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Giganotosaurus (upper) and Mapusaurus (bottom). I later learned on a Theropod Discord Group that my Giga is actually too fuzzy, but otherwise I'm happy with the results.

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2019-09-25

Hypothetical Walking With Dinosaurs II art: Episode 2, Blue Lias Formation, England, 199 million years ago.
From top left: Plesiosaurus, Temnodontosaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Dimorphodon, Scelidosaurus, Sarcosaurus, Palaeospinax, Coroniceras.

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2019-09-24

For my first post on this the fantastic appendages of Anomalocaris magnabasis! Unlike Anomalocaris canandensis, A. magnabasis had a bunch of thin “spinules” projecting from the front side of each spine, used to help snare soft prey.

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2019-09-20

A redraw of “Hurdia megamouth”, an as of yet undescribed species of Hurdiid currently being worked on. As my personal nickname for it suggests, it’s mouth was massive. Excited for the description.

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2019-09-18

of illustration: traditional acrylic painting ("Leviathan"), digital composite ("Langeronyx on the Move"), digital painting ("The Community"), & sepia drawing ("Sanajeh in the Nest").

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2019-09-11

An Upper Palaeolithic engraved human radius associated with ritualistic cannibalism (Gough’s Cave, UK – 14.700 cal BP). 💀💀 https://t.co/FykhQ4eciq

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2019-09-06

But because I adore Luis' art, here are some of my favorite pieces.

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2019-09-06

It is always nice to see one of my artworks made into a meme... I think. 😃

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2019-08-24

Laminacaris chimera, a strange intersection between the Hurdiid Anomalocarids and the Amplectobeluids, inhabited the waters of the Chengjiang sea 518 million years ago. Described by , , and their colleagues in 2018.

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2019-08-23

For a first preview for "Palaeontology in Popular Culture" event at King's College London on 2 September. 18:00-20:15 (two weeks time!) - will be exhibiting on "A Celebration of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs."

Attendance free, sign up here: https://t.co/StVXywOBV2

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2019-08-19

August 12, 1857, Victorian palaeontologists William Daniel Conybeare dies in Hampshire. In 1821 he described the marine reptile Plesiosaurus, made also important contributions on the anatomy of the Ichthyosauri and worked on the geology of the British Islands ⚒️

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2019-08-12

Announcing “Palaeontology in Popular Culture” event on Monday 2 September, 18:00-20:15 at King’s College London, attached to the next workshop (in time for

Attendance free. Sign up here if you want to come along: https://t.co/StVXywOBV2

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2019-08-10

Hypothetical Walking With Dinosaurs II art: Episode 1, Santa Maria Formation, Brazil, 233 mya.
From top left: Staurikosaurus, Saturnalia, Hyperodapedon, Rauisuchus, Trucidocynodon, Polesinesuchus and Proterochampsa.

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2019-08-09

Fabulous tour this morning of the library and archive
Did you know we are the only library that is fully accessible to the public?
for all!
https://t.co/HjZhojsKY8

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2019-08-09

How do you stage an ocean life scene from 540 million years ago? Here are the work in progress development drawings and sketches from our Museum researchers and palaeoartist Mighty Fossils for our exhibition.
See it complete: https://t.co/5V3FDVU55s

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2019-08-07

Thanahita, essentially meaning “water goddess”, was a very strange Lobopod. Instead of traditional sclerites running down the trunk (one per segment), it had weird shrub-shaped structures that ran down its back. It also had two kinds of claws.

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2019-08-04

Meet Cambroraster, a new Hurdiid from the Marble Canyon region in close proximity to the Burgess Shale. This animal is... incredibly weird, even for a Hurdiid. It had a tiny body, a giant, spiked head shield, and very strange appendages.

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2019-07-31

New at of Teratornis, stalking around the ground in pursuit of live prey. Check out the full-size version of this image and mountains of other palaeoart content from just $1 a month. https://t.co/0OsVhBq4sF

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2019-07-31

Take a look at this incredible duck-billed dinosaur, or ‘shovel-chinned eagle nose’, a new species of primitive hadrosaurid that lived 80 million years ago in Texas.
To read this popular article in full, visit: https://t.co/Zd8athILQJ

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2019-07-30