Axel Sauro
@axelsauro.bsky.social
Naturalist, paleontology enthusiast, animal keeper.
Cover by Mette Aumala
Cover by Mette Aumala
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Years of work involving an amazing team at BBCSstudios Framestore AppleTV, our series #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge is out now on #AppleTV. Huge thanks to everyone involved. All 5 eps have been released!
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Years of work involving an amazing team at BBCSstudios Framestore AppleTV, our series #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge is out now on #AppleTV. Huge thanks to everyone involved. All 5 eps have been released!
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Scientists have a whole new understanding of how the overlooked lichen helped plants turn Earth's land green. Which means, ahem! Please lichen subscribe to our excellent news stories!!! 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/this...
This Fossil Is Rewriting the Story of How Plants Spread across the Planet
An enigmatic group of fossil organisms has finally been identified—and is changing the story of how plants took root on land
www.scientificamerican.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Scientists have a whole new understanding of how the overlooked lichen helped plants turn Earth's land green. Which means, ahem! Please lichen subscribe to our excellent news stories!!! 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/this...
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PREHISTORIC FISH, from the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTxc... (bigger ones included there)🐟 This chart is now also avalable for prints and more at Redbubble/people/mariolanzas 🐟 fishes of all clades #placodermi #paleoart #fish #paleontology #stethacanthus #megamastax #sizechart #naturalhistory
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
PREHISTORIC FISH, from the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTxc... (bigger ones included there)🐟 This chart is now also avalable for prints and more at Redbubble/people/mariolanzas 🐟 fishes of all clades #placodermi #paleoart #fish #paleontology #stethacanthus #megamastax #sizechart #naturalhistory
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PREHISTORIC FISH ( the bigger ones) 🐟 This chart is now also avalable for prints and more at Redbubble/people/mariolanzas 🐟 fishes of all clades ans epochs #dunkleosteus #paleoart #fish #paleontology #megalodon #helicoprion #sizechart #naturalhistory #megalampris #mawsonia
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
PREHISTORIC FISH ( the bigger ones) 🐟 This chart is now also avalable for prints and more at Redbubble/people/mariolanzas 🐟 fishes of all clades ans epochs #dunkleosteus #paleoart #fish #paleontology #megalodon #helicoprion #sizechart #naturalhistory #megalampris #mawsonia
My second most hyped paleofiction release of the decade, really crossing my fingers it'll deliver.
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My second most hyped paleofiction release of the decade, really crossing my fingers it'll deliver.
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Manouria morla. A new tortoise from Early Miocene Czechia. Link to paper below
October 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Manouria morla. A new tortoise from Early Miocene Czechia. Link to paper below
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Raptorial Headache
October 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Raptorial Headache
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Bali tiger never got older
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Bali tiger never got older
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Working on invertebrate #paleoart at the moment, knowing I'm probably making mistakes despite best efforts, consulting primary literature etc. Inverts are much like fossil plants: there are few accessible resources on their appearance so we must wing it, or go down deep rabbit holes to restore them.
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Working on invertebrate #paleoart at the moment, knowing I'm probably making mistakes despite best efforts, consulting primary literature etc. Inverts are much like fossil plants: there are few accessible resources on their appearance so we must wing it, or go down deep rabbit holes to restore them.
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New paper in JSP! Müller 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. describe 𝙏𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙧𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 gen. et sp. nov. in 'Osteology, taxonomy and phylogenetic affinities of a new pseudosuchian archosaur from the Middle Triassic of southern Brazil.'
Read more here: buff.ly/Kxti2jj #PaleoSky #NewSpecies
Read more here: buff.ly/Kxti2jj #PaleoSky #NewSpecies
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New paper in JSP! Müller 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. describe 𝙏𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙧𝙖𝙠𝙪𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 gen. et sp. nov. in 'Osteology, taxonomy and phylogenetic affinities of a new pseudosuchian archosaur from the Middle Triassic of southern Brazil.'
Read more here: buff.ly/Kxti2jj #PaleoSky #NewSpecies
Read more here: buff.ly/Kxti2jj #PaleoSky #NewSpecies
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And here the results from the Solnhofen #paleostream! This image depicts large parts of the terrestrial fauna of the Altmühltal Formation, the best understood part of the litographic limestone formations of Germany. There were several reasons for gong onto land despite...
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 AM
And here the results from the Solnhofen #paleostream! This image depicts large parts of the terrestrial fauna of the Altmühltal Formation, the best understood part of the litographic limestone formations of Germany. There were several reasons for gong onto land despite...
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Thinking abut the unique terminal swords on the ends of dacentrurine stegosaur tails on this #FossilFriday . They really do seem to fully fuse over the tip of tail. How to reconstruct (no evidence for parascapula spines) and how many taxa? Is Wyoming's Alcocasaurus a dacentrurine?
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Thinking abut the unique terminal swords on the ends of dacentrurine stegosaur tails on this #FossilFriday . They really do seem to fully fuse over the tip of tail. How to reconstruct (no evidence for parascapula spines) and how many taxa? Is Wyoming's Alcocasaurus a dacentrurine?
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What might be my favourite fossil has been just published by Kiat et al. 2025. Years ago I saw a pic of this Anchiornis specimen in nat geo article and I audibly gasped.preserving not only the feathers but also the original patterns as well. I made this drawing on the spot. Maybe its time to do v2.0
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
What might be my favourite fossil has been just published by Kiat et al. 2025. Years ago I saw a pic of this Anchiornis specimen in nat geo article and I audibly gasped.preserving not only the feathers but also the original patterns as well. I made this drawing on the spot. Maybe its time to do v2.0
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Steppe lion enjoys the last days of summer.
But mornings are getting colder, winter is coming.
But mornings are getting colder, winter is coming.
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Steppe lion enjoys the last days of summer.
But mornings are getting colder, winter is coming.
But mornings are getting colder, winter is coming.
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#DAWNDINOS paper! We built a 3D musculoskeletal model of ~1 kg Triassic pseudosuchian archosaur Gracilisuchus. Forelimbs were a challenge. Nice articulations of ribs, vertebrae & osteoderms made a good torso & neck. Probably quadrupedal, plantigrade & not fully erect limbs. doi.org/10.1111/joa....
Hindlimb functional morphology and locomotor biomechanics of the small Late Triassic pseudosuchian reptile Gracilisuchus stipanicicorum (Archosauria: Gracilisuchidae)
A three-dimensional biomechanical model of the musculoskeletal system is used to analyse the potential locomotor functions of the small (~1 kg) Late Triassic archosaurian reptile Gracilisuchus stipan...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#DAWNDINOS paper! We built a 3D musculoskeletal model of ~1 kg Triassic pseudosuchian archosaur Gracilisuchus. Forelimbs were a challenge. Nice articulations of ribs, vertebrae & osteoderms made a good torso & neck. Probably quadrupedal, plantigrade & not fully erect limbs. doi.org/10.1111/joa....
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The Ice Age megafauna has never felt so real: the art and science behind ‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’, a #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge interview with myself and series producer Matthew Thompson... 3dvf.com/en/redaction...
The art and science behind 'Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age'
Explore iconic Ice Age creatures in Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age. Learn how the team brought these creatures back to life in an exclusive interview.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The Ice Age megafauna has never felt so real: the art and science behind ‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’, a #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge interview with myself and series producer Matthew Thompson... 3dvf.com/en/redaction...
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20 million years ago, Moropus inhabited the forests of North America
August 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
20 million years ago, Moropus inhabited the forests of North America
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Meet Promerycochoerus! This oreodont was a strange piglike creature, and was likely very social and engaged in intraspecific violence. More information on them coming soon!
August 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Meet Promerycochoerus! This oreodont was a strange piglike creature, and was likely very social and engaged in intraspecific violence. More information on them coming soon!
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Be weary of the beardogs! These swift pack hunters are not to be taken lightly. New update (backers only) posted to our Kickstarter! Link in thread
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Be weary of the beardogs! These swift pack hunters are not to be taken lightly. New update (backers only) posted to our Kickstarter! Link in thread
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The coelurosaur theropods of the Romualdo formation, early Cretaceous (Aptian) of Brazil: Santanaraptor placidus meets Mirischia asymmetrica
Illustration by Guilherme Gehr
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Illustration by Guilherme Gehr
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The coelurosaur theropods of the Romualdo formation, early Cretaceous (Aptian) of Brazil: Santanaraptor placidus meets Mirischia asymmetrica
Illustration by Guilherme Gehr
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Illustration by Guilherme Gehr
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Buffa et al.’s paper on the enigmatic Permian reptile 🦎 Galesphyrus and the origin of Neodiapsida is out in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology! Read the thread 👇 for some important takeaways from our study
@valentinbuffa.bsky.social
#Paleontology #Reptile #Permian
doi.org/10.1080/1477...
@valentinbuffa.bsky.social
#Paleontology #Reptile #Permian
doi.org/10.1080/1477...
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Buffa et al.’s paper on the enigmatic Permian reptile 🦎 Galesphyrus and the origin of Neodiapsida is out in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology! Read the thread 👇 for some important takeaways from our study
@valentinbuffa.bsky.social
#Paleontology #Reptile #Permian
doi.org/10.1080/1477...
@valentinbuffa.bsky.social
#Paleontology #Reptile #Permian
doi.org/10.1080/1477...