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Jay
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Assistant producer for factual TV (Earth, Walking with Dinosaurs 2025, Evolution), science communicator, paleoartist, paleontology enthusiast (she/they) 🏳️‍⚧️ https://kakapojay.com/
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · Oct 18
Hello new (and old) friends! I'm Jay and I'm an assistant producer for science documentaries (currently working on Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 & Evolution), a science communicator, and a paleoartist! Please do give me profile a look if that sounds like it's up your alley!

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Me looking vaguely cute A profile illustration of a dodo Illustration of two tyrannosaurs doing a courtship dance through a burnt out forest Illustration of a Shantungosaurus coming across a parade of baby sauropods
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Gabriel Ugueto @serpenillus.bsky.social · 15h
Really excited for everyone to see this next year. My baby looks so good! 😍😍😍 So happy and proud to have been one of the talented group of people who worked in this show!
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Palaeoncryptozoologist Briton @raftingzalmoxes.bsky.social · 1d
WAKE UP EVERYONE NEW #SurvivingEarth STILL FEATURING PLIOSAURS JUST DROPPED!!!
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 1d
Love the patterns!!
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Palaeoncryptozoologist Briton @raftingzalmoxes.bsky.social · 1d
WAKE UP EVERYONE NEW #SurvivingEarth STILL FEATURING PLIOSAURS JUST DROPPED!!!
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Steve Hyndside @stevehyndside.bsky.social · 1d
Let’s make hope normal again.

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Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
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Maija Karala @maijakarala.bsky.social · 3d
Sad news: the kakapo population is down to 237 after a female bird called Solstice died of an infection.

According to the Kakapo Recovery Facebook page, she had
• 8 clutches
• 24 eggs laid
• 13 fertile eggs
• 6 chicks hatched
• 4 living offspring
• 27 descendants
Illustration of a kakapo - a large, moss-green flightless parrot with an owl-like face - sitting on a person's arm with just the arm visible. It has a circular framing depicting little scribbles of ferns and conifer branches. Behind it is a light brown background with pale lineart of mossy tree trunks and branches of New Zealand's forests.
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 4d
This is the smallest dinosaur here! I'm certain there must have been birds around, but as far as I can tell, no fossils have been found, or at least, none have been clearly identified.
Size comparison between 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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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 4d
Surprise, more Kem Kem theropods! Here's a small indeterminate noasaurid, between 2-3m long, known from fragmentary remains. With smaller animals, I am drawn to vivid colours and flashier displays - like the speculative skin flap on the tail. Size comparison below ⬇️
Small noasaurid - it has dark green fuzz on the front half of its body adorned with teal, white, yellow, and orange stripes. On the tail, these colours are mirrored.
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 6d
With such fragmentary material, like many of these pterosaurs, it is hard to get a size estimate, but I've tentatively sized this critter to a 3-4m wingspan.
Size comparison between 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 dromaeosaur, Axelrodichthys and myself.
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 6d
Xericeps is another fragmentary Kem Kem pterosaur, known from a distinctively curved lower beak, complete with interesting protrusions on the inside, much like Alanqa - this speculative reconstruction is based loosely on the modern openbill stork!

Size comparison below ⬇️

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A Xericeps, covered in light hues of blues, greens, and purples.
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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 6d
For Jane.
RIP.
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 6d
I was lucky enough to get to see her speak a few years ago - she spoke about the plight of wildlife and the natural world with so much care and with so much purpose. The world will miss her.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6d
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 7d
And that's the second largest dinosaur in the ecosystem - not quite as impressive as the titanosaur, but nonetheless very cool and that tail stretches right across the scene.
Size comparison between Rebbachisaurus, an indeterminate leptocleidid, an indeterminate iguanodontian, Alanqa, Spinosaurus, an indeterminate titanosaur, Anhanguera, Elosuchus, Afrotapejara, Carcharodontosaurus, Apatorhamphus, Deltadromeus, Leptostomia, an indeterminate abelisaur, an indeterminate dromaeosaur, Axelrodichthys and myself.
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 7d
An unusual high-spined dinosaur from the Kem Kem, it's Spinosau- oh wait, it's Rebbachisaurus, a medium-sized diplodocoid sauropod. I based much of this reconstruction on related species, such as Lavocatisaurus and Limaysaurus. Size comparison below ⬇️

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A yellow Rebbachisaurus with a blue head.
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 8d
Absolutely losing it at this photo of my dog post-bath. What is he doing
My dog, a blur of movement on a bed
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 8d
Little guy!! Love how you've conveyed its lanky shapes
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 8d
I don't think it's necessarily a mistaken identity - some notosuchian teeth and ankylosaur teeth look incredibly similar! I was just looking at teeth from Simosuchus and other herbivorous notosuchians, and they have the same multi-pronged diamond shape - so in hindsight, it isn't super surprising!
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 8d
Update: thanks to some very kind folk have lent their knowledge, I'll likely skip this animal! Seems like the isolated tooth may just as well be from a notosuchian of some kind. I feel somewhat relieved that I don't have to draw an ankylosaur 😳
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 8d
At some point soon I'm going to reconstruct the enigmatic Kem Kem thyreophoran, which is inherently probably a silly thing to do. Folks who understand the Kem Kem fauna and African ankylosaurs better than I do - any tips/pointers/suggestions?
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 8d
I was speaking with Ole Zant who has considerable experience with Kem Kem fossils - he suggested there's a chance it isn't a dinosaur at all but instead some kind of crocodylomorph.
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 8d
Ah thank you! I'm leaning more towards skipping this animal - I've also learnt that there is a chance the tooth could be from some kind of crocodylomorph!
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 8d
Well, from the single broken tooth we have, it isn't winning any coolness competitions anytime soon
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 8d
At some point soon I'm going to reconstruct the enigmatic Kem Kem thyreophoran, which is inherently probably a silly thing to do. Folks who understand the Kem Kem fauna and African ankylosaurs better than I do - any tips/pointers/suggestions?
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 9d
Thank you, I appreciate hearing that!
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 9d
Thank you <3 I think it's partially my own fault for still posting on Twitter tbf, that place remains a cesspit
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 9d
I think mosasaurs are known to frequent brackish or freshwater environments, but I've not heard of any ichthyosaurs doing so!
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 9d
Oh I would definitely think so! They look to be within snacking size for Spinosaurus
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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 9d
Thanks very much!!
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