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Sternberg Museum Paleontology @sternbergpaleo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sternberg Museum curator of paleontology, Dr. Amanda Peng, has a new paper out today in Journal of Paleontology on diversity and disparity in John Day Formation assemblages. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Diversity and disparity in mammalian fossil assemblages of the John Day Formation, Oregon, USA | Journal of Paleontology | Cambridge Core

Diversity and disparity in mammalian fossil assemblages of the John Day Formation, Oregon, USA

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

One of the latest studies reconstructing Dunkleosteus explicitly left out the lip question. But this isso very likely. #fossilfish #dunkleosteus #Devonian #Paleozoico #placoderm #arthrodira #armoredfish #underthesea #artandscience

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Promissum was a large Ordovician conodont with more to tell than just the usual tooth-like oralconodont elements. The similarity to lampreys and moreover to hagfish was not intended, but asound possibility form the published data. #conodont #vertebrate #ordovician #cyclostomi #hagfish #research

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Psarolepis - yes, another sketch - right after lobe-finned fish were invented around the late Silurian, so somehow representative for a certain stage of our ancestry #fish #fossilfish #coelacanth #sarcopterygii #evolution #Paleozoic #Silurian #Devonian

Psarolepis, an early bony fish with fin spines, shown with open mouth and camouflage coloring

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Orthograptus - unfinished sketch - using the documentary drawings of Ruedemann (1895) and the functional interpretation decipted by Maletz (2014) #graptolite #Ordovician #invertebrate #plankton #research #Palaeozoic #fossil #digitalpainting #sketchbook #drawing

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

found an older scene from 2017 or so: Protorosaurus on the Zechstein beach. Ordered but never paid for. And not because of the mistakes. #research #protorosaurus #zechstein #artandscience #order #palaeontology #digitalart

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Coloring Page for a Jurassic Reef www.palaeonavix.org/index.php/gr... #solnhofen #jurassic #fossils #coloring #coloringpage #reef

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

See through my eyes! (for we’re all Eutheriodontia – peace be with you) www.palaeonavix.org/index.php/sc... #cynodont #Therapsid #sculpting #modellbau #PeaceBeWithYou #eyes #paleontology #research

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The projects to come… A dvinosaur was more of a fish than thankfully accepting tetrapodity #amphibians #temnospondyl #digitalart #research #tetrapods #transition #artandscience #fish #newproject

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Opsieobuthus, the scorpion from what is now the Chemnitz Petrified Forest www.palaeonavix.org/index.php/pa... #permian #scorpion #PetrifiedForest #digitalpainting #artandscience

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Nic Rawlence @nicrawlencenz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Sam Neill's iconic role as Dr Alan Grant in #JurassicPark has been a huge inspiration to generations of children & palaeontologists (incl. myself), so Michael Mills (@heapsgood.bsky.social) & I decided we should write a tribute to the dinosaur man theconversation.com/how-sam-neil... 1/2 🧵

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How Sam Neill’s Jurassic Park performance inspired a generation of paleontologists

As Dr Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, Sam Neill portrayed a scientist who was authentic, normal and relatable. For many budding paleontologists, it was life changing.

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Some things are only visible once the spotlight has faded: Archaeopteryx’ wing detail during the golden hour #archaeopteryx #feathereddinosaur #solnhofen #jurassic #comingsoon #ShopNow #Spotlight #wings #goldenhour

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

After many years, our calendar LIFE OF PETRIFIED WORLDS will be back for 2027 – soon via PALAEONAVIX SHOP #jurassic #shrimp #paleoart #palaeontology #natureart #art #painting #artist #calender #comingsoon #happynewyear

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The “Chicken Yard” track site, lower Cretaceous of Germany, in an older oil painting. This piece won’t be in the upcoming PALAEONAVIX SHOP, but awaiting a new home with some friends of ours. #wealdengroup #cretaceous #Dinosaurs #theropod #oilpainting #paleontology #art #research #chickenyard

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Turning this Triceratops head to greyscale became similar to an old Pachyrhinosaurus sketch from more than 20 years ago.Like some coat of arms or antique shield. #ceratopsian #triceratops #pachyrhinosaurus #dinosaur #cretaceous #paleontology #artandscience #drawing #art #fossils #creature #horned

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

After many years, our calendar LIFE OF PETRIFIED WORLDS will be back for 2027 – soon via PALAEONAVIX SHOP www.palaeonavix.org/index.php/ou... #jurassic #turtle #palaeoart #artwork #natureart #art #coloured #fossils #research #ArtandScience #calendar

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Skeletal remains and social behaviour: Why do social groups die out in one-off disasters? Even an outdated sketch raised this question – later, scientists replaced the wave with a lightning strike. The mystery remains: why don’t they disperse? #pencildrawing #jurassic #sauropod #dinosaur #painting

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Still a stem crocodile, but most of these guys after the TJ-extinction all look very croc-type. This genus was more a fish hunter, but certainly dangerous for a whole range of dinosaurs. And smaller crocodiles. Including own breed. Sarcosuchus, oil, 2014 #crocodile #giants #oilpainting #art

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Pending discussion about how much of a fluke was present across plesiosaurs, however, this type of 4-flipper propelling lacks any extant comparison. Elasmosaurid, oil, 2014 #plesiosaur #elasmosaurus #marinereptile #sauropterygian #saurian #Cretaceous #digitalpainting #ArtandScience #paleontology

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Prionosuchus, one of the longest amphibians ever, and unlikely a skilled walker #temnospondyl #permian #palaeozoic #amphibian #earthhistory

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Triodus, a xenacanthid (stem-group) shark from the Early Permian. Some may have performed a catfish-like lifestyle. Where large amphibians were absent, Xenacanthidae took the role as apex predators in rivers and lakes some 290 million years ago. #shark #fossilfish #permian #paleozoic #digitalart

Zu sehen ist ein grauer, fossiler Hai auf grau-blau-grünem Hintergrund

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PALAEONAVIX @palaeonavix.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Early Permian lake fauna (from food web for a conference poster): growth stages of the filtering stem chondrichthyan Acanthodes, the crocodile-shaped amphibian Archegosaurus, and the stem actinopterygian ('palaeonisciform') Elonichtys. #fish #fossilfish #illustrationart #permian #amphibian

Hintergrund blaugrünes Wasser / vier fossile Tiere im Vordergrund

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