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Wesker Lopes
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Paleontology enthusiast. Dinosaur lover. Usually known as Wesker Lopes. Languages: Intermediary English/fluent Portuguese.
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albertonykus.bsky.social
Statistical support for sexual dimorphism in Confuciusornis: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🪶
Skeletal diagrams of inferred male (in red) and female (in blue) individuals of the bird-like dinosaur Confuciusornis, with body outlines showing a pair of elongated tail feathers in the male. Graphs to the right indicate variation in body size of the different sexes and how the size dimorphism in Confuciusornis falls within the range of that observed in modern birds.
January 8, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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mostlymammoths.bsky.social
New #sauropod described! Part of the name (Sidersaura Marae) "pays tribute to Mara Ripoll, director of the 'Ernesto Bachmann' Paleontological Museum, for her dedication and contribution to paleontology."

#paleontology #palaeontology 🧪⚒️

mef.org.ar/blog/2024/01...
¡Un nuevo dinosaurio del cretácico de la Patagonia! | MEF
Dieron a conocer una nueva especie de dinosaurio herbívoro, Sidersaura marae. Tiene alrededor de 90 millones de años y fue descubierta en la provincia de Neuquén. El trabajo científico fue publica...
mef.org.ar
January 3, 2024 at 9:35 PM
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albertonykus.bsky.social
New episode of Through Time and Clades! We cover news in bird evolution from the past year, including giant penguins, giant eagles, terror bird tracks, and birds with armored necks. Stick around to the end for a special announcement from @killdeercheer.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOdW... 🪶
Video thumbnail with cartoon dinosaur avatars of the video hosts (an alvarezsaur and a killdeer) standing on either side of a fossil bird skull photographed in multiple views.
January 3, 2024 at 8:54 PM
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albertonykus.bsky.social
New Miocene duck Lavanttalornis hassleri: palaeo-electronica.org/content/2023... 🪶
Part of a fossil of an extinct duck, preserved across two stone slabs.
December 22, 2023 at 12:38 AM
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pikaole.bsky.social
Cambrian - Devonian - Triassic - Jurassic
December 9, 2023 at 12:10 PM
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himarudolf.bsky.social
Up is down
December 8, 2023 at 1:54 PM
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albertonykus.bsky.social
New Pliocene condor Vultur messii: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 🪶
Thigh bone of an extinct condor shown in multiple views.
December 6, 2023 at 7:30 PM
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rj-palmer.com
After being left out the last time Magic the Gathering did an Ixalan dinosaur set, I finally got to do one.

My very first MtG art, please take a look.

(arttag)
November 18, 2023 at 12:43 AM
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myama.bsky.social
commission for a client of their Tenontosaurus!
November 16, 2023 at 8:25 PM
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theafenogaster.bsky.social
#dinovember2023 day 5: Ardeadactylus longicollum.
November 9, 2023 at 4:25 PM
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titanuspixel55.bsky.social
Torvosaurus tanneri portrait.
November 12, 2023 at 3:20 AM
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jutyrannus.bsky.social
Me: Smartass Oviraptor

The dinosaur: As is often the case, the artist has committed the common error of mislabeling me as an
'Oviraptor' despite the fact that I am clearly a Citipati based off of my head-crest. Now if you excuse me, I have important affairs to attend to.
November 11, 2023 at 5:04 PM
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talesofkaimere.bsky.social
Horseshoe cra-wait that name’s taken.
November 10, 2023 at 10:47 PM
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nanasschevelu.bsky.social
Transeratops for trans friends ✨️🏳️‍⚧️
Coming soon~
November 10, 2023 at 11:12 PM
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jackthevulture.bsky.social
Heyo! I'm here, I guess. Heres some dinosaur paintings im proud of! Nasutoceratops, Lambeosaurus, Stegoceras, Tenontosaurus.
Nasutoceratops portrait painted in warm colors, facing left. Fullbody lambeosaurus with grey and black markings and a orange and white crest, rearing up with its head down. Stegoceras painted in brown, black, and white markings, walking left and turning its head away from the camera. Brown tenontosaurus with black stripes walking away to the left at a slight angle and turning its head back to the camera.
November 9, 2023 at 9:41 PM
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savage-mojo.bsky.social
Dinovember day 05 : Maiasaura [OPEN]

Price : $55 usd  (70$CAD)

Payment with Paypal only
No hold
November 5, 2023 at 7:01 PM
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neromxm.bsky.social
Dinovember Day 5: Maiasaura
November 5, 2023 at 4:41 PM
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ppaleoartist.bsky.social
results of today's #Paleostream !!!

Today we drew Koolasuchus (mine is juvenile), Jormungandr, Prionosuchus, and Hesperotestudo
A juvenile Koolasuchus opens its mouth in the water column A Jormungandr gets struck by lightning while a large asteroid heads towards Earth, this is in reference to the story that when Jörmungandr lets go of his tail, Ragnarök begins, he and Thor battle it out, taking each other out in the process A Prionosuchus chills in the shallows of a lake, Baiera sp. leaves can be seen in the foreground A Hesperotestudo cools down in some nice mud
November 4, 2023 at 3:24 AM
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medenadragon.bsky.social
Deinonychus crossing a stream via fallen log. Raptors standing or running on logs is an aesthetic I really love for whatever reason.
October 28, 2023 at 7:14 PM
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dragonsofwales.bsky.social
‘Tis the season. Sort of. My BIG sale is now live. 25% off absolutely everything. All my dinosaur book, all my dragon books, everything! Find it all at dragonsofwales.etsy.com
October 23, 2023 at 7:24 PM
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emilyart.bsky.social
Paleoctober days 19 - 22. Burgessomedusa, Simosuchus, Zosterophyllum, Saniwa ensidens.
Digital speedpaint of the jellyfish Burgessomedusa in murky green water. Digital speedpaint if Simosuchus eating ferns. Digital speedpaint if Zosterophyllum in shallow water. Digital speedpaint of the monitor lizard Saniwa showing its 3rd and 4th eyes.
October 24, 2023 at 2:34 PM
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orribec.bsky.social
Pectinodon.
October 19, 2023 at 11:46 PM
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ichnologist.bsky.social
For #FossilFriday, a lovely & intricate trace fossil named Hillichnus in the Carmelo Formation (~60 mya) exposed in Point Lobos State Natural Reserve near Monterey CA. It is the feeding burrow of a deep-sea clam that connected its inhalant siphon to the seafloor surface as it burrowed. #ichnology
Rock surface in Point Lobos State Natural Reserve (Monterey, California) with Hillichnus, a deep-sea bivalve feeding burrow in the Carmelo Formation (Paleocene Period, ~60 million years old), evident as a series of interconnected blackened crescents with feathery projections crossing the middle view. Research funding ($0.25 USD coin) for scale. Rock surface in Point Lobos State Nature Preserve (Monterey, California) with Hillichnus, a deep-sea bivalve feeding burrow in the Carmelo Formation (Paleocene Period, ~60 million years old), evident as a series of blackened crescents and ovals, some with feathery projections; co-occurs with a tube-like burrow with pelleted exterior, probably made by a burrowing shrimp. Research funding ($0.25 USD coin) for scale.
October 20, 2023 at 12:15 PM
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peripendrake.art
🌊DUNKLEOSTEUS 🪸

It was nigh time I made a sticker of my favorite wet beast 😌

Reskeets etc appreciated! 🙇
October 19, 2023 at 7:50 PM