Skull of Kosmoceratops sculpted for Beasts of the Mesozoic. The model was 3d printed and used as the base for the final head sculpt. beastsofthemesozoic

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Two sparrows and a mouse gnawing on an almond, C18th, by (#SuorVeronica; Italian, active 1706–1729). Held at Museo della Natura Morta di Poggio a Caiano; source, https://t.co/ykrmrAsKoG

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Natural history illustrator has just released “The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals“, a stunningly beautiful book capturing the beauty of “ugly animals“.

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Top events taking place at the National Museum of Ireland this weekend:

1. Talk: History of the ICA. Sat 28. NMI-CountryLife

2. Inspectorium: Shark Search. Sat 28. NMI-NaturalHistory

3. Tour: Proclaiming a Republic. Sun 29. NMI-DecArts&Hist

More info https://t.co/3LVKaMPwer

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(Cirrhopetalum fletcheranum). by Matilda Smith for Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Vol. 141 (1915). View more in with thanks to the Raven Library of the for digitizing: https://t.co/3lfJE84veC --

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A pea from a mummy from Egypt? & Fuchsia ‘Daniel Lambert,’ by (née Saunders; English, 1845-1927), who was born (Sept 11). Held at ; source, https://t.co/2TWXuV6mmT

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to American paleontologist, parasitologist, and anatomist Joseph Leidy, born in 1823! Among many other works, Leidy authored Fresh-water rhizopods of North America (1879), which had many beautiful and detailed plates, like the ones featured here

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These herons are just a few of the many birds featured in the 22-volume set (1842-1867) of reports on New York's https://t.co/7N5VDrLJ4m

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The oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) by Deborah Griscom Passmore from her album of American wildflowers. Passmore (1840-1911) was an artist for the Division of Pomology for 19 years. View her album in via ➡️ https://t.co/ZqGZYwNwA5

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Horse (Agaricus arvensis). by Anna Maria Hussey for her Illustrations of British Ser. 1 (1847). View more in with thanks to the Mertz Library of the for digitizing: https://t.co/XEUyQHsTUr --

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