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Caxela

@caxela.bsky.social
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Artist with an interest in the wonderful variety of creatures that have lived on this planet 🌿🦕

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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
More creatures
Some digital sketches of three fictitious creatures. It's a mostly reptilian bunch, though the topmost one has a bit of shark (viper dogfish) in it.Digital sketches of two more creatures.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Homology
Digital drawing. A burst of hands/forelimbs of a variety of terrestrial vertebrates emerges from the fin of a mostly unseen fishapod in the bottom left corner. The forelimbs gradually point more towards the upper left corner as you move up through the bunch.
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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Result from the López de Bertodano Formation #paleostream! I have been looking forward to this one for a while as it combines some fascinating aspects of the latest Cretaceous. This formation was deposited in Antarctica and I hear you all: "wait a sec, that's not what I...
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
creatures
A set of digital sketches of some reptilian creature designs.Another set of creature sketches, also digital.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Nanuqsaurus
Digital Drawing. A portrait of the polar tyrannosaurid Nanuqsaurus hoglundi. Most of it is in shadow; only about the front third of the face is illuminated.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Psittacosaurus sp.
Digital Drawing. A life reconstruction of the dinosaur Psittacosaurus is partially overlayed on top of a depiction of the famous and well-preserved fossil specimen SMF R 4970 (both show an underside view). The life reconstruction has looser brushwork.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Little Hyphalosaurus
Digital Drawing. A very young reptile (Hyphalosaurus, from the Early Cretaceous) is curled around a small point of light, appearing against a dark background with faint warm hues. This Hyphalosaurus is two-headed, a depiction that is based on a fossil specimen of this genus that appears to display such condition.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Panthalassa
Out in the ancient Panthalassic Ocean, two Triassic ichthyosaurs have risen above dark and foaming waves, one having leapt completely out of the water. The horizon and sky are obscured.
These ichthyosaurs aren't meant to be any particular genus; they're sort of just unnamed early ichthyosaurs, though they were largely based on mixosaurids.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Cetacea
Digital Drawing. An early whale (Pakicetus) stands at the water's edge, bending down for a drink. Behind it is a wall of tall grasses/reeds. The entire scene is shown within the shape of a blue whale. Despite the vast gulf in form and time between the two animals, they are of the same group: Cetacea.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The Forest Giant
Digital Drawing. The bright, ghost-like figure of a giant moa walks through the dim forest interior, framed by trees to the left and right. The ground is covered in ferns, and a layer of moss has grown on the trees. A few branches hang at the top of the frame.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Vaquita
Digital Drawing. A vaquita (Phocoena sinus) swims against a dark background, partially crossing over a red line that runs horizontally. Red brushstrokes rise from below. Several bubbles have emerged from the vaquita's blowhole.
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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Cambrian on my mind #sciart
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Ancient Antarctic Summer
Digital Drawing. A group of three small dinosaurs (Morrosaurus) have stopped to drink from a river. Across from them stands the edge of a lush, dense forest.
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Ian Baylatry @thepeanutpal.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Pachyrhinosaurus
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Thylacine
Digital Drawing. In the centre, a thylacine/tasmanian tiger is depicted mid-run. Behind it are the silhouettes of thylacine bodies lined up in rows against a red background.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Moa
Digital Drawing. A depiction of all 9 species of moa. They look as if they are floating in the air, moving towards a glowing point in the bottom left corner. In the background are some twisty-ish trees, all leaning to the left. There is a dark border around the whole piece. At the bottom are the skulls of all 9 species (they're probably not exactly to scale with one another). On the left and right of the skulls are pairs of kōwhai leaves. The rest of the border is filled with simple lines.
All 9 species of moa are (left to right):
Mantell's moa
Bush moa
Eastern moa (bald one with blue head)
Heavy-footed moa (behind eastern moa)
South Island giant moa (has blue on the neck)
Stout-legged moa
North island giant moa
Crested moa
Upland moa
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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Microraptor. Nine years old and still one of my favourite paintings I have ever made. #sciart
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The Last Aurochs
Digital Drawing. A stylized depiction of a female aurochs (Bos primigenius) lying in the grass, its head facing towards us. A few scattered trees are visible against the golden background. In the top left corner, there are the faint images of a few aurochs running leftward overlaying the background. They are drawn in a style similar to cave paintings.
The individual drawn here is meant to depict the last recorded aurochs, a lone cow that lived in the Jaktorów forest in Poland. A herd had once been present there, but had dwindled in number until only one member was left. In 1627, the last recorded aurochs died.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Entangled
Digital Drawing. A fish (Aspidorhynchus) has pierced the wing membrane of a pterosaur (Rhamphorhynchus) with its rostrum. Both have become stuck and are unable to free themselves as they descend together. The movement creates a trail of bubbles.

The scene is based on the multiple fossils that preserve the two animals entangled with one another.
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aberrantologist @aberrantologist.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Megalania enjoys a soak off the coast of Australia.
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DrongoJackBirb_art @drongojackburb.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
(Recent art) Ceratodus nargan Illustration! Ceratodus is a wide spread prehistoric lungfish species that is related to the extant queensland lungfish. Here lies a species in the Early Cretaceous of Southern Victoria, Australia, in the Euremella formation. #paleoart #sciart #illustraation #fishart
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
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.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
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.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
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.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Majungasaurus
A digital high-contrast portrait of the abelisaurid Majungasaurus
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
yutyrannus
A digital lineart drawing of a Yutyrannus, a large feathered tyrannosauroid.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
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.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
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.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
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.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Plesiosaurus
A pod of Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus swims near the surface of the ocean. A young individual can be seen nestled within the group.
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Rudolf Hima @himarudolf.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Carboniferous
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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.
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Literally Miguel 🇻🇪 @literallymiguel.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Persecution Camptosaurus and Ceratosaurus (paleoart comm!)
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Theropod crests and horns 🦖
A collection of stylized theropod dinosaur portraits. Each one has some form of crest or horn.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
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.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
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.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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).
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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.
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Heitor Miguel @paleomiguel.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Pampaphoneus biccai - Anteosaur from Brazil's Rio do Rasto Formation. #permian #brazil #paleoart
A brazilian anteosaur, Pampaphoneus, swimming just bellow shallow waters.
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
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
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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Devonion fishies Elpistostege (close relative of the famous Tiktaalik) and couple of bothriolepis swimming by. Needs updating but still thinking this is one of my better paintings I have done
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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
AND HERE IT IS! It was really hard to not tell everyone because I knew for more than 2 years now. Please welcome Tameryraptor, a new name for Stromers carcharodontosaurid. Based on Stromers descriptions, drawings and newly found photographs the authors conclude... #paleoart #sciart #scicomm
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
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.
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Mortimer @webvein.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
No one: Still no one: Me: What if leaf tailed gecko, but the leaf is carnivorous? #specevo #specbio #sciart #lizard #uroplatus #leaftailedgecko
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Petite Paleoartist | Sauriazoicillus @ppaleoartist.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
first art of 2025 is a fish! starting off strong a female Oncorhynchus rastrosus, the spike-toothed salmon. it's commonly misrepresented as a massive sockeye salmon with tusks slapped on, but we know that they didnt undergo any drastic levels of sexually dimorphic remodelling #sciart #fishart
A female Oncorhynchus rastrosus swims infront of the camera in cloudy water full of plankton

O. rastrosus is a massive extinct salmon that reached around 2.5m in size, it's also called the spike-toothed salmon due to the two teeth on its top jaw jutting out to the sides, these were present on all individuals. it was a planktivore like its extant relatives O. keta and O. nerka
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Daspletoraptor @daspletoraptoran.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Saivodus sp. pencil drawing is finally finished #shark #paleoart #traditionalart #sciart
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Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Coelophysis portrait. First piece of 2025. Watercolor/gouache mixed technique #paleoart #sciart #dinosaurs #art
Watercolor/gouache mixed painting showing a portrait of a Coelophysis turning its head
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J.W. Kirby @jaywkirby.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Little experiment with brushstroke economy, staring some Ichthyornis and Hesperornis enjoying a Xiphactinus buffet
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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
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.
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