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Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 14h

I love this book, and its influence on you is very clear in your art. It’s an odd blend of classic and Dinosaur Renaissance ideas perfectly reflecting the transitional state of dinosaur science at that time.

Stone’s “Brachiosaurus” is so eerie! It’s like a zombie, especially with those milky eyes.

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Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 14h

Bakker’s writing is a real treat, he’s infectiously enthusiastic and does such a great job presenting his arguments. Even the stuff that hasn’t held up upon further study feels entirely convincing on the page. I go back every few years and reread it simply because it’s such a joy to read!

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WitmerLab at Ohio University @witmerlab.bsky.social · 17h

If you haven't read—or re-read in a while—Bakker's 1986 classic The Dinosaur Heresies, it's well worth doing. I read it in 1986 & again on my recent trip to Japan. Got a pb copy for $10 for the long trip (1st photo) rather than take my signed 1st ed (got John Gurche to sign his cover art, too!). 🦖

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Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 16h

As cool as it would be, the idea hasn’t fared well under scrutiny. This Tetrapod Zoology covers the trunk hypothesis in detail, it used to have pictures but Scientific American has stripped them from all their old blog posts. Still informative, though!

www.scientificamerican.com/blog/tetrapo...

Junk in the trunk: why sauropod dinosaurs did not possess trunks (redux, 2012)

www.scientificamerican.com

Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 17h

This particular one is a couple of years younger than WWD, so it may be that the influence is in the other direction!

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Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 17h

He’s commented on the @chasmosaurs.bsky.social blog a few times in recent memory, so he is still alive as far as I’m aware. I’d love to know why he stopped doing palaeoart!

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Armin Reindl @arminreindl.bsky.social · 19h

#Croctober Day 12
Probably among the most obscure recently extinct crocodilians is Aldabrachampsus, a small (up to 2.5 meter) long animal of uncertain placement with a pair of rounded squamosal horns that lived on the Seychelles around 100.000 years ago

An illustratoin of Aldabrachampsus by paleoartist Manusuchus. The illustration shows the animal as similar to modern dwarf crocodiles with a short, blunt snout, interlocking teeth, large bulging eyes but different in having large, rounded horns above the ears.

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Emily Stepp @emilyart.bsky.social · 18h

#Paleoctober2025 day 11 and 12 paleoart sketches with the Precambrian microfossil Melanocyrillium and the Late Cretaceous antler-like crested pterosaur Nyctosaurus.

#Paleoctober #Paleoart #Melanocyrillium #Nyctosaurus

Close up of the microscopic vase-shaped cell.

Portrait of a brown with white spots Nyctosaurus with its beak pointing downward to the right and its long crest only visible toward the base with the rest going off screen. A rocky shore is in the background.

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Andrew Hipp @andrewlhipp.bsky.social · 20h

Gems from Sierra Norte de Oaxaca, Friday: Conopholis (@skunkcabbages.bsky.social), dahlia, butterwort, witch's butter.

Conopholis alpina (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320141134)

Dahlia (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320147537)

Pinguicula orchidioides (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320146821)

Witch's butter, jelly fungus (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320141138)

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 20h

Drawing them carboniferous creepy crawlies #sciart

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Tim Osborne Photography 🍁 @timosborne.ca · 21h

Woke up early so decided to take an impromptu trip to Elk Island National Park. Saw a number of bison along the roads and had a nice encounter with this coyote who was kind enough not to immediately run away. #wildlife #coyote

A coyote standing in the grass with fall colours in the background.

A coyote standing on the edge of a paved road.

A coyote pausing to look at the strange guy in the Jeep passing by.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 1d

Unfortunately still no #Arctic sea ice thickness and volume update for the month of September on my website... data issues from the U.S. government shutdown

PIOMAS notice: psc.apl.uw.edu/research/pro...

Screenshot that says "August 2025 Monthly Update [September update delayed due to US Govn’t shutdown resulting in unavailable data]"

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Bob Nicholls Art @bobnichollsart.bsky.social · 23h

A few more close zooms into my reconstruction of the "sea-rex," a Jurassic pliosaur. Here we see the smaller sea-rex and some Thrissops fish. This piece was commissioned by The Etches Collection.

#SciArt #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #Pliosaur #Pliosaurus #SeaRex #Jurassic #JurassicWorld

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 1d

"The World of the Dark Crystal" documentary (1983, 1 hour) is available for free on Youtube.
>> www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...

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Hope Jahren @realhopejahren.bsky.social · 1d

If you study plants, you need this book.
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The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Plants

A dazzlingly illustrated guide to the plant life of the dinosaur age, from intricate ferns to the most majestic megaflora

press.princeton.edu

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Grant Hamilton 🐨 @ecologygrant.bsky.social · 2d

The shrew’s extinction increases the tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 to 39 species. This is far more than for any other country. These losses represent about 10% of all Australia’s land mammal species before colonisation 🧪

theconversation.com/and-then-the...

And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct

Australia’s only known shrew has been declared extinct. Its loss emphasises the need for national protection of Australia’s rare and unique wildlife.

theconversation.com

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Matt Frank @mattzilla85.bsky.social · 1d

🔥 NEW DROP! 🔥
All 4 completed Godzilla eras now have their own Matt Frank–designed Blu-ray cases!
4 signed sleeves + 4 matching cases
Showa, Heisei, Millennium (8 discs each)
Sony/Tri-Star (6 discs – Godzilla ’98 + The Series)
Films not included.

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 1d

Vetulicolian studies. Cambrian weirdos #sciart

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Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re having a bad day, just remember that John Sibbick’s trunked Diplodocus is out there somewhere, and he believes in you.

Diplodocus, a long-necked, long-tailed herbivorous dinosaur, shown ambling across a sandy plain. A portrait to the upper right shows an alternative reconstruction of its head, giving it a short elephant-like trunk unlike the simpler, classic reptilian look of the main illustration

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d

I genuinely cannot express how vital it is that you train yourself to recognize AI-generated images and videos for your own good because none of this is going away and many, many people are counting on you to fall for their shit

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Christopher DiPiazza @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social · 1d

Newest #paleoart is Hesperosuchus running off with a stolen Coelophysis egg. Not often you see the little pseudosuchian preying on the dinosaur. Figured I’d switch it up. #watercolor #sciart

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Ben Miller @extinctmonsters.bsky.social · 1d

Some photos from my last walk through the Field's Africa hall, which closed forever last week to make way for a new version. 🧵

Colorful, abstracted mural of a cityscape surrounds the exhibit entrance. A hanging sign says Welcome to Senegal and to Dakar...gateway to Africa (Ministry of Tourism)

Large exhibit space with cutout camel resting alongside water jugs and a realistic date palm replica. Immediate area is tan, walls and ceiling are sky blue.

Africa-shaped panel with header "Art and Society." Replica bellows in a corner with cases of metal artifacts.

Suggestion of street scene with storefronts and life-sized cutouts of people. A realistic baobab tree behind them.

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Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 10d

As a primatologist, Jane Goodall was a huge inspiration to me. I admired the way she describes chimpanzee behavior with such detail and empathy, and she’s inspired so many people and advocated for chimpanzee conservation and welfare.

However, I'm dismayed at what her narrative leaves out (1/10)

Photo of Jane Goodall in the center, signing a book, with three women standing slightly hunched behind her. A very young Michelle is to the right, smiling.

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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 2d

Unfortunately my reconstruction as well as many others make the mistake to interpret parts of the pectoral girdle as forward facing spines, @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social thankfully put a more up to date interpretation on Wikipedia.

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🕷️Gory Thing🕷️ @korybing.bsky.social · 1d

If you accidentally post AI slop and are told “hey that’s AI” the correct answer is to go “aw shit I didn’t know” and delete it. Not “oh oops oh well, watcha gonna do” and keep it up because it’s giving you engagement. Stop it.

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