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Tom Parker

@tomozaurus.bsky.social

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Scientific researcher, author and illustrator focused on Palaeontology and Palaeobotany.

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jul 1

Its my birthday today, and good news!

You can celebrate by reading my fully illustrated new article on the prehistoric animals of Jurassic World Dominion, what we know of their life appearance & behavior, and how that compares to the film:

jurassicparkterror.com/jurassic-par...

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · 18d

I wanted to do something for this little guy (Zavacephale), especially because there are good plant fossils from the same formation he is found in, but this is all I had the energy for.

Pencil sketch of pachycephalosaur Zavacephale in its environment.

Same illustration with featured species labelled. Zavacephale (pachycephalosaur), lycopodites (a lycophyte), equisetites (a horsetail), coniopteris, onychiopsis (dicksoniaceae ferns), nageia (podocarpaceae), abies-like pine.

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shaun @shaunvids.bsky.social · 29d

if charlie kirk didn't get shot the right wing would be equally and as consequentially as mad about a tv commercial or restaurant logo or something else, they're gonna do what they're gonna do regardless

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · 29d

Lmao rest in piss bozo

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jul 19

New dromaeosaurid, Shri rapax. What an amazing fossil!

Sketch of the dromaesaurid Shri rapax with the fossil

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jul 7

Let me cook

Edited shot from Jurassic World Rebirth showing the head crest of Thalassodromeus visible between the aisles of the convenience store like a shark's fin.

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jul 7

As bad as that is, I think it's the latter.

Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jul 7

I also have a working hypothesis that Universal has vetoed dinosaurs with place-names in their genus name, which is why we've never got Utahraptor or Argentinosaurus/Patagotitan

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jul 7

I would accept that, though if it is to be dinosaurs my preference is just that it's the Carnotaurus scene from The Lost World. The set already reminds me so much of how I imagined that scene.

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jul 6

I've seen lots of suggestions for what real prehistoric animal could have replaced the "mutadon" in Jurassic World Rebirth. Having seen the film now, I couldn't stop thinking what if it was a ground-dwelling predatory pterosaur, like has been suggested for Thalassodromeus.

Drawing of the pterosaur Thalassodromeus with colors inspired by the "Mutadon" from Jurassic World Rebirth.

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you!

Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jul 1

This is a long-overdue follow up to this article I wrote & illustrated in 2020: jurassicparkterror.com/jurassic-par...

Jurassic Park Dinosaurs Illustrated With Modern Science - JPT

How has our understanding of the Jurassic Park dinosaurs progressed over time? We explore all we have learned since the Jurassic Park films.

jurassicparkterror.com

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Prehistoric Kingdom @prehistorickingdom.bsky.social · Jun 30

SURPRISE! Breeding is coming Update 15! 🥚🦖

Tune into this month's Dev Diary to learn more about fertility, courtship and the nesting system coming to Prehistoric Kingdom in August.

➡️Latest Dev Diary: bit.ly/4kmk8IW
📝Patreon: bit.ly/4hnK9GM

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jun 28

I have been enjoying doing these environment sketches in what little time I have.

Quick thumbnail sketches of Two Medicine Formation and Cloverly Formation environments.

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jun 22

Real but also their skin is like sandpaper

Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jun 21

A few silly guys

Coloured pencil sketch of Tenontosaurus, grayscale thumbnail sketch of Stegosaurus posing with Coniopteris ferns and a fallen log

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jun 16

Why are YouTube videos so long now? I keep seeing thumbnails I think look interesting and then see it is 1.5 hours... 2 hours... 3 hours long. No! Stop it!

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jun 12

That is rad

Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · Jun 4

Today I can share the Cretaceous angiosperms (for the Temperate and Tropical biomes) and Cretaceous Wetland plants I designed for Prehistoric Kingdom.

Diagramic reconstructions of a number of Cretaceous angiosperms for Prehistoric Kingdom's Mesozoic Temperate and Mesozoic Tropical biomes (2023).

Diagramic reconstructions of extinct plants for Prehistoric Kingdom's Mesozoic Swamp biome (2023).

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · May 28

Sinners had extremely high expectations placed on it and it still somehow exceeded them. For one I didn't see anyone mention how good the music is??

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · May 28

I really like how these lines look and now I'm afraid to do anything else to them

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Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · May 24

Yeah I'll essentially be going just for that river raft sequence.

Tom Parker @tomozaurus.bsky.social · May 23

They should invent a high protein tortilla that isn't a low carb fad bullshit one

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Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · May 20

A really fun interview by Rachel at IFLScience with our showrunner Kirsty, palaeontologist Nizar, and myself!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVmd...

Walking With Dinosaurs: How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Looked And Sounded Like?

YouTube video by IFLScience

www.youtube.com

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