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An image of the Carnivores Cityscape Nanotyrannus

An image of the Carnivores Cityscape Nanotyrannus

Another victory for Carnivores: Cityscape 😌

30.10.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thumbnail Time! Today's sketch shows a Nanotyrannus attacking an Azande-esque warrior deep in the jungle. #sketch #dinosaur #prehistoric #african #fantasy #art

07.11.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Teenage T. rex’ fossil is actually a different species The discovery of smaller predator Nanotyrannus could prompt a re-think of tyrannosaur evolution.

Looks like Nanotyrannus is back on the menu, boys.

30.10.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 170    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
A digitally drawn and colored chibi emote of a Nanotyrannus lethaeus smiling with sparkles against a white background. Hand drawn scan used as a base.

A digitally drawn and colored chibi emote of a Nanotyrannus lethaeus smiling with sparkles against a white background. Hand drawn scan used as a base.

A digitally drawn and colored chibi emote of a Nanotyrannus lethaeus waving hi with excitement against a white background. Hand drawn scan used as a base.

A digitally drawn and colored chibi emote of a Nanotyrannus lethaeus waving hi with excitement against a white background. Hand drawn scan used as a base.

Some Nanotyrannus chibis! Also I figured out a nice way to draw with a mouse.

#Paleoart #chibiart #backinhell

07.11.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nanotyrannus lancensis

03.11.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Nanotyrannus is back! Some fan art here! It kinda drives me crazy how dinos get retconned (then reconfirmed). But I get it-- we're always learning, but the irrational obessesive in me needs to know what is and isn't accurate. πŸ˜†

#nanotyrannus #paleoart #therapod #dinosaur

06.11.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My take on Nanotyrannus.

It’s been a while since I’ve drawn something β€žjust becauseβ€œ.
Nanotyrannus is real and here is my view.

I am not completely satisfied with how it turned out but I’m happy to be back with some own artwork again :)

White pencil on black card board

#nanotyrannus #paleoart

04.11.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nanotyrannus is back
#paleoart #backinhell

04.11.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out I actually love the proportions of Nanotyrannus. #dinosaur #paleoart #sciart

04.11.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#BackInHell

01.11.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nanotyrannus and Jane drawing I did 5 years ago!
Very notorious animal this one! Excited to see the conversation continue! #paleoart #sciart

30.10.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Turns out, Nanotyrannus is real… like reallyΒ real. Turns out I was very, very wrong about Nanotyrannus not being real. But it being shown valid does not excuse years of shoddy science before this pape

Turns out, #Nanotyrannus is real... like really real and I was wrong. But that's how science works: change with new data.

But it being shown valid does not excuse years of shoddy science before this paper. #Paleontology #FossilFriday

31.10.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Repost of old 'Jane' drawing - currently suggested to be a new small, gracile tyrannosaur species, Nanotyrannus lethaeus, rather than a juvenile T. rex! #palaeoart #dinosaur #Nanotyrannus

31.10.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing Nanotyrannus!

NC’s public universities and museums are continuously on the forefront of scientific research and advancement. Nano’s discovery is the biggest dinosaur news of the decade, and its confirmation happened right here in North Carolina.

30.10.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A black and white digital illustration depicting the theropod dinosaur, Nanotyrannus, suffering from bicephaly, leaning down and growling surrounded by darkness.

A black and white digital illustration depicting the theropod dinosaur, Nanotyrannus, suffering from bicephaly, leaning down and growling surrounded by darkness.

"Double Trouble"

The occasion was perfect, the day before Halloween and it turns out Nanotyrannus is an actual, real, valid genus, and it's got TWO whole species now on top of that! That's when inspiration hit me to do this.

Happy Halloween, everybody!
#art #digitalart #paleoart

01.11.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: new discovery reveals the Tully Monster is a (very) distant evolutionary relative of Nanotyrannus

30.10.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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I wanted to draw something quick for Halloween, but I still have Nanotyrannus on the brain. So here's a little doodle of a Nanotyrannus skull. #nanotyrannus #dinosaur #prehistoric #paleoart #art

31.10.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A blow up T. rex skeleton with a pumpkin pail

A blow up T. rex skeleton with a pumpkin pail

Nanotyrannus lethaeus

30.10.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a headshot of a yellow-green, teal, purple, pink, and red nanotyrannus with yellow and orange highlights and inky black stripes

a headshot of a yellow-green, teal, purple, pink, and red nanotyrannus with yellow and orange highlights and inky black stripes

My lil unnamed Nanotyrannus lad based on a plum-headed parakeet β™₯
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#originalcharacter #ocs #ocsky #art #artsky #digitalart #krita #extinct #AmorphArt #nanotyrannus #tyrannosaurid #paleoart #paleosky

02.11.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A digital sketch of the head of Nanotyrannus. It uses a large black ink brush to define the face, defining creases and scales with high contrast, and also has some subtle shading layered behind it.

A digital sketch of the head of Nanotyrannus. It uses a large black ink brush to define the face, defining creases and scales with high contrast, and also has some subtle shading layered behind it.

A quick brush test that turned into a 4am mostly-unreferenced Nanotyrannus sketch
#Art #Palaeoart

01.11.2025 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess these are Nanotyrannus lethaeus now

30.10.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
Nanotyrannus strolls through an open field of vegetation.

Nanotyrannus strolls through an open field of vegetation.

Welcome back, short king!

#BackInHell

31.10.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In lieu of the recent #Nanotyrannus paper, here’s a couple of photos of me at the Burpee Museum of Natural History with Jane (Nanotyrannus lethaeus) and CMNH 7541 (Nanotyrannus lancensis), along with a flesh model of Jane by @tylerkeillor.bsky.social. #FossilFriday #Dinosaurs #Paleontology

31.10.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Nanotyrannus lethaeus

02.11.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nanotyrannus lives yall!

31.10.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Nanotyrannus confirmed as its own separate species. I’m crying and throwing up.

01.11.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Never thought I’d be drawing Nanotyrannus AS Nanotyrannus in 2025, but here we are!
#nanotyrannus #dinosaur #paleoart #tyrannosaur

02.11.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal. On Thursday evening, news emerged that individuals within and outside of Trump administration were pushing to cast trans activists as domestic terrorists. Then, Project 2025 dropped its proposal.

1. Republicans are attempting to get the FBI to label trans advocacy as domestic terrorism.

Project 2025's parent org is pushing it.

It would not label all trans people as terrorists, but it would open the door for heavy surveillance and disruption.

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19.09.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1442    πŸ” 663    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 68
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If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research… I have nothing left to say to you. Please unfollow me.

#pediatriccancer #cancermom

05.08.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 40514    πŸ” 12213    πŸ’¬ 978    πŸ“Œ 567