Top 40 Paleontology Influencers in 2025

1. Andrea Yévenes Alveal

Bio La Divulgadora de los Dinosaurios 🦖🇨🇱Comunicadora Científica 📣Especialista en Paleontología 🦕💌 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @paleo_andreaInstagram Followers 268.2KType MacroGender Female

2. Harrison Duran

Bio Paleontologist 🦕🦖 adventuring in to the late Cretaceous of North America , advisor & ambassador @itiscolossal | ⛏ based in South Dakota ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @duranosaurInstagram Followers 245.2KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

3. Jared Cooke

Bio documenting my paleontology journey@tamu -other stuff: @j_cooooke ****@yahoo.comInstagram Handle @jcookepaleoInstagram Followers 196.6KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

4. Mamlambo Fossils

Bio YouTube / TikTok Channel 🎥Paleontology and Geology 🦖🐧⛏Fossil prep 🦀Sheep rescuer 🐑Native tree planting 🌲🌳🌿 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @mamlambofossilsInstagram Followers 154.8KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

5. Dr Dean Lomax

Bio Palaeontologist 🦕🐬🦖Author | Talk Science on TV & Radio | Ichthyosaur expert | Named a few species — Adventurer 🌍 New book: LOCKED IN TIME. ****@bristol.ac.ukInstagram Handle @dean_r_lomaxInstagram Followers 120.5KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

6. Reysuka

Bio Cosplaying Paleontologist 🦖 Ph.D.UR UNHINGED MOMMY‼️more @reysuka777Instagram Handle @reysuka_Instagram Followers 104KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

7. Fossil Daddy

Bio -📍Boston-🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQA+ Fossil Hunter- Fossil Pokémon Champion- Paleontological Father Figure-Subscribe to my YouTube channel! -❤️ taken, no dms ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @fossildaddyInstagram Followers 72.2KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

8. Lisa Seline

Bio Paleontology 👣near Frankfurt 🏙🦕🦖🐚📩 ****@gmx.de @lisaselines_gallery 🦋🖌Instagram Handle @dinogirl.lisaselineInstagram Followers 69.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

9. Amy Atwater

Bio Director of Paleontology @dinosaur.ridge | Author: The Fossil Keeper’s Treasure | Co-host @weirdanddead | Pres-Elect, Colorado Sci Soc | Views my own ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @mary_annings_revengeInstagram Followers 64.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

10. Eliza Petersen

Bio I find dinosaurs in my spare time 🦖✨Instagram Handle @lizemopeteyInstagram Followers 37.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

11. Brennan Martens

Bio 🐍 Named a New Species of Mosasaur 🦎🦞 World’s Biggest Anomalocaris Fan 🦐⛏️Vancouver Paleontological Society ⚒️🥇 #bcfossils & #hainosaurusboubker 🏆Instagram Handle @brennanthepaleodudeInstagram Followers 25KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

12. Charlotte Hohman

Bio Biology 🧬 | Geology 🌋 | Paleontology 🦕Posts on the natural history of Earth 🌍 🐭 Biology MS student |📍TX, USAInstagram Handle @charlottejhhInstagram Followers 24KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

13. Kallie Moore

Bio Science Communicator🦕Host - @eonsshow🦣Manager - Paleo Collection at @umontana📖 Author - Tales of the Prehistoric World ****@mso.umt.eduInstagram Handle @fossil_librarianInstagram Followers 21.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

14. Skye Walker

Bio 🦕 Learn about paleontology!🦖 Paleontologist & Science Communicator @elevationscience 📍 Alabama & MontanaInstagram Handle @thedinomancerInstagram Followers 21.5KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

15. Katherine Parsons

Bio •Geologist & Paleontologist🪨⛏️•B.S. MTSU | M.S. at UofM💙🐅•Researching biostratigraphy in Cretaceous TN🔬🦠•Intern @ Memphis Pink Palace Museum🏛️🦕 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @katie.digs.dinosInstagram Followers 19.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

16. Bárbara Aravena Berríos

Bio Lic. en Biología U.Chile 🎓 🦉Paleontología de vertebrados 🦴🦖Comunicadora científica 📚🚸Hablemos de Paleontología en 🇨🇱✨️Más info ⤵️ ****@ug.uchile.clInstagram Handle @barby.paleontologaInstagram Followers 11.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

17. Jingmai O’Connor

Bio Associate curator of fossil reptiles at the Chicago Field Museum studying the early evolution of birds and other flying dinosaurs AKA dead bird nerd 🦤 ****@fieldmuseum.orgInstagram Handle @paleontologistaInstagram Followers 10.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

18. Darren Naish

Bio Dinosaurs, reptiles, mammals, cryptozoology. Zoologist and author. BBC Studios. Blog Tetrapod Zoology. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @tetzooInstagram Followers 10.3KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

19. Evelyn Vollmer

Bio Hey there, Wanna talk about dinosaurs 🦖🦕3D scanning, 3D printing, 3D modeling.Paleontologist 🌎Instagram Handle @evelyn_vollmer_Instagram Followers 8.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

20. Filippo Bertozzo

Bio 🤠 Dinosaur paleontologist at @natural.sciences.belgium 🦕 Pathology, behaviour of dinosaurs🎲 D&D + dinosaurs 👉 @dicendinosaur🌍 explorer, adventurerInstagram Handle @dino_doctorInstagram Followers 6KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

21. Bethany Burke

Bio Paleo fun for everyone! Paleontologist, Sci Comm Educator, Fossil Preparator, Dino Fan, Mosasaur Lover 🦕🦖❤️ Texas Marine Paleo Researcher ****@bkbones.comInstagram Handle @bkbonesdinosInstagram Followers 4.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

22. Paleontology Enthusiast

Bio The journey of life throughout the eonsFrom the weirdest invertebrates in the Cambrian 🦂, to the monsters of the Jurassic 🦕 ****@hotmail.comInstagram Handle @_paleo_enthusiastInstagram Followers 4.2KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

23. Paul C Sereno

Bio Paleontologist, archaeologist, Professor, adventurer ****@uchicago.eduInstagram Handle @paulserenoofficialInstagram Followers 3.4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

24. Lee Hall

Bio #Dinosaur #paleontologist, teacher, author, & artist. Expert in excavating and conserving #fossils. Opinions / images = me. Ex terra scientia.Instagram Handle @paleeoguyInstagram Followers 3.3KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

25. Christopher Plouffe

Bio Paleontologist at the San Diego Natural History Museum.Instagram Handle @your.favorite.paleontologistInstagram Followers 2.5KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

26. Keely Sweeney

Bio 🥼🔬 Fossil Preparator @fossil_oasis ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @paleokeelyInstagram Followers 2.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

27. Monika

Bio 🦖 Dinosaurs & tattoos🦤 Dino content @paleontomonicka 🚓 Works for the PD, but not a cop🦎 Beardie, hamster, shrimps and snail ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @gojirasaurrInstagram Followers 1.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

28. Julianna James

Bio Art🔹Fossils 🔹Photos 🔹Wildlife old bones - TFFLink to YouTube channel fromInstagram Handle @juls_fossilsandnatureInstagram Followers 1.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

29. Andy Farke

Bio PaleontologistEducatorOpen science advocateHomebrewerInstagram Handle @AndyFarkeInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

30. Melchizedek

Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @paleontologoamadorInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

31. Dr. Jasmina Wiemann

Bio I am a Molecular Paleobiologist researching what biomolecule fossilization products can tell us about the history of life on Earth and beyond! ****@jhu.eduInstagram Handle @jasmina_wiemannInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

32. Alex Hastings

Bio Paleontologist, reptile enthusiast and all-around nerd.Instagram Handle @dr_crocogatorInstagram Followers 1.1KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

33. Mary Athanasiou

Bio Geologist/palaeontologist. Phd in biostratigraphy and paleoceanography @cyprusgeolifeInstagram Handle @mairyathaInstagram Followers 1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

34. Erika Morgengrau

Bio Writer, musician, artist, dino enthusiast. Mad Max fanatic. Be curious and always take that dirt road. Live your life and have fun!Instagram Handle @erika_morgengrauInstagram Followers 922Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

35. David M Appleton

Bio Forensic Psychologist. Husband. Father. All DMA, part DNA. Collector of things old, new and awfully cool. Lover of music.Instagram Handle @davidmappletonInstagram Followers 529Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

36. Rodrigo Horodyski

Bio Paleontólogo ⚒️Museu de História Geológica do Rio Grande do Sul @unisinosInstagram Handle @rodrigo.paleontologistInstagram Followers 31KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

37. dino.boiii

Bio Fossil Preparator and Paleoartist at TCM ****@happyhentoys.comInstagram Handle @paleo_plataInstagram Followers 841Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

38. Alton Dooley

Bio Director of Western Science Center @westernsciencecenter. Paleontologist studying mastodons, whales, and whatever else shows up in my lab.Instagram Handle @altoncdooleyInstagram Followers 847Type NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

39. Timothy James

Bio Los Angeles, CA 🌴🌆Mitigation Paleontologist 🦖🦴Archaeologist 🤠🏺Actor in NM & LA 🎬📽Tiktok @hollywoodnaturalistInstagram Handle @hollywoodnaturalistInstagram Followers 1.8KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact