My latest for @nytimes.com! For 40 years, paleontologists have grappled over whether a small tyrannosaur — named Nanotyrannus — was its own animal, or simply a teenage T.rex. The debate has been ... contentious. Which is why it's so fun to finally be able to say this:
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus neotype FSAC-KK-11888 (cast) in the special exhibition at Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Japan.
#FossilFriday
Figure showing the 3d model of the LSU Basilosaurus skull in lateral, ventral, and dorsal views; the skull is long, with large triangular cheek teeth, conical incisors, and a blowhole placed far out on the rostrum.
Photographs of the skull and mandibles of the LSU Basilosaurus.
New book out - Vertebrate fossils of Louisiana - and inside is a nice treat: the first publicly available images of the LSU Basilosaurus cetoides, hidden away for nearly fifty year since it was discovered. Initially described in a Ph.D. thesis, but a publication never followed. #whaleontology
Basilosaurus isis skull diagram with various orthographic angles. Scale bar is 20 cm.
Basilosaurus isis skull diagram.
Mostly based on UMMP VP 118204
#sciart #paleoart
Hello bluesky! I'm Nimi!
the creation of the spicy italian sandwich is the closest humanity has gotten to touching god
nervous….!
saplings, aaron's here!
Allosaurus animation test
Before the actual formation piece series started we occasionally did similar images on stream. This one is among the more educational.
I love hupehsuchians, they are only known from here.
#paleoart #sciart #triassic #paleostream
Here is something you don't see every day: The frozen "mummified" remains of an extinct sabertoothed cat (in this case, a Homotherium cub). www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Some of the paleo maps I've made this year!
#dinosaurs #paleoart #cretaceous #jurassic #geology #geography
High-res prints available on redbubble. Digital files on my patreon, if you want to use em' for an educational video or something in that vein :)
Krosummer
#kronillust
#skeletalreconstruction for Feeds
A skeletal reconstruction of the giant azhdarchid pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus launching itself into the air. With scale bar, copyright Scott Hartman, 2023.
Trying to think of a skeletal to share that I haven't really discussed elsewhere, so here's my take on the skeleton of everyone's favorite giant flying reptile, Quetzalcoatlus. The 2021 monograph by Padian, et al. made this worth tackling.
Here are my #skeletalreconstructions of the two Dicraeosaurus species. A pair of interesting & very underrated sauropods.
so real & true
Ardetosaurus viator skeletal reconstruction
Trying this again (testing using Feeds), here’s my #skeletalreconstruction of the new diplodocid sauropod Ardetosaurus viator! Very unique dorsal vertebrae for a diplodocid I must say. The Morrison continues to give us new strange sauropods…
Creating an Art Feed Using SkyFeed v0.10.0 + Advanced Tips! This tutorial was made in June 2024, written by Lizzi (@subbirban.bsky.social). Special thanks to kai-bluskytips.carrd.co for compiling the original art feed tips; thank you to @jam-etc.bsky.social, @gracklecrackle.bsky.social, @kamu.bsky.social, and @mythiccvixen.bsky.social for writing the original posts. Thank you to @setenza.art for the quote repost tip that I will cover later in this guide!
▶️ Creating an Art Feed + Advanced Tips!
This #tutorial is based on SkyFeed v0.10.0 and is for artists setting up personalized Art Feeds on BlueSky. I used this guide as a basis (kai-blueskytips.carrd.co#one) and added some additional tips! All images have alt text for full context.
I guess we’re gonna attempt to use this again since Twitter continues to fall apart huh
now kith
#BloodflameArt #RavenCrafts
full resolution available at my DeviantArt page! www.deviantart.com/gunnarbivens...
The recently described titanosaur Inawentu oslatus is also one of the most important, as it greatly helps with elucidating the proportions of the poorly known antarctosaurids, of which primarily Antarctosaurus wichmannianus itself & Bonitasaura were used for the missing elements.
The #sauropod #dinosaur Diplodocus carnegii is among the most iconic & classic of all sauropods. Thanks to more recent research into sauropod posture, a very different reconstruction of this classic taxon was created, & once again as a glorious quad multiview.
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The #sauropod #dinosaur Diplodocus carnegii is among the most iconic & classic of all sauropods. Thanks to more recent research into sauropod posture, a very different reconstruction of this classic taxon was created, & once again as a glorious quad multiview.
Skull reconstruction of Magnapaulia
Skull reconstruction of the lambeosaurine hadrosaur Magnapaulia laticaudus. Two versions included with hypothetical crest options. #sciart #fossilfriday
