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That artist with the deinonychus costume. Still getting set up!

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"Hunted by Moonlight" | Dinosauria Series | Animated Teaser
YouTube video by Dead Sound "Hunted by Moonlight" | Dinosauria Series | Animated Teaser

Animated Scutellosaurus!! (Also Dilophosaurus, prosauropods, and dimorphodonts, but I think I've seen animations of all those before...)

youtu.be/BYCjeNQvISM?...

10.10.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Just imagine a spino sliding on slick mud... the indignity of it all ๐Ÿ˜”

02.09.2025 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Spicomellus might win for best weird thyreophoran, i love it! The big neck spines remind me of the anti-predation collars worn by flock guardian dogs--they definitely seem like they'd be effective deterrents to bites to the neck from taller predators ๐Ÿค”

27.08.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hi all, me, @richardjbutler.bsky.social and the amazing UK-US-Moroccan team are delighted to announce that.. we have a new specimen of Spicomellus AND IT'S WAY WEIRDER AND WAY COOLER THAN WE EVER IMAGINED!!

27.08.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 969    ๐Ÿ” 373    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33    ๐Ÿ“Œ 106

nooooo i didn't know that was your panel, i wanted to go but ended up missing it! i'm glad it went ok, congrats!!

25.08.2025 02:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Train service to the late jurassic must be terrible, look how long they've been waiting!

22.08.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Temporary exhibit on either paleoart or pterosaurs would be cool........

29.07.2025 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gotcha! Thank you for the reply!

25.07.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Considering the number of isolated crest specimens, i have to wonder if there are any enigmatic 'leaf' fossils that are actually drepanosauromorph flaps ๐Ÿค”

24.07.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh sure, those guys will run with any scrap they think is evidence for their side. But we don't have to pay attention to them :>

23.07.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At the very least, the actual authors of the paper aren't arguing for that and point out that the structures are not at all feather-like. Based on the title alone I was concerned too lol, but no, birds are still dinosaurs

23.07.2025 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Artwork by Gabriel Ugueto

Artwork by Gabriel Ugueto

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I am proud and grateful to present a dream project today in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution๐Ÿชถ๐ŸฆŽ

23.07.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 244    ๐Ÿ” 96    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

I'm not a scientist or anything, but yeah, i believe most birds initially propel themselves with their legs to get off the ground :>

22.07.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A couple of good kitties!

03.07.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He beep!!

27.05.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Walking With Dinosaurs Official Trailer (2025) | BBC Earth
YouTube video by BBC Earth Walking With Dinosaurs Official Trailer (2025) | BBC Earth

Behold!

With lots of dino ๐Ÿฆ•love ๐Ÿ’•

youtu.be/VAVp_1-Aqc8?...

10.04.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Portfolio day would've been a great chance to look for artists who could paint my dragons the way i see them in my head -_-;

09.04.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

oooof ToT

05.04.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

maybe uncensored nsfw content will finally get me to stop doomscrolling in the 'discover' tab :"D

05.04.2025 05:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm hearing that most theaters are going to pull it out of their offerings wednesday, might want to check wherever you're going isnt one of them!! @-@

17.03.2025 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's a dragon, at this point <:/

05.02.2025 20:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A black and white sketch of a resting Apatosaurus. The dinosaur is on the ground, using a combination of its belly, elbows, and knees to support its heavy body; its forearms are loosely crossed at the wrist while its shins lay flat on the ground. Its head and neck are held high to survey the surroundings, while its whiplike tail curves around along the ground. A few conifer trees stand in the background, towering over even this huge dinosaur's head.

A black and white sketch of a resting Apatosaurus. The dinosaur is on the ground, using a combination of its belly, elbows, and knees to support its heavy body; its forearms are loosely crossed at the wrist while its shins lay flat on the ground. Its head and neck are held high to survey the surroundings, while its whiplike tail curves around along the ground. A few conifer trees stand in the background, towering over even this huge dinosaur's head.

A black-and-white sketch of a sleeping titanosaur sauropod showing its head and part of its long neck as it uses a conifer tree as a pillow. Its head leans against the trunk, and a branch helps hold it up. The apparently content titanosaur has its eyes closed, and little cartoon "z"s float up from its nose.

A black-and-white sketch of a sleeping titanosaur sauropod showing its head and part of its long neck as it uses a conifer tree as a pillow. Its head leans against the trunk, and a branch helps hold it up. The apparently content titanosaur has its eyes closed, and little cartoon "z"s float up from its nose.

Hey folks, i know it's been a while since i last posted; mostly been busy with things that don't quite fit here... but! i sat in on a video call discussing sauropods this weekend, and felt compelled to doodle some of the topics that came up--such as how sauropods managed to get any sleep

28.01.2025 04:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This photo has cryptid sighting energy XD

17.01.2025 23:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ok, I can't lie--for a moment I thought the one on the left was your take on a griffin ๐Ÿ˜…

09.01.2025 09:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think even as a kid back then, my reaction was skepticism ๐Ÿ˜‚

08.01.2025 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's not a velociraptor, that's a croc from some spec evo project where pseudosuchians became the dominant group in the mesozoic XD

06.01.2025 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not so sure, what with bill hovering in the background and all

02.01.2025 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can get you in touch with my friend ornithopsis, he researches sauropods as well and he'd be happy to answer any questions you might have :>

08.11.2024 03:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Huh?!?? I won something??!?! I never win things!! Thank you Xie!!! :D

02.11.2024 04:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm sure you'd do a great job with my owlin quell!

26.10.2024 04:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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