Day 3: The double fractal fossils

"what was this thing...?"

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A quick glance at the map of published fossil occurrences on paleobiodb makes it clear how a lack of global representation has left our field myopically focused on NA and European fossils https://t.co/7tINmYnox9

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Finished commission work
Saber-toothed tiger and fossils ismy passion. ~

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Prepping for my shiny hunt of my two favorite fossils, Amaura is done and Tyrunt will be in progress! Just a little bit of detailing for this baby right *now*
I'll probably detail her fully at some point xD

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It's Let's check out one of the oldest big cat fossils known - this skull from Panthera blytheae, an early extinct big cat.

This fossil was found in the Tibetan Himalaya Range and is estimated to be from the Late Miocene–Early Pliocene (~6 MYA)!

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On this I find myself spending the night in Moline Kansas. It's been a day of collecting Permian marine fossils in SE Kansas. Yes, looking for very rare trilobites ... lots of critters but no biters so far. As much as you could ever want.

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I remember when Animal Crossing NH was so popular and I did the "make a villager meme". People gave me a smug orange horse with an elegant vibe. His name is Davenne and you probably guess why, as he's obsessed with collecting fossils in his room.

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Pakasuchus had molar-like teeth that fit together to allow real chewing. It’s one of the most heterodont of the weird-toothed notosuchians, suggesting it might have been herbivorous.

📸 O’Connor et al, 2010: https://t.co/rtNedrq2XD

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Ogresuchus’ name comes from the speculation that it might have been eating young titanosaurs in the nesting ground where it was discovered, like the baby-eating ogres of legend.

📸 Sellés et al, 2020: https://t.co/mXkUXALJJQ

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these are good, but the lonchidion could use some work
here is the fossils of lonchidion sp. i redlined it to show the correct shapes and proportions of lonchidion based on this fossil and trends in other hybodont fossils

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17. Blathers

Hear me out! Imagine a moveset where Blathers can summon a plethora of fish and insects and his Final Smash could be sending forth a stampede of living fossils! His moveset would be high-concept, but I think it would be awesome!

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Many mysterious fossils are being dug up in archaeology sites everywhere, this being one of them...

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Fossils~ environment props again

this counts as graveyard right?

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Fasalosuchus was one of the biggest rauisuchians (maybe the biggest), at 8-10 meters long. It’s H in this figure, check out the scale bars to get an idea of the size difference.

📸 et al 2013: https://t.co/EqfrGZwkMQ

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F is for Fasolasuchus (B in this pic), a very distant croc-relative from the Triassic of Argentina. It’s in a messy part of the tree we sometimes lump together and call “Rauisuchians.”

📸 Lessner et al 2016: https://t.co/3k8BveHwLn

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thank you for the lineless bust!!!!

i look like an ac villager who comes to you for help bc he’s locked out of his house but gets distracted talking about your fossils, gives you a shirt, and forgets to ask

i like that 😌

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Trying 2 open a bunch of Aussies be4 the come (6 more days)
I need 2 more Kangas ‘till I make my neon🙃
I 🤍 how we R able 2 excavate & find the fossils of the new pets & the fact that there is a cool story line is awesome as well.
Great job 👏🏼

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138 - Omanyte
Type: Rock/Water

In prehistoric times, it swam on the sea floor, eating plankton. Its fossils are sometimes found.

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C is for Caipirasuchus, a crocodyliform from the Cretaceous of Brazil with particularly weird teeth. Most crocs are homodont (all their teeth look kind of the same), but Caipirasuchus is heterodont.

📸 et al 2014: https://t.co/3aU3GapYAA

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It's T-Bones & Grounda! This duo of dinosaurs can split the earth, uplift fossils and cause volcanic eruptions with the synchronized stomps of their feet...and they're about as opposite as opposites can get! But, where do their allegiances lie...

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