The Myth Of "Cogeneric" Species Nanotyrannus lancensis (Cleveland): I consent Nanotyrannus lethaeus (Jane): I consent Homo sapiens (Gregory S. Paul in particular): *I* don't! Isn't There Somebody You Forgot To Ask?
#backinhell if we're still doing that
A Nanotyrannus lethaeus fending off several Juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex. Smaller predators in groups are known to occasionally harass larger predators.
A Nanotyrannus fending off a bunch of juvenile T. rex
Fight on old girl!
#nanotyrannus #backinhell #paleoart
Digital illustration of the late Cretaceous tyrannosauroid dinosaur Nanotyrannus lanciensis in a foggy flooded open forest. The dinosaur is surrounded by warm fall foliage, palmettos and reeds. It is pulling sharply at a bit of sinewy meat from the neck of the carcass of a large softshell turtle, Axestemys in some shallow water. A small possum-like mammal, Didelphodon, is disturbed by this, hissing and splashing at the tall dinosaur
Digital black and white lineart of the late Cretaceous tyrannosauroid dinosaur Nanotyrannus lanciensis in a foggy flooded open forest. The dinosaur is surrounded by warm fall foliage, palmettos and reeds. It is pulling sharply at a bit of sinewy meat from the neck of the carcass of a large softshell turtle, Axestemys in some shallow water. A small possum-like mammal, Didelphodon, is disturbed by this, hissing and splashing at the tall dinosaur
A foggy morning in late Cretaceous Montana. The carcass of a large softshell turtle becomes a battleground for Hell Creek's two most ferocious apex predators...
I'm a little late to nano hype but I've got to fill my quota for one non-avian dinosaur per year
#paleoart #sciart #backinhell
Colored-pencil drawing of a Didelphodon in a sit-up position, grabbing onto a fluffy baby Nanotyrannus with both hands and one of its feet while its jaws completely envelop and crush the back of the small theropod’s skull. The Didelphodon is overall very dark brown in color, while the baby Nanotyrannus is a mix of olive tan and orange with thin dorsal stripes.
Colored sketch of the newly-validated Nanotyrannus lancensis, though it’s not having a good time. This baby has found itself grappled by a particularly ambitious Didelphodon, after wandering a little too far from home. #backinhell #paleoart #sciart #cretaceous
Here’s what I did for #paleostream with Nanotyrannus being crucified, Pteranodon attempting to hunt a young hesperornis, and a detailed sketch on Phosphorosaurus, a halisaurine mosasaur.
#backinhell #paleoart #sciart
Flocking after months of Lemuria!
#Paleostream
I was late so I did light sketches of the last 2 contestents, but finalised the works with coloured pencil upon a brown paper background!
We did:
Nanotyrannus #BackInHell
Pteranodon
Phosphorosaurus
Helicoprion
#paleoart #sciart #illustration #art
Nanotyrannus holding a dead Infernodrakon in an open prairie, a flock of Infernodrakon stand from across a pond.
Nanotyrannus
Went back to working on this during flocking #paleostream
#paleoart #sciart #backinhell
Flocking 11-7-25
Nanotyrannus lancensis, based on a whiskered auklet (wasn't happy with the other sketches)
#nanotyrannus #flocking #backinhell
Four black-and-white pencil sketches of prehistoric animals, arranged in four quadrants on a piece of paper. In the top left is a Nanotyrannus, facing angled away from the viewer between several very large trees. In the top right is a female Pteranodon flying low over the water of the open ocean, looking at a large Protosphyraena fish swimming at the surface. In the bottom left is a Phosphorosaurus swimming with a particularly large sturgeon writhing in its jaws. In the bottom right is an up-close face of Helicoprion in side view, showcasing small scars and sensory pores as it swims upwards.
Tonight’s flocking #Paleostream sketches (it’s been a hot minute): Nanotyrannus in the woods, Pteranodon over Protosphyraena, Phosphorosaurus + sturgeon lunch, and Helicoprion. #paleoart #sciart #cretaceous #permian #backinhell
In light of the recent paper about nanotyrannus and the dueling dinosaurs fossils, i am now fully on board with Nanotyrannus as a valid genus of dinosaurs!! Can't to see how our knowledge on Tyrannosaurus growth changes :D
#Backinhell #paleontology #dinosaurs
Profile views of the heads of Tyrannosaurus rex and Nanotyrannus lethaeus. Not to scale.
After the recent Nanotyrannus news I just had to doodle some dinos! Also if anybody has some tips for some simple tryannosaur facial reconstruction, pleas do share! #paleoart #nanotyrannus #backinhell
A digitally drawn and colored chibi emote of a Nanotyrannus lethaeus smiling with sparkles against a white background. Hand drawn scan used as a base.
A digitally drawn and colored chibi emote of a Nanotyrannus lethaeus waving hi with excitement against a white background. Hand drawn scan used as a base.
Some Nanotyrannus chibis! Also I figured out a nice way to draw with a mouse.
#Paleoart #chibiart #backinhell
Wasn't quite satisfied with the arm quills, so I gave them a little tweak. They blend better with the rest of the body now, I feel
#BackInHell
Better late than never to join the #BackInHell train.
My drawing of Nanotyrannus, whose return to life makes Hell Creek ever more fascinating. Since it seemingly falls outside tyrannosauridae, I've given it a feathery coat to reflect its slightly more basal position
NANOTYRANNUS IS BACK, and WE ARE STREAMING ABOUT IT!
Join us Tuesday, November 4th, at 8:30 pm Eastern time for all of your questions about NANOTYRANNUS, and why we're all #backinhell after Lindsay Zanno and our very own @jgn-paleo.bsky.social published the paper of the year!
Results from the Nanotyrannus #Paleostream!
First two are N. lancensis, 3 and 4 are N. lethaeus.
You might notice some paleoart homages here ;)
#BackInHell
a Nanotyrannus lancensis stands infront of a black background, a warm yellow light illuminates the animal from the top right of the scene, though the source of the light is out of frame. Nanotyrannus is a species of dinosaur once thought to be a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, however, it recently was concretely proven to be distinct from Tyrannosaurus, as well as being quite far removed from it on the tyrannosaur tree being a member that diverged much earlier
been slowly chipping away at this since October 29th 2024 and now it's finally done
i present: Nanotyrannus lancensis
#BackInHell #paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #dinosaurart #scicomm #sciart #alttext
#Dinovember2025 Day 1 & 2: Skeleton.
Went with the new old #Nanotyrannus for this one
I'm following a prompt by the Paleocueva from IG, you should check them out
#BackInHell #Paleoart
Nanotyrannus lethaeus with glowing eyes.
Nanotyrannus lethaeus without glowing eyes.
Nanotyrannus lethaeus is furiously happy to be celebrated with Halloween night.
#sketchbookapp #backinhell #nanotyrannus
Hank from Prehistoric Planet read the news today. He ain’t too happy about this.
#BackInHell
