# dinocember2021 dinocember kiwi extantbird newzealand dinosaurancestor illustration procreate digitalart weirdmonsterpals extantuniverse sciart teambird birdabc

Pathbreaking work by et al on temp-by-precip niche space of all ~10k spp of extant birds & tracing how those 2D niches have evolved over time!

Method advances (eg evolving polygon via MCMC in Beast) + insights on rapid recent niche evol in several lineages https://t.co/A67LPnkoXB

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2021-12-17

For X: Xantus' Hummingbird.

I had to finally draw an extant species I've never seen before, but X didn't give me a lot of options. Since I didn't have a hummer in here yet, I had to fix that! And now I have to take a trip to Baja California to see one too!

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2021-12-12

Extant vs Extinct

(except its really mythological not extinct because somehow I don't have an extinct creature to share!) https://t.co/9BDwxIHl0h

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2021-12-10

Extant vs Extinct xD its funny because i already used the first two of them in the ar tvs artist but oh welp https://t.co/ywE542UAzg

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2021-12-09

We're ecofriendly so we recycle art
Extant vs. extinct! https://t.co/ibqZbzCC2O

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2021-12-09

Not sure if I count, but heres my extant vs extinct art ! https://t.co/iYTDnsCEcr

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2021-12-09

Extant vs Extinct

(saker falcon & nanuqsaurus) https://t.co/zxLEbytKKD

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2021-12-09

Extant v Extinct

Last one I sweat

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2021-12-09