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Anthony of the Badlands @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Getting Willie out on display,replacing the stupid Xiphactinus. Willie has massive shark bite marks on its lower jaw. A result of getting scavenged after death. This is a large Plesioplatecarpus from the liwer Niobrara chalk of western Kansas. 86.5 million years old.

A large brown murder lizard noggin with articulated vertebrae in pale yellow chalk in a field jacket

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San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance @sandiegozoo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

✨Meet Rogue✨ Rogue is pretty much always with Willow. He's not a fan of clutter, keeping his space clean and tidy. When it comes to snacks, he's not picky or remotely hesitant. Rogue can often be seen swimming, dreaming about swimming, or enjoying some time in the sun to dry out from swimming.

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Anthony of the Badlands @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I submitted my letter of support for the Sternberg Museum to the Kansas Board of Regents. Let's hope it helps

TEXT: Closing the Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Dear Kansas Board of Regents,
My name is Anthony Maltese, a former Kansas resident from 1990-2004, University of Kansas
graduate, and professional paleontologist specializing in the sea life of ancient Kansas. It has been
recently disclosed that Fort Hays State University intends to close the Sternberg Museum of Natural
History, with likely serious consequences to both its staff and collections. I cannot think of a more
disastrous and short-sighted response to a budget shortfall. Over the past three decades of my
career, I have worked closely with the Sternberg Museum excavating fossils with staff, using the
museum for research, leading field trips for students and professionals, and making replicas of
specimens that educate museum visitors worldwide. The collections housed at the museum are an
irreplaceable record of the history, both modern and ancient, of Kansas and are unique in that they
are housed in the area where they were excavated from.
The collections are so important that I have helped donate many scientifically significant specimens to
the museum, understanding this places them in the public trust for perpetuity. Budget decisions are
difficult; however, the destruction of this extremely valuable institution is not a reasonable solution.
While I no longer reside in Kansas, I think about the Sternberg Museum on a nearly daily basis and
use its holdings to advance our understanding of what came before us. Destroying this vast resource
is absolutely the wrong thing to do to address these problems. Keep the Sternberg Museum.

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Orcinus amongst the Lemons Meet Thoraxion tahlequahae, a newly described genus of mosasaur from Late Cretaceous Belgium. The species name of Thoraxion, tahlequahae, was named in honor of a particular Orca named Tahlequah (J35). #paleoart #mosasaur

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Anybody who would decide to close this museum does not have Philadelphia’s best interests at heart.

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Anthony of the Badlands @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy #FossilFriday from the stupid Xiphactinus on display at the Royal Ontario Museum. Even Canada is not safe from this awful gigantic fish!

A very flat brown fish in a field jacket, curatorial hand for editorial purposes

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Brittney Elizabeth Stoneburg @brittandbone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

IMO, there's still a huge disconnect between how the public perceives natural history museums and the prestige surrounding them, and the actual economics of sustaining them.

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hadrosaurus, Platecarpus, and Chasmosaurus. All are from Academy of Natural Sciences and they need your help. The Museum is approaching its closure and the last thing we want is a historic museum to be lost forever. #SaveANSP

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Wings of the Pacific Megapterygius wakayamaensis, a mosasaurine mosasaur, breaching off of the open ocean of Late Cretaceous Japan. #MosasaurMonday #paleoart #sciart

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Prehistoric Midwest @prehistoricmidwest.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Archelon was the largest sea turtle of all time, growing to be the size of a car! Its fossils are found in deposits linked to the Western Interior Sea in South Dakota. More paleoart coming soon! #paleoart #archelon

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2

A dinosaur on a white background with the text SAve the academy of Natural sciences museum rally Tuesday Sept 8 10am in front of the academy 1900 ben Franklin Parkway. "Tell Drexel University "Keep the museum open!" with the logos for Philly Science Action, Skype a Scientist, and Green Philly

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Caxela @caxela.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Nanuqsaurus

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Lonely Wanderer of the South Taniwhasaurus antarcticus, a tylosaurine mosasaur, browsing within the cold seas of Antarctica, 73 million years ago.

Remains of this particular mosasaur have been found in New Zealand, Japan, and more interestingly, in Antarctica. Although known mostly for its freezing temperatures and its penguin inhabitants, Antarctica has a rich fossil history, dating as far back as the Triassic. And up until 34 million years ago, there were forests and, later on in the Cretaceous, flowers before ice sheets arrived. Yet despite the lack of ice sheets, it is likely Antarctica would've had polar conditions during the late Cretaceous as a result of the continent being further down south from the Equator. This indicates that despite being reptiles and being close relatives of snakes and lizards, it is likely that mosasaurs like Taniwhasaurus were warm-blooded animals that were able to cope with freezing ocean temperatures, as evidenced by remains being found in Arctic and Antarctic regions, as well as chemical isotopes found in their teeth.

For this lone Taniwhasaurus, she at least has her warm blood to help her keep going in the cold, yet ice-free seas of the South.

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Frightful Fate Daspletosaurus torosus hunting a young Corythosaurus. Don't worry, as long as this takes place in the Surviving Earth Universe, the young Corythosaurus will have baby plot armor. #Paleoart #sciart

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Here’s what I did for #Paleostream with Cephalaspis, Eoceras, and Sclerocormus.

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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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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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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Utah Grim Reaper Utahraptor ostrommaysi enjoying a slice of Hippodraco, taking place in early Cretaceous Utah, 135 million years ago. #Dinosaur #raptor #Utahraptor #paleoart

This is not only my first digital illustration of a dromaeosaur and iguanodont, this was also a piece where I personally pushed myself to work on plants. Yeah, I prefer to avoid drawing plants but I'll probably push myself to draw plants again in the near future.

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Olof Moleman @lordtrilobite.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Gorgosaurus libratus portrait #sciart #paleoart #paleontology

Gorgosaurus libratus portrait. Facing right with mouth open.

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Doli’s Blue World Dolichorhynchops mother and calf, along with a school of Apsopelix and a pair of Clioscaphites in the background. All of which are residents of the Western Interior Seaway, 85 million years ago. #Paleoart #sciart #art

The illustration depicts a mother Dolichorhynchops and her offspring swimming within the Nursery of what will one day become the farmlands of Kansas. Dolichorhynchops was a plesiosaur, a type of marine reptile whose remains were found in marine rock deposits dated to around 85 million years ago, during the age of dinosaurs. Along with the marine reptiles in the background, there's a huge school of extinct fish, Apsopelix, as well as two ammonites in the top-left corner, named Clioscaphites.

A complete specimen of a very close relative of Dolichorhynchops, named Polycotylus, which is currently on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, includes the remains of a preserved baby inside. This supports the idea that, despite being called reptiles, plesiosaurs gave live birth, and the fact that there's only one baby within the Polycotylus specimen indicates that plesiosaurs would've engaged in dedicated parental care. For the Dolichorhynchops pair, real families stick together, even in a dangerous sea that divided America.

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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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Ivan Kay @ivan23.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

A new drawing of the famous Jurassic pliosaur Liopleurodon, based on an old drawing by my late brother - read attached text for context. #palaeoart

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Happy 33rd Anniversary to Jurassic Park. Some photos I took of my Amber Collection Dilophosaurus as I was vacationing in Hawaii 2 weeks ago.

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

King in Black A few weeks late but here’s a Tylosaurus rex life reconstruction . Huge congrats to @tyrantlzrdqueen.bsky.social and her team on publishing the work on the king of the seaway. #TylosaurusTuesday #paleoart #sciart #art

Tylosaurus rex, one of the largest known mosasaurs, in full body with a red background.

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Lucas Petrin @fossilfracas.com · 01/06/2026

Happy National Dinosaur Day! Moby turns 5 this year in November, but I couldn’t help having him be front and center on this blessed day. Made from spare turkey and pitbull DNA alongside his majority T. rex, Moby was a beloved dinosaur for years. #dinosaur #dinosaurday #Tyrannosaurus #Trex

Moby, a large Leucistic Tyrannosaurus rex features front and center. Associated quote from Skinner Abelard, the operator of the cloning facility that produced him: “Biggest one yet son! This little chick is three times the size of our standard stock!”

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Here's what I've done for #Paleostream with Therizinosaurus, Desmostylus, and Numidotherium. #paleoart #sciart

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Path of Titans @pathoftitans.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We are excited to announce a fourth new subspecies of Tylosaurus in Path of Titans, Tylosaurus Rex! Check out the interview with Amelia Zietlow, one of the amazing paleontologists who have described this new species of Tylosaurus! #pathoftitans #dinosaurs #game #interview #paleontology #Tylosaurus

youtu.be

Tylosaurus rex - New Subspecies & Interview

YouTube video by Path of Titans

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Dr Dana Ehret @drdanaehret.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Mike Burns, paleontologist at Jacksonville State University, who worked on ankylosaurs, passed last week. I knew Mike, travelled with him and took him in the field. A nice and funny man who was way too young and will be missed! #paleontology proze.jsu.edu/u/lp/employe...

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生田目和剛(Nabatame Kazutaka) @nabatamekazutaka.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

“Triceratops at Ueno” (2025)

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California Geological Survey @cageosurvey.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

NEW RELEASE! Sierra Nevada Earth Science Atlas The Sierra Nevada Earth Science Atlas provides the most detailed geologic framework mapping of the Sierra Nevada that has ever been made. www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/sierra-n...

Geologic map of the Sierra Nevada mountains and surrounding area. The map shows hundreds of different geologic formations, indicated by different colors and patterns on the map.

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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Ok, lets have a look at this: Over the last few days a new paper in Science has led to MANY discussions in the paleo community and it appears to have breached containment into the wider world, judging by headlines and google results.

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

When you think of marine mammals, you may think of seals, whales or dolphins. Meanwhile in Miocene California, the marine mammals here include bullshit with legs like Neoparadoxia. #Art #WIP

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Anthony of the Badlands @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I don't believe it. I haven't seen ANY mosasaur vertebrae laid out on the ancient seafloor in a self portrait yet.

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonnieri. An illustration of Mosasaurus lemonnieri and Hoploscaphites, taking place in the shallow seas of Maastrichtian Belgium. #Paleoart #sciart #Mosasaur

Mosasaurus lemonnieri was a close relative to the more famous Mosasaurus hoffmanni, as both obviously belong to the same genus. Though at one point, it was brought up that M. lemonnieri represented a juvenile growth stage for M. hoffmanni (Mulder et al, 2004). Current evidence that supports the distinction between the two include the teeth of M.hoffmanni being more robust, as well as the lower jaw or dentary of M. lemonnieri having 16 teeth, whereas those M. hoffmanni contain 14. Consequently, because of how poorly understood M. lemonnieri is in comparison to its more famous relatives, it is uncertain on whether the supposed different traits are conclusive as such or if they represent different ontongentic growth stages, and that is despite M. lemonnieri consisting of multiple individuals with different growth stages. As of now, M. lemonnieri is a valid species and I'm hopeful there will be more papers to come out of this well preserved, yet illusive beast.

Mosasaurus lemonnieri up close with Hoploscaphites

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Olof Moleman @lordtrilobite.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Finished Nothosaurus marchicus skull sculpture. Life size print, sculpted in #Blender. #paleoart #sciart

3D printed skull sculpture of Nothosaurus marchicus, with open jaw held in hand.

3D printed skull sculpture of Nothosaurus marchicus, held in hand.

3D printed skull sculpture of Nothosaurus marchicus. Skull and jaw separated.

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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It's International Trans Day of Visibility! This year marks my 5th year of being out as trans. I say the same thing every year but it always holds true I think - look after the trans folk in your lives. Your love and support means more than you will ever know.

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TitanusPixel55 @titanuspixel55.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Australovenator wintonensis

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Ausarchosaur @ausarchosaur.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I like how even though “Deinodon” is a dubious tyrannosaur genus, the word still gets to be the species name of a raptorial sperm whale (Acrophyseter deinodon).

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Here's what I did for #Paleostream with Lotosaurus and Metricanthosaurus with one leg. #paleoart #sciart

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Soul (He/They) 🇵🇷 🍉 @artofsoul.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I admittedly haven't posted enough dolphin stuff on #DolphinAwarenessMonth, so here's a painting of a short-finned pilot whale. #dolphin #wildlifeart #illustration

A digital painting of a short-finned pilot whale in a vertical position near the surface of the water. These dolphins are easily recognized by their round head, narrow pointy flippers and mostly black/dark grey coloration.

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Andy Farke @andyfarke.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Taxonomy is an essential intellectual infrastructure for paleontology, but one that is suffering from benign neglect! (I suppose this is my requisite semi-regular lamentation of the decline of taxonomy & basic descriptive science)

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Here’s what I did for #paleostream with Callawayia and Tusciziphius. #Paleoart #sciart

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Mosasaurus lemonnieri and Hoploscaphites lineart. #WIP #Mosasaur

Mosasaur and some ammonite friends. :)

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