Montana Rosslyn (Comms Open)
@montanoceratops.bsky.social
(Any/All) 20y/o Non-binary Paleo student at MSU with museum experience. Freelance paleo Artist. (Au)DHD
reminder that glaciation in one site in the Campanian doesn't mean that there's glaciation at the same latitude across the planet.
November 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
reminder that glaciation in one site in the Campanian doesn't mean that there's glaciation at the same latitude across the planet.
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Doodles for Hong Kong 🇭🇰
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Doodles for Hong Kong 🇭🇰
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
In response to the tragic Tai Po fire, I'm doing charity commissions. Anyone who puts over £25/250HKD into "Feeding Hong Kong" or Hong Kong SPCA can request a coloured doodle of any prehistoric animal 🙏
the timing of me looking for some summer paleo work lined up with the worst time for getting hired in the sciences.
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
the timing of me looking for some summer paleo work lined up with the worst time for getting hired in the sciences.
I'm glad I have cats today
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I'm glad I have cats today
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November 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Love when it’s grilled cheese and tomato soup weather.
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Love when it’s grilled cheese and tomato soup weather.
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Yesterday we had a special #MonkeyCruise stream in honor of Jane Goodall! Her contributions to primatology and our understanding of animal intelligence changed the worldview of whole generations and her caring and critical voice will be missed.
Referenced artworks below...
Referenced artworks below...
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Yesterday we had a special #MonkeyCruise stream in honor of Jane Goodall! Her contributions to primatology and our understanding of animal intelligence changed the worldview of whole generations and her caring and critical voice will be missed.
Referenced artworks below...
Referenced artworks below...
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Psilopterus, a relatively diminutive terror bird and among the last of its kind.
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Psilopterus, a relatively diminutive terror bird and among the last of its kind.
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A neat labeler I just heard about from Montana here - @stemlabels.xyz! If you work science or science-adjacent fields (like #sciart) there's probably a label in the list for you! Subscribe and check them out today!
I just learned about @stemlabels.xyz! It's a lovely little tool that makes finding other folks in the science easier! Definitely subscribe to the list if you're into STEM topics
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A neat labeler I just heard about from Montana here - @stemlabels.xyz! If you work science or science-adjacent fields (like #sciart) there's probably a label in the list for you! Subscribe and check them out today!
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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...
I just learned about @stemlabels.xyz! It's a lovely little tool that makes finding other folks in the science easier! Definitely subscribe to the list if you're into STEM topics
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I just learned about @stemlabels.xyz! It's a lovely little tool that makes finding other folks in the science easier! Definitely subscribe to the list if you're into STEM topics
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Manuscript submitted! @zhejiang0pterus.bsky.social
a man in a knight 's costume is running in a field with another man
Alt: King Arthur with his squire Patsy clapping coconuts together from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Manuscript submitted! @zhejiang0pterus.bsky.social
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The size charts this time were a collaborative effort between @montanoceratops.bsky.social,
@seismic-shrimp.bsky.social @sassypn.bsky.social
and me. As you can see there the local insect fauna had some bangers. When you want large insect interacting with dinosaurs/pterosaurs: this is your place!
@seismic-shrimp.bsky.social @sassypn.bsky.social
and me. As you can see there the local insect fauna had some bangers. When you want large insect interacting with dinosaurs/pterosaurs: this is your place!
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The size charts this time were a collaborative effort between @montanoceratops.bsky.social,
@seismic-shrimp.bsky.social @sassypn.bsky.social
and me. As you can see there the local insect fauna had some bangers. When you want large insect interacting with dinosaurs/pterosaurs: this is your place!
@seismic-shrimp.bsky.social @sassypn.bsky.social
and me. As you can see there the local insect fauna had some bangers. When you want large insect interacting with dinosaurs/pterosaurs: this is your place!
it was a lot of fun to work on the entomofauna for Solnhofen. The main tricky part about the formation is its sheer size and age. This site has been worked on for centuries and has had the most named species of any fossil site. Many specimens are straight up not available online in any capacity!
The size charts this time were a collaborative effort between @montanoceratops.bsky.social,
@seismic-shrimp.bsky.social @sassypn.bsky.social
and me. As you can see there the local insect fauna had some bangers. When you want large insect interacting with dinosaurs/pterosaurs: this is your place!
@seismic-shrimp.bsky.social @sassypn.bsky.social
and me. As you can see there the local insect fauna had some bangers. When you want large insect interacting with dinosaurs/pterosaurs: this is your place!
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
it was a lot of fun to work on the entomofauna for Solnhofen. The main tricky part about the formation is its sheer size and age. This site has been worked on for centuries and has had the most named species of any fossil site. Many specimens are straight up not available online in any capacity!
Additionally, so many amazing sites need a lot more love from the scientific community. I hope that many more amazing sites that are more obscure or newer get some more love and research in the coming decades. Paleo is one of those fields where there's always another interesting site that needs work
Something I learned from working with @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social and @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social with researching formations and paleontological localities for the Formation Pieces is just how many amazing sites there are. We have so far drawn over 70 murals and have a lot more we could draw 1/2
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Additionally, so many amazing sites need a lot more love from the scientific community. I hope that many more amazing sites that are more obscure or newer get some more love and research in the coming decades. Paleo is one of those fields where there's always another interesting site that needs work
Something I learned from working with @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social and @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social with researching formations and paleontological localities for the Formation Pieces is just how many amazing sites there are. We have so far drawn over 70 murals and have a lot more we could draw 1/2
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Something I learned from working with @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social and @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social with researching formations and paleontological localities for the Formation Pieces is just how many amazing sites there are. We have so far drawn over 70 murals and have a lot more we could draw 1/2
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November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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I've been drawing dinos this month for Dinovember, these are some of my faves c:
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I've been drawing dinos this month for Dinovember, these are some of my faves c:
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Dinovember Glow Up #20 - Psittacosaurus
Two thirds of the way now, and today we mark that with a young adult Psittacosaurus tending to some unruly babies. The older animal is not the parent, but a babysitting older sibling.
#drawdinovember
#Dinovember2025
Two thirds of the way now, and today we mark that with a young adult Psittacosaurus tending to some unruly babies. The older animal is not the parent, but a babysitting older sibling.
#drawdinovember
#Dinovember2025
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Dinovember Glow Up #20 - Psittacosaurus
Two thirds of the way now, and today we mark that with a young adult Psittacosaurus tending to some unruly babies. The older animal is not the parent, but a babysitting older sibling.
#drawdinovember
#Dinovember2025
Two thirds of the way now, and today we mark that with a young adult Psittacosaurus tending to some unruly babies. The older animal is not the parent, but a babysitting older sibling.
#drawdinovember
#Dinovember2025
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#Dinovember2025 Day 20: Anchiornis
A parent Anchiornis checks on its chicks, hidden in a tree trunk
#art #paleoart
A parent Anchiornis checks on its chicks, hidden in a tree trunk
#art #paleoart
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
#Dinovember2025 Day 20: Anchiornis
A parent Anchiornis checks on its chicks, hidden in a tree trunk
#art #paleoart
A parent Anchiornis checks on its chicks, hidden in a tree trunk
#art #paleoart
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A scene I did of Miocene Amazonia for a commission: an early Iniid River dolphin catches a frog right before a greedy arapaima does while Stirtonia-like monkeys hoop and holler at the commotion! Pretty interesting concept I must say. 🇧🇷
#paleoart
#paleoart
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
A scene I did of Miocene Amazonia for a commission: an early Iniid River dolphin catches a frog right before a greedy arapaima does while Stirtonia-like monkeys hoop and holler at the commotion! Pretty interesting concept I must say. 🇧🇷
#paleoart
#paleoart
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Someone has DMed me on Bluesky. If you don't already know, the UK's new bizarre laws to attempt to control some bits of the internet means I can't easily access these anymore. So please email me instead.
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Someone has DMed me on Bluesky. If you don't already know, the UK's new bizarre laws to attempt to control some bits of the internet means I can't easily access these anymore. So please email me instead.
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#temnovember2025 day 19: Edingerella
And now we return to #temnovember with #Edingerella, a basal #capitosaur (noice:) ) from the early #Triassic of Madagascar
#paleoart #sciart #amphibian #temnovember #capitosaurus #mastodonsaurus
And now we return to #temnovember with #Edingerella, a basal #capitosaur (noice:) ) from the early #Triassic of Madagascar
#paleoart #sciart #amphibian #temnovember #capitosaurus #mastodonsaurus
November 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
#temnovember2025 day 19: Edingerella
And now we return to #temnovember with #Edingerella, a basal #capitosaur (noice:) ) from the early #Triassic of Madagascar
#paleoart #sciart #amphibian #temnovember #capitosaurus #mastodonsaurus
And now we return to #temnovember with #Edingerella, a basal #capitosaur (noice:) ) from the early #Triassic of Madagascar
#paleoart #sciart #amphibian #temnovember #capitosaurus #mastodonsaurus