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"The Matriarch is over sixty years old. She leads the herd, made up of her daughters, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren." - End of the Ice Age
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2018-09-08

Marasuchus lilloensis was a small dinosauriform of Late Triassic Argentina (Chañares Formation) not a dinosaur. The hypothetical crest I used in this reconstruction is meant to be made of some sort of quill-like structures homologous to dinosaur filaments

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2018-08-18

For here is the skull of the woolly rhinoceros Coelodonta antiquitatis, freshly 3D scanned from fossil collections!

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2018-08-18

For this My reconstructions of small ornithischians, particularly relatively early taxa, show them as very fluffy animals. Actually after my recent conversations with some have gotten even fluffier!

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2018-08-18

My first attempt at a fossil reconstruction!
A Coxoplectoptera larva, a fossil member of the stem group of mayflies from the Lower Cretaceous.
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Reference source: https://t.co/LLOzebijTN

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2018-08-17

For here's of uberfamous pterosaur Pteranodon on a rock. The depicted species is Pteranodon longiceps under the generally accepted scheme of Pteranodon nomenclature, but others would class this as Pteranodon sp. 1/n

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2018-08-17

Happy !! Heres some and friends I drew last year 🦑🐬

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2018-08-11

Baleen whales are known for their large size, but in the past some were relatively small. Here's the Oligocene baleen whale Fucaia goedertorum, its skull and mandibles are not much larger than the extant Pacific White-Sided Dolphin

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2018-08-04

and I've finished my book chapter on wolves, so here are some views of the Pleistocene gray wolf (Canis lupus) skull found by Rev. MacEnery in Kents cavern. It was one of his favourite fossils.

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2018-08-03

Had a great time chatting with yesterday who kindly offered to make some very much appreciated comments and suggestions on my reconstructions of We had a really interesting conversation!

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2018-08-03

UPDATED with a shorter pygostyle

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2018-08-03

For new of Doggerland (a landmass in what's now the North Sea) with some of its characteristic Pleistocene fauna: a (modern) walrus, mammoths, spotted hyenas, cave lions, swans and great auks. Painted for 's 'Ancient Seas' exhibition.

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2018-07-27

Wonambi naracoortensis (Giant Python) was a genus of non-venomous, constrictor snakes which acted as an ambush predator that killed its prey by constriction. It lived in modern day Australia about 23-0.01 MYA. Wonambi is the Aboriginal word for “rainbow serpent.”

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2018-07-21

For here's of the Triassic pterosaur Caviramus schesaplanensis, an animal with long wings, a robust skull, and densely-packed multicusped teeth. If you like this artwork, it's available from Redbubble as prints and merchandise: https://t.co/RPJDJwy4y0

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2018-07-06

Najash Rionegrina was a basal snake from the Late Cretaceous found in modern Patagonia, Argentina. Najash was unusual because it had well-developed hind legs that extend outside the rib cage & were structural part of something resembling a hip.

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2018-06-23