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Pterosaurs: The Field Guide @pterosaursfieldguide.com · 19/08/2026

The finished Torukjara bandeirae, by Vitor Silva. Named in 2024 from a Brazilian bonebed where tapejarids died by the hundreds. Its bones sat under another species until Kamila Bandeira spotted two were mixed. She was right, and it is named for her. fossi.ls/ks

Paleoart of Torukjara bandeirae, a crested tapejarid pterosaur, painted by Vitor Silva. Pterosaurs The Field Guide, 22,000 dollar stretch goal unlocked.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

"Pterosaurs: The Field Guide", a book adapting and expanding the content of the Pteros website into a physical format, is now live on Kickstarter! Let's help fund this amazingly well-made and complete encyclopedia of pterosaurs! www.kickstarter.com/projects/pte...

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Pterosaurs: The Field Guide

Your complete reference to every known pterosaur

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

What a birthday gift seeing this amazing news out today! A fascinating discovery from the Pedra de Fogo Formation, Lower Permian in Brazil: Tanyka amnicola! At the invitation of Dr. Juan Cisneros, I had the pleasure of creating the artwork for the media release of the research! #SciArt #Paleoart

A fascinating discovery from the Pedra de Fogo Formation, Lower Permian in Northeast of Brazil: Tanyka amnicola, a stem-tetrapod that extends the record of a lineage primarily known from the Carboniferous, and shows adaptations to a peculiar niche that exploited a herbivorous or omnivorous diet.

The name "Tanyka" comes from Guarani, local indigenous language, and the word means "jaw"; from Latin, "amnicola" means "that lives in/near the river". The fossils are all of jaws, most of them approximately 17 cm long (one of them being 25% larger), and the animal would have reached ~1 m in length.

Known from 9 jaws, Tanyka had teeth turned outwards, as if its mouth were twisted. What seemed like a deformation due to injury or fossilization proved to be a feature of the species as more and more specimens were found, some very well preserved. The strange shape is probably due to a slight rotation that the jaw makes on its own axis when opening the mouth. The posterior portion of mandible also had a curious triangular flange pointing outwards.

In addition to the main teeth row, next to it there were remarkable pads full of denticles that would have acted like a grinder. With them, Tanyka possibly scraped and crushed algae, plants, and/or hard-shelled invertebrates, being a herbivore or omnivore. This is something super rare among amphibians, extinct or extant, and shows us how these ancient tetrapods explored unusual niches.

Tanyka is not a close relative of contemporary Permian temnospondyl amphibians, but it is part of a group of stem-tetrapods that originated in the Carboniferous, the baphetids. A lost survivor, compared to what the platypus represents for mammals today.

In the scene, Tanyka feeds on algae and conchostracans that hide among them.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

A full-moon night on Flores Island, Indonesia, 50.000 year ago. An isolated habitat with many examples of insular dwarfism and gigantism. The story explores how some Flores men may have learned the benefits of fire from rare natural events, even if no longer believed to have mastered/produced it.

Homo floresiensis and Stegodon florensis insularis

Leptoptilos robustus sinisterly observe the hominins, perhaps intending to steal their prey

The hominins repel a Komodo dragon attack with stones and a flaming branch

Tokay geckos dispute territory on a foreground tree

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Flores de Fogo - Pleistocene of Indonesia Artwork for Tales from the Phanerozoic, by João Macêdo. Check the final chapter, the Pleistocene, with detailed information about its backstory, environment and creatures: sites.google.com/view/talesfr... Quick description in the Alt #SciArt #Paleoart

A full-moon night on Flores Island, Indonesia, in the Pleistocene. In isolated habitats such as islands, natural selection often drives large animals to become smaller and small animals to become gigantic - the so-called insular dwarfism and gigantism.

50.000 years ago, before the arrival of Homo sapiens, the island was inhabited by the “Flores man,” Homo floresiensis. An example of insular dwarfism, this hominin stood only 1.1 m tall. In the scene, a group gathers around a "campfire" to prepare a giant rat, Papagomys (45 cm excluding the tail)

It was once believed that H. floresiensis mastered fire due to burnt fossils, but later dating showed the charred remains were left by modern humans, and less than 1% of true Flores men's tools show contact with fire. In this story, it is told that they kept alive a fire sparked by lightning on trees that day, feeding it with branches until building a larger fire at night. It is interesting to think how some populations may have learned the benefits of fire from rare natural occasions, even if not knowing how to produce it

Carrying the skinned rat, they choose an open spot bordered by small trees. Near them are carnivorous plants Drosera and basil, a herb they gather and crush into a paste as seasoning. As night falls, a giant lizard attacks: a 3 m Komodo dragon. Two hominins repel it with stones and flaming branches

In the center background is a herd of dwarf Stegodon (1.3 m tall). Two giant Leptoptilos storks (1.8 m tall) watch the hominins, intending to steal their prey.

Owls of the genus Otus perch on trees behind the fire; Flores crows observe the fight below from a dry tree. On a branch by the right side, a Heleia family rests on its nest, while farther away a Megapodius pair guard their mound nest from a reticulated python passing by

In the foreground, a tree houses tokay geckos and an atlas moth. On the bottom right, a Gasteracantha catches a fly

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Toninha (Pontoporia blainvillei), also known as franciscana or La Plata dolphin. A small species of dolphin that inhabits parts of the coast of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. Cold porcelain model of an adult female in 1:4 scale. More pics: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/0l0... #SciArt

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

These are the warm waters of a shore not too far from the beach in Peru during the Late Miocene. We see many animals feeding, as well trying to not become food. This marine fauna includes not only creatures somewhat strange to our eyes, but also some species that continue to exist today

Odobenocetops mother and Calf. In the bottom are seen the bibalves Anadara and Chlamys, as well the sea cucumber Isostichopus (some buried in the sand, some outside). A common octopus camouflages on a rock

Thalassocnus ground sloths feed on Zosteraceae sea grasses. Near them, the Luidia starfish attack the sea urchin Loxechinus. Myliobatis rays search the sand for bivalves.

An Acrophyseter group approaches from the open sea, putting the Odobenocetops and Thalassocnus in danger.

Multiple attacks on the Sardinops school: Humboldt penguins and their larger relatives, Spheniscus megarhampus, attack in their groups; The "small" whale Piscobalaena tries to fill its mouth; A mako-shark flees before eating any fish, scared away by an approaching Piscogavialis from below; An Acrophoca catches a Sardinops separated from the school; some Pelagornis fly over and wait to capture any fish that goes too near the surface

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Coastal Feast - Pisco Formation New art for Tales from the Phanerozoic, a project by João Macêdo. Check the Late Miocene chapter here, with detailed information about its backstory, environment and creatures: sites.google.com/view/talesfr... Quick description in the -big- Alt #SciArt #Paleoart

Pico Formation, Peru during the Late Miocene.

A female Odobenocetops and her calf feed on Anadara bivalves on the seafloor. This odd cetacean, related to modern belugas and narwhals, had the shortest snout among whales and backward-facing tusks (males bore a single very long one). Though known only from incomplete skeletons, vertebrae suggest a length of about 3 m. The mother shields her calf as if sensing nearby danger. Their presence also startles swimming Chlamys scallops.

Sharing the bottom, the semiaquatic ground sloths Thalassocnus graze on Zosteraceae seagrass, showing an unusual niche compared to today’s small arboreal sloths. Nearby, Luidia starfish prey on Loxechinus urchins, Myliobatis rays search for buried bivalves, and Isostichopus sea cucumbers partly bury themselves while others cling to rocks beside a camouflaged Octopus. Farther away grow Lessonia algae, and above them drifts a weakened Architeuthis, speculatively depicted in this Period.

Both Odobenocetops and Thalassocnus are in the sight of an Acrophyseter group, ~4.5 m macropredatory sperm whales with powerful teeth adapted to hunt large marine animals.

The main action centers on a dense school of Sardinops. These 40 cm fish rely on safety in numbers but face multiple attacks at once. Two penguin species, the smaller Spheniscus humboldti and the larger, long-beaked Spheniscus megarhampus, attack in their groups. Piscobalaena attempt to filter-feed on the school, though at only 4–5 m long they are "small whales". An Isurus mako shark appears but retreats when a massive Piscogavialis crocodilian approaches from below. A swift Acrophoca snatches an isolated Sardinops, while overhead big Pelagornis birds (6 m wingspan) wait to seize any fish that reaches the surface.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Smilodon populator, the classic saber-toothed tiger. Done in cold porcelain, 1:10 scale. More pics: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/WXn... #SciArt #Paleoart

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Edmontosaurus annectens is in the news, and it made me remember of this oldie (2016) work. Something unusual tried here that got more or less confirmed from the new mummies is how a midline crest starts at the neck, and near the hips starts to transition to spikes that cover the tail!

Edmontosaurus annectens sculpture showing a midline crest/frill that starts on the neck, and at the hips starts transitioning to feature scales/spikes that cover the tail.

That transition was nothing too crazy to speculate back then, as the neck frill was reported in the "Trachodon" mummy, and there was an E. annectens tail preserving the feature scales. Yet, these details were rarely, if ever, combined in reconstructions, and it is always nice to see an unusual guess going in the right direction!

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

*Middle Miocene chapter, not Eocene. Edit button when, BlueSky? 😜

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The Middle Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina. A warm environment with open areas, few trees, and covered by low vegetation. A land full of exquisite animals, many living under the terror of the large predatory bird Kelenken. Detail shots:

Protypotherium and Peltephilus fight for the burrow. A Patagosmilus approaches from behind. A Theosodon herd feed while being stalked by Kelenken. A Neotamandua mother and its baby climb the tree.

Astrapotherium group bathes in the lake. A Patagosmilus annoys a Neosteiromys.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Patagonian Plains - Collón Curá Formation New artwork for Tales from the Phanerozoic, a project by João Macêdo. Check out the Eocene chapter here, with the backstory of the scene and detailed information about its environment and creatures: sites.google.com/view/talesfr... #SciArt #Paleoart

Patagonia, Argentina, during the Middle Miocene. A warm environment with open areas, few trees, and low vegetation.

After the Age of Dinosaurs, the top of the food chain is once again occupied by a large terrestrial theropod: Kelenken, the largest of the "terror birds" (Phorusrhacidae). This nickname is no exaggeration: with a ~70 cm skull, sharp beak, standing over 2 meters tall, powerful claws, and legs suggesting high speed and agility for its size, it truly inspired fear in any potential prey. Two individuals appear, each separately surrounding a group of Theosodon, a macrauquenid that could reach 2 meters in length and ~1 meter at the shoulders. These camel-like mammals likely had a complex nasal structure resembling a trunk, but unable to grasp food (not a true proboscis, but a "prorhiscis", similar to moose, saigas, and sea lions). The herd feeds among Nothofagus trees, using the woods to try to evade the fast predatory birds. On the nearest tree, a mother Neotamandua hangs with her baby clinging to her back.

In the lower right corner, small animals fight over a burrow. Two Protypotherium try to take over the hole dug by a horned armadillo, Peltephilus. It scares off several Panstrongylus bugs living inside, forcing them out. Focused on their dispute, they don’t see a predator creeping from behind: Patagosmilus, a saber-toothed marsupial. The notoungulates will flee in time while the armadillo will be attacked, but will escape after the first bite thanks to its armor. Another Patagosmilus appears on the other side, harassing the giant porcupine Neosteiromys.

In the right corner, a group of Astrapotherium cools off in the water. These large mammals (~4 meters long) stand out with their tusks (larger in males) and a trunk likely used to gather food. Behind them, Podocarpaceae trees grow near the shore.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Que pintura linda, dá muita vontade de saber mais sobre a história e o universo dela! Definitivamente uma capa que vende o livro!

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Liopleurodon ferox, pliosaur that swam in European seas during the Middle and Late Jurassic. Cold porcelain, 1:35 scale. More photos: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/4NO... #SciArt #Paleoart

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

A valley in Wyoming, USA, during the Eocene. The scene shows not only creatures known directly from the Bridger Formation, but also some "visitors" based on fossils from other nearby Formations of equivalent age to help visualizing the diverse fauna and flora of this time and place. Detail shots:

A Tetheopsis, an Uintatherium pair and a Gastornis.

A Sinopa looking up to a tree; a Saniwa drinks and rests on the shore; entering the forest, a Mesonyx follows a Orohippus herd.

2 Notharctus feed on a Sapindaceae tree leaves; on nearby branches of the same tree, a Zygodactylus pair tries to stop Titanomyrma ants to advance towards their nest.

A Patriofelis catches a Chisternon turtle; erosion reveals a Torosaurus skull within the rocks of the lake shore.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Emerging Beasts - Bridger Formation New artwork for Tales from the Phanerozoic, a project by João Macêdo. Check out the Eocene chapter here, with the backstory of the scene and detailed information about its environment and creatures: sites.google.com/view/talesfr... #SciArt #Paleoart

A valley in Wyoming, USA, during the Eocene.

The central figure is a "visitor", a large Tetheopsis, with a 90 cm skull and about 4 m in length. Known from the Washakie Formation, of near place and equivalent age, it may have passed through the Bridger Fm. Nearby, a pair of Uintatherium drink at the lake. These animals are slightly smaller, with 70 cm skulls and similar lengths.

A Patriofelis, over 2.5 m long, comes from the water holding a prey, a Chisternon turtle. Also in the lake, a pair of small Aletornis birds capture mollusks.

On the shore, a Saniwa lizard drinks and warms itself in the sun. In the upper left, a Vulpavus rests on a Lauraceae tree branch, unaware of the hyaenodont Sinopa watching it from below. Two female Notharctus, primates around 40 cm long (not counting the tail), feed on Sapindaceae tree leaves. Nearby in the same tree, a pair of Zygodactylus. birds try to stop Titanomyrma ants (3 cm workers) from reaching their nest.

On the forest ground, a 2 m long Boavus slithers through the dry leaves. Near it, closer to the viewer, a wasp-mimicking bug, a Chimaeroblattina, flies.

In the left corner background, the ungulate predator Mesonyx follows a herd of Orohippus, small equids. Also present is the large bird Gastornis, foraging for plants in the center, behind the lake. Though not directly from the Bridger Fm., its presence is inferred from the nearby Green River Fm., like the Zygodactylus, Titanomyrma, and Chimaeroblattina.

Plants include sequoias, Sabalites palms and ferns on the forest floor, elements known from the rare flora fossils of the Bridger Fm. Again inspired by the Green River Fm., a more diverse angisperm forest is shown for this time and place, with trees like oak, cinnamon, and maple, the other mentioned Sapindaceae and Lauraceae, plus some cucurbits near the ground.

Among the rocks on the lake shore, erosion reveals a glimpse to the past, a Torosaurus skull.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The reversed wings might have been tempting to "fix" (I can imagine a version with 2-3 fingers or spikes pointing forward to fake the silhouette), but for a creature full of fantasy and wonder, it was really worth keeping such unusual detail. Their folded shape when the dragon walks is quite cool!

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

To see Prehistoric Planet return, and even with a new theme, is such a joy! I'm eager to know and see the full animal lineup!

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Oh, this made me wonder about it too now, I hadn't thought of that detail! Looks like it is like your B model, this figure has a cross section: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Extended Data Fig. 4: Geometry of overlapping integumentary appendages in Mirasaura. | Nature

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Atopodentatus unicus, a marine herbivore with a bizarre hammer-shaped snout. This basal sauropterygian lived during the Middle Triassic in what is now China. Cold porcelain, 1:8 scale. More photos: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/rly... #SciArt #Paleoart

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Cold Cretaceous - Prince Creek Formation New artwork for Tales from the Phanerozoic, a project by João Macêdo. Check out the Late Cretaceous chapter for detailed information about the environment and its creatures: sites.google.com/view/talesfr... Click the Alt text for a looong image description.

Late Cretaceous in what is now Alaska, at the highest paleolatitude ever inhabited by dinosaurs. In a foggy, cold landscape under a prolonged night that lasts for months, the aurora borealis shines over a prehistoric ecosystem facing its harshest season.

During winter, the average temperature could drop to 2 °C or lower, occasionally reaching even -10 °C for short periods. Snow could have been present, and is illustrated still at a relatively light amount and not fully covering the ground. Ferns and horsetails lie dormant underground in their rhizomes, while shrubs like Hollickia persist. The forest is composed of small deciduous conifers including Parataxodium.

At the front, a classic dinosaur clash: an adult Nanuqsaurus and her two offspring attack a herd of Pachyrhinosaurus. The adult grabs a calf while the juveniles distract the herd. The theropods soon retreat, but the small reward from this hunt will belong only to the hungry mother.

Startled by the chaos, the small mammal Unnuakomys flees its hiding place, only to be caught by a Saurornitholestes, who risks approaching the giants driven by its hunger. A Sikuomys stays still and safe at a tree base. On the oposite side, two Cimolodon watch from a branch a large Alaskan Troodon resting beneath them.

More dinosaurs are present: a group of Alaskacephale runs through the center of the scene. A nearby Thescelosaurid clears out its burrow while looking at a shadowy figure among the trees - a Therizinosaurid, which presence is speculative. In the distance, several Ornithomimids search for food among the remaining conifer leaves. At the far left, a herd of Alaskan Edmontosaurus wander also after food. In the background, another speculative addition: a large Azhdarchid pterosaur walks near the hadrosaurs.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Sculpture in epoxy of Fercus, original character created by @freakyraptor.bsky.social as part of her animated series project School of Insanity (www.instagram.com/escola_da_in...). More photos: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/mAO...

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Hello! A Pinned post to introduce myself! I am Vitor Silva, a paleoartist from Brazil. I work mainly with digital paintings and traditional sculptures, and will focus mostly on paleoart in this profile (with something different once in a while 😄) My ArtStation gallery: vitor_silva.artstation.com

Daspletosaurus checking the nest temperature.

Crato Formation. Tupandactylus feeding on Welwitschiostrobus, Lacusovagus flying afar.

Santa Maria Formation: a Staurikosaurus pair, one of them has catched a Clevosaurus; a Dynamosuchus feeding on an Aetosauroides, and a Rauisuchus looking to steal the prey; groups of Exaeretodon, Hyperodapedon, Hyperodapedon and Ixalerpeton; a Saturnalia and a Trucidocynodon; flora is composed mostly of Dicroidium (long, palm-like trees), as well Ginkgoites trees, Podozamites (conifers), Cladophlebis (ferns), Neocalamites (large horsetails) and Taeniopteris (bramble-like plants far away).

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

So, a 100+ years paleontology mystery has been solved, and we now know the head of Arthropleura! Here's an updated version of a previous illustration of the Carboniferous swamps of Scotland. #SciArt #Paleoart

Carboniferous swamps: Arthropleura and Balanerpeton are over a fallen a log; On a tree, a Pulmonoscorpius catches a Westlothiana; A Crassigyrinus head and the Tristychius' fins are seen over the water surface; far away, a Hibbertopterus crawls out of the water; the forest is composed of the large trees Lepidodendron, Sigillaria, Calamites and Cordaites; smaller plants are the "seed fern" Medullosa and the horsetail Sphenophyllum.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

Same, I would love one of these flying muppets at home! And thank you! ^^

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

More photos of the model: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/8BB...

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

Jeholopterus ningchengensis, an anurognathid pterosaur that lived in China during the Middle Jurassic. Cold porcelain, 1:2 scale. #SciArt #Paleoart

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

Obrigadão, Matheus! Esse ainda é um dos antigos que mais gosto!

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

The finished work is a diorama piece:

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

Well, since we have videos now, here is an oldie from 2017 :) #SciArt #Paleoart

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

Adding some detail shots here too. Also, glad to see this site more alive than ever! I've been enjoying here more than Xwitter for a while, since before its fall in Brazil, though BlueSky was still missing people. Hopefully more and more new users will arrive and stay here from now on!

Platypterygius hunting a Pachyrhizodus school, with Australopachycormus, Cooyo and Mythunga interfering.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 09/09/2024

Agitated Seas - Toolebuc Formation Detail shots and description: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/6Lb... Artwork for Tales from the Phanerozoic, a project by João Macêdo. More info on the backstory of the scene, its environment and creatures: sites.google.com/view/talesfr... #SciArt #Paleoart

- Summary of the featured animals:
Kronosaurus hunting Eromangasaurus and Thapunngaka flying over; Platypterygius hunting a Pachyrhizodus school, with Australopachycormus, Cooyo and Mythunga interfering; Notochelonys, Richmondichthys and the amonites Myloceras and Beudanticeras swimming by; Inoceramus scattered through the seafloor and, finally, Muttaburrasaurus, Kunbarrasaurus and Nanantius on the shore.

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 05/04/2024

I'm glad this work had such a nice impression on someone who's studying Dunk itself, thank you!

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 08/03/2024

Loooong description: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/rJk... And some detail shots:

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 08/03/2024

Jurassic, Golden Age - Tendaguru Formation New artowork for Tales from the Phanerozoic, a project by João Macêdo about stories of the life on Earth. Check out the backstory of this scene and information about its environment and creatures here: sites.google.com/view/talesfr...

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

Gerrothorax, a ~1 m long temnospondyl that lived from the Early to the Late Triassic where today are Germany, Sweden, Greenland, and Thailand. 1/5 scale model More pics: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/58G... #SciArt #Paleoart

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 26/11/2023

This is the reworked version of the illustration, updating (among other details) Dunkleosteus and Titanichthys after Engelman (2023), making them shorter and stockier than before Artwork for Tales from the Phanerozoic - check it for more details about the scene bit.ly/3sGGQa0 #SciArt #Paleoart 2/2

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 26/11/2023

Life and Death in the Devonian - Cleveland Shale, Late Devonian (Famenian) where it would become Ohio, USA A mother Titanichthys clarki, a big (~4 m) placoderm, gives birth while attracting unwanted attention. The water is full of predator interested both in the old giant and in the newborn (1/2)

An old Titanichthys clarki mother gives birth near the water surface. Attracted by the blood, 3 Cladoselache approach from the left, and a Gorgonichthys comes from the right, going towards the shark-like trio. A Dunkleosteus comes from the background, aiming for the mother, and further away 4 Titanichthys agassizi swim while filter feeding

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 18/11/2023

I'm pleased to know you enjoyed the model this much! Thank you! ^^

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 18/11/2023

Aegirocassis, who some people (myself included) like to call "whale-shrimp" It is a giant (~2 m long) filter feeding radiodont known from the Lower Ordovician of Morocco 1/7 scale model More pics: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/q9r... #SciArt #Paleoart

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

Deinonychus, whose discovery, back in 1969, challenged the views of dinosaurs as sluggish, cold-blooded animals, and was crucial to understand their connection with birds. #SciArt #Paleoart

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

Andrewsarchus reconstructed after its current classification, as a stem-entelodontid. For an animal not known from much material there is still a lot to restore rigorously, especially those tooth cusps. 1/14 scale model More pics: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/W26... #Paleoart #SciArt

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Vitor Silva @vitor-silva.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

Sacisaurus, a silesaurid from the Late Triassic of south Brazil. 1/6 scale model More pics: vitor_silva.artstation.com/projects/5GgZz #Paleoart #SciArt

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