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@wargonopsid.bsky.social

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Artist and gamedev, Permian period enthusiast. Ex road Rennie. Volunteer fossil preparator. They/them . no AI training or reuploads https://www.redbubble.com/people/wargonopsid/shop https://jbh.threadless.com/ https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/wargonopsid/

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Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · Mar 4

lol welp, Three Gorgonopsid Moon everyone! (mostly gorgonops torvus :) ) #sciart #coprolitepost #meme shirt available here jbh.threadless.com/designs/thre...
Been a minute since I've painted digitally! Krita isnt half bad :) Fun detour :) #permian #digitalart #krita

Three gorgonopsids howl (?) at the night sky and the moon, inspired by the famous Three Wolf Moon shirt. The gorgons are in rougly the same positions and colorways as the original shirt, with a white/arctic color morph on top. a amber colored morph in the middle and a melanistic one on the bottom. The background is a gassy nebula or clouds, take your pick lol.

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Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 10m

I looted a saddle for one in Ark, I’m totally gonna go grab one soon hahah

Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 3h

I can’t wait to finish the whole thing :3

Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 8h

Yeahhh at least it’s a something but I feel you.

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Claude ✡️🦖🦕 @cascoclauda.bsky.social · 9h

hello! this is somewhat 'out of character', but i've just learned that this delightful iguana - the allen cays rock iguana - is critically endangered 💔 the international iguana foundation is supporting their conservation, link below ⬇️
www.iguanafoundation.org/what-we-supp...

a photograph of the allen cays rock iguana, a critically endangered subspecies of the northern bahamian rock iguana. it is mostly a grizzled dark grey and black, with an orange-ish underbelly, pinkish-white dewlap and dorsal spines, and greyish-blue markings around its eyes

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Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 9h

Fossil day huh? The full fossil is much much larger than this but I want to share my favorite chunk of this xiphactinus tail I’m working on at the lab. This patterning and texture is just so so cool.

A small chunk from the end of Xiphactinus’s rather gigantic tail fin. The full piece is one lobe of the end of its tail fins, which we have most but not all of (it would have extended off this tip of this chunk) and it’s almost as long as my arm. Would be longer if we had the whole thing. Now that’s a big fish!

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Neal-o-lantern 🎃 @verdantsculpts.bsky.social · 12h

Last day!

Neal-o-lantern 🎃 @verdantsculpts.bsky.social · 14d

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Happy Autumn! I have opened preorders for a few autumn figures. These will be limited through October 15th. I also have glow in the dark Patch Cats that I will be adding in a few days.

🛒 VerdantSculpts.com

A montage of 4 autumn/halloween themed figures. There is a skeletal dragon, a mimikyu with a pumpkin, an orange tabby cat with pumpkins, and a crow sitting atop a dragon skull.

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Claude ✡️🦖🦕 @cascoclauda.bsky.social · 11h

🚨NEW SAUROPODOMORPH NAMED🚨
a warm welcome to huayracursor jaguensis, the running wind of carnian argentina! huayracursor is described by hechenleitner et al. from an almost complete specimen in the andes of la rioja province
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(art by jorge blanco)

art depicting a pair of huayracursor, with some rhynchosaurs and cynodonts also present

a diagram showing the known elements from the huyaracursor holotype

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Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 11h

Good luck!

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · 16h

“The Bull”

This piece was done over the last year as a commission for the new card game “Zoic”

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Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 23h

Hell yeah!

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SaurianCYH @sauriancyh.bsky.social · 23h

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Lincoln Savi @lincolnsavi.bsky.social · 1d

I painted today! 3D printed Eastern Foxsnake #SciArt #NatureArt #3Dprinting

Realistic and lifelike 3D printed and painted model of an eastern foxsnake

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Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 1d

The paint job is very convincing!

Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 1d

Honestly you really did nail this, great job

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Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️ @wargonopsid.bsky.social · 1d

Yi Qi!

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SynapsidGirl @synapsidgirl.bsky.social · 1d

The world sucks, so here's a colour study of an elusive water potato I did on Monday, for your viewing pleasure
Proportions are a bit wonky, but it's been a long while since I was grinning this much while painting something
#Sciart

Digital painting of a baby pygmy hippo standing in a pool I water with an out of focus rock face in the background. The hippo is facing the viewer.
It is Very squishy looking, because it's a baby pygmy hippo and they're squishy, wet potatoes with legs.

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Marcus McAllister @marcusmcallister.bsky.social · 1d

Marcus McAllister
“Invitation” - 2025 - acrylic on canvas - 41x27cm

#painting #contemporarypainting
#antlers #stag #SciArt

Acrylic painting of a glowing stag emerging from the twilight, antlers figured by bright open hands under three small gold lights

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FossilLad123 Open(3/3) @fossillad123.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PortfolioDay!

My name's Hayden and stylized creature modeling is my specialty. I am eternally fascinated by creatures & animals of all varieties.

I'm available for commission work and looking for junior roles to grow my skills professionally!

[ #paleoart | #sciart | #3Dart | #art ]

render of a stylized Allosaurus annax model

it's colors are electric blue with yellow banding on a black base with various spots and curved lines

render of a stylized common thresher shark model

render of Fossil Fighters boneysaur Salada

a sculpted model

render of stylized Anchiornis model

colors are black with white on the feathers and tail. It sports a red mohawk like crest

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Paulo Leite @thek560.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #PortfolioDay! I’m a 3D artist and illustrator from Brazil. I'm open for commissions!
📩 Contact: [email protected]
☕️ Ko-fi: www.ko-fi.com/pauloleite
🎁 Redbubble shop: www.redbubble.com/people/thek560
🌐 My other links: linktr.ee/thek560
#paleoart #paleontology #3dart

Digital painting of two Torvosauruses fighting

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Alas I Am But Bones (aka Viergacht) @viergacht.bsky.social · 2d

2/3 finished with a commish - I did the boring ol'human part, the cool half-human part and tomorrow the end goal: dragon LOL
Tonight, treating myself to the Alfred Hitchcock Hour because of the latest @treadperilously.bsky.social

small section of a corsshatched transformation scene - pointy teeth

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Kaylee's Boyfriend @megsyv.bsky.social · Jun 16

Artists Meeting Artists

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GulopithecuZ @gulop1th3cuz.bsky.social · 1d

The extinct Sardinian Dhole (Cynotherium sardous), which lived on the Italian island of Sardinia during the early Pleistocene epoch.

(Art by Nix Illustrations)

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inzaenity @psalidodont.bsky.social · 1d

new twinky of sorts feast. you may enjoy fish
#ocart #oc #monsterfolk #art

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Claude ✡️🦖🦕 @cascoclauda.bsky.social · 1d

deinogalerix, the 'terrible gymnure' of late miocene gargano. its closest living relatives are the moonrats, and after the, the hedgehogs 🦔 it seems to be an example of insular gigantism, being much larger than its living relatives
(art by roman uchytel)

art of deinogalerix, a giant moonrat, with its mouth agape

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Vincenzo Pratticò @vincenzoprattico.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #portfolioday!

I'm Vincenzo, freelance artist since 2016.

I love monsters and creating epic badass scenes.
As a cinema lover, I always try to give a cinematic aspect to my works.

My happiness lies in bringing other people's ideas to life!

For questions ask in the comments or via DM!🤟

A great battle between the army of the Blades of Khorne and the Lumineth.
The Aelves seem to be in trouble in this furious assault by Chaos!

The army of the Flesh Eater Courts breaches the Reclusians' fortress to free those they believe to be prisoners.

The Orruk army defends its territory by attacking the Citizens of Sigmar with fury.

The Idoneth army lands impetuously on the beach dominated by Chaos.

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