Today is and so I’ll take this time to remind you that paleontology is a humbling field that showcases the most beautiful and amazing creatures that no one has ever seen

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For the recently named Suskityrannus hazelae! This small tyrannosaur was found in New Mexico. A reconstructed skeleton has been on display for years, but is now joined by this beautiful (fuzzy!) life restoration by Benji Paysnoe. 🦖

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throwback to when I misidentified a bone and it led to an... interesting reconstruction. Read more about how these hips did lie: https://t.co/CXagCLIC9N

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First look at the finished head sculpt for the Beasts of the Mesozoic Styracosaurus! Expect to see more of this guy in the weeks to come.

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A Pliocenic canid from the East.
Pencil drawing based on scull, jaw specimen found in Monticino di Brisighella

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Paleontologists found Kepodactylus rather unexpectedly while digging up a Stegosaurus in the famous Morrison Formation of Colorado. https://t.co/rq5RoCPuOW

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When I 1st figured out how to increase the resolution in Photoshop, I had a field day w/ a super-detailed portrait of Meiolania that I gave a tortoise-like aspect. Then a couple months later it came out that they were probably semi-aquatic 🙃🙃🙃

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Yet another pterosaur named by famous paleontologist Harry Seeley, Ornithostoma hails from the Early Cretaceous Cambridge Greensand Formation. https://t.co/4OxXZHOJUj

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NEW MONOGRAPH! Geology and Paleontology of the Mio-Pliocene Wilson Grove Fm at Bloomfield Quarry, No. CA - complete description of an entire invert+vert assemblage! This includes a fragmentary but diverse assemblage of walruses - 5 taxa! https://t.co/eri5XvOctO

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Hello 600 twitter followers :)
I updated my Ichthyosaurus, mostly adding definition to the environment and waves. “Hey y’all, prepare yourself, for the rubberband man”

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Some fun Ichthyosaurus art to make up for the fact I missed the bus today. This art is best accompanied by the song “Rubberband Man”.

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