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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 5h

#inktober day 5, smack I only had one option, and that’s humiliating my worst rival. #paleoart #paleosky #oc #ocart #ocsky #fish #gijinka #onchopristis

Onchopristis
Onko
Barbed Sawfish

[get slapped idiot]

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 6h

And here’s the full comic for anyone who wants to read it in order

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 20h

Another for #inktober , Day 4; Cactus Cacti only evolved 30 MYA, so have the closest thing I could think of, a spiky desert Gobisaurus. Close enough, right? #dinosaur #dinosaurart #paleosky #paleoart #oc #ocart #ocsky #gijinka #gobisaurus

Gobisaurus
Gobi
Lizard from the Gobi Desert

[Desert ankylo]

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Happy 2 years of the dinosaur women!

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As a bonus for yesterdays #inktober , I decided to do one more girlie that could fit “Miniature”. Have the shortest sauropod neck ever, Brachytrachelopan #paleoart #paleosky #oc #ocart #ocsky #dinosaur #dinosaurart #gijinka #brachytrachelopan #sauropod

Brachytrachelopan
Trachi
Short Neck of Pan

[I wanna pull her head and see if it works like an accordion]

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One day eventually I’ll get a scanner… and or spend like a month straight digitizing all 200+ drawings

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

For #inktober Day 3; Miniature, I was definitely cutting it a little close with this one.. have miniature mammals from an island off of Italy! The Cyprus Dwarf Elephant and Cypriot Pygmy Hippo #paleoart #paleosky #gijinka #oc #ocart #ocsky #elephant

Palaeoloxodon Cypriotes
Cypri
Cyprus Dwarf Elephant

[Smol elephant, but not the smollest]

Hippopotamus Minor
Pippo
Cypriot Pygmy Hippo

[Smol hippo but not the smallest either]

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Does she see what I’ve done? Can she see the beauty I preserve? Does she understand those around her? Does she see the gifts I give to her? Her journal. She documents what I’ve made, she allows me to see what I cannot from up here.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#inktober Day 2; Relic I chose to choose something that’s a relic to us (although admittedly any fossil would’ve worked). Have the namesake of the living fossil, the Permian Coelacanthus #paleoart #paleosky #gijinka #oc #ocart #ocsky #coelacanthus

Coelacanthus
Coelan
Hollow Spine

Coelacanths as a group have been around for ages, with Coelacanthus being the first one found, way before the one was fished up off the coast of Africa. Coelacanthus is from the Permian, and as such is one of the lucky few marine clades to survive past the great dying and the two hundred million years or so into the modern day. A true survivor.

I only see Coelan’s at night. I suspect they spend most of their time during the day asleep at the bottom of the ocean or in caves. They’re slow moving, and often have a bit of a derpy smile to them, but I think it’s quite cute to see. Sometimes they’ll come out too early and I’ll see them stumbling about in the water, struggling to see in the evening light. I’ve even had a few bump into me when I’m at the surface watching, and I always just very gently push them back to deeper water.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just a sliver, looking over my sanctuary. Can my creatures see me? Do the souls understand what I’ve done? Can they? The scavenger keeps finding them.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Chat how long we betting I last? Three days? Maybe four?

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

After a day of deliberation, I gotta interrupt the comic to bring you #inktober day 1, Gastornis, a terror bird relative who enjoyed fruit rather than flesh. #paleoart #paleosky #oc #ocsky #dinosaur #dinosaurart #gijinka

Gastornis
Gastoni
Gaston’s Bird

Despite what many people think, Gastornis was not a terror bird, although closely related. Terror birds are commonly understood as Phorusrachidae, which Gastornis is not a part of. It lived several million years before the first true terror bird, as most of them popped up in the neogene and recently have been found to possibly having lived until 25,000 years ago. Gastornis also is known for being a frugivore, eating fruits and seeds instead of small animals like its descendants would.

Gastoni's are actually surprisingly nice to run into. They aren't territorial, they won't chase you, they just want their fruits. They'll use their beaks to break branches they can reach and cause the fruit to drop, often then sitting down and enjoying their harvest. With the abundance of fruit, they aren't very defensive of it, though they do pack a mean kick and peck if you really do piss them off. Like all animals, they still should only be viewed from a distance... but I cannot lie, the occasional free fruit break when exploring is VERY nice to have in an environment as unforgiving as these islands.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Lately I’ve seen my sky open.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The sky shreds like fabric, torn with ease. And it just watches. Is this what keeps me here? Caused my ship to crash? Kept me alive all this time? Does she even see me?

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lately I’ve been dreaming of the sky tearing open.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m a day or so late, but it’s officially the 2 year anniversary since I started the dinosaur book with Trixie. However, I think there’s someone important you all haven’t met! This is Zoey, the survivor that’s been drawing all these journal entries! #oc #ocsky

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So recently I’ve been on a bit of an invertebrate kick, that isn’t ending any time soon with the amount of cephalopods in my sights, so have an extinct giant honey bee! Not to be confused with the extant giant honey bee. #paleoart #invertebrate #oc #ocsky #gijinka #paleosky

Apis Lithohermaea (Giant Honey Bee)
Honey
Stone Messenger Bee

The giant honey bee, (this one at least, there are two. Apis Lithohermaea, the extinct, and Apis Dorsata, the living one) is a fossil specimen first discovered in Japan. Not much is known about these bees other than their impressive size (for bees), and their relative likeness to modern bees. The fossils are impressions in stone, preserving the entire body and wings. It’s also the first bee in the Dorsata species group to be found in the fossil record, and one of the most far north.

Honey’s are very friendly surprisingly. There’s a reason that the Neogene island is one of the most flowering. It’s the abundance of insects like her that buzz around. Often times however, their wings are too small to keep their bodies up, and they’ll accidentally make other creatures into pollinators. They’ll often find a nearby large, furry mammal who won’t swat them away, and just rest on them. All the while, their fuzz is leaking pollen. If they particularly like an animal in their territory, they’ll decorate her in flowers. No, I have not had the chance to find a saxophone to see if they like jazz, shut up.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This guy lived so close to humans, that he could’ve been Cave-FC. It’s Unga-Bungin good.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Considering it it’s extremely extremely unlikely that raptorrex will ever get added to JWE3, or any JWE game for that matter, I suppose baby taro is the closest I can get (especially considering raptorrex might be just junior taxa of tarbo-)

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Criminal negligence, reckless endangerment, child endangerment, numerous OSHA violations, Unethical animal experimentation, destruction of a limited natural resource, overpriced drinks

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Okay but making her heels just the toes is really funny and genius

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Been a little while since I posted because I’ve been slacking on the descriptions, but hey! Have Uintacrinus, probably the weirdest animal I’ve done so far! #paleoart #paleosky #crinoid #ocsky #ocart #gijinka

Uintacrinus
Utacri
Crinoid from the Uinta Mountains

Crinoids are a very interesting animal order. They're echinoderms, so related to sea sponges, starfish, and urchins. Crinoids opted for the sedentary lifestyle, anchoring themselves to stone or rock or coral and catching whatever algae or other food passed by.. except for one. Uintacrinus is a crinoid from the cretaceous, but more strangely, is found fossilized in these massive sheets of just it, tangled within itself and other organisms. Ultimately, this turned into a discovery.. Uintacrinus was a free-swimming crinoid, floating around in massive groups like floating coral reefs.

Utacri reefs are very rare, I will admit. They aren't that large, maybe a few feet long at the biggest, but there's always tons of them. They float around like jellyfish, occasionally randomly reaching for whatever prey catches their eye. They'll grab onto anything if they think its interesting, though that sometimes causes giant predators to get caught up in them like nets. That.. doesn't end well for the Utacri's.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

See this is why I’m a (not academic) paleontologist. All that bogus doesn’t matter to me when I use MYA.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Some of my posts are getting one repost but I can’t see it.. what’s going on there?

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One of the best things about rewatching all the JP movies is that I get to review them. Tomorrow I watch JP3. Tomorrow I find out if Letterboxd has a character limit.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Stellar's Sea Cow, Hydrodamalis Gigas I'm actually very very proud of the way this girlie turned out, so I wanted to share her here! #paleoart #paleosky #oc #ocsky #ocart #gijinka

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It’s 8/31, which means it’s @eight3one.bsky.social ‘s birthday! Wish my girlie a happy birthday or I bite you.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Rare non-dinosaur post but oh my god doomsweepers. I’ve been getting that ad and it’s itching my brain in such a way. Also hear me out.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So recently internal vote declared ‘Zanzibar Leopard’ as ‘Panthera Pardus Pardus’, so I no longer have a Z… meaning Zhejiangopterus coming soon

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Well then we BOTH have to answer to-

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Woah woah hey, I’m RexXi. It’s just shortened. I Rex was my father’s name. My father’s last name. Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Now that all the JW animals are done, I think I’m gonna go back in and fill out clades that need it. I think I’ve got every major clade with at least one animal, so I guess it’s time to give all those clades more members, and then touch on more specific clades.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I may start just posting an animal a day. I’ve got 182 apparently that I gotta clear through.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I have an idea swirling in my head for a video game, I just need to find like a game jam and the motivation to spend eighty hours in two weeks to get it made

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I occasionally like to flashbang my followers with shitty jokes, I am a mom after all.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I tried dating a girl who was allergic to the gym. Needless to say, we didn’t really workout.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I've unfortunately come to the part of doing all the canon JW animals that the ones left just.. don't interest me or are ugly as sin. So instead, I decided to reference something else with this one, have Altispinax. #dinosaurart #paleoart #paleosky #oc #ocsky #gijinka #fossilfighters

Altispinax
Altix
With high spines

Altispinax is a carnosaurid theropod from the very very early Cretaceous. Admittedly it’s a very fragmentary animal, and there isn’t much to write about. It was confused for megalosaurus like five times? Arguably its claim to fame comes from the fact that Jurassic world knowingly used its junior taxa, becklespinax. When asked, the artists didn’t even know why they picked it, just that it was always the Junior synonym.

Altix are.. not that common. I actually see their young ones far more, but I decided to find an adult to document. The adults turn gray and green, while the little ones are brown and yellow. That pattern does stay with the Altix. The young ones are boisterous, aggressive, and just.. kinda mean. However they mellow out in their age, often digging around in the dirt for entertainment. I’ve seen them even pick fights over finding bones, and many times itll end with bloodshed. Not necessarily death, but these guys are certainly *FOSSIL FIGHTERS*.
...I’ll see myself out.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

When I got to dominion, its gonna have to be in two parts since that movie added so damn many species its ridiculous.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I finally remembered I was doing these collections. Here's all three new species from Jurassic World. Yep. Only three. There are no other animals in that movie. (oh and Brachi cameo) #jurassicworld #paleoart #paleosky #dinosaur #dinosaurart #oc #ocsky #gijinka

Brachiosaurus
Bracchi
Arm Lizard

Brachiosaurus is a very well understood sauropod, and often said to be the most famous, in no doubt to John Williams. While not the tallest, longest, or even the most interesting, Brachiosaurus will always hold a place in many’s hearts.

Bracchi’s are sweet, soft spoken, and gentle giants. They’re the only prey no predator dare even touch. For some reason, if a single scratch is ever laid on a Bracchi, every Rexxi on the island will descend on whatever dared hurt it.

Apatosaurus
Apatta
Deceptive Lizard

Apatosaurus held their heads, necks, and tails significantly more parallel to the ground. While still sauropods, they’re the flagship of these longer necks, apart from maybe Diplodocus.

Appatta’s are an unfortunate victim of dinosaur women height scaling. Due to their height being exactly with how the animal way, Appatta’s are often given the short end of the stick. Instead, they pair up with larger sauropods and become practically impenetrable herds of massive giants. In return to taking the front spots, the taller sauropods will help the Appatta’s reach branches they might not be able to otherwise.

Dimorphodon
Dimorpha
Two-form teeth

Dimorphodon is an early Jurassic pterosaur, back when they had much longer tails. Its jaw has two types of teeth, long sharp front teeth and smaller, needle teeth towards the back. In pterosaurs, teeth were already fairly uncommon, but having two types was even more so. Dimorphodon itself is fairly “primitive” but late Cretaceous standards, and don’t get me started on the pug-rex-block-face that Jurassic World gave it.

Dimorpha are stand-offish. They’re loud, boisterous, and often try to seem a lot bigger than they are. They’re small, but considering there’s not many other pterosaurs on the Jurassic island, she can get away with it. Dimorpha’s are also fairly like raccoons, eating anything they can catch. They’re fairly easily to scare away though, after all.. they’re barely a meter tall.

Mosasaurus
Mosa
Meuse Lizard

The mosasaurus is the most defining apex predator of the aquatic cretaceous seas. Evolving from jurassic monitor lizards, it became one of the first lizards to give live birth. Mosasaurus and other aquatic reptiles are not dinosaurs, they are aquatic reptiles in their own order. In fact, they branch before dinosaurs, since Dinosauria and Reptilia are different Classes. The Mosa pictured is actually the oldest designed creature here, due to being from a previous story and world, and transferred here. As such, her design may feel out of place due to having the hood down a majority of the time.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

End of Oak Street is absolutely fantastic

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

One day I’m gonna take all these designs and throw them into a umamusume style card battler game. I’d make bank.

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Oh a meteor shower? OH GOD NOT AGAIN AAAAAAAAAA-

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Rexxi @rexxitheanimetrex.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Started making an ammonite, ended up with a really badass shell. Still not sure how I did this, have a Hoplites. #ammonite #oc #ocsky #paleoart #plaeosky #gijinka

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