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Caxela
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Artist with an interest in natural history and paleontology 🌿🦕
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Moa Remains
Digital Drawing. A depiction of an upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) based on the type specimen. The head and right foot are represented as mummified remains while the rest of the body is drawn more like a life appearance, in the style of a monochromatic sketch.
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Waning Hours
Digital Drawing. A large dicynodont (Ischigualastia) is knelt on the ground, struggling to lift itself up with its forelimbs. A gash is visible on its thigh. Three small dinosaurs (Eodromaeus) observe from nearby. The sky is a pale blue - the sun has already moved below the horizon.
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Helveticosaurus Lair
A gathering of marine reptiles (Helveticosaurus zollingeri) lie on exposed rocks within a sea cave. Foamy sea water rushes in from the left, swirling beneath their perch.
October 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Majungasaurus
A digital high-contrast portrait of the abelisaurid Majungasaurus
September 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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yutyrannus
A digital lineart drawing of a Yutyrannus, a large feathered tyrannosauroid.
September 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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A Thylacoleo and Her Joey
A Thylacoleo carnifex rests with her young joey in a cave, the joey lying with its head on its mother's arm. Some light shines on the cave floor through an opening somewhere. Thylacoleo was a carnivorous marsupial (sometimes known as the marsupial lion) that once lived in Australia.
August 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Young Dinornis at the Beach 🏖️
Two juvenile giant moa (Dinornis robustus) run energetically along a beach, creating some splashes as they go. Small waves roll in behind them.
August 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Reptiles of old
A trio of extinct reptiles wearing 19th century European style clothing stand next to one another in a line. From left to right the animals are Pterodactylus antiquus, Iguanodon bernissartensis, and Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus. These Mesozoic reptiles were discovered in the early years of paleontology.
July 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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A Once Green Antarctica
The sauropodomorph Glacialisaurus (known from very fragmentary remains) strolls through a dense assemblage of flora at the edge of a forest. The plants are meant to represent Otozamites and Clathropteris. The scene takes place in Early Jurassic Antarctica.
July 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Plesiosaurus
A pod of Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus swims near the surface of the ocean. A young individual can be seen nestled within the group.
June 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Upland Moa
An upland moa (Megalapteryx didinus) walks across a mixture of rocks and tussocks in a high-altitude setting. Towering mountains are seen in the background, their snowy caps fading into the sky. A small rock wren (Xenicus gilviventris) sits on a rock near the moa.
May 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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And with labels
The same image as before, but in black and white and with labels. The labels read: Guanlong, Cryolophosaurus, Spinosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Allosaurus, Corythoraptor, Monolophosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Majungasaurus, and Carnotaurus.
May 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Theropod crests and horns 🦖
A collection of stylized theropod dinosaur portraits. Each one has some form of crest or horn.
May 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Koreaceratops
A very speculative depiction of a Koreaceratops hwaseongensis laying under some shade. Koreaceratops is an early ceratopsian dinosaur known from the partial remains of its tail, hip, and hindlimbs. The front half of the animal is unknown.
May 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Heavy Footed Moa
A heavy footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus) father sits with a recently-hatched chick, the two of them looking at one another. The ground is covered with plant matter and bits of eggshell fragments.
April 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Antarctic theropods 🐧
Digital illustration of an emperor penguin and Cryolophosaurus ellioti facing each other. Little bits of terrain are shown beneath each animal: the penguin stands on snow while the Cryolophosaurus is surrounded by some ferns (indicating the much warmer climate of Antarctica during the Early Jurassic).
February 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Persistent Light
A Lystrosaurus peeks out of its burrow in the middle of a barren landscape. The silhouettes of a few trees can be seen in the far distance, in front of the glow of ongoing wildfires. The sun can be seen shining through the dark, smoky sky. The foreground is illuminated by the sun. The scene takes place during the Permian-Triassic extinction event.
February 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Year of the Snake 🐍
A variety of extinct snakes are arranged on a plain background. The snakes depicted are 1. Pterosphenus 2. Archaeophis 3. Eupodophis 4. Sanajeh 5. Wonambi 6. Najash 7. Titanoboa
January 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Tower of Ferns

First piece of the year! Featuring Tempskya and Ferrodraco
A pterosaur (Ferrodraco) lands atop of the extinct tree fern Tempskya with its wings still momentarily outstretched. The background is dim and cloudy while the two main subjects are illuminated by sunlight. The scene takes place in Cretaceous Australia, where fossils of both of these taxa have been found.
January 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Dinocember Day 13 (the final day!): Tyrannosaurus
A Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis walks along a beach in search of food. A small wave comes in from the top of the scene. The Tyrannosaurus casts a large shadow on the sand. Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis is a new species of Tyrannosaurus that was described earlier this year.
December 30, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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Dinocember Day 12: Gonkoken
A herd of Gonkoken walks by our view. In the middle of the herd, one individual sticks their head up above the crowd. The lighting of the scene is very harsh and bright. Gonkoken is a recently described hadrosauroid that was discovered in Chile. It would've lived during the Late Cretaceous.
December 27, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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Dinocember Day 11: Deinonychus
(This Deinonychus wishes you all a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!)
A Deinonychus prowls through a swamp. The scene is dim and gloomy. Little bits of sunlight peek through the trees in the background. Deinonychus is a dromaeosaurid (raptor) that lived in the Early Cretaceous of what is now North America.
December 25, 2024 at 10:15 PM
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Dinocember Day 10: Mononykus
A pair of Mononykus survey their surroundings. Both individuals are partially obscured by some rocks in the foreground. The one on the right is mostly in view, while the one on the left is only visible from the neck up. A rock face fills the background. Mononykus is an alvarezsaurid, a group of bird-like dinosaurs known for having short arms and a large claw on each hand.
December 23, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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Dinocember Day 9: Haliskia
Two Haliskia stand on a rocky ledge overlooking the ocean while another individual flies off. Bits of sea foam can be seen in the water below. Haliskia is a pterosaur (which are closely related to dinosaurs but not dinosaurs themselves) that was discovered in Australia.
December 20, 2024 at 11:10 PM
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Dinocember Day 8: Avisaurus
An Avisaurus is perched on a branch and is consuming a small rodent-like mammal. The mammal's body is being pinned down by the foot of the Avisaurus, similar to how some modern birds of prey hold their food. Some smaller branches and the moon can be seen in the background.
December 18, 2024 at 11:00 PM