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Joan Turmelle
@killdeercheer.bsky.social
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(she/her) Of 'Joan's Journal' & 'Through Time and Clades'. Anthropology Undergrad Alumna. Mermaid at Heart. Natural History, Animation, Pinups. Art by Ilari Pätilä.
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sophiesaurus98.bsky.social
What I wouldn’t give for one more carefree childhood day browsing the Enchanted Learning Zoom Dinosaurs website. Take me back.
A somewhat crude, simply drawn digital drawing of a Tyrannosaurus shown alongside a man in a red shirt, with a scalebar showing the man to be 6 ft tall and the dinosaur to be 40 ft long.
February 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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villesinkkonen.bsky.social
Red painted woman. A depiction of paleolithic homo sapiens inspired by the mammoth ivory figure from Dolni Vestonice
August 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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restingdinoface.bsky.social
Dickinsonia, back when evolution was excited to make pancakes.

Paleontologists are pretty sure Dickinsonia was an animal, a creature that lived in the sea around 550 million years ago. The flat, ripply organism adhered itself to the floor with mucus and grazed on mats of microbes. Slick. 🧪
A fossil of the early animal Dickinsonia. Imagine an earthworm smashed flat under an iron skillet like in a cartoon and you get the idea.
February 4, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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ashpoust.bsky.social
Ooh, I like these. They look like real animals, while still being the weirdos they were.
palaeonavix.bsky.social PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 7d
“Oreodonts” ... On the left the somewhat hippopotamus-like Promerycochoerus, on the right the tapir-like Brachycrus.
January 29, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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emmalerae.bsky.social
I think the 3rd series is locked in and I'll hopefully get them done for ECCC.

Albertosaurus and Magpie
Utahraptor and Barn Owl
Torvosaurus and Turkey Vulture
Sinosaurus and Red Junglefowl
Giganotosaurus and Chilean Flamingo
A photo of my tablet with 5 works in progress of illustrations for the 3rd series of the Dinosaurs Survived! Series. They each depict a modern bird paired with a dinosaur skull that is found where the birds live.
January 30, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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birdsoftheworld.bsky.social
MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...
IMAGE SHOWS GRAPHIC OF CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY PHYLOGENY EXPLORER TOOL.
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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trungles.com
Remember to stretch www.patreon.com/posts/148897...
A sphinx with white fur and pink hair with little dove wings does a big stretch. A small harpy flies overhead judgmentally.
January 23, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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lemoustier.bsky.social
🏺 Loved this fresco when I was a child with a Minoans fascination but it's not so much 'restored', as mostly imaginary.
Look closely, only one figure has substantial original parts, and all the heads are made up!
The real fragments however share precise costume elements with more complete frescos.
antiquity.ac.uk Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 13d
For #FrescoFriday here's a classic: 'Ladies in Blue' is a restored Minoan fresco from Knossos. The colour blue often appears on frescoes in garments worn by the elite, indicating blue was a status symbol in the Bronze Age Aegean and East Mediterranean.

🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

🏺 #Archaeology
Wall painting of three women wearing gold-and-blue dresses.
January 23, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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villesinkkonen.bsky.social
Homo erectus KNM-ER 3883 #sciart
September 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
How to get into nature.
A four-panel comic titled "how to get into nature". In panel 1, a person kneels in the woods, looking down at a red-backed salamander, and the text says "notice a living thing." In panel 2, the text says "notice some other things that live near it," and there's a starflower, springtail, ant, little wood satyr butterfly, and salamander on the leaf litter. In panel 3, covered in creatures, plants, and a colorful starburst, the text says "Notice the connections between them, discover the wider ecosystem, learn about its histories, and find yourself following links from bedrock to stratosphere, between biotic and abiotic, at scales both microbial and massive, until you’re hopelessly overwhelmed by the wonder of it all." In panel 4, the text says "Fall into a daze and let moss engulf you." The person from the first panel is still kneeling in the woods, looking happy as moss slowly engulfs them, and they're saying "This is for the best."
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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albertonykus.bsky.social
Welcome to the Amazing #Doraemon Circus. Based on a suggestion from @killdeercheer.bsky.social. #TADC #ドラえもん
Fan art of Doraemon and Shizuka from the Doraemon franchise dressed as Caine and Ragatha respectively, characters from The Amazing Digital Circus. Instead of his eyes being in their usual position, Doraemon has large disembodied eyeballs floating in front of his open mouth. One of Shizuka's eyes has been replaced by a blue button, and she is looking with her other eye at her own hand in alarm.
January 19, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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extinctmonsters.bsky.social
Some display cases in the old brontosaur hall at AMNH (1956–1990)
Long museum case with complete phytosaur skeleton centered, larger phytosaur skull to the left, and some sort of slab to the right. Chalk drawings above. Long musuem case with Lycaenops and dicynodont skeletons, assorted therapsid skulls on the wall Square museum case with Allosaurus, Camarasaurus, and other skulls. Header says Jurassic Dinosaurs: The Morrison Fauna. Museum case with partial Diplodocus skeleton. It's a pelvis with some dorsal and caudal verts on either side and one attached femur. A skull on a stand beneath.
January 18, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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friedmanlab.bsky.social
Some wax models of Cretaceous cephalopods for your enjoyment.
Life reconstruction of a disc-shaped ammonite (Placenticeras) with a straight-shelled ammonite (Baculites) in the foreground. These models are in a display case with text and figures apparent in the background. Life reconstruction of an ammonite with a corkscrew-shaped shell with spines (Didymoceras) in a display case. Some text is visible in the background. Life reconstruction of a squid-like cephalopod called a belemnite in a display case. Some text is visible in the background.
January 10, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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An Apatosaurus meanders through a lush glade in the ancient Morrison.

#sciart #paleoart
A brown stripey Apatosaurus walks through a glade of lush tree ferns, cycads, and conifers. Small theropods run past in the foreground.
January 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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sophiesaurus98.bsky.social
An enormous thanks to Darren for sharing some of this book’s contents. It is every bit as exciting as I hoped and I simply must find my own copy eventually. If anyone happens to own one and is willing to sell or knows of one for sale, please let me know.
tetzoo.bsky.social Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 28d
Ok, I dug out my copy. You're missing a treat because the art in this book, by far, is Sovak's best work. The compositions, colours and details are all way superior to those used in his other pieces. Many of the scenes are also exciting, innovative and fun, putting the animals in new situations...
Front cover of book. Back cover of book. Title page of book. Inner view of dustjacket, with pics and bios of author and artist.
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Getting back into the swing of ungulates after a bit, here are four rhinos: Parvorhinus, Uintaceras, Megacanodon, Aprotodon qiui #paleoart #sciart
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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I firmly believe that art- art made for kids, art for adults, keeps us sane and grounded. Making art. Seeing art. Sharing art. Make art that represents the world you wish to live in, teach art and model the kindness you want to exist in the world. Art is an act of rebellion and resistance.
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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villesinkkonen.bsky.social
Messy start
July 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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sotsapodcast.bsky.social
Happy New Year! Today we're channeling our 2000s-era edgelord atheism and reviewing The Rap Guide to Evolution, an album and associated series of music videos by artist Baba Brinkman 🧪🏺
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Episode 119: The Rap Guide to Evolution (2009) | Screens of the Stone Age Podcast
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January 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Oh look at that I made a daily dinosaur art/creativity/what have you prompt list for 2026 because people on tumblr asked and we all know how much I love to give #DrawDinosDaily

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💬 0  🔁 2  ❤️ 2 · 2026 Dinosaur Prompt List · IT'S HERE! THE 2026 DRAW DINOS DAILY CHALLENGE! #DRAWDINOSDAILY! (Thank you to @vergess for the tag name!!!!) Every day is a different dinosaur! The…
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December 30, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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It's my birthday today!

Please enjoy my OC animation attempt
December 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Ecologist here, we know plenty about the diversity of life, and as the @britishecologicalsociety.org we actively support the inclusion of trans people alongside all the many ways of simply being human. Dawkins does not represent or speak for us.
Resources for LGBTQIA+ ecologists - British Ecological Society
A collection of websites and literature for LGBTQIA+ ecologists and allies.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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restingdinoface.bsky.social
We have a T. rex!
Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
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December 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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popsci.com
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.

And trans lives are grounded in reality.

We see y'all. No matter what.

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First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Sandhill Cranes typically fly with their long legs trailing behind them. On very cold mornings, like this morning when it was in the single digits, they will tuck their legs in while in flight.
December 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM