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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My first Science paleoart! I'm so proud to be a part of this work!

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Tyrannosaurus rex CM 9380(AM 973) vs Tarbosaurus(or Tyrannosaurus) bataar PIN 551-1

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Another gigantic Paraentelodon skull in Shenzhen Natural History Museum.

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The very first Alvarezsaurids of Ganzhou basin, Jiangxi province, South China. Photographed in Shenzhen Natural History Museum.

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Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Continuing with the first episode of Surviving Earth (which premiered last Thursday on NBC/Friday on Peacock) here is another look at one of the animals for which I created the concept design. Meet the super cute Elph borealis, a small Late Permian dicynodont

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Megistotherium osteothlastes doodle, the very first procreate test. Thanks to @villesinkkonen.bsky.social for create these wonderful fur brusheset, so cool.

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Ziheng Zhu, Xi Yao, Wenjie Zheng, Xing Xu, Cranial osteology and ontogenetic variation of the Late Cretaceous ankylosaurid dinosaur Pinacosaurus grangeri, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 207, Issue 2, June 2026, zlag060, doi.org/10.1093/zool... It's finally out now!!!

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Very soon(ETA June? July?), we'll have another Pinacosaurus systematic review paper coming out with many new specimens described. And, of course, my illustrations...

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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

The variability of giraffe skull morphology - Kargopoulos - Journal of Anatomy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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The variability of giraffe skull morphology

What does giraffe skull shape tell us about their development and evolution?

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Palaeoncryptozoologist Briton @raftingzalmoxes.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

#SurvivingEarth Me when paleo docus run dry.

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Parachoerodon rhynchus, a new genus and species of choerolophodontids from the Miocene of northern China. The skull is based on the holotype IVPP V23457 and paratype IVPP V23213.

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Lazy sunday sketching. Deinotherium and some funky bipedal apes in a watering hole somewhere in east africa #sciart

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Olof Moleman @lordtrilobite.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Paraentelodon intermedium skull diagram. #sciart #paleoart #paleontology

Skull diagram of Paraentelodon intermedium in various orthographic angles. Different angles going clockwise starting top left: Anterior, posterior, dorsal, left lateral, ventral, left diagonal with mouth closed, left diagonal with mouth open.

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Palaeoncryptozoologist Briton @raftingzalmoxes.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: WE HAVE OUR FIRST BATCH OF OFFICIAL STILLS FROM #SurvivingEarth !!!

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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Working on describing new polacanthid ankylosaur species from the lower Yellow Cat, basal Cretaceous, Berriasian. Got to playing around with my ilia overview fig. and it got out of control... So I guess, I got a bit more done on our ankylosaur character appendix as well for #FossilFriday.

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菌 @morearea.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

#FossilFriday I know today is not Friday but I can't wait to share it. Holotype of the "Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis", which is now a synonym of Tarbosaurus bataar. Photographed in Shanghai natural history museum by me. Noted the subcutaneous flange of the maxilla.

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Dr Matt Dempsey @sketchy-raptor.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The very difference between Spinosaurus aegyptiacus and mirabilis is the chin process protruding beyond 1st dentary alveoli or not.

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Finally we have Spinosaurus mirabilis Sereno et al. 2026 here

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RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 02/02/2026

Godzilla doodle 😈✏️

photo of a pencil sketch of godzilla's face. The sadness in his eyes betrays the smile he is attempting

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Haolong dongi with bit of color #sciart

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

One day I shall return and complete this one -.-

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Little Baardo @littlebaardo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Some more pics. Paint job was done by wnbb. It will be available in 1/35 and 1/18 scales.

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Little Baardo @littlebaardo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Had the pleasure of making a sculpture of Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex for SHOWANNA Studio. 🦖 Pretty pleased with how this one turned out, I got to nerd out on all of her unique pathologies. The old girl lived a hard life!

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Claude ✡️🦖🦕 @cascoclauda.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

happy #fossilfriday! this is postschizotherium, a rather strange hyrax that lived in the pliocene and early pleistocene of russia and china. weighing over half a tonne, recently described skull material indicates that it likely had an amphibious lifestyle like a hippo (art by @somniosa.bsky.social)

two postschizotherium rest on the bank of a river, while a third in the water bares their teeth

the skull material from postschizotherium described in 2025; the eye sockets are placed high on the skull, similar to hippos and other semiaquatic animals

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) Device: Sony A65 + Tamron A011 SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3

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Bob Nicholls Art @bobnichollsart.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

NEW ARTWORK TO START 2026 Here's "Deep Blue Buffet," commissioned by The Etches Collection. Featured, from the Late #Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay, are #SeaRex #Hybodus #Hypsocormus #Metriorhynchus #Aspidorhynchus & #Allothrissops #SciArt #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #Pliosaurs #Pliosaurus #JurassicWorld

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Julio the Artist @lacerdajulio.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Not Your Mastodon! (it's Notiomastodon)

A rendered model of the elephant-adjacent Notiomastodon against black background

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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Adding to the collection of theropods with weird hands described this year. Duonychus, Mexidracon and the already posted Manipulonyx.

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

A group of Dinanomodon guoi is feeding beside a stream. Nearby, two Moschowhaitsia lidaqingi, large carnivorous therocephalians, are looking for an opportunity to hunt. Across the stream, a pair of Turfanodon jiufengensis are resting.

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Since Dinanomodon guoi is only known from a compele cranium, I using Turfanodon jiufengensis (a close-reletive taxon of Dinanomodon) as a reference to reconstruct its postcranial region.

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Officially announced that I will not update my X account.

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Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This is an animal I'd really love to see if we get another season of Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age. It's the perfect blend of familiar and bizarre!

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PaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Getting excited... for #FossilFriday ! Our Morrison Ankylosaur monograph may be published online in a week. Hopefully, this will lead to a fix in many ankylosaur phylogenies. A dozen known Morrison ankylosaur sites spanning 4 states. Who would have think it 35 years ago?

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

”Bloody Mary” Nanotyrannus #sciart

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WitmerLab at Ohio University @witmerlab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

We'll close out this #FossilFriday with the obvious choice of Nanotyrannus. I couldn't share this CT scanning session at the time (June 2023) but can now. @jgn-paleo.bsky.social brought the holotype Cleveland skull he had on loan, and CMNH VP curator Caitlin Colleary & I joined in the fun!

James Napoli, Witmer, and Cleveland Museum of Natural History Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology Caitlin Colleary with the holotype skull of Nanotyrannus (CMNH 7541) for CT scanning (June 2023).

James Napoli with the holotype skull of Nanotyrannus (CMNH 7541) for CT scanning (June 2023).

Cleveland Museum of Natural History Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology Caitlin Colleary with the holotype skull of Nanotyrannus (CMNH 7541) for CT scanning (June 2023).

Witmer with the holotype skull of Nanotyrannus (CMNH 7541) for CT scanning (June 2023). I had this same skull on loan in my Ohio University lab for study and CT scanning for over a year and, as far as I can tell, never appeared in a photo with it. I didn't my chance this time!

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Julio the Artist @lacerdajulio.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Making some fresh models to sharpen my 3D skills, and what better subject to do that than our lovely brazilian Pleistocene megafauna? #SciArt #artbyjulio