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Various pterosaurs have been sometimes pictured as "skim-feeders". However, known pterosaurs lack the extreme specialisations found in present-day skimmer birds, Rhynchops sp. I studied the skulls of skimmers, then designed a hypothetically-plausible "skimming pterosaur".
Illustration of a speculative "falcon pterosaur", sporting raptorial hand claws and pseudo-zygodactyl feet claws. This is my take on how a pterosaur would evolve if it were to mirror contemporary predatory birds. Not a real animal, an exercise in speculative evolution. #specevo
Genji and his cherry blossom themed wreath as a nod to his Japanese name 🌸. That pterodactyl toy was his first ever toy and chuckits and tennis balls are his faves now.
I definitely loved adding the meaning behind his name for this wreath series.
So, the animal discussed above is Hatzegopteryx, a huge pterosaur from the late Cretaceous belonging to the Azdarchid family. The most modern image of this animal is of an enormous, relatively short-necked beast with an exceedingly long skull. Is this just conjecture?
@AndyRileyish Hatzegopteryx ("Hațeg basin wing") is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur found in the late Maastrichtian deposits of the Densuş Ciula Formation, an outcropping in Transylvania, Romania.
https://t.co/94Gsn2IsJS
Dearc sgiathanach science: Jagielska et al 2022, @WryCritic. Giant Jurassic pterosaur indicates early evolution of large size in pterosaurs & hints at ecology.
#FossilFriday #pterosaur #pterosaurs #paleontology #palaeontology #fossils #Dearcsgiathanach
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When I play #sherlockholmeschapterone from
@frogwares
I really like the relationship between Sherlock and Jon. So I decide to draw their friendship and the ghost of the past
#conceptart #digitalartists #illustrationart #sherlock #videogames #art #artist
@SiakaDibba Ignore the pterosaurs but those are in my opinion the best paleoarts so far
Artists : Chase Stone - Andrey Atuchin - Michael Skrepnick - Joshua Knuppe
Seachdain na Gàidhlig!
Celebrating Scottish Gaelic🏴week- with pterosaur, Dearc sgiathanach. Dearc is a reptile from Skye🏝️, Sgitheanach, originating from early Celtic word for "winged"🕊️ Dearc means reptile🦎. Hence double name meaning Winged Reptile or Reptile from Skye.
Do you ever wish you could get the chance to talk about paleontology more often? Of course, you do! Get conversations started with strangers over topics like pterosaurs, dinosaurs and evolution.
https://t.co/l4dcDFRKu0
Designs by @anatotitan
#sciart #paleoart #dinosaur
Gonna be busy with another 3d project. Want to make Myrkky's ship "The Devilish Pterois" Currently am still thumbnailing but willl keep you all up to date!
- You don't mind the smell of strong tabacco, i hope?
- I smoke 'ship's' myself.
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#SherlockHolmesChapterOne #SHCO
#SherlockHolmes #Sherry #Jon
Lookie here, it's an OC I made for a superhero TTRPG I'm in!
Jill Wallington is a hero residing in Halberd City, USA, who uses a mysterious red necklace in order to summon dinosaurs made out of energy. Alongside her is Peeta, a talking pterodactyl with an attitude.
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Two recent paleo paintings I've made!
1: Dearc sgiathanach, a large Jurassic pterosaur from Scotland.
2: Leptocleidus, a freshwater Leptocleidid from the early Cretaceous.
Breaking news: my 2021 paper with @MarkWitton and @gimpasaura - Powered flight in hatchling #pterosaurs: evidence from wing form and bone strength - received 8,299 article downloads in 2021, making it one of the top 100 downloaded ecology papers for Scientific Reports in 2021.
#FossilFriday First Triassic records of #pterosaurs in the southern hemisphere (Image credit: Jorge Blanco) https://t.co/MkwcspIGpO