Ryan J. Haupt

Ryan J. Haupt

Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming

Ph.D. Candidate

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Published on Nov 25, 2020

You're invited to my virtual Ph.D. defense!

Hello all!Been a while since my last major update but during that time much progress has been made! Since we're in the week of Thanksigving it's only appropriate that I thank you all again for your...

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Published on Nov 02, 2016

(Very old) poop analyzed

Yep, that's all fossil sloth poop. (Photo by NPS)Hi all,Apologies for the radio silence, I've been hard at work analyzing the samples I was able to bring back from Costa Rica this s...

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Published on Aug 02, 2016

The samples are in the lab!

Hello everyone!I got back from Costa Rica a few days ago and am happy to report that everything went swimmingly! The Sloth Sanctuary was super accommodating per usual and put me up for a few days w...

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Published on Jul 21, 2016

Heading down south!

Hello backers!I'm at the airport waiting to board the first of a few flights it'll take to get me to Costa Rica! I'll be down there for a week and will do my best to take photos and provide the occ...

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Published on Jun 13, 2016

The funds have arrived!

Hey all,Quick update to let y'all know that the money has come through so I'm going to start putting together my trip to Costa Rica in the new few weeks. If folks would be interested in updates fro...

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Published on May 13, 2016

The campaign is over, now let's get to work!

This will be a backers only post, which I'll probably be doing more often now that we have our team assembled and aren't in active promotion mode. That's right, the campaign is officially over! In ...

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Published on May 11, 2016

The final countdown!

We've got about 10 hours left to go before the project officially ends! This is just a super quick note to let you know how close we are to achieving our stretch goal to fund some additional analys...

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Published on May 04, 2016

We won the challenge!

Being a part of the Paleontology Challenge Grant put this project in the running for an extra $1,000 if we got the most backers before the challenge window ended. As of yesterday ev...

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Published on Apr 23, 2016

Are sloths kosher? A rabbi weighs in

I had hoped to get this posted yesterday to celebrate the beginning of Passover , but fortunately, this is a multi-day holiday so I'm not too late!My friend and project backer Daniel Fliegel is a r...

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Reply to:selmaaromeroselmaaromero
Thanks!
Jan 23, 2020
Project: Can sloths serve as “canaries in the coal mine” for forest health t...
Reply to:Max ElliottMax Elliott
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Apr 23, 2017
Project: Can sloths serve as “canaries in the coal mine” for forest health t...
@Cindy - Between 11,000 and 36,000 years old. Will need to carbon date them to be sure.
Nov 03, 2016
Project: Can sloths serve as “canaries in the coal mine” for forest health t...
Thanks, Marjorie! It's really exciting to get the results, and nice to get some recognition for it too.
Nov 02, 2016
Project: Can sloths serve as “canaries in the coal mine” for forest health t...
Because you didn't read my weekly column about comics from years ago? Pretty easy thing to miss. And I kind of just made him an amalgam of fossil sloths, but Megatherium is a cooler name than Mylodon. DEAL WITH IT.
May 06, 2016
Project: Can sloths serve as “canaries in the coal mine” for forest health t...