Reposted by Michael DeakJulio the Artist @lacerdajulio.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Foggy morning in Late Pleistocene Patagonia. #Art #SciArt #artbyjulio 8345118
Reposted by Michael DeakRebecca Dart @rebdart.bsky.social · 31/12/2024A study in 2014 points to much of the ice-age megafauna having had diets high in nutrient rich flowering plants. Of course flowering plants need pollinators, Mason bees, bumblebees and leafcutter bees most likely provided those services. The large and small interconnected in a complex relationship. 7490135
Reposted by Michael DeakDarren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Enormous thanks to @nataliajagielska.bsky.social for sending me these spectacular and beautiful tickets for a special showing of Prehistoric Planet Ice Age created by @somniosa.bsky.social - amazing, I am so grateful to both :) 06412
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"...alliances forged in deep time", " intricate tapestry of life's history". George R. R. Martin (and Colossal as a whole) should stick to writing fairy tales and fantasy. 010
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 07/08/2026static.klipy.comShrek You Thought WrongALT: Shrek You Thought Wrong 010
Reposted by Michael DeakThomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The evolution of the ‘third eye’ illuminates shifting amniote ecologies through the Late Paleozoic and Triassic royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...royalsocietypublishing.orgThe evolution of the ‘third eye’ illuminates shifting amniote ecologies through the Late Paleozoic and TriassicAbstract. The pineal gland has strong ties to organismal physiology and behaviour, and in several ectothermic clades of tetrapods, it is associated with an 0133
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 31/07/2026That said, they did suggest that scavenging would also produce the preference towards females given their abundance as a herd compared to solitary bulls. 100
Reposted by Michael DeakThorsten @thorstobrand.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The first set of the scenes I did with the Khaan models, imagining how life in the Djadochta desert might have looked like. #paleoart #b3d #sciart #dinosaur 012135
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 27/07/2026This man brought Stan and Steely Dan together. RIP. 000
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 27/07/2026In other news: Foraminal widening indicating a spinal nerve tumor in the saber-tooth cat Smilodon fatalis from Rancho La Brea www.frontiersin.org/journals/vet...frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Foraminal widening indicating a spinal nerve tumor in the saber-tooth cat Smilodon fatalis from Rancho La BreaTracing the health of extinct populations is important. Documenting this in deep time is challenging, but skeletal markers of disease can be preserved in fos... 010
Reposted by Michael DeakJeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 26/07/2026#FossilFriday Smilodon and gomphotheres by artist Karen Carr. 1224
Reposted by Michael DeakVille Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026End cretaceus hell 181919558
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 27/07/2026To quote a recent episode of Terrible Lizards: Tim Haines: "Have you seen what AI does now?...I'm sure Dave you've seen it, it's beautiful work being done by just individuals with cleaning at home, and I'm thinking...." @davehone.bsky.social: "I've some absolutely abysmal stuff." 080
Reposted by Michael DeakKrista Koeller @kristalerista.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Thinkin about lizard belly buttons. Baby lizards connect to their yolk sacs through a tube like baby humans connect to a placenta. Unlike humans, the mark where the tube used to be isn’t permanent and will disappear by adulthood. 📷Northern Exotics 311125
Reposted by Michael DeakFossillocator @fossillocator.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Fossil science geeks: my buddy Tom Kaye just published a paper about using laser induced fluorescence to figure out the trace elements in fossils. So now analysis can be done without destructive testing! Link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 2436
Reposted by Michael DeakProfessor John R. Hutchinson @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social · 20/07/2026A lovely moment for your Monday: mud-rolling Javan rhino: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGf3...youtube.comRare Javan Rhino Rolling in the MudYouTube video by IntlRhinoFoundation 2227
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Our ground sloth paper made it into a @pbseons.bsky.social video!!!!! youtu.be/Cjrt7qlGhl8?...youtu.beWhy Humanity Has Amnesia About Giant SlothsYouTube video by PBS Eons 011
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 08/06/2026More support for ancient archosaurs possessing lips! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comInferred presence of extraoral tissues in Triassic archosauromorphs and the evolutionary implications for the clade SauropsidaRecent work has suggested that the presence of extraoral soft tissues (‘lips’), in the form of labial scales in theropod dinosaurs, could be inferred based on: anteroposteriorly distributed foramina .... 031
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 22/05/2026It's that time again! #Spinosaurus www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 010
Reposted by Michael DeakNatalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Happy Birthday Mary Anning 🦑 A pioneer. Without formal education. From working class background. Becoming breadwinner at a young age. Reshaped how we see the world. Now, globally recognised as the lady that started it all. Thank you, Mary, you're an inspiration. 411033
Reposted by Michael DeakThomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Drivers and mechanisms of convergent forelimb reduction in non-avian theropod dinosaurs royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...royalsocietypublishing.orgDrivers and mechanisms of convergent forelimb reduction in non-avian theropod dinosaursAbstract. Forelimb reduction has been observed in numerous and disparate non-avian theropod dinosaurs, resulting in the hypothesis that reduced forelimbs e 12716
Reposted by Michael DeakKaren Poole @renpoole.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Commencement speakers praising AI and getting booed is becoming a genre, and I’m here for it. 1123
Reposted by Michael DeakTori Herridge @toriherridge.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The most thoughtful piece on this that I have read so far 1156
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 19/05/2026From the creators of the liar wolves comes Colossal's "I can't believe it's not egg". 000
Reposted by Michael DeakAmber Bellomio @digitalduck.bsky.social · 12/05/2026My new short film Jurassic Ward is out!! I had a lot of fun working on this, I hope y’all have as much fun watching it as I did making it! 9271100
Reposted by Michael DeakJeanne Timmons @mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 12/05/2026"...if you can eat grass you can handle almost any other type of vegetation. This opened a variety of habitats to #mammoths, & so we find their fossils in almost every #Pleistocene habitat in southern California..."🦣 - Dr. Alton Dooley Jr life-from-a-certain-point-of-view.ghost.io/mammoths-in-...life-from-a-certain-point-of-view.ghost.ioMammoths in the DesertWestern Science Center serves as a fossil repository for several state and federal agencies, including the National Park Service. Related to that responsibility, a couple of times a year we send a tea... 161
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Happy centennial to the legendary Sir David Attenborough. Out of my favorite Attenborough moments, this one is in the top three easily. It never gets old seeing the superb lyrebird pulling off these vocalizations! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSB7...youtube.comAttenborough: the amazing Lyre Bird sings like a chainsaw! Now in high quality | BBC EarthYouTube video by BBC Earth 000
Reposted by Michael DeakAxel Sauro @axelsauro.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Ah yes, a beaked proboscidean, why not. Truly the animal of all times. 141
Reposted by Michael DeakNatalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Really lovely mid-2000s Chinese palaeoart pieces 426967
Reposted by Michael DeakIzzy @riverraptor12.bsky.social · 18/11/2025New Art! "Firecracker" Nanotyrannus lethaeus. #paleoart #prehistory #prehistoricplanet #dinosaur #dinosaurart #sciart #tyrannosaur #nanotyrannus #art 0135
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Note that I said T. rex (the animal), not T. Rex (the band). 000
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 01/05/2026The real T. rex was way cooler than anything Hollywood could dream up. 120
Reposted by Michael DeakDeming Yang @demingyang.bsky.social · 19/03/2025The KSL also reported on our recent work published in @commsbio.bsky.social and what Misha can teach us about forensics and paleoecology: kslnewsradio.com/utah/misha-h... Our original paper: www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comStrontium isotope mapping of elephant enamel supports an integrated microsampling-modeling workflow to reconstruct herbivore migrations - Communications BiologyComparisons of 87Sr/86Sr data from the tusk and molar enamel of a zoo elephant suggest that a microsampling-modeling workflow is the best practice strategy for geospatial reconstructions of seasonal m... 064
Reposted by Michael DeakLiterally Miguel 🇻🇪 @literallymiguel.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Otodus megalodon #paleoart commission!! (definitely not a generalized ginormous lamniform) i love how silly sharks look 914942
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 27/04/2026My suggestion would be to do some comparative taphonomy akin to what Gierliński did back in 1997 with the Massachusetts resting trace. 030
Reposted by Michael DeakAlbluu @albluu.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Life-sized Microraptor! Done with alcohol markers 220082
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Easy.media.tenor.coma wooden outhouse with a c on the doorALT: a wooden outhouse with a c on the door 010
Reposted by Michael DeakEsther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Who’s a good boy? Bear sized carnivore Inostrancevia is showing its impressive teeth. They lived some 250 million years ago, and were the apex predators of their time. This illustration was made for an upcoming new book. More will follow soon! #SciArt #paleoart #gorgonops #animalart #animaldrawing 621267
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 24/04/2026It has come to my attention that walking with composer Benjamin Barlett has passed away. His music paired with spectacular visuals captivated a generation of paleo enthusiasts. May he rest in peace. 030
Michael Deak @slothfultyrant.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Enjoying the read thus far, but I have a minor gripe: As much as Brusatte loves bringing up T. rex and other tyrannosaurs, they are never explicitly called coelurosaurs alongside compsognathids, dromaeosaurids, troodontids, ect. 000
Reposted by Michael DeakBranArtworks|🐳🐬🦭🎨 @branartworks.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Mesonyx #paleoart #mesonychia 05718