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David Soriano| Dilo
@shamublackfish.bsky.social
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Intern from the Alf Museum of Paleontology, Amateur Paleoartist, undergrad in Geology, and whale watching Naturalist. Also knows a thing or two about mosasaurs.

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David Soriano| Dilo @shamublackfish.bsky.social · 29d
I’m excited to announce that I will be opening commissions for this Winter. Because this is my first time opening commissions, I will have only 3 slots open, at least for now. As always, if you’re interested, feel free to reach out in messages or shoot me an email.

:)
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seismic-shrimp.bsky.social
I'm finally putting up a commission sheet since I've been wanting to for a while! I mostly specialize in fish and mammals, but I can draw almost anything. Contact me so we can figure out how to work together! #commissions #paleoart #sciart
January 19, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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ppaleoartist.bsky.social
results of this week's #Paleostream flocking!

this week we sketched Tapejara, Ajkaceratops, Hoplitomeryx, and Protoceratops (i procrasinated on posting whoops)

#paleoart #sketches #sciart
a Tapejara opens its mouth to yawn as the dawn's light bathes it in a gentle warm hue. the setting moon appears to be in its beak due to the framing of the shot. the sky behind the pterosaur is a deep clear blue as the night retreats from the day Tapejara is a kind of tapejarid pterosaur (pterosaurs with large fleshy crests from the front of their face to the back oftentimes paired with smaller ones on the bottom of their beaks) that inhabited Cretaceous Brazil, here ive depicted it with a healed injury on its crest at the back an angry Ajkaceratops charges towards the camera while a shocked seated person (my sona) recoils in fear (i am 5' 4" (~163cm) tall) Ajkaceratops is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur (relatives of Triceratops) known only from skull material, unlike it's better known relatives it may or may not have had a frill proper and also lacks a distinct rostral bone which is a characteristic of virtually all ceratopsians a male Hoplitomeryx is seated amongst some short grass at the edge of a game trail, the morning sun carpets the foreground and midground of the shot in a bright yellow light while the heavily foliaged background remains in relative cool darkness. the small ungulate has swivelled its neck around to look at the camera Hoplitomeryx is a kind of small deer-like ungulate that had five large horns on its head; two behind each of its eyes and one between its eyes on the middle of its head. they also possessed small fangs much like fanged-deer as well as scent glands infront of the eyes like most ruminants. they lived in Italy during a time in Earth's history where the sea levels covered most lowlying areas, forming islands that are now attached to the mainland in the modern day a Protoceratops kicks up fine sandy dust as it walks towards the camera, it's illuminated from the back by a bright yellow light as this shot is set at night Protoceratops is one of the most well known ceratopsians dinosaurs behind Triceratops due to being one of the two species in the 'Dueling Dinosaurs' fossil where a Velociraptor and Protoceratops were preserved mid fight by a falling dune. Protoceratops lacked any horns, but had a very wide and broad crest, as well as a raised "sail" on the top of its tail
January 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
shamublackfish.bsky.social
Very happy with how the commission turned out. I encourage you all to give Dynamo a follow.

:D
dynamoterror.bsky.social Dynamognathus @dynamoterror.bsky.social · 3d
A drawing of Allodelphis woodburnei, a marine Platanistoid (cousin of South-Asian River Dolphins) from miocene California. It and its close relatives had flexible necks and large fins, making them slow yet agile hunters of small prey. A commission from @shamublackfish.bsky.social
#paleoart #sciart
A colored-pencil illustration of the prehistoric dolphin Allodelphis woodburnei, a marine Platanistoid known from a very complete specimen from early Miocene deposits in California. It has very long, thin jaws, a small eye near the corner of its mouth, and a relatively flexible neck and large fins for a cetacean. I’ve given it a relatively small triangular dorsal fin. It is overall grey and pink in coloration, with the snout fading from quite pale towards the tip to more vibrant around the eye, extending in a pink stripe down the body that widens as it nears the tail. The edges of the stripe fade into the pale greyish tones of the rest of the body. Its mouth is slightly open, revealing numerous small, pointed teeth.
January 18, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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A drawing of Allodelphis woodburnei, a marine Platanistoid (cousin of South-Asian River Dolphins) from miocene California. It and its close relatives had flexible necks and large fins, making them slow yet agile hunters of small prey. A commission from @shamublackfish.bsky.social
#paleoart #sciart
A colored-pencil illustration of the prehistoric dolphin Allodelphis woodburnei, a marine Platanistoid known from a very complete specimen from early Miocene deposits in California. It has very long, thin jaws, a small eye near the corner of its mouth, and a relatively flexible neck and large fins for a cetacean. I’ve given it a relatively small triangular dorsal fin. It is overall grey and pink in coloration, with the snout fading from quite pale towards the tip to more vibrant around the eye, extending in a pink stripe down the body that widens as it nears the tail. The edges of the stripe fade into the pale greyish tones of the rest of the body. Its mouth is slightly open, revealing numerous small, pointed teeth.
January 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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palaeojules.bsky.social
Hiya, I have 4 more school fact file sheets for #FossilFriday:
#Tianyulong, #Darwinopterus, #Oregramma, and #Caytonia! These are really relaxing to do, and I plan on doing more plants next!
I hope you like them!
#paleontology #paleobotany #paleoart #sciart #scicomm #schoolwork #publiccommunication
A fact file of Tianyulong with a drawing oc it in the centre, surrounded by facts and labels, with a time scale on the right. A fact file of Darwinopterus with a drawing of it in the centre, surrounded by facts and labels, with a time scale on the right. A fact file of Oregramma with a drawing of it in the centre, surrounded by facts and labels, with a time scale on the right. A fact file of Caytonia with a drawing of a tree on the right, and the leaves and reproductive organs on the left, surrounded by facts and labels, with a time scale on the right.
January 16, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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#PortfolioDay
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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Outras artes para o vídeo
January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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ppaleoartist.bsky.social
results of this week's #Paleostream flocking

this week we sketched Dinogorgon, Viatkogorgon, Njalila, and Hippidion

my ~month-long artblock decided to go away halfway through stream, i think this year ill stop holding myself to such a high standard and see what happens

#sketch #sciart #paleoart
a Dinogorgon lays on its left side, back facing the camera, around it is an abstract environment of oranges and yellows, it casts a blue shadow on the ground behind it Dinogorgon is a gorgonopsid (saber toothed animals closer related to mammals than reptiles) which had very large jaw muscles to take down large prey two Viatkogorgon cool off in a shaded body of water framed by dunes, a dead woody plant is behind them Viatkogorgon is a kind of gorgonopsida (saber toothed animals closer related to mammals than reptiles) which was quite small (around the size of the average house cat) it had a more slender snout than other gorgonopsids a Njalila is seen in left lateral (side) view with a person (my sona) behind it for scale (i am 5' 4" (~163cm tall)) Njalila is a kind of gorgonopsida (saber toothed animals closer related to mammals than reptiles) which was on the smaller end (the size of the small dog) it had a robust jaw for taking down prey a Hippidion looks into the camera with its head tilted to its right with its tongue sticking out at the camera, blurry gold coloured hearts are seen in the background Hippidion is an extinct kind of horse which resembles modern horses, however, possesses large muscle attatchment sites on its head for a large nose and top-lip muscles. some reconstruct it with a tapir-like arrangement, i decided to reconstruct it with anatomy resembling a moose's
January 11, 2026 at 11:24 AM
shamublackfish.bsky.social
This sucks, I wanna go back to drawing mosasaurs.

#Art #WIP
Albertosaurus WIP
January 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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sketchy-raptor.bsky.social
New material of Ajkaceratops cements its identity as a ceratopsian, but adds a new wrinkle. It turns out that many european ornithischians previously classified as iguanodontians may actually be ceratopsians! New paper by @tweetisaurus.bsky.social et al., that I provided art for (link in reply).
January 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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seismic-shrimp.bsky.social
Getting back into the swing of ungulates after a bit, here are four rhinos: Parvorhinus, Uintaceras, Megacanodon, Aprotodon qiui #paleoart #sciart
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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ildarotyrannus.bsky.social
A charging Tarbosaurus bataar. I painted this piece as an exercise in fullbody black and white art without lines. As usual, I used various brushes. I also practiced painting the ground kicked up by the animal's feet.

#paleoart #dinosaur
A monochrome painting of attacking tyrannosaurid dinosaur. Done in Adobe Photoshop.
January 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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A portrait sketch of Cryolophosaurus elliotti, a remarkable theropod from the Early Jurassic of Antarctica. This dinosaur is known for its tuft-shaped crest, positioned above the eyes. It was given informal name "Elvisaurus" due this feature.

#paleoart #dinosaur #jurassic
Portrait sketch of crested theropod with speculative protofeathers, scaleless parts of neck and scaly snout. Done in Paint Tool Sai 2.0.
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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floridamuseum.bsky.social
Exhibit #SciArt 🎨 Florida Pleistocene
Paleontologists have found Pleistocene fossils in almost every county in Florida, speaking to our state’s rich biodiversity during this period.

🗝️ Check out the exhibit art + key, and fossils from our collections:
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/exhibits/blo...
a painting of an nature scene with a jaguar chasing small boar-like animals in the foreground and further out on the savannah are deer, elephants and other large animals a key to an illustration of a nature scene with many animals represented by yellow shapes with numbers on them match to the list in the linked post
January 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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First #FossilFriday of 2026: here's #paleoart of Dromaeosaurus atop a half-eaten juvenile Chasmosaurus. Dromaeosaurus was no Velociraptor clone, but a relatively robust and probably hard-biting raptorial dinosaur. Painted... two years ago now, I guess, in 2024. #fossil #paleontology #dinosaur
A striped brown and white bird-like predatory dinosaur perched on top of a juvenile, small-horned and short-frilled horned dinosaur. Behind are skeletonised winter trees and conifers seen through fog.
January 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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dynamoterror.bsky.social
Starting off 2026 with a commissions announcement! I’ve drawn a few commissioned pieces in the past, but haven’t widely advertised it before. If you would like to fund custom-made drawings from a young artist, contact me and we can discuss all the details. #commissions #paleoart #wildlifeart
An advertisement/announcement for commissions, featuring several pieces of my artwork on a dark grey background, arranged by approximate difficulty and corresponding price range. Grayscale subjects without backgrounds are roughly twenty-five to fifty dollars, colored subjects without backgrounds are roughly thirty to seventy-five dollars, infographics (either colored or grayscale) featuring text and drawings are roughly fifty to two-hundred dollars, grayscale full scenes are roughly one-hundred-and-fifty to two-hundred-and-fifty dollars, and colored full scenes are roughly one-hundred-and-seventy-five dollars to three-hundred dollars. Pricing is flexible depending on the complexity and subject matter of the piece.
January 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
shamublackfish.bsky.social
Cruisin' Through the Triassic

A couple of Californosaurus, a ten foot long ichthyosaur, patrolling off of the Late Triassic coasts of Prehistoric California.

#Paleoart #Sciart #Art
As I am writing this, this will be my last art post of 2025 and I'd figure we end it just like how we started, which is in the oceans. I hope all of you have a Happy New Year and let's do everything we can to survive and thrive through 2026, just like we have been before.
December 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
shamublackfish.bsky.social
Globidens is feeling a little Jolly but this minty Placenticeras begs to differ.

Wishing you all a Happy Holidays and if this is my last art post of 2025, I wish you all a Happy New Year.

#Art #Sciart #paleoart
The mosasaur, Globidens, has its jaws on a placenticeras who bares resemblance to a peppermint candy.
December 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Manipuloyx, a new alvarezsaur with really fascinating hands!
The condition of the fingers isn't that unusual for the clade but the OSTEODERMS on the hand are new!
December 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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🎄 in the deep sea
December 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
shamublackfish.bsky.social
I’m excited to announce that I will be opening commissions for this Winter. Because this is my first time opening commissions, I will have only 3 slots open, at least for now. As always, if you’re interested, feel free to reach out in messages or shoot me an email.

:)
December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
shamublackfish.bsky.social
Here's what I did for #Paleostream with Lijiangosaurus and Appalachiosaurus.

Just in time cause it's the last Flocking of 2025!!

#paleoart #sciart
Appalachiosaurus half body sketch. Tried full-body and I hated it.
December 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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I painted a Jurassic classic, #Stegosaurus. 💚
An illustration of a green four-legged dinosaur, Stegosaurus. It is depicted with tall back plates that are colored dark gray, yellow, and white. To the right is the silhouette of a human.
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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First rule of Heron Fight Club - there are no rules - just stay out of my territory. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin #Photography
A Snowy Egret and a Black-crowned Night Heron have a shoreline dispute. #FujiFilm #XT5
A Snowy Egret and a Black-crowned Night Heron settling a territorial dispute. The Night Heron flew off. Lots of splashing, both birds with feet up and wings spread.
December 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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boydpaleo.bsky.social
Fresh. Water. Mosasaur. In. The. Hell. Creek. Formation.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn8l...
King of the Riverside - explainer video
YouTube video by Genuine Rockstars
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM