Charles Nye 🎨🦕

There are two conflicting principles in biology. 1) Parsimony, as in the simplest solution is likely to be correct, and 2) Evolution is bonkers and sometimes makes no “logical” sense.

It’s on the off chance that these and other structures produced by ornithischians are a convergent feature rather than being the same structure as theropod feathers. It’s the same reason why we’ve been waffling on whether pycnofibers = feathers.

But IMO, they’re probably just feathers.

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Here's a T. Rex bored to death trying to bite their own tail. My partner asked me to animate it in stop motion, after she watched a video about the very important topic of "could T. Rex chew its own tail like a dog". The puppet is still a work in progress 🦖

You should draw and estimate the size of the bone’s owner!

Peak has returned.

An illustration of a green four-legged dinosaur, Stegosaurus. It is depicted with tall back plates that are colored dark gray, yellow, and white. To the right is the silhouette of a human.

I painted a Jurassic classic, #Stegosaurus. 💚

This is why scientists will cushion statements about animal behavior with “typically” or “usually.”

All it takes is one individual to shake things up.

A digital illustration of a green, two-legged herbivorous dinosaur. The top of the skull is a dome, made of solid bone and keratin, studded with spikes.

Get domed. #pachycephalosaurus

baby asian elephant from memory

Let me know if you find a good writing community!

My newest interpretation of #Therizinosaurus. Certainly, the best of the mega theropods ;)

I don’t want to generate or receive an email, document, manuscript, PowerPoint deck, post it note, grocery list, novel, film, or hit list that has been generated with AI.

Drink their coffee.

I need to finish all episodes of the new Walking with Dinosaurs, but so far it’s got quite a range of highs and lows.

And also…chat, is there perhaps a faint echo of a paintpaddock piece in contemporary paleomedia?

Artwork by Danielle Dufault © ROM

Artwork by Danielle Dufault © ROM

© ROM

Introducing Mosura fentoni, a new radiodont from the #BurgessShale.
Paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.2…
This #fossil species has 3 eyes, spiny claws, wing-shaped swimming flaps, and a unique abdomen-like body region.

Sending hugs, my friend.

Mine? I need a complete Brachiosaurus altithorax skull. 😭😭😭

Who knew a fish could express "What the fuck was that?" with such ease.

The plot points write themselves.

A business woman in a grey skirt suit, pointing a rifle at a boxy 90s PC

trying to switch off the AI bloatware that has been pinned to the top of every single menu in every single app

An illustration of an orca, a black and white dolphin. This individual was known as Keiko. His tall dorsal fin is flopped over on one side.

Many of my colleagues view the story and fate of #Keiko the orca as a failure. I think this underplays the effort and hard work of many smart, passionate people.

We learned a lot about cetacean rehabilitation. Keiko got the dignity of passing away in his home waters, far from his tiny tank.

An illustration of the long-necked dinosaur, Amargasaurus. It is partially submerged in a forested body of water. A frog sits on a lily pad in the foreground.

Moisturized, thriving, in my lane, 130 million years ago ✨ #Amargasaurus #sciart

I mean, seriously. Was ever an animal more aptly named? It looks like a guardian forest spirit.

A cartoon Tyrannosaurus depicted holding a reusable coffee cup.

Henry the T. rex returns with a new look and coffee cup! 🦖

NEW EPISODE! 🦕
Ellen is joined by paleoartist and marine biologist @thepaintpaddock.bsky.social for a review of the ancient giants that towered over the late Jurassic world: Brachiosaurus! Check it out wherever you get podcasts!

An illustration of the long necked sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus. It is colored brown with dark and light accents. The head is blue.

#Brachiosaurus makes a return 🦕
#sciart #paleoart

Here’s a glamor shot ✨

An illustration of the bipedal dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus. It’s colored a slate gray-blue with yellow accents on the face. There is a coat of feathers stretching from the neck to the top of the hips.

Rex appeal.
#sciart #paleoart #tyrannosaurus

I had to explain to this woman at a /marine biology conference/ that I didn’t vote for Trump. Why do I need to apologize for the stupidity of over half of the voting body? I’m working in conservation and education every fucking day.