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Line drawing of that most labyrinthian of ammonites, the Cretaceous Nipponites. I tried to go for a unique appearance for the soft tissue, and ended up with this vaguely octopus-looking, stalk-eyed form that's doing...something with its tentacles.

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2019-01-25

R is for rhynchosaur.

Rhynchosaur was a reptilian parrot beaked pig from the Triassic that ate mainly tubers and roots. (not literally a pig, but a fat lizard none the less)Illustration for extinct series.

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2019-01-23

Seems like every new find (or rumor of a new find) indicates a different skin type, so I bet they were very diverse and had structures and textures that don't directly match up to any living animals.

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2019-01-22

Williamsonia! Aka the quintessential member of the Bennettitales, a group of cycad-like seed plants. I did this pretty quickly, so the lighting and detail could be a bit better.

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2019-01-22

Finished reconstruction of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus!!! I don't do that often, so I tried to go all-out with this one

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2019-01-21

Line drawing done for the giant Cenozoic bird Gastornis. I've wanted to reconstruct it for a long time, it's such a charismatic and remarkable animal. Look at that beak! (Also body outline is completely obscured by feathers, as it prolly should be)

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2019-01-17

to one of my 1st digital pieces, a (probably inaccurate) portrait of the giant Cenozoic turtle, Meiolania! I gave it more of a terrestrial, tortoise-y look, as I made this before recent research came out suggesting it was semiaquatic

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2019-01-04

Celebrating the release of Thomas Jefferson and the Mammoth Hunt from Paula Wiseman and ! A romp through early America with Lewis & Clark, Daniel Boone, CW Peale and more! https://t.co/KvFgbaGylC

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2019-01-02

This is probably one of the most interesting publications concerning the world of sauropodomorphs this year. Welcome to itaquii we need to found one of like this
https://t.co/W2nMtbwTqc

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2018-12-28

Nothing to see here, just another mossy branch... definitely not something a pterosaur would find tasty

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2018-12-21

Very rough first attempt at a size chart here, I pretty much eyeballed it based on skeletals, etc. Mostly wanted to see what they all looked like together!

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2018-12-19

FUN FACT: Ocepechelon was just one of 2 GIANT, highly-specialized from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco. Meet Alienochelys, the "yin" to Ocepechelon's "yang"

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2018-12-12

There are few things as motivating (imo) for a paleoartist than an incredibly beautiful & obscure animal that you feel needs more/better representation. With that in mind, here's my reconstruction of the giant Cretaceous sea turtle Ocepechelon

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2018-12-11