# Mastodon

Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed significant archaeological finds, including mastodon and giant sloth bones dating back [------] years. Meanwhile, a controversial study suggests humans may have reached the Americas [-------] years earlier than previously thought, based on broken mastodon bones.

### About Mastodon
Mastodon is a decentralized social network platform.  

### Insights
- Mastodon sentiment is up 13.64% from the previous week.
- Mastodon creators is up 20.49% from the previous month.
- Mastodon engagements is up 59.27% from the previous week.
- Mastodon mentions is up 24.41% from the previous month.

### Engagements: [-------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:mastodon/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/mastodon/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [-------]  
Daily Average: [-------]  
[--] Week: [---------] +59%  
[--] Month: [----------] -31%  
[--] Months: [----------] +46%  
[--] Year: [-----------] -12%  
1-Year High: [---------] on 2025-08-21  
1-Year Low: [------] on 2025-02-23  

Engagements by network (24h):
Reddit: [-----]
X: [-------]
Instagram: [---]
News: [-----]
TikTok: [------]
YouTube: [-------]

  
  
### Mentions: [-----] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:mastodon/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/mastodon/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [-----]  
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [-----] +20%  
[--] Month: [-----] +24%  
[--] Months: [------] +44%  
[--] Year: [------] -35%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-08-22  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-02-26  

Mentions by network (24h):
Reddit: [--]
X: [---]
Instagram: [--]
News: [--]
TikTok: [---]
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### Creators: [---] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:mastodon/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/mastodon/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[---] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Mastodon in the last [--] hours which is down 14% from [---] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [---]  
[--] Week: [-----] +12%  
[--] Month: [-----] +20%  
[--] Months: [------] +67%  
[--] Year: [------] -17%  
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-08-22  
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-02-17  

The most influential creators that mention Mastodon in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                                | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                                | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@alterbridgeofficial](/creator/youtube/alterbridgeofficial)           | [--]    | [---------] | [--]     | [-------]     |
| [@tunemusicalmoments](/creator/youtube/tunemusicalmoments)             | [--]    | [---------] | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@PenfoldDavid](/creator/twitter/PenfoldDavid)                         | [--]    | [---]       | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@UCk_XWyHOD2ynJb3ekJBwdew](/creator/youtube/UCk_XWyHOD2ynJb3ekJBwdew) | [--]    | [-----]     | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@mastodon](/creator/youtube/mastodon)                                 | [--]    | [-------]   | [--]    | [------]      |
| [@sneakattacksquad](/creator/youtube/sneakattacksquad)                 | [--]    | [---------] | [--]     | [------]      |
| [@dectwelve12](/creator/tiktok/dectwelve12)                            | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@superanimalsrevolttv](/creator/youtube/superanimalsrevolttv)         | [--]    | [------]    | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@ColinM_Art](/creator/twitter/ColinM_Art)                             | [--]    | [-----]     | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@killswitchengage](/creator/youtube/killswitchengage)                 | [--]   | [-------]   | [--]     | [-----]       |

[View More](/list/creators/mastodon/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 72%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:mastodon/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/mastodon/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 72%  
Daily Average: 70%  
[--] Week: 75% +9%  
[--] Month: 67% -8%  
[--] Months: 67% -10%  
[--] Year: 67% +3%  
1-Year High: 90% on 2025-07-31  
1-Year Low: 35% on 2025-08-21  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Fan Excitement: (20%) Fans are expressing significant excitement about recent band activities and the new lineup.
- Live Performances: (15%) The band's live performances are a focal point of fan discussion and engagement.
- New Touring Guitarist: (10%) The addition of Nick Johnston as a touring guitarist for the spring [----] tour is generating excitement.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Instance Shutdown: (5%) A Mastodon instance (queer.af) was shut down due to the Taliban, raising concerns about online freedom and safety.
  

### Top Mastodon News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Costa Rica digs up mastodon giant sloth bones in major archaeological find Researchers in Costa Rica have unearthed fossils from a mastodon and a giant sloth that lived as many as [-----] years ago officials announced Friday calling it the biggest such find here in decades"  
[News Link](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/costa-rica-digs-mastodon-giant-223952350.html) [@Yahoo](/creator/x/Yahoo) 2026-02-13T22:52Z 1.1M followers, [----] engagements


"A 130000-year-old archaeological site in southern California USA Nature Nature - Around [------] years ago a mastodon died near what is now San Diego California. Although this seems uncontroversial Thomas Deméré and colleagues present evidence that the"  
[News Link](https://www.nature.com/articles/nature22065.epdf) [@NaturePortfolio](/creator/x/NaturePortfolio) 2022-08-31T21:00Z 2.1M followers, 2.1M engagements


"Controversial study claims humans reached Americas [------] years earlier than thought - Nature Broken mastodon bones hint that Homo sapiens wasnt the first hominin to get to the New World"  
[News Link](https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21886) [@NaturePortfolio](/creator/x/NaturePortfolio) 2017-04-26T00:00Z 2.1M followers, 2.1M engagements



### Top Mastodon Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"Erinnere mich noch eine die Phase wo zahlreiche Nutzer lautstark ihren Abgang von Twitter ankndigten um auf Mastodon oder Bluesky eine bessere Platform zu bauen. Die meisten sind wieder da und meckern hier weiter ber Twitter und Musk. Peak kognitive Dissonanz"  
[X Link](https://x.com/baha_jam/status/2022948858704335199) [@baha_jam](/creator/x/baha_jam) 2026-02-15T08:19Z 27.2K followers, [----] engagements


"divinations intro. very hard. lol #mastodon #metal #deathmetal #guitarist #metalhead Divinations Divinations"  
[TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@flatteningofemotions_/video/7606992903189187854) [@flatteningofemotions_](/creator/tiktok/flatteningofemotions_) 2026-02-15T07:38Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"When you remove Bron KD and Steph Team USA really be lacking in star power. Compare that to "The World" with Jokic Luka Giannis Wemby and SGA. Jeez. #NBA #allstar2026"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SuperMastodon/status/2022879626977231158) [@SuperMastodon](/creator/x/SuperMastodon) 2026-02-15T03:44Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"🎸Guitar & Vox🎤 (Metal n More) Request Originals/Covers Here's my song list https://www.streamersonglist.com/t/psychoface1991/songs and you can find all my music and socials here. https://linktr.ee/PsychoFace Live guitar guitar metal live rock live guitar stream vocals metalhead jam session jackson gibson epiphone ltd live metal live music hard rock covers metal covers rock covers live stream Metalheads megadeth slipknot mastodon gojira slayer Live guitar guitar metal live rock live guitar stream vocals metalhead jam session jackson gibson epiphone ltd live metal live music hard rock covers"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3eMJ3aq6JFU) [@psychoface](/creator/youtube/psychoface) 2026-02-15T02:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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