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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

I _did not_ appreciate Mahler making me jump out of my skin with the final orchestral crash of _Das klagende Lied_ as I was carefully touching up the beak. That could have gone so very wrong indeed. 😬😅 (The head without the frill is about 4cm long.)

Work in progress of a ceratopsian head study in watercolour. The main coloration is bluish-grey with black and white markings.

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

It's bad enough that we were hoping for better remains of compsognathid-type animals, non-Eotyrannus tyrants and dromaeosaurids in the Wessex Formation, plus noasaurids. Thanks to Makovicky et al. 2026 I now have to think of alvarezsaurids too, which doesn't feel at all right....

Wessex and Vectis formation theropods in silhouette, from a paper by Barker et al. 2024.

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Katsushika Hokusai @katsushikahokusai.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

JUNGAU HUSHO, from the series Eight Views of the Ryūkyū Islands (Ryūkyū hakkei) www.harvardartmuseums.org/collectio…

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel

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John P. Friel, Ph.D. @friel.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Crispim JL, P Argüello, GSC Silva, C Oliveira, KR Luckenbill & MH Sabaj, 2026. After eight decades: a new species of Pterobunocephalus (Siluriformes: Aspredinidae) from the upper Putumayo, Napo and Pastaza rivers, Ecuador. Neotropical Ichthyology 24:e250162.🐟🧪 doi.org/10.1590/1982...

Holotype of Pterobunocephalus carvalhoi from the Napo River basin, Ecuador, coordinates 00°27’53”S 76°19’09”W, MEPN-I 20199, 69.9 mm SL. Scale bar = 10 mm. Photo by P. Argüello.

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Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift (DEZ) @dez.pensoft.net · 20/04/2026

🍃 Three new species of leafhoppers have been discovered within the dense forest habitats of Mexico and Guatemala. 🔍 Detailed maps and identification guides have also been created in the following paper: doi.org/10.3897/dez.73.166554

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Tony Robillard @tonyrobillard.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Our new paper on taxonomy of Lebinthini in J. Orthoptera Research #OpenAccess: Lutinthus gen nov, Diablotinthus gen nov and Gnominthus hihilai sp. nov.: 2 new genera + 3 new sp of fairy-folk crickets from New Guinea doi.org/10.3897/jor.34.131932 with MK. Tan & C. Rhamadi @mnhn.fr @isyeb.mnhn.fr

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ISYEB @isyeb.mnhn.fr · 06/01/2026

New in #Forensic_Science_International_Synergy,(12)#OpenAccess "Decomposing in the dark.Experimental approaches to funerary archaeoentomology in volcanic caves" Henríquez-Valido,P., @jbhuchet.bsky.social @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al. #Insect_succession #Indigenous_burial_practices ➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.fs...

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Gael Kergoat @gkergoat.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Really happy about seeing this one finally out in @commsbio.nature.com ! Impact of the aridification of #Australia on a tribe of endemic #crickets 🦗 @cbgpmontpellier.bsky.social @isyeb.mnhn.fr @csiro.bsky.social @inrae-dpt-spe.bsky.social @tonyrobillard.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...

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ISYEB @isyeb.mnhn.fr · 11/03/2026

New in #Vertebrate_Zoology(76) "Two new highly divergent and isolated Madascincus species from Nosy Be and the Tsingy de Namoroka, Madagascar (Squamata: Scincidae)" #Taxonomy #New_Species #Biogeography #Integrative_phylogeny #reptile Miralles, A. @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al. 🦎 doi.org/10.3897/vz.7...

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Katsushika Hokusai @katsushikahokusai.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Roben Falls at Oyama in Sagami Province (Soshu Oyama Roben no taki), from the series "A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)" www.artic.edu/artworks/25205

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

#ArtBoost today is for Firda Assoy aka firdassoy, of mysterious position about the globe, who produces beautiful, complex, colourful images showing #dinosaurs #pterosaurs #marinemammals #fossilfish and more. Main gallery is on Instagram. Real #palaeoart champion, love the work! Not sure if on BSky.

Sauropod wearing glasses next to name Firda Assoy.

Parent and juv hadrosaur, I think Tsintaosaurus.

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Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

New paper in @nature.com led by @patricepottier.bsky.social! We demonstrated global vulnerability of amphibians to warming, threatening 10% of >5,000 species examined. How did we do it? See thread🧵 Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Jeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

"The eggshell vapor conductance results...suggest that allosauroid dinosaurs buried their eggs in the dry terrain of overbank areas close to a main channel..." L. Ezquerro, R. Coimbra, B. Bauluz, C. Núñez-Lahuerta, T. Román-Berdiel, M. Moreno-Azanza www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Large dinosaur egg accumulations and their significance for understanding nesting behaviour

The accurate identification of dinosaur egg accumulations as nests or clutches is crucial for understanding the reproductive behaviour of these extinc…

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

And I already have the last great Iberian titanosaur, Lohuecotitan and Qunkasaura are now joined by Abditosaurus, a large sauropod, one of the last dinos described in Spain, but which could have been the first, since its remains were found in the 50s! #Paleoart

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

16. Lohuecotitan, Mesozoic safari

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Colin Simpfendorfer @sharkcolin.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Science is full of what sound like contradictions. Great example this week with tow papers on the structure of Australian the white shark. Population: One supports two populations: www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24132 The other supports one population: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Howatt's take on Dilophosaurus, painted some time before 1986, borrows a lot from Peter Snowball's both in anatomy and pose. This is on the questionable side of the copying spectrum, though it's more forgivable as it was done during a time where good references would be very difficult to find. (2/4)

A pair of Dilophosaurus walk onto the beach. A volcano can be seen across the sea, belching a smoky plume into the cloudy sky.

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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Nice to see mutual admiration of Braginertz's paleoart, as I've been a longtime admirer. A longtime favorite is this one, which I've often shown in classes. I ask the students to tell me what dinosaurs they see in this Cretaceous forest, then wait for 10-15 seconds before someone says "Oh!"

Scene of a Cretaceous forest with big, leafy plants to the left, ferns and shrubbery in the foreground and background, a few tree trunks in the mid-ground, and two ceratopsian dinosaurs in the background. To the right in the foreground is a tree trunk, but in front of it is a not-tree-trunk, the left leg of a presumed large theropod with one toe ending with a claw: artwork by Donna Braginetz.

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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

We are delighted to announce that HRH The Princess Royal has accepted the Patronage of the Linnean Society. Her Royal Highness’s support will be instrumental in enabling us to achieve our charitable objectives, and help more people engage with natural history. Find out more: bit.ly/3DztmSy

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

I do not think I have really recovered from just about anything in the last ten, perhaps even fifteen, years. 'Vanishing' Brown, black, and red pencil on plain notebook paper, 106 × 135 mm, 2019.

Brown pencil drawing of a red-crowned crane, shedding tears and standing with its head bowed amid indefinable, amorphous, smoke-like or flame-like wisps.

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Thomas Shahan @tshahan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Ant-mimicking treehopper - Cyphonia clavata, shot in situ, Colombia, 2023 This bug is easily one of the wildest mimics I’ve ever seen! An amazing modified pronotum resembles an ant (backwards?), while the green abdomen and wings blend into the plant almost unseen

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☆ astrapionté ☆ @astrapionte.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Which Spinosaurus design is better? 1, 2 or 3? 👀 #paleoart #dinosaur #dino

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Darren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

#ArtBoost for today is the ASTONISHING @astrapionte.bsky.social, Texas-based artist & biology student who amazes me with #birds, Cenozoic #mammals - including #sloths #whales #marsupials - and more. Mostly #palaeoart but living animals illustrated too. Brings joy and excellence to social media.

Art showing two extinct sperm whales in contact.

Art showing montage of over 50 Pleistocene sloths.

Art showing selection of birds of paradise.

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Xavier A. Jenkins @semifossorial.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

And our amazing artwork of Milleretta, brought to life by @serpenillus.bsky.social 😀 #Permian #Fossil #Reptile #Paleontology

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Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

For today, 2 new ink/marker sketches for this year’s last week of my annual sale of originals. 1) The giant ichthyosaur Guanlingsaurus swims in between a pair of stem turtles Odontochelys. 2) Thylacosmilus scanning the area from its observation post If interested in one of these DM me #paleoart #art

A medium sized specimen of Guanlingsaurus swims in between a pair of Odontochelys

A Thylacosmilus sitting on top of a rock, scanning the area around it

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Isopod Fan Account @bedupolker.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Amphibian migration season is coming this spring. Remember to drive slow!

The front end of a vehicle stopped at an intersection, held up by a salamander in a tiny safety vest and stop sign. Behind it is a large group of yellow spotted salamanders crossing the road.

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Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

#fossilfriday New paper #1 this week from @maruchelys.bsky.social's dissertation research: a critical reevaluation & modern description of the Miocene shark-toothed dolphin Squalodon from France. Lavishly illustrated 'mini'-graph. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Scientific figure showing the skull of Squalodon grateloupi in lateral view; it has a small braincase with large jaw muscle attachments, a relatively small orbit, and a relatively straight facial plane - the front of the snout is broken away, but five large triangular cuspate molars are preserved in the jaw.

A second skull and mandible, with the entire snout/lower jaw preserved, showing the spectacular teeth of Squalodon: triangular cuspate molars in the back, transitioning to conical and forward slanting 'tusk'like teeth in the front of the mouth.

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Sami Mark @samimarkart.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

funky crustaceans! #marinelife

an illustration of many different species of crustaceans. they are all on a white background and illustrated in bright colors. many are uniquely shaped, and species range from crabs, shrimp and barnacles.

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Bob Nicholls Art @bobnichollsart.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology... In 2020 I illustrated DINOSAURS: NEW VISIONS OF A LOST WORLD, by Prof Mike Benton. Here's my painting of a pair of sexually dimorphic Confuciusornis. www.thamesandhudsonusa.com/books/dinosa... #PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm #Dinosaurs #Birds #Confuciusornis

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Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

This is Milleropsis pricei, a lizard-like stem reptile that lived during the Permian of Africa. A new paper published yesterday by @semifossorial.bsky.social and colleagues described the cranial osteology and neuroanatomy of this species. I did the illustration #paleoart #sciart #paleontology

Illustration of Milleropsis on the ground

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Julianne Zelda Kiely 🌿Commissions open🌿 @palaeojules.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I almost missed the first #FossilFriday of 2025. Anyway, better late than never: here's my reconstruction of Wielandiella angustifolia, which I did last year!!! 2024 was a productive year of #paleoart, and that'll hopefully continue this year, so stay tuned!!! #paleobotany #paleontology #plants

A bennettitalean, wielandiella. A cluster of branches drawn diagrammatically are in the centre, dicotomising three times. At the end of each branch is a dense cluster of long green serrated leaves. Anatomical drawings of these leave are in the bottom right, amd a close up of a cone is in the top left: it looks like an onion. A picture eof the whole bush, which is rounded is in the top left, and a cross section the the stem is in the bottom left.

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Bryan Gee @koskinonodon.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

After many SVPs, @calamanderso.bsky.social et al. (CC: @akufner.bsky.social @jdpardo.bsky.social @paleobadger.bsky.social) delivered the description of Ninumbeehan dookoodukah, a small Late Triassic temno preserved in estivation burrows. doi.org/10.1098/rspb... (CC: @serpenillus.bsky.social for art)

Composite reconstruction of the skull of the Late Triassic stereospondyl Ninumbeehan dookoodukah via CT analyses of multiple skulls. The skull is longer than wide and generally triangular, though with a blunted tip of the snout. In lateral view, it angles upwards posteriorly such that the back of the skull is much taller than the snout. The typical interpterygoid vacuities of temnospondyls occur on the palate. The lower jaw is also reconstructed, featuring the typical suite of elements found in temnospondyls.

Life reconstruction of Ninumbeehan dookoodukah by Gabriel Ugueto. The artwork is a three-paneled figure depicting different seasons. During the wet season, one individual rests underwater (first panel on left). At the start of the dry season, multiple individuals form vertical burrows, which retain some water inside, to shelter from the elements (middle panel). At the end of the dry season, the rains trigger the survivors to emerge from their burrows, but some have died and remain entombed in the burrow (last panel on right).

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3lfig 🐠 @3lfig.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

In the frigid waters of jurassic arctic a female Colymbosaurus svalbardensis helps her newborn baby take first breath in it´s life. The protective pod stays close

Birds eye view of 3 long necked plesiosaurs swimming in the sea and surrounded by icebergs. 2 Adults are dark, blending with the deep waters, baby is white

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Triassic weirdos timelapse

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avi 🌧️ @barghest-land.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

a very proud Merychippus! just another one for the early horses. #paleoart #sciart

A digital drawing of Merychippus, running proudly. It's a male, and he has quite a lot of different old scars. So this one is a survivor. Or a little asshole of the herd - that's up to you to imagine. He's dark brown and white, with some dark stripes on all the legs and tail. The background is dark and simple, and there's a crescent moon above the horse.

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Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Mark Hallett's Dimetrodon and Eryops!

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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Dinocember Day 5: Coahuilasaurus

A Coahuilasaurus looks at something out of frame. It was in the middle of drinking at a river. Some water droplets can be seen falling from its mouth and its reflection can be seen below it in the water.
Coahuilasaurus is a hadrosaurid that was discovered in Mexico.

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Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

We're going pollinator crazy this week! Here, the #Evolution of window-flowers in greenhood #orchids & their fixed orientation to the Sun appears to exploit their pollinators' instinct to escape confinement! 🧪🌿 academic.oup.com/bot... @linneansociety.bsky.social

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Mark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

New #paleoart and new species for #FossilFriday! Meet Threordatoth chasmatos, a small Triassic procolophonid named today by @lukeemeade.bsky.social, @richardjbutler.bsky.social, @marcehjones.bsky.social and Nicholas C. Fraser. Link to paper: doi.org/10.1002/spp2... #sciart #paleontology

A small, tubby reptile, the new species Threordatoth chasmatos, rests on a grey rock with yellow lichen. The reptile is mottled grey, brown and orange, with small orange horns on its cheeks. Its eye is dark, and the lower jaw has a bluish tinge. Behind it are taller grey-yellow rocks - the walls of the fissures that this animal would be fossilised in.

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

From 2016, another piece featuring my favourite 'thing under tree' motif, 'White Hart.' Ink, 85 x 125 mm. Trivia: the stag here combines features of both the red and fallow deer to suggest a mythological creature rather than a real animal. #ArtAdventCalendar