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Amateur Paleoartistโ€ขSemi-Succesful Fishermanโ€ขProfessional Lobotomite

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Joermungandr bolti, Carboniferous 'amphibian' from Mazon creek. #sciart

01.03.2026 15:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 387 ๐Ÿ” 78 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Depiction of the giant ground sloth Megatherium walking towards a 5โ€™11 human for size comparison.

Depiction of the giant ground sloth Megatherium walking towards a 5โ€™11 human for size comparison.

Megatherium americanum !!

#paleoart #sloth #iceage

01.03.2026 02:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 51 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Greetings from Spinosaurus mirabilis!

22.02.2026 16:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 430 ๐Ÿ” 146 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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An overview on Vampire Bats

#sciart #vampirebat #desmodusrotundus #desmodusdraculae #desmodusstocki #bats

09.02.2026 12:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a museum display of a megalodon jaw fossil, with some museum goers standing around it. There is a graphic on the information tablet next to the fossil, depicting the approximation of the megalodonโ€™s full size compared to a human. Panel 2: โ€œ3.6 million years ago:โ€ we see the true megalodon as it existed, a small shark with ludicrously large, juicy lips.

Two panel comic. Panel 1: a museum display of a megalodon jaw fossil, with some museum goers standing around it. There is a graphic on the information tablet next to the fossil, depicting the approximation of the megalodonโ€™s full size compared to a human. Panel 2: โ€œ3.6 million years ago:โ€ we see the true megalodon as it existed, a small shark with ludicrously large, juicy lips.

20.02.2026 15:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 17732 ๐Ÿ” 3657 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 114 ๐Ÿ“Œ 85
Humorous drawing in brown pencil of a Spinosaurus mirabilis with a laughing eyes and a sparkling scimitar crest exclaiming, 'I'm a unicorn!'

Humorous drawing in brown pencil of a Spinosaurus mirabilis with a laughing eyes and a sparkling scimitar crest exclaiming, 'I'm a unicorn!'

The scimitar-crested, 'unicorn spinosaur,' _Spinosaurus mirabilis_.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

19.02.2026 23:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 757 ๐Ÿ” 256 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Whole heartedly agree! Theyโ€™re such precious little flying gerbils

09.02.2026 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hereโ€™s the first sketch of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) that started it all too

09.02.2026 12:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An overview on Vampire Bats

#sciart #vampirebat #desmodusrotundus #desmodusdraculae #desmodusstocki #bats

09.02.2026 12:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@joschuaknuppe.bsky.social guys itโ€™s peak :000000

08.02.2026 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Golden hour. A large snake the size of a python with a paddle-like tail emerges from under a carpet of floating ferns to breathe, briefly alarming a group of duck-like Presbyornis in her wake. Circling her with interest are shoals of smelt, bowfin, cutlassfish, eagle ray and sand tiger shark; investigating this newcomer to their brackish ocean.

Golden hour. A large snake the size of a python with a paddle-like tail emerges from under a carpet of floating ferns to breathe, briefly alarming a group of duck-like Presbyornis in her wake. Circling her with interest are shoals of smelt, bowfin, cutlassfish, eagle ray and sand tiger shark; investigating this newcomer to their brackish ocean.

A large Palaeophis tolapicus makes her way to the north pole to enjoy the Arctic summer.

#paleoart #SciArt #art #artist #paleontology #artistonbluesky #originalart
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02.02.2026 15:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 63 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Crinoid hat video is up on my channel!
youtu.be/ZdPTYamnqQA

12.10.2025 15:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 214 ๐Ÿ” 69 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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Njalila, a newly named gorgonopsian with a distinctive snout.

27.01.2026 00:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 89 ๐Ÿ” 29 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This looks sick! Iโ€™m happy thereโ€™s some actual art of zealandorhynchus now, most of google images is just AI slop. Youโ€™ve done your fellow paleo-enthusiasts a great service ๐Ÿซก

26.01.2026 20:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vector illustration of Zealandorhynchus fordycei, a large fossil billfish form the early Eocene of New Zealand. The large fish is seen cruising from slightly above, with its tall dorsal and anal fins extended. It has a short, pointed bill and a long lower jaw. It is silvery in color with a coppery sheen and dark stripes along its sides. Text reads: Zealandorhynchus fordycei. Seabourne Rust, Morne Wium, Rodrigo A. Otero and Marianna Terezow. "Fossil Billfish (Xiphioidei) from the Eocene of Hampden, North Otago, New Zealand". Gondwana Research (2025) Oct 24 2025

Vector illustration of Zealandorhynchus fordycei, a large fossil billfish form the early Eocene of New Zealand. The large fish is seen cruising from slightly above, with its tall dorsal and anal fins extended. It has a short, pointed bill and a long lower jaw. It is silvery in color with a coppery sheen and dark stripes along its sides. Text reads: Zealandorhynchus fordycei. Seabourne Rust, Morne Wium, Rodrigo A. Otero and Marianna Terezow. "Fossil Billfish (Xiphioidei) from the Eocene of Hampden, North Otago, New Zealand". Gondwana Research (2025) Oct 24 2025

#Cenozoicrewind2025 Meet Zealandorhynchus fordycei!

#vectorart #paleoart #swordfish

26.01.2026 20:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Commission for Gecko Mola!

Commission for Gecko Mola!

Gigantoraptor #Paleoart

Coloration based in the Brown lory, specifically individuals with blue-ish tones, thanks to @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for suggesting that!

26.01.2026 02:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 308 ๐Ÿ” 78 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ouchโ€ฆ.

22.01.2026 03:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Plateosaurus being on of my favs!
#paleoart

20.01.2026 00:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 326 ๐Ÿ” 85 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, yes they are!

19.01.2026 22:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A male Tapejara wellnhoferi. Not only does it have a larger and fluffier head crest than the female, it also is experience partial leucism in its fuzzy coat.

A male Tapejara wellnhoferi. Not only does it have a larger and fluffier head crest than the female, it also is experience partial leucism in its fuzzy coat.

A female Tapejara wellnhoferi, also chilling in a tree. I wanted to emphasize the potential for sexual dimorphism in these pterosaurs by giving the female Tapejara a smaller head crest and less extensive pycnofibers on its crest.

A female Tapejara wellnhoferi, also chilling in a tree. I wanted to emphasize the potential for sexual dimorphism in these pterosaurs by giving the female Tapejara a smaller head crest and less extensive pycnofibers on its crest.

A pair of American white ibises (Eudocimus albus) perched in a magnolia tree

A pair of American white ibises (Eudocimus albus) perched in a magnolia tree

I sketched this during last weekโ€™s Paleostream and decided to polish it up a bit. Hereโ€™s some detail shots and my reference I was using.

19.01.2026 22:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vector illustration of Gracilisgallus linxia, a tiny long legged ground bird from the late Miocene of Mongolia, displaying its long, patterned feathers and puffing out its throat and chest. It is greyish in color dotted with white and orangish spots. Text reads: Gracilisgallus linxia. Ting-Yu Yu and Zhi-Heng Li. "A new fossil of Galliformes with a close relationship to extant turkey and grouse from Linxia Basin." Vertebrata Palasiatica (2025): 1 Aug 7 2025

Vector illustration of Gracilisgallus linxia, a tiny long legged ground bird from the late Miocene of Mongolia, displaying its long, patterned feathers and puffing out its throat and chest. It is greyish in color dotted with white and orangish spots. Text reads: Gracilisgallus linxia. Ting-Yu Yu and Zhi-Heng Li. "A new fossil of Galliformes with a close relationship to extant turkey and grouse from Linxia Basin." Vertebrata Palasiatica (2025): 1 Aug 7 2025

#cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Gracilisgallus linxia!

#paleoart #sciart #turkey

19.01.2026 22:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A pair of Tapejara wellnhoferi sitting in a mossy tree.

A pair of Tapejara wellnhoferi sitting in a mossy tree.

Tapejara wellnhoferi

#sciart #tapejara #paleostream #pterosaurs #paleontology

19.01.2026 22:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 56 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
An extinct muntjac-like deer with branched antlers.

An extinct muntjac-like deer with branched antlers.

Palaeoplatyceros hispanicus- a muntjac-like deer from the Middle Miocene of Spain. Numerous antlers found on Otero Hill in Palencia allow to trace the age-related dimorphism of these animals. The illustration shows an adult, possibly even old, animal and a younger deer in the background.

08.11.2025 22:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 337 ๐Ÿ” 106 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

itโ€™s incredibly important to note that on the new footage that came out from the ICE agent himself, halfway through the video he switches his phone between his hands, opening up to grab his gun way before renee good even starts driving

09.01.2026 20:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 5834 ๐Ÿ” 1077 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 83 ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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Getting back into the swing of ungulates after a bit, here are four rhinos: Parvorhinus, Uintaceras, Megacanodon, Aprotodon qiui #paleoart #sciart

08.01.2026 00:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 110 ๐Ÿ” 39 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Vector illustration of Dibango volans, a bizarre fish from the Monte Bolca lagerstatte of Italy. This tiny fish is overall long and thin, with a large anal fin that stretches down its length. It's body is suspended in a large flag shaped pouch connected to its small head, with long trailing pelvic fins and a very long first ray of its dorsal fin. The fish is grayish and semi transparent, with bands of yellow on its long fins. Text reads: Dibango volans. Donald Davsne and Giorgio Carnevale. "An enigmatic teleost fish from the Eocene of Bolca (Italy) with unusual larval-like features." Papers in Palaeontology 11, no. 3 2025e70017 May 8 2025

Vector illustration of Dibango volans, a bizarre fish from the Monte Bolca lagerstatte of Italy. This tiny fish is overall long and thin, with a large anal fin that stretches down its length. It's body is suspended in a large flag shaped pouch connected to its small head, with long trailing pelvic fins and a very long first ray of its dorsal fin. The fish is grayish and semi transparent, with bands of yellow on its long fins. Text reads: Dibango volans. Donald Davsne and Giorgio Carnevale. "An enigmatic teleost fish from the Eocene of Bolca (Italy) with unusual larval-like features." Papers in Palaeontology 11, no. 3 2025e70017 May 8 2025

#Cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Dibango volans!

#sciart #paleoart

07.01.2026 21:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A picture of a woman celebrating from the Washington post 

washingtonpost โ€ข
Venezuelans across the
U.S. greet Maduro's fall with joy - and fear of what comes next
Muros
tengo fe
...
1/9

A picture of a woman celebrating from the Washington post washingtonpost โ€ข Venezuelans across the U.S. greet Maduro's fall with joy - and fear of what comes next Muros tengo fe ... 1/9

A picture of a bombed building with someone in slippers sweeping out from from the AP

AP
apnews
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Venezuelans remain shell-shocked a day after
US captured Maduro
AP

A picture of a bombed building with someone in slippers sweeping out from from the AP AP apnews โ€ข.. 1/8 Venezuelans remain shell-shocked a day after US captured Maduro AP

The paper that buried the leak about the Venezuela mission vs the publication that didnโ€™t.

05.01.2026 00:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 858 ๐Ÿ” 286 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Two giant dicynodonts, brown and gold, move through a forest. The male is larger, with pointy downward facing tusks, and the female is smaller with forward facing tusks.

Two giant dicynodonts, brown and gold, move through a forest. The male is larger, with pointy downward facing tusks, and the female is smaller with forward facing tusks.

A mated pair of Lisowicia trundle through a conifer forest. I'm not super happy with this piece (I really struggled with the lighting), but I'm glad I attempted a plant-heavy background with this Cheirolepidiaceae forest.

#sciart #paleoart

04.01.2026 20:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 135 ๐Ÿ” 37 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Allosaurus anax

25.12.2024 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0