Emily Stepp

List of creatures in each episode posted on twitter by @MesozoicDream who thanks Tom Fletcher, who consulted on the series.

The wiki is right I guess.

Apart from being an artist, I think books like Wacky Wednesday helped teach me to one day be able to spot generative AI inconsistencies in images. Yay pattern recognition.

I think they kinda lumped any archosauromorph that isn't an avemetatarsalian into the 'ancient reptile' label.

Paleoart of Yutyrannus.

Spec evo pterosaurs not dissimilar to the ones featured in the episode.

Episode 3 of The Dinosaurs watched. I've gotta say that it's still incredibly fun and surprising in some spots. My partner was yelling out during the bird versus pterosaur scene asking if that really happened lol. Love how clear they're making it that birds are dinosaurs too.

Oh that was 100% what originally got me into dinosaurs in the elementary school library. That and Zoobooks.

Oh that is a good one. I definitely had a lull in my own dinosaur enthusiasm when I stopped keeping up with stuff in my early 20s before embracing it again. The short answer, for me, was to get obsessed with a dinosaur video game and go from there but I'll talk more about it lol

YouTube community poll reading "So I'm less than 100 subscribers away from 5k on here. I'm considering redesigning my Dilophosaurus icon in a somewhat longer process video with some narration. Would it make sense to have that as more of a tutorial or would you all be interested in me answering frequently asked questions? Go ahead and ask me some questions here either way!" with results out of 59 votes being 97% in favor of answering questions in the video and not strictly having it be a tutorial.

Okay the poll on YouTube is pretty clear, the people over there would prefer if I answered frequently asked questions in my 5K subscriber video as well. What are some things you all would want to have me answer in a video? Can be art related or not.

Sketch study of various reptile heads of their skulls and with flesh to help inform dinosaur paleoart.

I think they just smoothed out the lipline from the outside for Dilophosaurus, but I'd have to really go back and watch and see what's going on with the teeth. Some lizards do have very even lips considering their extreme teeth sometimes.

Also I'm coming around to the extensive pseudocheeks they're giving the ornithischians in this, makes sense and is adorable on Heterodontosaurus so why not just continue that down the evolutionary line. I'm just so happy to see feathers and neutral wrists with fun storytelling.

One odd thing (which is fine for general audiences) is referring to croc-line archosaurs just as 'reptiles' while implying dinosaurs are not reptiles. Those pseudosuchians are just as much of reptiles as dinosaurs, but I get where that'd be confusing to point out narratively.

Paleoart sketch of mine from 2020 for James Conlon's EPOCH featuring early Jurassic dinosaurs just to have a visual to go with my review, and because there's some overlap with the on-screen dinosaurs and this piece.

Alright 2nd episode of The Dinosaurs watched. Still very fun and having a great time. They're showing really cool behaviors and speculative features, love the emphasis on dinosaur evolution including feathers. There's some nitpicks I have, but they're easy to overlook.

Thank you!

YouTube video by Emily Stepp Paleoart Aquatic Hybrid Concept for Goji Center | Behind the Scenes Design Time Lapse

Be sure to check out the art process! youtu.be/Ag-S-7RoKUs

A compilation of the finished render and the flat profile view concepts for Goji Center's marine hybrid that is whale based with other creature DNA contributors displayed with a free to use ocean photograph from Unsplash as the backdrop.

Aquatic hybrid concept for Goji Center

#Hybrid #HybridWar #Hybridverse #GojiCenter

She's special, especially to me lol

Personal anatomy study of Marasuchus from 5 years ago.

Watched the first episode of The Dinosaurs and had a really great time. I cheered out loud for Marasuchus. I love Marasuchus for some reason.

I had a vivid dream last night that I was at a large family reunion Christmas dinner, and it was a big deal that a stegosaur toy of mine was named Frankie. Everyone wanted to know if I named it after myself: Frank. E. I assume it's some kind of dream allusion to Frankenstein but who knows, not me.

YouTube video by Emily Stepp Paleoart #Horror #Doodles During a Podcast, can you guess which one?

Something a little different. Free association horror doodles! youtu.be/DxRJMamroDw?...

You can read more about the lore in the description on DeviantArt. www.deviantart.com/emilystepp/a...

Deimosaur, Pantherosaur, Pseudodrakon, and The Aten Beast concept sketches facing left. They are 3 large theropods and a pterosaur. The partially feathered Deimosaur has a large eyespot marking on its snout and elongated proportions. The Pantherosaur has big cat spots and very long hand claws. The Pseudodrakon stands tall with coloration similar to a hornbill. The Aten Beast is a large carcharodontosaurid with a tall nasal crest and markings reminiscent of magma cracking through cooled lava.

Four carnivorous spec evo archosaurs for MrCrocodile56's Notosia worldbuilding. Fantasy dinosaurs are always fun!

#Worldbuilding #SpecEvo #SpeculativeEvolution #Fantasy #PaleoFantasy #Paleoart #Dinosaurs

They keep trying till they get it right lol

Local dinosaurs eat an apple. #Chickens

YouTube video by Emily Stepp Paleoart Horror Dinosaurs & More Speedpaints

Patreon speedpaint request compilation video out now. First one of 2026! youtu.be/14Ekaf02azk?...

Front and side digital pencil style line sketches of the character Speckles based on his appearance in Dino King 3D: Journey to Fire Mountain / Speckles the Tarbosaurus 2: The New Paradise.

Design study of Speckles the Tarbosaurus from the second Dino King movie for DracoTyrannus.

#Speckles #SpecklestheTarbosaurus #DinoKing #Tarbosaurus #Retrosaur #Dinosaur

No I haven't seen him in a really long time, not sure if he's still in the neighborhood since I also haven't heard his cries in about that long either.

Nah she's squatting like that for my benefit lol. She thinks I'm a turkey tom. It's the only time she lets me pet her haha.

Linda my bourbon red turkey hen sitting on the ground with wings out in a courtship pose with Midnight my muscovy duck hen giving me an inquisitive look not far behind and other ducks and chickens in the background in the yard.

Some of my weird and expressive avian dinosaurs.

Thank you!

The primarily modern but with some speculative features T. rex concept facing left with mouth open in the main colored sketch with mouth closed in a larger grayscale detailed head sketch. The teeth are fully covered when mouth is closed. There is extra keratin and osteoderms down the back. The color scheme is shades of black, brown, and yellow in a spotted pattern with blue inside the mouth. Text on image reads, "Saurterian Productions. Species: T. rex. Family Tyrannosauridae. Name Meaning: Tyrant Lizard King. Group: Dinosaurs. Length: 17 meters. Height: 5.5 meters. Diet: Carnivore. Temperament: Observant, opportunistic, intelligent, territorial, aggressive. Habitat: Inland - coastal - subtropical - semi-arid plains, forest, rainforest, grasslands(rare), savannahs(super rare) The Chronicles of Saurteria - Tyrannosaurus rex by Emily Stepp 2026"

Tyrannosaurus rex concept commissioned for the future mythological fantasy story known as: The Chronicles of Saurteria and mascot reference for the Saurterian Productions YouTube channel youtube.com/@SaurterianProductions

#Trex #Tyrannosaurus #Tyrannosaurusrex #Dinosaur

Message from me to my partner on Saturday with unrelated thoughts of telling him about my hair cut and then sending a photo of the caiman lizard. He makes the obvious joke saying it's a weird hair cut, to which I correct him that it's called style and he apologizes.

Or a stylish haircut.