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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 6d

Is it a lizard? Is it a snake? Maybe a 'false snake'?? As that's what its name means in Gaelic!

Hello to Breugnathair, a new fossil from the Jurassic of Skye with a curious mix of snake & lizard features, showing that early squamate evolution was complex

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Fossil found on Skye is new species of fanged Jurassic reptile

Experts say the lizard-like creature, which has been given the Gaelic name Breugnathair elgolensis, had lived about 167 million years ago.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Liam Elward Paleoart 🇵🇸 @paleobyliam.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats to @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social on the beautiful #paleoart of this new Jurassic lizard. Look at those horsetails!
#sciart
www.sci.news/paleontology...

New Jurassic Lizard Species Has Confusing Set of Features Seen in Snakes and Geckos | Sci.News

Breugnathair elgolensis is a species of hook-toothed lizard that lived during the Middle Jurassic, about 167 million years ago.

www.sci.news

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · 3d

I was honored to create this illustration to accompany the discovery of Breugnathair elgolensis a newly discovered genus of reptile that shares traits of both lizards and snakes.
Congratulations and special thanks to the authors!
You can read the paper using the link below
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you Liam! 😊

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you 😊

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Aug 13

Paraiso Lodge in Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains is famed for its close views of fiery-throated hummingbirds. Often overlooked, the lodge’s elevation offers a stunning view of the Central Valley. While it was tempting to zoom in, the added context made it my favorite shot of the trip.

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Aug 7

Warblers: dark vs light ⚫️⚪️

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Aug 3

Gonna try and get back to regularly posting soon

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Aug 3

I’ve spent the past couple weeks recovering from a deviated septum surgery. Every evening, I sat on the front porch watching this Orbweaver tend to its web. I discovered if I shot wide open and lined up the spider with the neighbors garage lights, I could outline it with bokeh.

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Jul 8

Briefly returning to social media to announce I met a rock ptarmigan 🥹
That is all for now but I’ll be back with more photos and art soon :)

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · May 24

Thanks! Unfortunately just on Instagram but I’ll probably dump the designs I do in batches here every once in a while :))

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · May 24

Thanks for the tag!
Not tagging anyone specific anyone feel free to keep the chain going :)

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Apr 14

Just discovered the stunning art of bruno liljefors
#artinspirations

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Apr 9

Sharing a late #portfolioday to check in and say I’m not dead, just very busy with optometry school lately

I’ll have new art to share soon, including a spiritual successor to this old piece of mine so stay tuned!

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Gabriel Bertoja (commissions open) @gabrielbruh.bsky.social · Feb 27

An old buck Estemmenosuchus scratches itself on a dead tree with all sorts of little guys!

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DJ Crumrine @djcrumrine.bsky.social · Mar 27

Kleptoparasitism. Geosternternbergia, Nyctosaurus and Enchodus. Inspired by the book Oceans of Kansas by Micheal J Everhart and the brown pelicans, magnificent frigate birds and delicious mahi-mahi tacos at my trip to Puerto Vallarta. #paleoart #pterosaurs

A chaotic scene of pterosaurs. A Geosternbergia with an Enchodus in its mouth is absolutely pestered by a flock of Nyctosaurus all trying to steal the fish.

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Mar 10

Such good work from Kirby

J.W. Kirby @jaywkirby.bsky.social · Mar 10

New painting! Featuring the pterosaur Sordes pilosus of late Jurassic Kazakhstan.

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Mar 3

Good to know! I’ll probably post big updates every once in a while here like this but am definitely more regular on the insta page :)

Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Mar 2

Thanks!

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Feb 27

Thanks! I’ve always thought a Honduran white bat would make a great pokemon

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Feb 27

Thank you so much 😊

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Feb 27

I’ve been sharing the designs to @Brennansfakemon on Instagram but let me know if you all would be interested in me sharing these here as well!

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Brennan Stokkermans @brennanstokkermans.bsky.social · Feb 27

Since today is Pokemon day I thought it would be a good time to share my fakemon project I’ve been working on lately! I have much less time to do art in optometry school so this has been keeping me creative while I focus on my studies :)

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Harkthorn @harkthorn.bsky.social · Jan 27

Barred owl sketch, in blue ballpoint pen. Request from a Ko-Fi supporter (thank you again)

-2946 🎨🐡🪶 #art

A blue ballpoint sketch of a barred owl perched on a broken branch, one foot tucked up, looking sleepy

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · Jan 23

Olorotitan watercolor portrait

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