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Lee

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Lee, 28, Floridian, he/him. Check out cmaidaartworkblog on Tumblr, OnlyScarcelyScaly on Reddit, and Pr0totaxities on Twitter to see my previously-posted artwork while I try to catch up on here

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Lee @onlyscarcelyscaly.bsky.social · 1h

whatcha trying to do?

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Joschua Knüppe @joschuaknuppe.bsky.social · 5h

Results from the Nanotyrannus #Paleostream!
First two are N. lancensis, 3 and 4 are N. lethaeus.
You might notice some paleoart homages here ;)
#BackInHell

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Petite Paleoartist | Sauriazoicillus @ppaleoartist.bsky.social · 11h

been slowly chipping away at this since October 29th 2024 and now it's finally done

i present: Nanotyrannus lancensis

#BackInHell #paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #dinosaurart #scicomm #sciart #alttext

a Nanotyrannus lancensis stands infront of a black background, a warm yellow light illuminates the animal from the top right of the scene, though the source of the light is out of frame.

Nanotyrannus is a species of dinosaur once thought to be a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, however, it recently was concretely proven to be distinct from Tyrannosaurus, as well as being quite far removed from it on the tyrannosaur tree being a member that diverged much earlier

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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 14h

This is one of the tiniest of our animals so far, I think only beat out by Leptostomia. Big thanks to @arminreindl.bsky.social for help with some anatomy details!

Size comparison between Araripesuchus, Xericeps, Rebbachisaurus, an indeterminate leptocleidid, an indeterminate iguanodontian, Alanqa, Spinosaurus, an indeterminate titanosaur, Anhanguera, Elosuchus, Afrotapejara, Carcharodontosaurus, Apatorhamphus, Deltadromeus, Leptostomia, an indeterminate abelisaur, an indeterminate noasaurid, an indeterminate dromaeosaur, Axelrodichthys and myself.

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Vyhr / ioioiee @vyhrart.bsky.social · 1d

The timelapse of my Albertosaurus piece!
20 hours done in 11 sessions - all livestreamed on my Twitch! Linked in my profile - I'd love to see you there for next pieces!
Thanks for all the support on the drawing, can't wait for it to get to all the right people!
#paleoart #sciart

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 1d

Balerion, I wanna sculpt him next

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Liam Elward Paleoart 🇵🇸 @paleobyliam.bsky.social · 1d

#Temnovember a study of the Jurassic temnospondyl Sinobrachyops, which lived alongside mamenchisaurs. Smaller than I picture temnos! Partly inspired by the work of cqin & Emily Stepp. Larva is speculative & not to scale

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Vyhr / ioioiee @vyhrart.bsky.social · 1d

Spread this around!
I'm Vyhr Yglika, 21, creating paleoart since 13!
This is my latest piece - Albertosaurus A3 size with pencils!
With this I announce I wish to pursue paleoart professionally - To work with paleontologists and to enrich paleomedia!
[email protected]
#paleoart #sciart

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Somniosus insomnus💤🦈 @somniosa.bsky.social · 2d

Navigator of the River Lethe
#Nanotyrannus

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aberrantologist @aberrantologist.bsky.social · 2d

Xiphodracon breaches towards a golden sky.

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Sam! @exoton.bsky.social · 2d

happy halloween everyone! see alt text for caption :)
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#speculativebiology #art #digitalart #artsky #specbio #specevo #exoton

Fog blankets the pillar plains. A weary polar broadhead haphazardly drags his kill from the previous night back to his makeshift rubble den, made in the crevice of a petrified root tree. He pauses, mouth agape, expecting the scent of thieves circling near his pile. As he looks toward the sky, a colossal shadow engulfs the ground below. A hissing, guttural screech booms off the pillars as it crashes nearby. It whistles, whines, and writhes as it succumbs to its injuries and the effects of old age. The. broadhead slips behind rubble, hackles raised, catching wind that scavengers are high on the trail. Soon the mist stirs with hunger. Shapes creeping low, skittering, snarling, crowding the fallen giant. they tear, fight, and writhe atop still-living flesh as the spirit’s final whines echo thin and hollow.

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juuni @juunipupu.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Halloween from wereWreg

[ #art | #ttrpg | #oc ]

pencilbrush doodle of werewolf Wreg. His fur pattern and stringy tail are inspired from how beastly wolves in historical drawings were depicted. He is black and brown with white belly.

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Ole Zant @thebiobob.bsky.social · 2d

I realize I never really posted my work on the Triassic phytosaur skull at the Oertijdmuseum on here. So here (and in the posts below) are some photos. I finished it recently when I cleaned more of the mandible.
#FossilFriday #Phytosaur #paleontology

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Mark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social · 2d

It's #Halloween, so here's some scary #paleoart of the dreaded MAMMALIAN NOCTURNAL BOTTLENECK HYPOTHESIS. Which of these Megaconus will survive - AND WHAT WILL BE LEFT OF THEM?

(Image just uploaded to #Patreon, along with a detailed discussion of this idea: www.patreon.com/posts/142523...)

Three grey squirrel-sized Megacous mammals are caught in the open on Halloween night in Jurassic China. Shedding ginkgo trees arc overhead and the full moon has risen high above. But eclipsing all this is a looming crested tyrannosauroid. The theropod doesn't seem to have noticed them yet, but there's a murderous glint in his eye and a Krugerian quality to his hands.

The lead Megaconus turns around to his companions. "Hey, is this a vaguely sinister but actually safe Disney forest, or a genuinely sinister '80s slasher movie one? Because if it's the first one, we're cute enough to make it through this. But if it's the second one, we're a group of disposable mammaliaforms in a story where everyone is rooting for the killer. And let's face it: we breed like tiny mammaliaforms are meant to, and we all know what that means in slasher lore."

He looks out of the picture at the pile of DVDs his artist will be watching tonight.

"I think we might be boned, gentlemen."

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 2d

bit more

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Jay Eaton @jayeatonart.bsky.social · 12d

Cheevwut thinks humans are cool the same way humans think bears and sharks are cool. We are a big, physically intimidating animal. This kind of attitude can contribute to prejudicial fear of humans among avians, though.

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Lee @onlyscarcelyscaly.bsky.social · 2d

jigsaw maybe?

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 2d

Dragon skull. Always liked the idea of creating skulls of various fantasy creatures. Just never got around to it.

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ferrutxoart.bsky.social @ferrutxoart.bsky.social · 2d

A female Gideonmantellia pauses for a moment to watch over her young. She is an attentive mother, and although the chicks are capable of feeding and fending for themselves, during the early stages of their growth they will be accompanied and watched over by their parents

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Michael Tripoli @triloboii.bsky.social · 23d

A Girl and her Dinocrocuta

Messing around with some new brushes

#paleoart #sciart

Digital illustration of a young girl with a backpack cuddling with the giant miocene hyena Dinocrocuta on a solid yellow background with pink hearts. She is hugging the hyena's head warmly, and the animal looks content

Digital linework of a young girl with a backpack cuddling with the giant miocene hyena Dinocrocuta

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☆ Astrapionté ☆ @astrapionte.bsky.social · 3d

Species compilations. Which species do you recognize? Approximately to scale.

#paleoart

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Lee @onlyscarcelyscaly.bsky.social · 3d

nice to see the literliter and deep sea biota in full size now : )

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Jay Eaton @jayeatonart.bsky.social · 3d

This week on #RunawayToTheStars: Chapter 8 begins. Is anyone else getting a sinking feeling?

Catch up: https://runawaytothestars.com
Read ahead: https://patreon.com/jayrockin

Chapter 8: Heavy Water A closeup of a coffee table fades out of blackness, showing three different people's hands. A hotpad sits in the middle of the table with three normal sized mugs around it. On the far side of the table, next to an empty seat on the couch, is a four cup glass measuring jug full of water. The jug has stickers on the outside of a helicopter, an airplane, a flower, and a cartoon quailicorn; along with rectangular labels reading "TALITA ONLY." Otília: Tea, Mx. Derringer? Mel: Thank you, Otília. Otília pours tea from a teapot into a mug held in Mel's hands. The other seated person rests their hand on the table. It is an older hand, with scars on the fingers. Other person: Shouldn’t Talita be here for this?

The view pulls back to show three people seated around the coffee table in a kind of break room, with a sink and cabinets in the background. An e-panel on the wall with a mangled pen cord shows smiling human children and the name "Garriton Teen Village." Mel is younger, with less grey in their hair and no beard. Otília is a middle-aged tabby catgirl, with striped hair in a loose braid over her shoulder. The other person is a bald man with a thick white beard, black metal band shirt, ear piercings, and sparse eyebrows. Mel: Yes, I’d love to talk more with her. Otília: I texted her, but she’s still in her room. Even alien teens are moody, apparently. The man looks over his shoulder out the window and mutters to himself in Portuguese. The man: Hm. Ela está nos espionando… Otília: Mel, anything you'd like to ask before your prospective foster arrives? Mel: Well… Is it true she was anonymously surrendered in a pet carrier? Otília turns to look at the man on the couch. Otília: Ask Doug. We only got her at 15. Doug: Yes. She was six months old, recently pupated. Only this tall. Doug gestures with his hands, showing a height of about 30 centimeters. Inset panel: A pet carrier shows two familiarly round eyes peering out of the darkness behind the wire door. Mel: Wow. Doug: Could run, though. Like a little cat. Doug smiles, Mel strokes their chin incredulously. Inset panel: A little naked creature covered in a coat of wiry spotted feathers runs out of the pet carrier on six long knobby legs ending in tiny four-toed bird-like paws with hooves, with round staring eyes above dark eye-stripes, a tiny tucked trunk, and two tiny spinnerets where a tail might be on an Earth animal. It is familiarly Talita-shaped, but of infantile proportions.

Mel: Do you think she's a trafficking victim? The comic panel background dips away, showing a black void behind Mel's head. A gulper eel swims by. Doug: Hard to say. Otília: There wasn't a note, right? Doug: Nothing. Our youth care facility was not equipped to deal with a non-human infant. The first couple weeks were a scramble for food, medical care… Mel: So… They rub their thumb along the top of their mug awkwardly. The panel background of the brightly lit break room dips away again. An abyssal plain can be faintly seen, a lone squid drifting slowly over it. Mel: …Why wasn’t she returned to the centaur homeplanet? Doug: We tried. Otília's brow furrows. Otília: Centaurs don’t really do foster care, do they? Doug: The embassy told us that most clans choose to cull unclaimed infants.

Doug: By the time we had arrangements for her here, it was easier to just– He rubs the back of his head, gesturing with the other arm helplessly. Doug: –Keep doing it, than find a clan with a matriarch willing to adopt. Mel: Well, I hope I can provide her with some stability going into college. The panel background is absent. A school of lanternfish flicker past in the inky blackness over Mel's head. Mel: It was a hard enough transition for my two bio kids, but with her circumstances… Doug: We’re thankful for your help. Jovia cuts foster sponsorship on her 18th birthday. The window of the room no longer shows sun and leaves, but open black water. A deep-sea ray swims past. Otília checks her phone and frowns in irritation. Otília: It’s been ten minutes. Should I bang on her door? Doug smiles as Otília gets up from her chair. Doug: Isn’t her room just above us on the second floor? Otília: Oh– yes. Why? The abyssal plane lurks behind the comic panel, sea cucumbers and brittle stars crawling languidly over the ooze.

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Natalia Jagielska @nataliajagielska.bsky.social · 6d

Highlighting fantastic palaeoartists:

渔火 on xiaohongshu, a mixed-medium artist from China. Magical depictions of theropods. Pictures are panels from their Spinosaurus comic.

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Kmonvish Lawan @kmonvishlawan.bsky.social · 3d

How am I even survive this long doing this. Thanks to paleontology!
#internationalartistday

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