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A portrait page with a full restored branch onto the left. It has 6 palm like leaves at the end of one branch, hiding a cone, with a second mature cone below it. On the top right is a male floral organ, which is start shaped, and in the bottom right is a cut-way of the female cone showing its development.

I have another #paleobotany restoration guide for this #FossilFriday. This time, it's Kimuriella densifolia, a whole plant bennettitalean from the Late #Jurassic of Japan.
This plant is composed of three organ taxa: Williamsonia, Zamites, and Weltrichia.
#paleoart #sciart #botany

Hehehe, yes, very clever pets! And that's a fun idea! I think I might end up just snuggling my cats, though. 😂

Yeah, they can be, but unfortunately, I'm really scatterbrained unless I've already formulated my thoughts. 😂
But I might consider something a little more like that then.... would definitely be quicker to prepare.

Awww, you're welcome! I'm glad it's helpful!

*always

No problem!!! I'm alessandria happy yo talk about it!

Yes, I have quite a few on here already, and over on my (now basically abandoned) blog.

So, we don't know the exact colour, but like other aspects of palaeoart, when we're missing information it can be informed by modern relatives. We don't _know_ the colour of ancient Ginkgo bark, but giving it colours similar to modern Ginkgo is the most conservative approach.

Ahhh! Do you remember the speaker's name? I might have to talk with them at some point.

Ahhh!!! Which talk was that?!?!??!?! So you remember who gave it?

He iiissssss!!!!!

Oh, sorry.... no new talk on spino, just a new spino paper which everyone has been getting excited about. The new species with the tall crest. Sorry, I worded it weirdly 😅

Aww, thanks. And yeah, this is basically just modern Ginkgo anatomy, but it is corroborated by multiple fossils.

Aww, thanks! Yeah! I'd like to do a nice 'professional' video of it! A little cleaner than my raw talks, at least.😅

Hehe, yes, it was funny!😂

And unfortunately not yet: I do want to record it, though, and put it on YouTube for everyone. And I'll of course be posting about it here once I've unloaded it!

Sure!!! I'll be sharing the link here when I do, so hopefully you'll see it!!!!

Aww, thanks for coming! I'm glad you liked it!!!

Eeee, im glad you like them! Yes! They're adorable!!!

Unfortunately not at the moment, though I'd like to re-record it and post it on YouTube at some point.

Hahahaha, awwww, but this is still a gorgeous piece visually!!!!

Awww, I'm so happy to hear that! Thank-you for watching it!!!!😊

Aww, thank-youuu!!!

Awww, thank-youuu! And Yes! Attention to detail is kinda my jam!

Awww, I'm so happy you found it so useful!!!!! 🥰
Thank-you so much for attending it!!!!

Awww, I'm glad you found the talk useful! And don't worry, the ginkgoes in this piece never once struck me as looking out of place!!! I adore this piece of yours!

A landscape page with a pale green background and two illustrations of Ginkgo on it. On the left is an inaccurate one with leaves coming directly from a branch. On the right is an accurate one with clusters extending from short shoots.

I, too, would like to have a go at the new Spinosaurus soon, but in the meantime:
Here's a slide from my recent talk, which covers the DOs and DON'Ts of restoring ginkgoes within palaeoart!
Enjoy! #Ginkgo #FossilFriday #paleobotany #paleoart #SciComm

For #FossilFriday a panoply of the basal #ankylosaurid Liaoningosaurus, known by literally dozens of juvenile specimens. The largest specimens are around 50 cm #thyreophora #ornithischia

Eee! I'm glad!!!

Lime green slide with shadows of Ginkgo leaves on it with the following text: Friday 13th @ 6 pm UK time! The problem with plants. Why restoring extinct plants is difficult for palaeoartists. By Julianne Zelda Kiely (she/her) Online!!!

So, just a last-minute reminder to everyone that I'll be giving a free online talk for the University of Birmingham LapSoc tomorrow evening ( #FossilFriday 13th) at 6pm UK time!

You can book tickets here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/guest-spea...

#paleobotany #paleoart #botany #scicomm

Oh yeah! I a little late posting about it, but I think I shared it over on Insta a few days ago 😅.
But yeah, it's a pretty low-key thing - it's the talk I gave at SVP, so it'll be nice for more people to see it!!!