Paleontologists Discover 518 Million-Year-Old Fossil Site in China
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Today marks the 1-year anniversary of when I 1st shared my on social media! The inaugural Instagram post was of the nektobenthic Paleozoic cephalopod Aphetoceras, so I thought I'd recreate it:

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Camarasaurus lentus, one of the most common and well-known sauropod dinosaurs. Probably not much to say that you don't already know.

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Did my best to make the sabre-toothed metatherian Thylacosmilus look marsupial related, and not just a discount felid or store-brand thylacine. This ambush predator is known from the Miocene-Pliocene of S. America.

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On to Teraterpeton itself. The elongated skull is the most eye-catching feature, esp compared to its relatives. Interestingly, the big hole in the snout was likely an external narial fenestra. Thus, the nostrils were much farther back than in others.

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Last (but not least) allokotosaur: Teraterpeton!!! This charming fellow lived during the Late Triassic in what is now Nova Scotia. Features of note include a long, toothless snout and blade-like claws.

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My most detailed entry into the Proboscidea series was the American mastodon. I painted as much of the fur as possible. https://t.co/PhJrTVUk21

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Palaeoloxodon falconeri is a great example of the crazy size disparity that can occur within the same genus. I didn't know this extreme was possible for mammals https://t.co/x52Tj8s0aH

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Aaand the biggest proboscidean ever, the massive Palaeoloxodon namadicus. This one I can really hear the elephant-like rumble every time I look at it. https://t.co/rL3HgZ2cs0

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My 1st contribution to the Pamelaria, a basal allokotosaur from the Middle Triassic of India. At approximately 2m, this reptile was as long as I am tall!

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216-Million-Year-Old Microfossils Represent North America’s Earliest Frog
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