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@HodariNundu @chondrichthyan Body and fins shapes more like pelagic lamniforms or carcharhiniforms would be appropriate. @BrianEngh_Art and artbyjrc have created some recons in line with that thinking. There is still room for speculation, but avoid slow-moving, benthic sharks.
Not to throw any shade on the Peter Jackson films, but these are by far the best goblin/orc designs ever.
@CentralCenozoic The Eocene-Oligocene Quercy Phosphorites Formation in France for its incredible 3D preservation.
For my first thread of the year, I want to tackle a paleoart meme that's been on my mind. It's the infamous "Velociraptor with lammergeier color scheme". Art by @paleospot, @Beast_SculptKit, Connor Lachmanec, and @Dilophoraptor.
I once had this weird idea to give ceratopsians an inflatable nasal septum like hooded seals, based on @TetZoo's nose balloon idea. I never finished the artwork I was making for it.
@king_tyranno @EDGEinthewild I had no idea he worked on Sea Monsters. The anatomy is still quite a ways off.
The new compsognathid Ubirajara jubatus from the Crato Fm. of Brazil has some insane filaments!
https://t.co/69TPSAGIj1
In reality, these fossils do not belong to Triceratops. They are actually 3 osteoderms from Denversaurus and a squamosal horn from Stygimoloch/Pachycephalosaurus. The squamosal in particular is identical to the back spikes on Knight's Agathaumas, which is what really convinced me
Archaeophis also rules out some of the more outlandish depictions of Palaeophis, like ones with hindlimbs. Palaeophiids are not closely related to the basal snakes that had hindlimbs, so I'm not even sure how this idea got started.