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Posts by Beth Zaiken

marta with dyzio the feathered dilophosaurus from 1997

marta with dyzio the feathered dilophosaurus from 1997

A protoceratops family from the museum of evolution

A protoceratops family from the museum of evolution

Muzeum Przyrody i Techniki w Starachowicach

Muzeum Przyrody i Techniki w Starachowicach

It is International Day of Women in Science! For this ocassion, a thread on influential women that illustrate prehistoric life🧵

Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.

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Kidney recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities told his attorney Friday morning he needed ...

Kidney recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

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@extinctmonsters.bsky.social oh wow Ben thank you for tagging me, I would never have known 😂 it looks incredible 🔥🔥🔥

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Oh wow, finally installed!!! Looking absolutely EPIC 🤩

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Mesozoic Art II, Palaeoart Portfolio for the 2020s — Tetrapod Zoology Among the most successful of books I’ve been involved in are those devoted to palaeoart. In particular, I’m thinking here of 2022’s Mesozoic Art , edited by Steve White and myself and published by Bl...

The stupendous, monumental and awesome Mesozoic Art II is officially out in shops TOMORROW and we know that many people who've ordered one have already received their own copies. Here are thoughts on this amazing book ... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/9/... #books #art #paleoart #palaeoart

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Adorable ❤️

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Hey look—now y’all can follow my friend and fellow coin designer/nature illustrator @emilydamstra.com , she’s the bees knees! 🐝

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Hey y’all should follow my friend @kevinbeaudin.bsky.social , an inspired painter of magical critters and fellow maker of prehistoric monsters!

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Always thought this was impressive af 👏👏👏

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These are lovely, some remind me a bit of a roadrunner (an excellent bird of course)

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Oh yuck. Dodged a bullet there though, you deserve so much better 🫶

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Tylosaurus grabs a smaller mosasaur, Platecarpus from the ocean surface

Tylosaurus grabs a smaller mosasaur, Platecarpus from the ocean surface

A Tylosaurus chomping a smaller mosasaur (platecarpus) for Bluesky! 🥂

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Beth Zaiken paints a monumental mural featuring elk, bison and mammoths in a scenic river valley landscape

Beth Zaiken paints a monumental mural featuring elk, bison and mammoths in a scenic river valley landscape

I started my career as a traditional painter, and I used to hand-paint gigantic canvas murals (like this 58’x14’ one from 2015 (c) Blue Rhino Studio). These days I’ve transitioned to doing the same kind of work, only digitally.

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Tyrannosaurus rex approaches a wary triceratops on a Cretaceous floodplain

Tyrannosaurus rex approaches a wary triceratops on a Cretaceous floodplain

Should probably remind folks I’m also an illustrator, you might see my work out in the wild on a cover like this recent one for Scientific American

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Oh RJ what have you gotten yourself into now 😆

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Throwback Thursday (are we still doing this?) to that time I was a Homotherium dentist....

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New sabretooth just dropped! Well, scimitar-toothed if we’re being serious

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Love the ‘alaska’ vibes in this one 🔥

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Yup that’s her! 😊

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Reintroducing myself here—I’m a #PaleoArtist (illustrator of natural history), sculptor/fabricator and lead #muralist at Blue Rhino Studio. Here’s a popular pic of me doing a small part of the job—creating #dinosaurs! #quetzalcoatlus

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A screenshot from the website https://x6ud.github.io/#/ showing a gallery of pictures of wolves all looking up, matching the direction of the skull that I set.

A screenshot from the website https://x6ud.github.io/#/ showing a gallery of pictures of wolves all looking up, matching the direction of the skull that I set.

Reminder to my artist friends that this awesome site exists. It lets you pick a species of animal, set the orientation of the skull, and then search for pictures of that animal that match the skull position.

Also, consider tipping the creator if you found it useful!

x6ud.github.io#/

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Honestly don’t know where to be putting my energy these days. Posting new work feeds the AI beast, besides the algorithms seem to severely limit the reach when I do, compared to past results. Anyone out there have advice here? #art #artist

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Q&A with Beth Zaiken A narrative-driven artist brings her love of storytelling to the bold designs she produces for the United States Mint.

"Telling stories in #art has always been essential to how I navigate the world." @bzaiken.bsky.social

readingroom.money.org/qa-with-beth...

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DNA from mammoth remains reveals the history of the last surviving population The mammoths of Wrangel Island purged a lot of harmful mutations before dying off.

#FossilFriday Scientists sequenced Siberian #mammoth genomes from genetically healthy animals to those who were isolated on Wrangel Island before extinction. What they found has implications for endangered animals today. 🦣

(Art: @bzaiken.bsky.social)
arstechnica.com/science/2024...

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Well let’s try out this new establishment….hello! I’m Beth, a paleoartist, science illustrator, museum muralist, diorama creator, dinosaur builder, and hey I also design coins and medals for the US Mint. #paleoart #bluerhinostudio

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