GulopithecuZ
@gulop1th3cuz.bsky.social
Media/Art, Zoology, Anthropology, and Spec-Evo Enthusiast.
He/Him, 26 yrs
May or may not be a megatheriid sloth trapped in the modern day.
He/Him, 26 yrs
May or may not be a megatheriid sloth trapped in the modern day.
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happy #fossilfriday! this is callichimaera, a crab from the cretaceous of colombia and the united states. despite possessing several juvenile traits, other features indicate that the specimens were adults, retaining larval features into adulthood via heterochrony
(art by oksana vernygora)
(art by oksana vernygora)
February 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
happy #fossilfriday! this is callichimaera, a crab from the cretaceous of colombia and the united states. despite possessing several juvenile traits, other features indicate that the specimens were adults, retaining larval features into adulthood via heterochrony
(art by oksana vernygora)
(art by oksana vernygora)
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somebody woke up
February 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
somebody woke up
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hippo and elephant eating... like a meter away from each other.
February 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
hippo and elephant eating... like a meter away from each other.
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lions sleeping on wildearth live cam right now <3
February 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
lions sleeping on wildearth live cam right now <3
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NEW ARTWORK for #FossilFriday
Here's "The Twisted Feast," commissioned by The Etches Collection. It features a bunch of fossil species from the museum and the Late Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay.
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #JurassicWorld #Ichthyosaurs #Pterosaurs #Crocodiles #Plesiosaurs
Here's "The Twisted Feast," commissioned by The Etches Collection. It features a bunch of fossil species from the museum and the Late Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay.
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #JurassicWorld #Ichthyosaurs #Pterosaurs #Crocodiles #Plesiosaurs
February 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
NEW ARTWORK for #FossilFriday
Here's "The Twisted Feast," commissioned by The Etches Collection. It features a bunch of fossil species from the museum and the Late Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay.
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #JurassicWorld #Ichthyosaurs #Pterosaurs #Crocodiles #Plesiosaurs
Here's "The Twisted Feast," commissioned by The Etches Collection. It features a bunch of fossil species from the museum and the Late Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay.
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #MarineReptiles #JurassicWorld #Ichthyosaurs #Pterosaurs #Crocodiles #Plesiosaurs
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making my pokemon day prediction early
February 20, 2026 at 2:33 PM
making my pokemon day prediction early
If you see this, post a princess
February 20, 2026 at 2:40 PM
If you see this, post a princess
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February 20, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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Happy belated heavenly birthday to one of the many great Termite Terrace directors, especially in the 40s, Frank "Tish Tash" Tashlin. A high school dropout but was hired by Leon Schlesinger in 1936. He quit in 1938 after a dispute, returned in 1942 and left again in 1944. #LooneyTunes
February 20, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Happy belated heavenly birthday to one of the many great Termite Terrace directors, especially in the 40s, Frank "Tish Tash" Tashlin. A high school dropout but was hired by Leon Schlesinger in 1936. He quit in 1938 after a dispute, returned in 1942 and left again in 1944. #LooneyTunes
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A sloth for the day: Xibalbaonyx oviceps from Pleistocene Quintana Roo, México 🇲🇽!
Their name means “Sheep-headed Xibalba Claw [from the underworld]”, referring to its skull shape apparently resembling that of a sheep and it being found from a cenote.
#paleoart
Their name means “Sheep-headed Xibalba Claw [from the underworld]”, referring to its skull shape apparently resembling that of a sheep and it being found from a cenote.
#paleoart
February 20, 2026 at 4:27 AM
A sloth for the day: Xibalbaonyx oviceps from Pleistocene Quintana Roo, México 🇲🇽!
Their name means “Sheep-headed Xibalba Claw [from the underworld]”, referring to its skull shape apparently resembling that of a sheep and it being found from a cenote.
#paleoart
Their name means “Sheep-headed Xibalba Claw [from the underworld]”, referring to its skull shape apparently resembling that of a sheep and it being found from a cenote.
#paleoart
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SATURDAY, NOON PACIFIC
So begins Chapter 2 of the Kremling Kronology, and so ends the story of Crocodile Isle.
I'll be reading DKC2's instruction manual, playing the full game, and looking at in-game text I haven't read in like 25 years!
So begins Chapter 2 of the Kremling Kronology, and so ends the story of Crocodile Isle.
I'll be reading DKC2's instruction manual, playing the full game, and looking at in-game text I haven't read in like 25 years!
February 19, 2026 at 11:44 PM
SATURDAY, NOON PACIFIC
So begins Chapter 2 of the Kremling Kronology, and so ends the story of Crocodile Isle.
I'll be reading DKC2's instruction manual, playing the full game, and looking at in-game text I haven't read in like 25 years!
So begins Chapter 2 of the Kremling Kronology, and so ends the story of Crocodile Isle.
I'll be reading DKC2's instruction manual, playing the full game, and looking at in-game text I haven't read in like 25 years!
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In which I provide a few thoughts on the new Spinosaurus species, S. mirabilis.
www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
I also stressed the deep connections between one of the study authors - Nathan Myhrvold - and Geoffrey Epstein to New Scientist. They didn't mention it, neither has anyone else.
www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
I also stressed the deep connections between one of the study authors - Nathan Myhrvold - and Geoffrey Epstein to New Scientist. They didn't mention it, neither has anyone else.
New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs
Spinosaurs have sometimes been portrayed as swimmers or divers, but a new species of these dinosaurs bolsters the idea that they were more like gigantic herons
www.newscientist.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
In which I provide a few thoughts on the new Spinosaurus species, S. mirabilis.
www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
I also stressed the deep connections between one of the study authors - Nathan Myhrvold - and Geoffrey Epstein to New Scientist. They didn't mention it, neither has anyone else.
www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
I also stressed the deep connections between one of the study authors - Nathan Myhrvold - and Geoffrey Epstein to New Scientist. They didn't mention it, neither has anyone else.
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February 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Gastornis/Diatryma meets one of their non-flightless neighbours, the stem-parrot Cyrilavis
Originally made as gift art for @kulindadromeus.bsky.social
Originally made as gift art for @kulindadromeus.bsky.social
February 19, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Gastornis/Diatryma meets one of their non-flightless neighbours, the stem-parrot Cyrilavis
Originally made as gift art for @kulindadromeus.bsky.social
Originally made as gift art for @kulindadromeus.bsky.social
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February 19, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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February 19, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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And here's a Nat Geo article on their discovery: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
This odd-looking new Spinosaurus is reviving an age-old debate
Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM
And here's a Nat Geo article on their discovery: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/arti...
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I can finally post this...
A VERY long time ago, when photos of the skull of what is now known as #SpinosaurusMirabilis was first leaked online, I drew whatever this is...
Definitely not the most 'scientific' reconstruction, but I certainly enjoyed myself when I created this!
A VERY long time ago, when photos of the skull of what is now known as #SpinosaurusMirabilis was first leaked online, I drew whatever this is...
Definitely not the most 'scientific' reconstruction, but I certainly enjoyed myself when I created this!
February 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I can finally post this...
A VERY long time ago, when photos of the skull of what is now known as #SpinosaurusMirabilis was first leaked online, I drew whatever this is...
Definitely not the most 'scientific' reconstruction, but I certainly enjoyed myself when I created this!
A VERY long time ago, when photos of the skull of what is now known as #SpinosaurusMirabilis was first leaked online, I drew whatever this is...
Definitely not the most 'scientific' reconstruction, but I certainly enjoyed myself when I created this!
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s. mirabilis' postcranial morphology - such as a longer tibia when compared with the type species - could indicate that this species was a shoreline piscivore, a wader that sereno et al. compare to herons
(art by dani navarro)
(art by dani navarro)
February 19, 2026 at 7:18 PM
s. mirabilis' postcranial morphology - such as a longer tibia when compared with the type species - could indicate that this species was a shoreline piscivore, a wader that sereno et al. compare to herons
(art by dani navarro)
(art by dani navarro)
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and since i love you guys so much, here they are in motion
February 19, 2026 at 7:15 PM
and since i love you guys so much, here they are in motion
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this taxon also features on the cover art of this month's edition of science magazine, artwork again by dani navarro
February 19, 2026 at 7:10 PM
this taxon also features on the cover art of this month's edition of science magazine, artwork again by dani navarro
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here is the paper www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation
We describe a close relative of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, the sail-backed, fish-eating giant from nearshore deposits of northern Africa. Spinosaurus mirabilis sp. nov., discovered in the central Sahara...
www.science.org
February 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
here is the paper www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
