First confirmation of more than one individual of the recent odd visitor. Surprisingly they seem to get along with the locals quite harmoniously, although that was the last bucket of apples.
The apples laid out for the deer have been disappearing at a rapid rate recently despite unusually low numbers of deer around. Set up the trail-cam expecting coyotes, but something else was taking advantage of the apples.
The apples laid out for the deer have been disappearing at a rapid rate recently despite unusually low numbers of deer around. Set up the trail-cam expecting coyotes, but something else was taking advantage of the apples.
First confirmation of more than one individual of the recent odd visitor. Surprisingly they seem to get along with the locals quite harmoniously, although that was the last bucket of apples.
Meraxes gigas foot, a large carcharodontosaur from Late Cretaceous Patagonia. Notable for the enlarged curved claw on digit II.
Also a speculative Welwitschiaceae species in background.
There is a certain set of "living Thylacine" photos unfortunately making the rounds. I have been seeing too many comments believing these photos are convincing and often citing how difficult it would be to fake such images.
I drew the image below in approx 2.5 hrs last night...
This was the pinnacle of life on Earth. All downhill since.
Also how could anyone say such rude things directly to that face, that itty-bitty little face?
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘥.
An 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 is taken aback when a "sun" abruptly rises in the south.
Held this piece for a few months as it seemed most fitting to post it on the final day of 2022.
Nanuqsaurus in autumn, a tyrannosaur from Late Cretaceous Alaska.
Inspired to share this piece again since the beginning of autumn is today and coincided with the first fall frost in my part of the world.
Never can predict what will resonate with people, this piece be so popular was certainly a surprise. I do have more entries for this "Ghost of ..." series in the works, but they are very time consuming.
For anyone that uses FireFox and hates all the ai sludge showing up in google searches as much as I do, I recommend the extension below to manually block those ai stock shites.
Lily the giant ichthyosaur is a huge attraction at the Paleo-Aquarium. Based on jaw fragments from the Aust & Lilstock (“thus Lily”) in the U.K. These specimens allude to Triassic ichthyosaurs significantly bigger than the largest named species.
#paleoaquarium
art contest entry.
The north Pacific not so long ago:
A family of Steller's Sea Cows (Hydrodamalis gigas) keep a calf closely protected as Orcas pass underneath. A Spectacled Cormorant (Urile perspicillatus) dives nearby hoping to pick off any fish startled by the passing hulks.
Argentinosaurus. A huge male rubbing itself against a large rock outcrop. The reddish dust he coats himself with augments his breeding season coloration. Particularly rich in bright iron oxide this rock has been used for generations and its surface has been pulverized concave.
𝘉𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘪.
One of the many species of terrestrial crocodylomorphs from the Adamantina Formation of late Cretaceous Brazil.
Shown here digging up Titanosaur eggs, despite the aggressive objections of the resident burrowing sand wasps.
Majungasaurus.
The rains mark an end to the Madagascar dry season and bring forth fresh greenery and flowers. Despite the relief the abelisaur maintains its grumpy disposition.