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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A Treasure At Risk 80 million years ago, a pair of Hadrosaurus frolic on the outskirts of their migrating herd, unaware of the fate of their eventual fossils, which are now at risk as the Academy Of Natural Sciences faces closure from Drexel University. #SaveTheAcademy

A pair of Hadrosaurus frolic and play in the scrubland. Their herd travels onwards in the background.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Dinovember Glow Up - The Complete Set It’s very late, I know, but here are all 30 dinosaurs from last year’s Dinovember Glow Up, all together at last! Can you spot them all?

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is another completed sketch from an unfinished project. Nice to finally do something with it.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Mother Thecodontosaurus On the island of Triassic Bristol, a mother Thecodontosaurus chases a Terrestrisuchus away from her nest. A pair of Clevosaurus watch the chaos from the embankment above.

A mother Thecodontosaurus chases a Terrestrisuchus away from the nest behind her. Both kick up dust. Two Clevosaurus watch from the top of the limestone embankment.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I originally drew the sketch for this years ago for a huge project that ultimately never reached completion. I drew many sketches for it but only ever finished a few of them, and this one was my favourite of those; I thought it was about time I did something with it.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Le Richesses de la Mer On the coast of mid Jurassic France, a Poekilopleuron drags an unmatched bounty from the shallows; a dead Cryptoclidus washed up by the tide.

Poekilopleuron drags a dead Cryptoclidus through the shallow water along the coast. Several flocks of pterosaurs fly across the sea in the background.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Rains Of Elgin In late Triassic Scotland, the Carnian Pluvial Event has begun and the dry scrubland is transformed by rain. An Ornithosuchus shelters from the showers alongside two Saltopus. Outside a herd of Hyperodapedon are unbothered by the downpour and graze on ferns.

A large brown Ornithosuchus shelters from the rain in a cave that it has made its' den. To the left, a pair of green Saltopus have entered the cave, also to shelter. Outside, the constant rain has encouraged a carpet of ferns to grow over the usually dry landscape, and a herd of brown and yellow Hyperodapedon graze unbothered by the downpour.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Best of luck for the future and wherever it may take you next

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Elginia Watches The World Burn As the Permian ends, an Elginia watches as the only oasis for miles is destroyed; dried out by prolonged drought caused by rising global temperatures, then set alight by lightning, the only thing the storm clouds brought this year.

Elginia watches from a sand dune peppered with a few shrubs while in the distance, clouds of smoke fill the sky as the only oasis for miles burns in a huge fire.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

This is more or less how I hold the glass

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Alanqidae - The Gondwanan Phoenixes The alanqids are a relatively newly recognised pterosaur group, and here are all the currently perceived members; Alanqa, Xericeps and Leptostomia from Morocco, and Argentinadraco from, well, Argentina.

From left to right: Xericeps curvirostris, Alanqa saharica, Leptostomia begaaensis and Argentinadraco barrealensis.

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Petite Paleoartist | Sauriazoicillus @ppaleoartist.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

the return of #Paleostream flocking!!! this week we sketched Cephalaspis, Sclerocormus (mine is munching on an Ophiceras), Eoceras, and Praearcturus (mine is amongst Aglaophyton and Horneophyton clusters)

a Cephalaspis disturbs the sediment in hopes of finding something to eat

Cephalaspis is a jawless fish from the Lower Devonian of Europe and North America. it was popularised by its appearance in Walking With Monsters, however, the depiction there makes the animal taller than it was, in actuality it was much flatter. it had a horseshoe-shaped head, and a heavily armoured body with two pectoral fins and no pelvic fins

a Sclerocormus surfaces with its next snack in its mouth, an unlucky Ophiceras

Sclerocormus is an ichthyosauriform from the Early Triassic of Anhui, China. it was very pin-headed as opposed to its relatives, and had a unique arrangement of pebble-like teeth it used to crunch down on hard-shelled prey like ammonites, belemnites, nautiloids, etc.

Ophiceras is an ammonite from the Early Triassic of Asia, Europe, and North America. it's a small to medium sized ammonite that had coarse ridges as adults, the one ive depicted isnt fully grown

an empty Eoceras shell is viewed through the lens of a microscope, sand grains surround it

Eoceras is a shell from the Early Cambrian of Shaanxi, China. it was described as the earliest known cephalopod, however, some have pointed out that its anatomy matches hyoliths, a group of extinct shelled invertebrates. it was very small being only around 3mm long.

during the night, a mother Praearcturus is illuminated by an artificial light from above. she walks through a cluster of Aglaophyton and Horneophyton to reach the water. her young cling to her back as she takes them in

Praearcturus is a large extinct scorpion from the Devonian of Britain. it was around 80cm long from head to the tip of the tail and had five large immovable fins on its trunk. i depicted it taking care of its young as all extant scorpions give live birth and take care of their young, so i dont see this behaviour as unlikely.

Aglaophyton (front) and Horneophyton (back) are Devonian plants known from Rhynie Chert in Scotland. While not found with Praearcturus it's likely some forms coexisted. they both looked like simple branching plants with sporangia (reproductive organs) at post of the tips of the stems

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Now for my final #LemuriaChallenge Phase 3 submissions! Here are some inhabitants of the coastal waters around Lemuria; a Nautilus-eating cownose ray, a green lionfish, and my first ever Lemurian invertebrates submissions. #Paleostream

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Another submission for #LemuriaChallenge Phase 3! This time it's the Turaco Jungledrake, a derived species of late-surviving pterosaur that has evolved along the lines of a forest browser. #Paleostream

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Some may notice a subtle reference to a very different Lemuria with this one

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Time for more #LemuriaChallenge Phase 3 submissions, and we end up in the drier regions of the continent. Preferring the warmer savannah and deserts are a large horned mammal (actually a derived multituberculate) an almost symbiotic parrotlet, and a somewhat spiked skink.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Time for more Phase 3 #LemuriaChallenge submissions! I did quite a few birds this time; a palaelodid descended from my Phase 2 species, a moustached penguin, and two rails also descended from one of my Phase 2 species. #Paleostream

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Time to start posting my entries to Phase Three of the #Paleostream #LemuriaChallenge! Rotundus is back, and is now more numerous, and more rotund, than ever before!

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I'll let you know when it's up on the wall!

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

A very successful #DinoConUk! And managed to pick up some amazing stuff this year, not least the awesome giant Kem Kem poster by @kakapojay.bsky.social! And I finally, after all these years, got myself a copy of @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social's Europasaurus!

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Massive, heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended #DinoConUK 2026, it was a huge success and we hope you enjoyed it :) Watch our website dinocon.co.uk and social account @dinoconuk.bsky.social for news on what happens next...

Numerous people in DinoCon 2026 vendor hall.

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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Proud of the DinoCon team for standing up for the community and for celebrating human art and artists ❤️ I was heartbroken and disappointed with that talk specifically, but being part of a community of incredible, creative, kind people who are so supportive of each other - that is special. ❤️

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Time for the ever controversial and confusing nature of spinosaurs, with Dave Hone #DinoConUK

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

All seated for David Armsby's talk, and a new Dinosauria episode!! @edaphosaurus.bsky.social #DinoConUK

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Chonk accepts a newcomer into his growing army. #DinoConUK

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Interesting talk by Chelsey Knyff settling the score about the contributions of women to the field of palaeontology! #DinoConUK

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Bob Nicholls talking about some of his inspirations and methods behind his palaeoart. For example, using a sausage from his tea as inspiration for a dinosaur coprolite! #DinoConUK

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Chonk is back and today he's reunited with his brother Chungus! @edaphosaurus.bsky.social #DinoConUK

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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Wow! Two animals that were definitely contemporaneous! (this is such a niche joke)

Me holding a Spinosaurus plushie and a Diplocaulus plushie

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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

420 Million years before the reign of Mamdani, two Acutiramus wake up from their daylight slumber as thousands are Eurypterus begin to invade the shallow, warm waters of New York. This is the Fiddlers Green or Bertie Formation, a Silurian lagerstätte known for its eurypterids🧵

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Apparently both International Dinosaur Day and the start of Pride Month are on the same day this year! So here's a few LGBTQ+ dino couplings I've done over the years. Happy Pride everyone!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

A gay female couple of Saturnalia from Dinovember in 2021.

A male Coelophysis attempts to court another male who has already paired with a female, during Dinovember 2024.

An unfinished piece depicting two male Genyodectes courting each other.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Unsure if this is common knowledge or not, but the 'voice actor' for the Rhamphorhynchus in Walking With Dinosaurs were these guys. Razorbills. This one in the photo made that exact noise at a kittiwake that got too close.

Razorbill sat on the top of a cliff with its' mouth open. Several other razorbills are also sat nearby.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Seabird city. Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire.

A cliff face covered in various seabirds, such as fulmars, kittiwakes, guillemots, gannets and razorbills. Kittiwakes and gannets soar in the sky. In the foreground, a kittiwake pulls grass out of the bank for nesting material.

Kittiwakes, gannets and guillemots all nesting together in the middle of a cliff face.

A cliff face covered in nesting kittiwakes, guillemots and razorbills. Several kittiwakes soar above and around the cliff.

A cliff face covered in nesting kittiwakes, guillemots (including a rare bridled morph), razorbills and puffins.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Apparently this isn't the first time I've drawn Australovenator being bullied by Muttaburrasaurus. I originally doodled something similar when I was 14.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This originated as an updated version of a scene from Walking With Dinosaurs in light of the new study surrounding Muttaburrasaurus. As time went on, however, it ended up heavily inspired by the sequence in Planet Earth where a desperate polar bear attacks a herd of walruses.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Queenslandian Standoff In the middle of a bad winter, a starving Australovenator desperately attacks a herd of Muttaburrasaurus on the coast. The predator attempts to go for a youngster hiding behind its' mother, but the defensive herd surrounds him. His chances don't look good.

Australovenator is surrounded by a herd of Muttaburrasaurus on a misty coastline, a youngster hiding behind one of the adults.

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Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Pterosaurs were colourful? Tapejarids having magenta iridescent colorationation? Chinese team uncovers complex pycnofibres with pigments in Sinopterus dongi. Source: biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.06.723168v1.full.pdf+html

Reconstruction of the iridescent appearance of Sinopterus dongi. By courtesy of Chuang Zhao.

“Brush-like” pycnofibres. Arrow, distal branches; Arrowheads, the thick and elongated proximal shaft.

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Attenborosaurus, a pliosaur named after Sir David Attenborough, curiously inspects a Tiltoniceras, an ammonite found by Attenborough as a child that helped spark his interest in the natural world. Happy 100th birthday, Sir David! #attenborosaurus #sirdavidattenborough

A sandy coloured Attenborosaurus swims upward in a shallow sea to inspect a Tiltoniceras ammonite drifting beside it. Several other Tiltoniceras swim off in the distance.

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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Riojasaurus is up next! This is a medium sized sauropodomorph, about 6m long - though I have found one mention in the literature of a possible 10m length. Thought to be quadrupedal in the past, work by @skeletaldrawing.bsky.social suggests a primarily bipedal animal. Size comparison below ⬇️

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Olof Moleman @lordtrilobite.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Made a rough sketch reconstructing the updated skull of Muttaburrasaurus. Repositioned some of the bones that were out of place, like the quadrate, maxilla and jaw.

Rough sketch reconstruction of Muttaburrasaurus.

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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

New little animation of a couple polycotylids! They have such interesting faces - I wonder if they were doing something similar to modern river dolphins ecologically. #sciart #paleoart

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A Tired Pterosaur @atiredpterosaur.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Terrible (at being) Lizards A pair of Dinosaurus hurchisonii lounging around and being lazy, oblivious to the dramatic irony of being a fragmentation therapsid named Dinosaurus.

A pair of Dinosaurus hurchisonii lying down together. The one on the left is yawning.

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