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[ #paleoctober day 11 ]
A cephalaspis scrapes down the seafloor to search for food.
Cephalaspis is an ostracoderm ( mainly called Osteotraci ) fish from the devonian period, it's name means "head shield" hence the name.
Day 14,15,16 of #Paleoctober #Paleoctober2022 with Coxoplectoptera, Heterodontosaurus, and Ancyloceras
Another Morning Sketch.
A Mosasaurid, Thalassotitan atrox and a giant Shark related to infamous megalodon, Otodus Chubutensis
#shark #paleontology #Paleoctober2022 #paleoart #Artist #ArtistOnTwitter
Day 15 of #Paleoctober2022: Heterodontosaurus
(Irritated by a curious Dracovenator)
Day 14 of #Paleoctober2022: Coxoplectoptera
(Have mercy on my insects. It’s none of my strengths)
[ #paleoctober day 6 ]
One of the most famous member and representative of the group pelycosauria
Dimetrodon
[ #paleoctober day 5 ]
Weigeltisaurus, an extinct species of gliding reptile from permian period.
( there is a species of reptile alive today that look like this, gliding lizards or draco ).
Day 4 of #Paleoctober2022: Opabinia
Designed in the style of Cowichan tribal art to honour the First Nation people who live where Opabinia was found: British Columbia
#Paleoctober Fay 26 is the alienopterid Teyia branislav. From what I read up on it, it uses batesian mimicry, pretending to be an ant to deter predators