Shadow
@shadowclawfc.bsky.social
Y'all can call me Shadow or Ari (are-ee), most people know me as the former
she/they
Hobby writer, artist, also like to make stuff in general. And play video games.
Autistic, disabled, dragonkin. Most humans find me exceedingly weird and that's fine by me.
she/they
Hobby writer, artist, also like to make stuff in general. And play video games.
Autistic, disabled, dragonkin. Most humans find me exceedingly weird and that's fine by me.
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False eyes 👁️🗨️
January 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
False eyes 👁️🗨️
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Protocera
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Protocera
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Results from the Flocking #paleostream!
This one was gorgonopsid heavy!
Dinogorgon, Viatkogorgon, Njalila and Hippidion
This one was gorgonopsid heavy!
Dinogorgon, Viatkogorgon, Njalila and Hippidion
January 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Results from the Flocking #paleostream!
This one was gorgonopsid heavy!
Dinogorgon, Viatkogorgon, Njalila and Hippidion
This one was gorgonopsid heavy!
Dinogorgon, Viatkogorgon, Njalila and Hippidion
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We are approaching twenty full years of Tetrapod Zoology. The birthday is Jan 21st. A few highlights...
January 11, 2026 at 2:03 AM
We are approaching twenty full years of Tetrapod Zoology. The birthday is Jan 21st. A few highlights...
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Deer dude interlude
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Deer dude interlude
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Nanuqsaurus and Black-capped Chickadees
January 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Nanuqsaurus and Black-capped Chickadees
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This is not a model. This is a "fossilised" taxidermy of a Woolly Rhino, discovered in Starunia mine in Carpathian Poland (now Ukraine) in 1929. Dating to the Pleistocene, its exquisite preservation is owed to a mixture of brine, oil and clays. 🧵
January 8, 2026 at 5:52 AM
This is not a model. This is a "fossilised" taxidermy of a Woolly Rhino, discovered in Starunia mine in Carpathian Poland (now Ukraine) in 1929. Dating to the Pleistocene, its exquisite preservation is owed to a mixture of brine, oil and clays. 🧵
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Opening my ko-fi store back for the New Year, looking forward to getting back to some bird art!
Link in comments ✨
Link in comments ✨
January 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Opening my ko-fi store back for the New Year, looking forward to getting back to some bird art!
Link in comments ✨
Link in comments ✨
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Selected species of Dimetrodon.
Here are various sketches showing some species of Dimetrodon, which was a quite diverse genus during the Early Permian. The genus includes about a dozen of species
#paleoart #sciart #synapsids
Here are various sketches showing some species of Dimetrodon, which was a quite diverse genus during the Early Permian. The genus includes about a dozen of species
#paleoart #sciart #synapsids
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Selected species of Dimetrodon.
Here are various sketches showing some species of Dimetrodon, which was a quite diverse genus during the Early Permian. The genus includes about a dozen of species
#paleoart #sciart #synapsids
Here are various sketches showing some species of Dimetrodon, which was a quite diverse genus during the Early Permian. The genus includes about a dozen of species
#paleoart #sciart #synapsids
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Despite being ill I think this first formation #paleostream of the year turned out pretty good.
The Upper Elliot Formation from the early Jurassic of South Africa is an important piece for our understanding of sauropod evolution but beyond that it's just a really cool assemblage...
The Upper Elliot Formation from the early Jurassic of South Africa is an important piece for our understanding of sauropod evolution but beyond that it's just a really cool assemblage...
January 5, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Despite being ill I think this first formation #paleostream of the year turned out pretty good.
The Upper Elliot Formation from the early Jurassic of South Africa is an important piece for our understanding of sauropod evolution but beyond that it's just a really cool assemblage...
The Upper Elliot Formation from the early Jurassic of South Africa is an important piece for our understanding of sauropod evolution but beyond that it's just a really cool assemblage...
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The Blue Lias
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The Blue Lias
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Exciting news! I was interviewed by @currentbiology.bsky.social for their Q & A section, where I talk about the future of palaeontology, dangers of AI in education, social media and science communication. Featuring, my doodles!
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01552-0
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01552-0
January 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Exciting news! I was interviewed by @currentbiology.bsky.social for their Q & A section, where I talk about the future of palaeontology, dangers of AI in education, social media and science communication. Featuring, my doodles!
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01552-0
cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01552-0
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I want to wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays with this quick sketch of two Microraptorine dinosaurs in the snow ❄️. I hope everybody is having a great day and enjoying the presents! 🎁 🎄 🎅
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
December 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I want to wish everyone Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays with this quick sketch of two Microraptorine dinosaurs in the snow ❄️. I hope everybody is having a great day and enjoying the presents! 🎁 🎄 🎅
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Not Your Mastodon!
(it's Notiomastodon)
(it's Notiomastodon)
December 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Not Your Mastodon!
(it's Notiomastodon)
(it's Notiomastodon)
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I colored lineart from my coloring book ✨
I like soft pencils, but white pencils become short so fast :'>
#dragon #artistonbluesky
I like soft pencils, but white pencils become short so fast :'>
#dragon #artistonbluesky
December 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I colored lineart from my coloring book ✨
I like soft pencils, but white pencils become short so fast :'>
#dragon #artistonbluesky
I like soft pencils, but white pencils become short so fast :'>
#dragon #artistonbluesky
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touch starved 🪶
December 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
touch starved 🪶
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Before the European Enlightenment, cultures across the world engaged scientifically with the natural history, and showcased it visually with their own unique visual language and perception of the living world. I do not understand the current aversion to different "styles" in scientific visual art.
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Before the European Enlightenment, cultures across the world engaged scientifically with the natural history, and showcased it visually with their own unique visual language and perception of the living world. I do not understand the current aversion to different "styles" in scientific visual art.
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Fantastic palaeoart in a traditional Chinese style, used as a figure in a Royal Society publication, describing a false sabre-tooth feline, Taotienimravus songi. I hope this buckles the trend again "stylised" art in publications and press releases.
Art by Yuefeng Song 🐈
Art by Yuefeng Song 🐈
December 16, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Fantastic palaeoart in a traditional Chinese style, used as a figure in a Royal Society publication, describing a false sabre-tooth feline, Taotienimravus songi. I hope this buckles the trend again "stylised" art in publications and press releases.
Art by Yuefeng Song 🐈
Art by Yuefeng Song 🐈
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I'm so tired of the artist's profession being treated as something unimportant and easily replaceable. “We're just using genAI for concept art, trust me, it'll be live actors!”
I mean, yeah, artists aren't really people, so we shouldn't pay them or respect what they do... sigh
I mean, yeah, artists aren't really people, so we shouldn't pay them or respect what they do... sigh
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I'm so tired of the artist's profession being treated as something unimportant and easily replaceable. “We're just using genAI for concept art, trust me, it'll be live actors!”
I mean, yeah, artists aren't really people, so we shouldn't pay them or respect what they do... sigh
I mean, yeah, artists aren't really people, so we shouldn't pay them or respect what they do... sigh
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Result from the Talara tar seeps #paleostream! Like the La Brea tar pits this was Pleistocene death trap, however these fossils come from Peru so everything has a south american flavor. This piece is set at the beginning of the rainy season, with new green beginning to sprout...
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Result from the Talara tar seeps #paleostream! Like the La Brea tar pits this was Pleistocene death trap, however these fossils come from Peru so everything has a south american flavor. This piece is set at the beginning of the rainy season, with new green beginning to sprout...
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"I'm a monster, you're a monster... oh, we're a perfect match!" [oc]
December 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"I'm a monster, you're a monster... oh, we're a perfect match!" [oc]
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Results from the Flocking #paleostream
Grant (yes, really), Sapeornis, Xenosmilus and Propleopus
Grant (yes, really), Sapeornis, Xenosmilus and Propleopus
December 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Results from the Flocking #paleostream
Grant (yes, really), Sapeornis, Xenosmilus and Propleopus
Grant (yes, really), Sapeornis, Xenosmilus and Propleopus
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These 3 early access designs are available for offers now on my Patreon/Ko-fi for all tiers patrons! 🦌
Info below!
Info below!
December 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
These 3 early access designs are available for offers now on my Patreon/Ko-fi for all tiers patrons! 🦌
Info below!
Info below!
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Tomorrow (~6pm UTC, December 13), 3 new early access designs will be available for offers for all tiers patrons on my Patreon/Ko-fi!
December 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Tomorrow (~6pm UTC, December 13), 3 new early access designs will be available for offers for all tiers patrons on my Patreon/Ko-fi!
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Now I can finally post the full set together - A phoenix for each season 🍃☀️🍂❄️
15% off any prints with code GLMA3D on my inprnt store, link in comments!
15% off any prints with code GLMA3D on my inprnt store, link in comments!
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Now I can finally post the full set together - A phoenix for each season 🍃☀️🍂❄️
15% off any prints with code GLMA3D on my inprnt store, link in comments!
15% off any prints with code GLMA3D on my inprnt store, link in comments!