Precursor character style experiment

The first non-mammalian synapsid embryo from the Triassic of South Africa Oviparity was likely the plesiomorphic reproductive condition for non-mammalian Synapsida, the stem-mammal group. Yet, despite nearly two centuries of research, no definitive fossil eggs of late Palaeozoic or early Mesozoic synapsids have been discovered. Here, three perinate specimens of the dicynodont genus Lystrosaurus from the Early Triassic of the South African Karoo Basin are examined using high-resolution CT and synchrotron scanning. One specimen, NMQR 3636, displays a tightly curled posture suggestive of an in ovo position and completely lacks tusks. Crucially, the lower jaw symphysis remains unfused—a developmental trait found only in pre-hatching embryos of modern birds and turtles. No calcified eggshell is preserved, so the egg might have been soft and leathery. The large size of the reconstructed egg suggests a precocial, non-milk-feeding developmental strategy. As a non-cynodont synapsid, Lystrosaurus offers a rare and valuable glimpse into reproductive biology far removed from the mammalian crown group. Unlike the more derived, mammal-like cynodont Kayentatherium, whose egg size aligns with lactation, Lystrosaurus anchors the plesiomorphic condition deep within Synapsida. Its reproductive strategy may have played a crucial role in its resilience and ecological dominance following the end-Permian mass extinction.

DICYNODONTS ARE CONFIRMED TO HAVE LAID EGGS HOLY SHIT
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Another "vibe" sketch for my survival game idea, Precursor.

A slender, long-headed machine cautiously approaches an ominous black mass floating above an ancient alter.

Super loose “thematic” sketch for a proposed video game idea of mine. Open world survival with robots trapped on an alien world? Something like that.

Arandaspis in minecraft? more likely than you think! 🐟

Also new animations for lots of critters like Anomalocaris, and new block additions such as Wiwaxia and Charnia!

#art #blockbench #paleoart

Screenshot of a Jackal with a Pelican flying behind it from the mission Assault on the Control Room.

Concept illustration for the Jackal by Shi Kai Wang.

Concept illustration of the Jackal by Shi Kai Wang.

Render of the alternative Jackal model from Halo: Combat Evolved.

There really was something particularly gnarly about the Halo CE Jackal design. I'd love to see it get utilized again in the future.

i want to show everyone my favorite clods

I have been absolutely loving Marathon

I have not been absolutely loving the snipers in Marathon

The fact that the amount of UESC bots between trios or solo is the exact same on each map is kinda silly.

The game should be difficult of course, but in some situations it really does just feel incredibly unfair.

Been having an absolute blast with Marathon, however I cannot shake the feeling that Solo’s feels incredibly half baked.

ABANDONED.

Art Comission by James Stryker Colors suggested by @cascoclauda :3

Outmuscled

(Argentinosaurus & co.)

Homotherium hadarensis ambushing unfortunate Australopithecus afarensis #Sciart

Rex Time #sciart

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/...

Sketch of Spinosaurus mirabilis by Ole Zant

Meet Spinosaurus mirabilis.

I got to see the material and skull reconstruction in the lab last year. Lots of people have been working hard on getting this described for quite some time and it's great to finally see it published.

Well... the thing is out. Spinosaurus mirabilis, here we go again!

#paleoart #sciart #spinosaurus

Random troodontid sketch

xeno

F R I D A Y

concepts for EVA (extravehicular activity) suit and robo doggo. 2015

EVA SUIT 001

Reminder to cancel Nitro and flood Discord support with messages about how you do NOT support the facial ID verification they're forcing upon everyone next month. Internet privacy is dying. Discord leaked thousands of ID's several months ago. They are lying. They absolutely KEEP this information.

Updated skeletal reconstruction or Velociraptor

Revamped skeletal drawing of a little known dinosaur named Velociraptor.

Haolong dongi with bit of color #sciart

pictures and skeletal diagram of the type specimen of Haolong dongi

Incredible, a spiky iguanodont was just described!! The structures seem different from proto-feathers in dinosaurs and spiky scales in squamates!! #paleontology #dinosaurs #science

Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

WHAT

An alien hand reaches out towards an ominous being that is reaching back. This ominous being is known as the Witness. In the background several Pyramid-shaped vessels storm the rainy sky of an unknown world.

SISERARY I.

#Destiny #DistantLight

tuesday

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