cluster of purplish flowers, at the end of a single stem
Silhouette of scuba diver being followed by the large prehistoric fish Dunkleosteus, underwater. The text of the label says "Dunkel-Osteus: A Dark Lager in the Munich Tradition" and "Farke Brewing, Claremont, California." It also includes the image credits, CC-BY; human silhouette by Gabriela Palomo-Munoz; Dunkleosteus by Russell Engelman
tiny black mammal tooth in glass vial, held between fingertips
red sunrise over mountains with clouds brilliantly lit, with trees silhouetted in the foreground
Orangish streak of light across the night sky
An Advent wreath of wood, with two blue candles lit and a pink candle lit, in a darkened room
dark brown mammal tooth with roots in side view on a white plastic background, with pieces of rock at the periphery of the image
people sitting around a table with candles and festive clothes, with the text "I got Whammed!"
a single lit blue candle in the darkness, with an unlit candle in the background behind it
tall white bird with long neck and yellow bill and gray legs, standing in a flower bed
Surprised Pikachu face
Swarm of turkey vultures circling in the sky
dark brown fossil bone, oddly shaped, with scale bar of 10 cm
white and reddish fossil bone on underside of sandstone, with scale bar
brown fossil bone, with 10 cm scale bar, on a white foam background
paleontologist smiling and pointing at fossil bone on a turntable, with the bone being bathed in bright light as part of the 3D scanning process
Letter with "American Museum of Natural History" in header. 3 December, 1991 addressed to Mr. Andy Farke, Armour, South Dakota 57313 Text of letter: Dear Andy: Thank you for the letter and drawing regarding your theory on gizzards in Coelophysis. Indeed, small rounded stones called gastroliths have been found within rib cages of prehistoric dinosaurs and their relatives. Furthermore, modern day crocodiles and chickens, close relatives of dinosaurs, ingest small stones. Based on this evidence, it is likely that the digestive system of Ceolophysis included a gizzard. Though you are far away from the American Museum, I encourage you to keep up your interest in paleontology and science. There are many good books in the library that can help you learn about fossils and how scientists develop theories from them. Furthermore, many dinosaur remains have been found in your home state of South Dakota. They include Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops and Anatosaurus. We hope you will get a chance to visit our museum in the future. Sincerely, Mark A. Norell Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
close-up of deer head, showing a young deer with single tine antlers, against a background of brown and green plants and a road in the distance
black fossil multicusped tooth, rectangular in shape, surrounded by brown bone fragments.
Brown, rectangular dinosaur toe bone, held between fingers.
small brown multituberculate mammal tooth, with many rounded cusps on top
green ceratopsian dinosaur Aquilops clutching a glass of beer, with the text AquiloPils above in red script reminiscent of classic commercial beer brands
Andy Farke & Matt Wedel, holding a beer and geeking out over Aquilops
Lego set depicting the horned dinosaur Aquilolps. It is shown in side view, getting ready to munch on a plant.
close up of head of epaulette shark; the shark is shown from the snout to the gills' it is orangeish brown in color with some small black spots.
bald guy at sunglasses pointing at another guy making a terrifying face or something
scrap of paper with the words "The foot prints you see are not the surface", in a trash can
grayish coyote with reddish nose and ears sniffing at the grass in a backyard
brown triangular tyrannosaur tooth, held in hand. The tooth is slightly curved, with a pointed tip.
bright blue bird with gray back and white stripe above eye, sitting on fence post
bright rocket trail in night sky, heading into clouds
the book Woodworking by Emily St. James, held in front of greenery
hop water in beer glass; the liquid is a fairly transparent milk white, with bubbles on the glass
orange sunrise next to mountains, with clouds overhead
Vintage color image of hadrosaurs, both squatting and sitting on their haunches. One is on land, the other is in water.
brown bird with two black stripes across head and white stripes between and above the black stripes, and yellow beak, perched on bush, photographed from behind
reptile with sail back and Arizona flag across its body atop a mound of rock that says "WAVP Arizona Museum of Natural History"
Logo for Peer Community in Paleontology - peer review and recommendation of research articles
orange-ish brown croc osteoderm, rectangular in shape and longer than wide, with smooth anterior bar, low midline keel, and textured surface
Would you like help with your wildfire relief applications? Artists and art workers are invited to come to the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College where experienced grant writers can help you with grant applications for wildfire relief. The Benton can also provide a quiet space with wifi, computer access, printing, and scanning. Friday, February 7, 10 am–4 pm Saturday, February 8, 10 am–4 pm Thursday, February 13, 10 am–4 pm
replica of large trilobite in oblique view
bobcat sitting on dry grass and leaves
A child's hand-drawn picture of a horned dinosaurs. The dinosaur is colored orange.
Sun rising in a red-tinged sky, with a pine tree in front of the sun. The combined effect resembles the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings movies.