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Gorgosaurus was a tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America. It is known from dozens of specimens, making it the best-represented tyrannosaur.

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Illustration by Sergey Meleshin

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2021-06-04


happy pride month specimens
here is a HC that i made where tabi sits like this at the restaurant
please get the joke
the joke is that gays sit incorrectly ple

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2021-06-03

Asaphus

A small trilobite known from over 25 species, the best known ones are recognized by its long eyestalks but the size of these depends on the species

ALT: a species with small eyestalk, some specimens have been found enrolled, which is something most trilobites could do

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2021-05-31

fuck it random promo,, hii i’m sea or as some specimens know me “squink” im a non binary (specifically gender fluid) bi ace artist who draws funnies 😏‼️

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2021-05-30

Cool thread on the Majungasaurus from Madagascar. Known from several good specimens, its ornamented skull caused some fragments to be mistaken for a pachycephalosaur.
L by R by https://t.co/L4DWxUngW8

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2021-05-29

Some of plant specimens collected by Ynes Mexia can be found digitized at the NYBG Steere Herbarium. https://t.co/KVviIXSnnG

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2021-05-25

Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis, one of the few earliest Dinosaurs known. Also interestingly large for an early dinosaur as some specimens reached up to 6 meters in length.

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2021-05-21

Kate Furbish was born this month in 1834 and dedicated herself to compiling "Flora of Maine", donated to . She described Pedicularis furbishiae and Aster cordifolius var furbishiae, and her 4k specimens were passed from to Gray .

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2021-05-20

Thanks to a mistranslation, i've used the term "Cleaner Fish" as my 17. Mermay prompt, which doesn't describe a genus, but various specimens of fish. I've actually meant the cleaner wrasse, but i'd count every other fish that cleans, like ancistrus (bristlenose catfish).
Sorry!

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2021-05-17

And of course for I have to post the ones that went wild! I was fortunate enough to get to see some amazing specimens from all around the world at with & . Oh to see some of these IRL 😍

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2021-05-16

T. rex only survived for ~2 million years before the extinction event. Canadian T. rex fossils include our ‘Black Beauty’ and ‘Huxley’ specimens from Alberta, and ‘Scotty’ from Saskatchewan. The coin’s illustration by Julius Csotonyi had scientific input from our Dr. Therrien.

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2021-05-15

’s 5th ed. copy is annotated by John O Westwood, the first Hope Professor of Entomology. It is likely Westwood advised Ronalds on the insects in his book and as a result, Ronalds gave his specimens to Westwood. These specimens can still be found today

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2021-05-14

Draw me like one of ur finest specimens

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2021-05-13

Robert "Micrographia" (1665) was the first work to depict microscopic specimens, and includes his famous illustration of a flea. Hooke praised the "beauty" of this creature, with its "suit of sable Armour" and "sharp pinns...like Porcupine’s Quills." 🦔🔬 ⁣#ArchivesBugs

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2021-05-08

Bothriolepis

A placoderm found all over the world, its size ranges from 30 cm to 1.7 meters depending on the species

ALT: Some specimens have retained soft tissue, one had organs that could be homologous to lungs, however there's no proof of actual lungs in placoderms

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2021-05-03

For a giant African threadfin. It is the best threadfin because it's modifiers are the word "giant" and a continent. Also very large specimens are only found in marine waters.

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2021-05-02

Exciting research out today! Newly discovered specimens of Unenlagia comahuensis (Paraves) reveal derived traits that Unenlagia and kin share with birds, lending support to the interpretation that unenlagiids are stem‐Avialae.
https://t.co/SeqFJWX9zw

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2021-04-27

Matalin. Remarks about type specimens of Cicindela elisae Motschulsky, 1859 and Cicindela amurensis Morawitz, 1862 (#Coleoptera: https://t.co/E9p8YwrHjB

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2021-04-25

In honor of we wanted to show a few plates from the 1843 Naturalist’s Library series. We love the illustrations of insects and fish, but what makes these plates even more exciting is the placement of the featured specimens within an exquisite natural environment.

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2021-04-23