Illustration comissioned by Erica @gutsickgibbon.bsky.social for her wonderful video on co existance of Early Homo and Australopithecus lineages at Ledi Geraru.
Link to the video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=CQvC...
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Vector illustration of Birbalomys sondaari, a large squirrel-like ctenodactyloid rodent from Eocene South Asia, leaping towards the viewer, landing on its front feet. The animal is dark brown with a grey underbelly and bright orange cheeks
#marchofthemammals2026 Day 6: A leaping Birbalomys sondaari! Part of a pretty mysterious and obscure early radiation of rodents
A large mammal with a long tail leads another, smaller one across a lush creek.
A closer view of the larger animal.
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#marchofthemammals2026 Day 6: Anthracobune wardi
Anthracobune leads her calf across the creek.
A blue-green tinted sketch of Anthracobune wardi eating some weeds
A sketch of Indohyus indirae in a green pencil.
Yesterday and today for #marchofthemammals2026 #paleoart #sciart - portraits this week for efficiency.
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Vector illustration of Anthracobune wardii, a large bodied stem-perissodactyl from middle Eocene South Asia. The large, stocky, tapir like animal is sitting on its haunches looking up. It is dark brown with a dark underside, with dark stripes on its long tail and white patches on its legs and face
#marchofthemammals2026 day 5: Anthracobune wardii, a big chunky stem-perissodactyl
#sciart #paleoart #fossilfriday
Black and white ink line drawing of a stylized flying great horned owl on a black background. The black background has a white circle where the owl's legs are. There's a text under the drawing that says "mooncatcher".
Sometimes I draw traditionally too
My cat (supposedly obligate carnivore) whenever we bring home a new plant:
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Vector illustration of Indohyus indirae, a raccoon sized artiodactyl closely related to whales. This small unassuming ungulate has long legs, a long snout, a thick tail and small hooved feet. It is dark brown with an olivey yellow rump. The animal is seen walking with a lotus leaf in its mouth
#marchofthemammals2026 day 4: Moving on from the Mesozoic to the Early Eocene mangroves of Pakistan with a cheeky Indohyus indirae
Drawings of multiple small ancient mammals lightly coloured in browns and pinks , marked with their Latin names (Megacornis mammalifornis, MAiopatagium furculiferum and Ruguodon eurasiaticus) and a #marchofthemammals graphic as part of an annual art challenge
Week one posting together for #marchofthemammals2025 #paleoart 🐡 #sciart
Kunpengopterus flies in on the first rest day of #marchofthemammals2026 , helping to wrap up the Tisojishan Formation! Maybe those mammals could learn a thing or two about his opposable thumbs... Join us tomorrow when we enter the realm of the early whales!
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Vector illustration of Jurassic multituberculate Rugosodon eurasiaticus, climbing on the curved branch of Wielandiella, a bennittitale. The rat like allotherian mammal is brown-grey in color with a light underbelly and light spots on its brow. Wielandiella has long curving branches lined with leaf scars, topped with a crown of long, draping leaves. There is a large orange fruiting body in between the branches, dotted with a rough texture
#marchofthemammals2026 day 3: Rugosodon eurasiaticus! Ft. Wieilandiella
A small plain mammal rests on a mossy log with pink babies on her back.
A further view, including a gray flying squirrel like mammal and a larger brown mammal on the ground.
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#marchofthemammals2026 Day 3: Rugosodon eurasiaticus
Rugosodon clambers over a mossy log with her babies holding on.
A gray flying squirrel like mammal clings to a large tree trunk.
A further view.
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#marchofthemammals2026 Day 2: Maiopatagium furculiferum
Maiopatagium climbs up a tree to start a daring glide all over again.
An historic illustration of bees and other insects flying around a flowering bush.
All BHL staff have been secured! 🧪 As we enter our next chapter, the team who steward BHL’s collections & infrastructure remain in place, led by Colleen Funkhouser in her new role of Managing Director. Meet the team guiding BHL forward:
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2026/02/celebrating-bhl-team.html
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Vector illustration of Miaopatagium furculiferum, a gliding haramiyid from the Jurassic of China. The small mammaliaform is hanging from a branch, climbing along with its long limbs. Its long fluffy tail is curled up above the branch. The animal is dark gray with a reddish face and a light underside. Its long fingers, nose and rounded ears are bare and pink
#marchofthemammals2026 Day 2: Miaopatagium furculiferum. A top 10 Mesozoic mammal
Result from the Koobi Fora #paleostream! This region on the east side of modern day Lake Turkana in Kenya is a treasure trove for fossils of the early Pleistocene and is most famous for many early human remains, with up to 6 species present throughout the layers...
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Vector illustration of Megaconus mammaliaformis, an ambiguous Jurassic mammaliaform from China. The rat sized animal is stanced across from the viewer, showing the large spurs on its feet. It is dark grey in color, with a light belly
Get ready for #marchofthemammals2026! Starting off strong in the forests of Jurassic China with Megaconus mammaliaformis
#paleoart #vectorart #sciart
A colorful March Calendar listing extinct fauna. Wednesdays are listed as rest days. 1: Megaconus, 2: Maiopatagium, 3: Rugosodon, 5:Indohyus, 6: Anthracobune, 7:Birbalomys, 8:Palaeosyops, 9:Paratritemnodon, 10: Pakicetus, 12: Ptolemaia, 13: Antilohyrax, 14: Bothriogenys, 15:Apidium, 16: Masrasector, 17: Moeritherium, 19: Proscelidodon, 20:Agryolagus, 21: Lagostomus, 22: Macroeuphractus, 23: Huayqueriana, 24: Thylacosmilus, 26: Teleoceras, 27: Eocoileus, 28: Arctomeles, 29: Mylohyus, 30: Pristinailurus
How to participate and rules. Any art form is welcome, and will accrue raffle tickets for one of the models I make. Winners of the raffle will get their choice of the models I make for this month.
Welcome back to another year of #marchofthemammals2026 ! We'll be going from formation to formation again, going from gliding mammaliaformes to rotund early elephants to Appalachian red pandas, and everything in between. I hope to see y'all participate!
Depiction of the giant ground sloth Megatherium walking towards a 5’11 human for size comparison.
Megatherium americanum !!
#paleoart #sloth #iceage
A dark brown mammal with no external ears on the floor of a lush forest.
A further view
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#marchofthemammals2026 Day 1: Megaconus mammaliaformis
Megaconus uses its dark coloration to hide on the forest floor. While the phylogenetic position of Megaconus changes between true mammal and close relative, this comparatively giant Jurassic mammaliaform starts us off strong in the Tisojishan!
We had a special horse Flocking #paleostream today!
I themed my pieces apocalyptic ;)
Shanxihippus (Pestilence), Archaeohippus (War), Megahippus (Famine) and Parahippus (Death)
A scene set in an Eocene rainforest, circa 50 million years ago, in modern Wyoming. A Gastornis, with a gray plumage and an orange beak and blue eyes, is delighted to spot a Cyrilavis resting on their large beak. The Cyrilavis is white and gray with gray cockatiel-style cheek-spots
Gastornis/Diatryma meets one of their non-flightless neighbours, the stem-parrot Cyrilavis
Originally made as gift art for @kulindadromeus.bsky.social
