Literally Miguel 🇻🇪
@literallymiguel.bsky.social
18/yo Paleo-art nerd aiming to be a paleontologist, my blood is replaced by ink. I'm really a fan of pseudosuchians, playing the piano, FNaF, anything Fujimoto writes and draws, and many other things. Btw: GET ME OUT OF VENEZUELA
Pinned
Maybe i'll be someone's actual friend in 2026, happy new years to everyoneeee
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Four, 20-minute paleostream sketches
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Four, 20-minute paleostream sketches
SHACKLETON'S KING OF ANTARTICA
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
SHACKLETON'S KING OF ANTARTICA
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Rauisuchus, the one who started it all, a friend-sized fella
(do not trust any other repurposed past skeletal reconstruction of this animal)
(do not trust any other repurposed past skeletal reconstruction of this animal)
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Rauisuchus, the one who started it all, a friend-sized fella
(do not trust any other repurposed past skeletal reconstruction of this animal)
(do not trust any other repurposed past skeletal reconstruction of this animal)
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Finally got a hold of his description!, first modern skeletal reconstruction of this animal
coming along an entire overhaul of its wikipedia page!
coming along an entire overhaul of its wikipedia page!
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Finally got a hold of his description!, first modern skeletal reconstruction of this animal
coming along an entire overhaul of its wikipedia page!
coming along an entire overhaul of its wikipedia page!
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I usually stick to echinoderms, but this insect was so stunning.
This is a Cretaceous aged Neuropterid insect, Hemerobidae sp.
#FossilFriday
This is a Cretaceous aged Neuropterid insect, Hemerobidae sp.
#FossilFriday
January 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I usually stick to echinoderms, but this insect was so stunning.
This is a Cretaceous aged Neuropterid insect, Hemerobidae sp.
#FossilFriday
This is a Cretaceous aged Neuropterid insect, Hemerobidae sp.
#FossilFriday
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happy #fossilfriday! this is copepteryx, a flightless seabird from the oligocene of japan. as a suliform, it was related to gannets, boobies, frigatebirds, and cormorants, though it and other plotopterids displayed remarkable convergence with the anatomy of penguins
(art by mark witton)
(art by mark witton)
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
happy #fossilfriday! this is copepteryx, a flightless seabird from the oligocene of japan. as a suliform, it was related to gannets, boobies, frigatebirds, and cormorants, though it and other plotopterids displayed remarkable convergence with the anatomy of penguins
(art by mark witton)
(art by mark witton)
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happy #fossilfriday! bonus: this is glikmanius, a shark-like cartilaginous fish from the carboniferous period. the species g. careforum was described in 2024, and the holotype preserves broad, robust jaws alongside teeth and gill arches
(art by benji paynose)
(art by benji paynose)
January 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
happy #fossilfriday! bonus: this is glikmanius, a shark-like cartilaginous fish from the carboniferous period. the species g. careforum was described in 2024, and the holotype preserves broad, robust jaws alongside teeth and gill arches
(art by benji paynose)
(art by benji paynose)
Rauisuchus, the one who started it all, a friend-sized fella
(do not trust any other repurposed past skeletal reconstruction of this animal)
(do not trust any other repurposed past skeletal reconstruction of this animal)
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Rauisuchus, the one who started it all, a friend-sized fella
(do not trust any other repurposed past skeletal reconstruction of this animal)
(do not trust any other repurposed past skeletal reconstruction of this animal)
Finally got a hold of his description!, first modern skeletal reconstruction of this animal
coming along an entire overhaul of its wikipedia page!
coming along an entire overhaul of its wikipedia page!
January 30, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Finally got a hold of his description!, first modern skeletal reconstruction of this animal
coming along an entire overhaul of its wikipedia page!
coming along an entire overhaul of its wikipedia page!
Some Euparkeriids are just mini rauisuchians
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Some Euparkeriids are just mini rauisuchians
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have you ever wanted to see dimetrodon vomit? no? well that's just too bad, because rebillard et al. have described a regurgitalite tentatively attributed to d. teutonis from early permian germany
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
have you ever wanted to see dimetrodon vomit? no? well that's just too bad, because rebillard et al. have described a regurgitalite tentatively attributed to d. teutonis from early permian germany
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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obviously what i'm most excited by is the depiction of anteosaurus, which appears to be based on specimen SAM-PK-K360, if i had to guess
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
obviously what i'm most excited by is the depiction of anteosaurus, which appears to be based on specimen SAM-PK-K360, if i had to guess
They knew what they were doing
January 29, 2026 at 8:41 PM
They knew what they were doing
Gigantoraptor #Paleoart
Coloration based in the Brown lory, specifically individuals with blue-ish tones, thanks to @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for suggesting that!
Coloration based in the Brown lory, specifically individuals with blue-ish tones, thanks to @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for suggesting that!
January 26, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Gigantoraptor #Paleoart
Coloration based in the Brown lory, specifically individuals with blue-ish tones, thanks to @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for suggesting that!
Coloration based in the Brown lory, specifically individuals with blue-ish tones, thanks to @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for suggesting that!
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Oops.. I accidentally deleted the post. reposting this practice :3
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Oops.. I accidentally deleted the post. reposting this practice :3
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Using high-resolution synchrotron μCT scans from the @esrf.fr, we were able to digitally segment each bone of the skulls (shown here in different colors), allowing their full anatomy to be studied in detail. (3/6)
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Using high-resolution synchrotron μCT scans from the @esrf.fr, we were able to digitally segment each bone of the skulls (shown here in different colors), allowing their full anatomy to be studied in detail. (3/6)
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Very excited to share Scyllacerta creanae, a new Permian stem-reptile from South Africa known from an aggregation of several individuals. This specimen provides unprecedented detail regarding the anatomy of the early reptile skull. 🦎
(1/🧵)
(1/🧵)
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Very excited to share Scyllacerta creanae, a new Permian stem-reptile from South Africa known from an aggregation of several individuals. This specimen provides unprecedented detail regarding the anatomy of the early reptile skull. 🦎
(1/🧵)
(1/🧵)
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breaking: xenorhinotherium patagonius files trademark infringement lawsuit against patagonia, claiming "we were here first"
January 24, 2026 at 1:53 PM
breaking: xenorhinotherium patagonius files trademark infringement lawsuit against patagonia, claiming "we were here first"
2 and a half #paleostream flocking sketches because i had to go lol (20 minutes each)
-Platycerabos (i hate this cow so i drew it dead and rotting while an alligator scavanges it)
-Mixosaurus, cannibalism
-"Are you even edible?" (hyperodapedon and Herrerasaurus)
-Platycerabos (i hate this cow so i drew it dead and rotting while an alligator scavanges it)
-Mixosaurus, cannibalism
-"Are you even edible?" (hyperodapedon and Herrerasaurus)
January 24, 2026 at 1:56 PM
2 and a half #paleostream flocking sketches because i had to go lol (20 minutes each)
-Platycerabos (i hate this cow so i drew it dead and rotting while an alligator scavanges it)
-Mixosaurus, cannibalism
-"Are you even edible?" (hyperodapedon and Herrerasaurus)
-Platycerabos (i hate this cow so i drew it dead and rotting while an alligator scavanges it)
-Mixosaurus, cannibalism
-"Are you even edible?" (hyperodapedon and Herrerasaurus)
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Pratap Gurung captured this shot of the FABULOUS 🌈 Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) or 'danphe,' the national bird of Nepal.
The amazing coloration is structural: photonic crystals act like a diffraction grating, turning sunlight into shimmering blues, reds, greens.
The amazing coloration is structural: photonic crystals act like a diffraction grating, turning sunlight into shimmering blues, reds, greens.
January 22, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Pratap Gurung captured this shot of the FABULOUS 🌈 Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) or 'danphe,' the national bird of Nepal.
The amazing coloration is structural: photonic crystals act like a diffraction grating, turning sunlight into shimmering blues, reds, greens.
The amazing coloration is structural: photonic crystals act like a diffraction grating, turning sunlight into shimmering blues, reds, greens.
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Introducing a new Permian reptile: Scyllacerta creanae
With a tympanic fossa on the quadrate and no lower temporal bar, Scyllacerta challenges long-standing ideas about when-and-how hearing evolved in reptiles 🦎👂
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pala...
With a tympanic fossa on the quadrate and no lower temporal bar, Scyllacerta challenges long-standing ideas about when-and-how hearing evolved in reptiles 🦎👂
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pala...
January 23, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Introducing a new Permian reptile: Scyllacerta creanae
With a tympanic fossa on the quadrate and no lower temporal bar, Scyllacerta challenges long-standing ideas about when-and-how hearing evolved in reptiles 🦎👂
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pala...
With a tympanic fossa on the quadrate and no lower temporal bar, Scyllacerta challenges long-standing ideas about when-and-how hearing evolved in reptiles 🦎👂
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/pala...
Iraniplectus, a pufferfish relative with very interesting armor made from star-shaped scales
(#paleoart commission for GeckoMola on discord :P)
(#paleoart commission for GeckoMola on discord :P)
January 21, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Iraniplectus, a pufferfish relative with very interesting armor made from star-shaped scales
(#paleoart commission for GeckoMola on discord :P)
(#paleoart commission for GeckoMola on discord :P)
kitty with 4 fangs (teenager smilodon)
#paleoart commission for EDGE
clouded leopard colors suggested by @cascoclauda.bsky.social !
#paleoart commission for EDGE
clouded leopard colors suggested by @cascoclauda.bsky.social !
January 21, 2026 at 10:14 PM
kitty with 4 fangs (teenager smilodon)
#paleoart commission for EDGE
clouded leopard colors suggested by @cascoclauda.bsky.social !
#paleoart commission for EDGE
clouded leopard colors suggested by @cascoclauda.bsky.social !
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Two more amazing Triassic reptiles. In this case from the Late Triassic Keuper Group of Europe. The huge phytosaur Nicrosaurus kapfii and one of the earliest plesiosaurs, Rhaeticosaurus mertensi
Part of my book of Triassic Tetrapods (currently in preparation)
#paleoart #sciart #reptiles
Part of my book of Triassic Tetrapods (currently in preparation)
#paleoart #sciart #reptiles
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM