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Sketch and closeups. I used Scott Hartman’s 2016 Shonisaurus as ref, pterosaurs are quasi Carniadactylus AND THE ECTOPARASITES ARE SPECULATIVE. We don’t have direct evidence that they hosted any, but I figure slower ones might have less invasive barnacle-like creatures on em
New #paleoart to the (public) internet for #FossilFriday: from 2018, the entirety of my rising Shonisaurus popularis scene. The idea is that these animals are hunting cooperatively and corraling squid, hence the leftmost animal swallowing down a tentacley meal.
@skittlezthewulf I hear that you like rock climbing, so you’ll appreciate what the scientists who found the largest marine reptile in history halfway up a mountain in the Canadian wilderness had to endure! After 3 years, the 69-foot-long (nice) Shonisaurus was finally excavated!
Bringing this one back for #TriassicWeek
My other Triassic stuff is a bit older
Shringasaurus (Sep 2017)
Shonisaurus (Dec 2017)
Atopodentatus (May 2016)
Coelophysis (October 2014)
A #paleoart salute to ichthyosaurs this #FossilFriday: splendid beasts that I've had an excuse to restore several times recently. Marine reptiles are really fun to draw and these have been a blast to work on. Here's Temnodontosaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Shonisaurus and Leptonectes.
Results from the #paleostream
Irritator, Microcleidus, Actigavialis and Shonisaurus (not dead just feeding)
#paleoart #dinosaurs #spinosaur #ichthyosaur #plesiosaur #crocodile #mesozoic #sciart #scicomm
Here are my #paleostream sketches from today. Microcleidus, Aktiogavialis, and Shonisaurus death pogging
Finally caught my first #paleostream! I only really made it in time to draw a Shonisaurus, but I would love to do more in the future.
For todays #flockingtogether on the #paleostream we did Irritator, FLAT FUCK, hydra aktiogavialis, and screming shonisaurus.
“Mosasaurs or plesiosaurs???” 😤😡
Neither, Shonisaurus supremacy 😎
Overosaurus, Horned Gophers, Outdated Shonisaurus, Chasmosaurus
Okay this is a super fun art meme, I don't cringe as much at my old art but...those ones sure are something lmao
Too lazy to tag this time though lmao
Yutyrannus (Nov 2012, second digital piece)
Baryonyx+Iguanodon (Dec 2012)
Shonisaurus (Jan 2013)
Gorgosaurus (May 2013) https://t.co/JKo1ckQhNx
Shonisaurus was one of the biggest marine reptiles of all time. Ichthyosaurus gave its name to the entire group. Get this two-sticker set in a single sheet, or packs up to five sheets.
https://t.co/6GUabZ3AWv
Illustration by Greco Westermann
#paleontology #triassic
@WarrenSm2 @FrostDragonLiz we could make one out of a shonisaurus, its not a dinosaur but its big n squat enough
It’s #WhaleWednesday so here’s a…
Wait a minute. That’s not a whale!
This is a giant ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurs were the first truly gigantic animals to evolve. The largest skeleton is 21 metres long and belongs to the Triassic species, Shonisaurus sikanniensis.
Just a fucking unsense battle, featuring Spinosaurus and Shonisaurus! #spinosaurus #shonisaurus #battle
Earlier this year I was a part of A Dinosaur A Day's #Triassic-March-Madness, which involved reconstructing some of the Triassic's weirdest hellasaurs, including the marine reptiles Hupehsuchus, Atopodentatus and Shonisaurus. Somehow none of these won, go figure.
Spent the morning reading about maximum body size in marine tetrapods, and how baleen whales achieve their remarkable size because of awesome feeding efficiency. Sorry folks, blue whale-sized marine reptiles are very unlikely: Shonisaurus et al. are likely as big as they got.
New #Patreon post: high-res #paleoart of Shonisaurus, a 14.5 m long ichthyosaur. See the full painting and shedloads of other art, essays and videos for just $1 a month (and help me make a living in the process). Huge thanks to all my existing backers! https://t.co/of8uF67r0Q