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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hey everyone. Wanted to let you know I have officially started a pa+reon! You can get exclusive access to paleoart WIPS and finished works!

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

One of them came in with a broken hand ☹️. Thought this may make for a fun paleoart opportunity 👀

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I ordered an extra batch of dryptosaurus, this time resin! I have a whole army now 😈🦖

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

drexel wants you to think the academy closed because of declining attendance. And yet, they purposefully wanted to push themselves away from being the "dinosaur museum" in philadelphia, and cut programs like the live animal exhibits to appeal to adults......

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Working on something, maybe for dinocon next year? can you guess the dinosaur?👀

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Looks like the SVP abstracts have been posted, and are password protected! Wooohoo! Y'all are already aware that I submitted an abstract with @ndgspaleo.bsky.social for a talk. Hope people are excited to learn more about a specific, duck-billed dino November 12, 9:15 am

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Artwork from me and @chrisdipiazza.bsky.social made an appearance outside the academy today!

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Resolution on the academy was adopted. Drexel will be investigated for the closure of the museum.

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

STRETCH GOAL ANNOUNCEMENT! THESCELOSAURUS JOINS DAKOTA ON OUR COLOR STUDY!

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

REMINDER we are live streaming with @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social about our fundraiser at 3pm EDT on twitch. We will be announcing a second dinosaur to add to our research

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hello everyone. A reminder that we will be doing a Q&A with @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social on Paleostream at *3PM EDT Sunday, Sepetmber 6*. Cant wait to see you there!

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Our fundraiser on exploring Dakota the dino mummy for color was funded!!! In a day!!! OMG. so with that, we are announcing stretch goals so we can sample more areas of Dakotas body 😁

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

and for those curious about what we have found so far, we will be giving an oral presentation on that very topic at this years Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference in Cleveland, Ohio

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I am excited to announce that I am collaborating with the NDGS to investigate Dakota the dino mummy for color patterning and cellular preservation! but we need your help to continue this research🫵. Check the link in replies 🦕🔬

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Tomorrow, keep an eye out for our fundraiser 👀

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Hello paleopeeps! The @ndgspaleo.bsky.social crew and I will be having a Q&A with @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social of Paleostream about our upcoming fundraiser! Stay tune for more details 👀🦕

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Working hard on something important 👀

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Day 1 of dino road trip: Carnegie 🦕

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

What the fuck do you mean the earliest possible evidence of feathers in dinosaurs comes from the east coast

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

It's not everyday you get to shake a dinosaur's hand

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Packing for my trip to North Dakota!

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Follow the Yellow Leaf Road 🍃 Haolong dongi

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Happy International Women In Science Day! I had an amazing time speaking with fellow female scientists and paleoartists on todays paleoart panel with @extinctfineart.bsky.social . Pictured here is me and one of the key Diplodocus skin specimens that led to our recent discovery on Dippy Colors 🦕🌈

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Yes, I am slowly chipping away at the newest spiny weirdo. Environment is almost done, but I need to focus on finishing my grant proposal among other things.

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Got to see the head of this mount back in december! Along with a few of the original bones!

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

If I were to sell my artwork as stickers, which one would you be most willing to get? Keep in mind that i will probably remove the melanosome image from the Diplodocus one

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

So these structures may *look* like feathers/hair, but anatomically they are more similar to scales. Overall, a very welcome weirdo to the world of dinosaur skin (END🧵)

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

This is not the case for the spikes of Haolong. The spikes consist of layered cells, including a stratum corneum, stratum spinosum etc, with keratinocytes and visible nuclei. In other words, the spikes were living skin

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Feathers and hair share a somewhat similar internal anatomy (emphasis on somewhat, there's a lot of variation out there). Both structures are made up of *dead cells*, which leave behind hollow vacuoles internally.

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Mammals and birds have filaments (hair and feathers respectively) that gives them their fluffy look. This new iguanodontian also has structures that look like "filaments" from far away. HOWEVER, a closer look reveals they are very different structures

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Tess Gallagher @tessasaurus.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

happy #FossilFriday. It is very early in the year and I already have a favorite paper with the newly described Haolong. HOWEVER, this is *not* a feathered dinosaur! The structures on Haolong are very different from filaments. A 🧵