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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I did the art for this!!! It’s nice to finally be able to talk about this

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Xavier A. Jenkins @semifossorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Out today: We show that Westlothiana lizziae or "Lizzie," described 35 years ago as the world's oldest reptile - is not a stem amniote at all, but a stem tetrapod. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The part and counterpart of the holotype specimen of Westlothiana.

Paleoartistic reconstruct of Westlothiana by Jacob Schick based on our new data

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Been a while since I've posted stuff in general so I thought I would post the 20 minute sketches from tonight's flocking! Waptia, Megapterygius, Eomola, and Talpanas #paleostream #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

My first 4 submissions for phase 5 of Lemuria. Trying to make some things more weird than last phase but still plausible. More fish will be on the way!!

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Osorioichthys marginis, a ray-finned fish from the early Devonian from Belgium. In 1997, Taverne suggested that the genus could actually be from a less saline environment due to the abrasion seen on the specimen though I don't know the consensus on that. #sciart #paleoart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

First post in a while but this is Paraophiodon, a late Miocene greenling from the Sakhalin Island of Russia. #sciart #paleoart

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Michael Tripoli @triloboii.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#Marchofthemammals2026 day 21: Rounding out our trip to the semiarid scrublands and dry forests of Late Miocene Argentina with a momma Thylacosmilus atrox and her joeys. Kits? Who knows...

Vector illustration of Thylacosmilus atrox, a sabertoothed sparassodont, carrying two babies on her back. It is low slung with sharp claws and a long skull with curved saber shaped canines. It is light brown with a darker back half and scattered white spots. The babies are darker in color to blend in with thier mother's back

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Getting back into fish with these tetrapodomorphs: Tristichopterus, Eusthenopteron, Edenopteron, and Rhizodopsis #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

If you want to support a museum and get a pretty cool book, I recommend this book illustrated by @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social. Lots of really good info, I just hope that it’s easier for people to get their hands on relatively soon.

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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Result from the Koobi Fora #paleostream! This region on the east side of modern day Lake Turkana in Kenya is a treasure trove for fossils of the early Pleistocene and is most famous for many early human remains, with up to 6 species present throughout the layers...

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Joermungandr bolti, Carboniferous 'amphibian' from Mazon creek. #sciart

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Dynamognathus @dynamoterror.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

As the #YearoftheHorse begins, I will share an overview of my recent journey through reconstructing prehistoric horses. For such an important, beloved, and fascinating lineage, there isn't an abundance of paleoart of them (and very little that diverges from established tropes)🧵. #paleoart #sciart

A black-and-white pencil sketch of a lateral view of a skull and mandible of "Cormohipparion" goorisi, surrounded by the outline of the head as it likely would have been in life.

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Very cool paper and thread! Very curious how some fossil groups would fit into this

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Finally had time to look over this paper since I just finished writing the article for it on Wikipedia. It and the environment it lived in are super cool and I recommend looking into them if you have the time!

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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

And here the result of the MOTH locality #paleostream! This incredible site from the early Devonian of Canada preserves an alien fish fauna drawn by preschoolers. As with other pieces from this series we can't actually show where these animals were preserved. The anoxic...

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

A bit late but here are my flocking drawings from last Friday: Incisivosaurus, Haikouichthys, Denversaurus, and Chasmataspis #paleostream #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Some mammals i thought I posted along with a new one: Arctocyon, Potamotherium, Puijila, and Longirostromeryx #sciart #paleoart

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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Result from the Djadochta Formation #paleostream! This iconic place gave me a fantastic challenge, not just in terms of environment but also because besides the dinosaur the really cool stuff from here is actually rather small. I ended up with a rather unusual composition...

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Trying to post my flocking sketches more often, this time we did Platycerabos, Mixosaurus, Tetrameryx, and Hyperodapedon #paleostream #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I'm finally putting up a commission sheet since I've been wanting to for a while! I mostly specialize in fish and mammals, but I can draw almost anything. Contact me so we can figure out how to work together! #commissions #paleoart #sciart

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Michael Tripoli @triloboii.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

#Cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Qilin tungurensis! #sciart #paleoart #giraffe

Vector illustration of a pair of Qilin tungurensis, a middle Miocene giraffe, laying next to eachother. The male on the right is larger than the female, with tall, curved ossicones on its head, while the female lacks ossicones. They are both dark brown in color, with light grey around their faces. A spider web like pattern of white and grey on thier undersides forms the giraffe's characteristic spots. Text reads: Qilin tungurensis. Xiaoming Wang, Nikos Solounias, Su-kuan Hou, Lu Li and Yukimitsu Tomida. "A new giraffe ossicone from the Wolf Camp, Tunggur Formation, Inner Mongolia suggests a new genus in Bohlinini (Artiodactyla, Giraffidae)" PLoS One 20(8): e0328405 Aug 5 2025

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Getting back into the swing of ungulates after a bit, here are four rhinos: Parvorhinus, Uintaceras, Megacanodon, Aprotodon qiui #paleoart #sciart

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Michael Tripoli @triloboii.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

#Cenozoicrewind2025 Meet Civettictis vulpidens! #sciart #paleoart

Vector illustration of Civettictis vulpidens, a large terrestrial civet from the early Pliocene of South Africa. The animal is facing away from the viewer, looking up at the sky. It is sandy brown in color, with a dark mask around its eyes and spots across its body that blend into stripes around its throat, legs and tail. Text reads: Civettictis vulpidens. Charles S. Churcher, Grant R. Hurlburt, Romala Govender, ans Alberto Valenciano. "Cranial and endocranial morphology of a new species of giant civet (Carnivora, Vivveridae) from the early Pliocene of Langebaanweg E Quarry, South Africa." Palaeontographia Abtelung A Band 329 Leiferung 3-6 (2025) p 151-199zx Feb 24 2025

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Haven't been as active art-wise since a lot of my time has been going into wikipedia editing since almost nobody else does ray-finned fish and early eocene mammal groups. Though some of these were done last year, most of them are from throughout 2025.

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Some more recent stuff than the last post: Taotienimravus, Toxodon, Xotodon, and Pakicetas #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Legit thought I posted these a month ago but I forgot: Amynodontopsis jiyuanensis, Labrangomeryx dorcapolis, Leptomeryx sp., and Peraceras hessei #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Now that SVP is over, I can finally post the commission that I did for @mosasaurologist.bsky.social 's poster on a certain very cool taxon! #paleoart #sciart

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Anthony of the Badlands @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

It's #FossilFriday again, and I am presenting 2 posters on Niobrara fish with Jeff Liston and @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social at #2025SVP

Look at these 2 posters! I'll be explaining them all day.

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

A partial recon of the new North American Pleistocene bovid Speleotherium logani. This guy is one of the few NA megafauna from this time described in the last century. Also showing that we still don't have a complete knowledge of the megafauna of Pleistocene NA #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Did some giraffes and forgot to post them: Canthumeryx, Climacoceras gentryi, Georgiomeryx, and Palaeotragus inexspectatus #paleoart #scieart

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Dynamognathus @dynamoterror.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Just barely making it for September’s #NearbyNature2025, here’s the Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo. Formerly known as a northern subspecies of the recently-split Nine-banded Armadillo, this is the only Xenarthran native to Alabama today. They are mostly nocturnal insectivores. #wildlife #alabama

Colored-pencil sketch of a Mexican Long-nosed (formerly Nine-banded) Armadillo on a white background, walking away at an angle from the viewer

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Back to some fish along with some mammals!: Blickomylus, Prohesperocyon, Italopterus magnificus, and Leptolepis coryphaenoides #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Finally back to posting paleoart so here are some ungulates: Aprixokogia kelloggi, Koristocetus pescei, Pachynolophus eulaliensis, and Pliolophus vulpiceps #sciart #paleoart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

My first set of submissions for #lemuriachallenge a bunch of bugs and fish which will be a general trend with my stuff

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

More fish!: Coelacanthus granulatus, Luopingcoelucanthus eurylacrimalis, Ticinepomis peyeri, and Notagogus denticulatus #sciart #paleoart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Working on some coelacanthiformes and thought I'd post my recon Chinlea sorenseni for #SundayFishSketch #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

First more modern ray fined fish I've rendered: Seminotus, Hispanamia, Dercetis, and Ichthyotringa #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Pattisaura, Phenacocoelus, Promerycochoerus, and Pistosaurus #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Haven't posted in a while, nothing bad is going on, just busy with classes and some other stuff.

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Been a bit busy but these have been done for a bit: Belantsea, Dianmeisaurus, Obruchevodus, and Orientalosuchus #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

With a new description of a certain holocephalian, I decided to go on a deep dive to illustrate some of weirdos from the jurassic being: Acanthorhina, Chimaeropsis, Metopacanthus, and Squaloraja. I also recommend listening to the recent episode by @commondescentpod.bsky.social about chimaeras!

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Time for mammals and reptiles?: Elomeryx, Jiangxisuchus, Heptacodon, and Nabotherium #paleoart #scieart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Been a bit busy but i wanted to test out how earlier bony fish would look in my rendering style so here's Gogosardina! #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

This one was really fun to put together since a bunch of the resources were made with a bunch of people from the area, huge shout out to the UGA Stratigraphy Lab. Would have been so much harder without it.

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Starting my project to do artwork of all of the TAZ taxa that need artwork starting with Styracocephalus and Erythrosuchus #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Another request, this being Riebeeckosaurus, explanation for why it looks this way will be in the comments! #paleoart #Sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Been a bit busy buy here's some new recons: Aphaurosuchus, Chalawan, Lomasuchus, and Ctenurella #paleoart #Sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Got asked to do artwork of the genus Harpagofututor, one of the many weird chondrichthyans from Bear Gulch. #paleoart #SciArt

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

More placoderms! Gymnotrachelus, Heintzichthys, Latocamurus, and Pholidosteus. #paleoart #sciart

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Jacob Schick (commissions open) @seismic-shrimp.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Artwork of the new captorhinid from India, Indosauriscus kuttyi! #paleoart #SciArt

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