@themorrisonman.bsky.social
Biology student & Wikipedia editor with a love for the Morrison Formation, cetaceans and the natural world. Wants to study dead things some day. (he/him) Banner art by Joschua Knüppe
Today I heard Paul Scofield, Senior Curator of Natural History at Canterbury Museum, give a public talk on moa resurrection and the museumʻs partnership with Colossal Biosciences (the “dire wolf” people).
Mammothssss
#worldwhaleday Last week I was invited by @paleowin.bsky.social to give a lecture at her institution (SWOCC) on the evolution of whales. If you want to learn about about the origin of baleen and the importance of fossils from the Pacific Northwest, watch here: 🐬🦖🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7jg...
Congratulations to you both!!
A simple portrait of Teratornis merriami, done in coloured pencils
Got mine sorted 🫡
#DinoConUK 2026 happens at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on July 25th-26th and early indications are that it's gonna be huge. Tickets go on sale at our website TOMORROW. Be sure to get them early as we're anticipating a big turnout. www.dinocon.co.uk And follow @dinoconuk.bsky.social
This is Messapicetus gregarius from the Pisco Formation, a comically unserious animal.
This is a longirostrine basal Ziphiid (beaked whale) that, alongside the more typical enlarged teeth in the lower jaw tip, preserves a functional toothrow in both jaws!
(The crocodile is Piscogavialis!)
Today, the historic #HighSeasTreaty enters into force.
The majority of the high seas is deep sea.
As the COP process begins, the deep and the threats it faces must be at the center of implementation.
#BBNJ #DefendTheDeep
#Cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Piscogavialis laberintoensis!
#paleoart #sciart #gharial
Cynthiacetus, my beloved!!
I see you also went home with one of Katrina's moa skulls?
I just stumbled upon featherbase, a database of feather pictures from a bunch of bird species.🪶
So pretty!
www.featherbase.info/zh/home
The snows have been surprisingly plentiful here. Hopefully some of it makes its way across the channel!
Like identifying trends in prehistoric animal rosters in games isn't... this feels like a distraction
I can’t believe an albatross just walked right by me… 😭🪶
The 野史 (or maybe actual history?) is that the British released them from the Government House, where they were being kept, right before the Japanese invaded to give them a chance
Congratulations!
Huge News from the Western Amazon: it's the year 2025 and we are still describing entirely new, strikingly-distinctive large-bodied bird species! Behold Tinamus resonans sp. nov. the Slaty-masked Tinamou mapress.com/zt/article/v... #Ornithology @tetzoo.bsky.social 🪶
Sounds like good things on the horizon then!
Not to mention the damage they do to local communities, ecosystems and the climate as a whole!
Updates on Wisdom, the oldest known living bird!
This whole situation has been baffling to watch.
Governments endorse support for greater protections for sharks, rays | AP News
The Gigantopithecus segment is easily my favourite of the season, and potentially even of the series as a whole. Incredibly convincing GCI, interesting behaviour and a good story on top of it all.
Such gorgeous and weird birds!
i like how the bark lines up with the bark :)
Very excited to see this published!! Any hints as to the content?
Slightly closer shot of the terns.