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 portrait of Teratornis merriami in coloured pencils against a blue backdrop.
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
Vector illustration of Piscogavialis laberintoensis, a marine gharial from Miocene Peru, swooping through the water towards the viewer. The long snouted crocodilian has large, forward facing eyes and narrow, needle like teeth. It is dark grey with a stark white and coppery underbelly, and dark stripes down its back and tail. Text reads: Piscogavialis laberintoensis. Camila Zamora-Vega, Pedro E. Romero, Maria Urbina et al. "Exceptional fossils from Peru and an integrative phylogeny reconcile the evolutionary timing and mode of Gavialis and its kin" Biol Lett (2025) 21 (8): 20250238 Aug 6 2025
#Cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Piscogavialis laberintoensis!
#paleoart #sciart #gharial
Cynthiacetus, my beloved!!
I see you also went home with one of Katrina's moa skulls?
A picture of green jay feathers (Cyanocorax luxuosus). They are all lined up and organized: primaries, secondaries, coverts, tail feathers. Most of the feathers are gray with a green tip.
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!
Photo montage of Tinamus resonans sp. nov., a new species of tinamou from the montane forests of the Serra do Divisor, western Amazonia, Brazil. The species is distinguished by a unique combination of plumage pattern, vocal repertoire, and ecological characteristics, including a conspicuous dark slate facial mask, vivid rufous-cinnamon underparts, and a uniform brownish-gray back. Its vocalizations are remarkable, consisting of long and powerful songs that echo strikingly across the steep montane slopes, producing a characteristic resonant effect. The species was documented exclusively at higher elevations within a transitional zone between submontane and stunted forests, where the understory is densely structured by root mats. A preliminary population estimate, based on field detections and spatial extrapolation, suggests approximately 2,106 individuals restricted to the Serra do Divisor massif. Although no immediate anthropogenic pressures were observed within its range, the species may be highly vulnerable to climate change and to proposed infrastructure projects that threaten the integrity of this federally protected region. The discovery of T. resonans highlights the biological uniqueness of the Serra do Divisor, reinforces its status as a center of montane endemism, and underscores the critical importance of maintaining its long-term conservation.
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?
Screenshot from Episode 5 of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age, showing a Steller's Sea Cow (Hydrodamalis gigas), a short-faced bear and terns on a beach.
Slightly closer shot of the terns.
