Nature's Compendium
@naturescompendium.bsky.social
Nature's Compendium is a YouTube channel dedicated to highlighting the wonders of the natural world. The animations cover a wide variety of subjects spanning throughout all of Earth's history, with a focus on evolution, ecology, and paleontology!
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Tune in Saturday, March 15 to watch my latest video on #Carnotaurus! patreon.com/Natures_Compendium
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It's grandpa! 👴🐟
Learn all about Tiktaalik and see how you'll be able to customize Vivariums with just a few clicks in this week's Dev Report.
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/48smJ07
Learn all about Tiktaalik and see how you'll be able to customize Vivariums with just a few clicks in this week's Dev Report.
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/48smJ07
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It's grandpa! 👴🐟
Learn all about Tiktaalik and see how you'll be able to customize Vivariums with just a few clicks in this week's Dev Report.
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/48smJ07
Learn all about Tiktaalik and see how you'll be able to customize Vivariums with just a few clicks in this week's Dev Report.
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/48smJ07
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November 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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A foggy morning in late Cretaceous Montana. The carcass of a large softshell turtle becomes a battleground for Hell Creek's two most ferocious apex predators...
I'm a little late to nano hype but I've got to fill my quota for one non-avian dinosaur per year
#paleoart #sciart #backinhell
I'm a little late to nano hype but I've got to fill my quota for one non-avian dinosaur per year
#paleoart #sciart #backinhell
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A foggy morning in late Cretaceous Montana. The carcass of a large softshell turtle becomes a battleground for Hell Creek's two most ferocious apex predators...
I'm a little late to nano hype but I've got to fill my quota for one non-avian dinosaur per year
#paleoart #sciart #backinhell
I'm a little late to nano hype but I've got to fill my quota for one non-avian dinosaur per year
#paleoart #sciart #backinhell
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Steppe lion enjoys the last days of summer.
But mornings are getting colder, winter is coming.
But mornings are getting colder, winter is coming.
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Steppe lion enjoys the last days of summer.
But mornings are getting colder, winter is coming.
But mornings are getting colder, winter is coming.
I've been working on a fully animated video about #Nanotyrannus since the paper dropped. I wanted to share a scene of a #Tyrannosaurus rex & N. lethaeus walking alongside each other, mainly for visual comparison. (Walk cycle animation rig made by @tylerstoneart.bsky.social in #aftereffects)
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I've been working on a fully animated video about #Nanotyrannus since the paper dropped. I wanted to share a scene of a #Tyrannosaurus rex & N. lethaeus walking alongside each other, mainly for visual comparison. (Walk cycle animation rig made by @tylerstoneart.bsky.social in #aftereffects)
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Just posted some new #paleoart to #Patreon (www.patreon.com/c/markwitton), full images coming soon. For now, here's a nigh-on-midnight special preview of one new piece, just for other folks who really should be off their screens already: a baby mammoth chasing ducks. Some mammoths are just jerks.
September 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Just posted some new #paleoart to #Patreon (www.patreon.com/c/markwitton), full images coming soon. For now, here's a nigh-on-midnight special preview of one new piece, just for other folks who really should be off their screens already: a baby mammoth chasing ducks. Some mammoths are just jerks.
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Bird nesting in the Cretaceous! This is the illustration I did for a new paper by Lauren Wilson and colleagues that is published TODAY in Science
The new paper describes an assemblage of fossils that includes both chicks and adults from multiple species of Late Cretaceous birds!
#paleoart #birds
The new paper describes an assemblage of fossils that includes both chicks and adults from multiple species of Late Cretaceous birds!
#paleoart #birds
May 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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New walk cycle animation I did for @naturescompendium.bsky.social. His new video on Carnotaurus drops TOMORROW and is going to be awesome!
#paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #carnotaurus #animation #aftereffects
#paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #carnotaurus #animation #aftereffects
March 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New walk cycle animation I did for @naturescompendium.bsky.social. His new video on Carnotaurus drops TOMORROW and is going to be awesome!
#paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #carnotaurus #animation #aftereffects
#paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #carnotaurus #animation #aftereffects
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As a bonus, here’s the walk cycle of Paralititan I also did for @naturescompendium.bsky.social. We’ve got a lot more on the way this year, so stay tuned!
#paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #carnotaurus #animation #aftereffects
#paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #carnotaurus #animation #aftereffects
March 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As a bonus, here’s the walk cycle of Paralititan I also did for @naturescompendium.bsky.social. We’ve got a lot more on the way this year, so stay tuned!
#paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #carnotaurus #animation #aftereffects
#paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #carnotaurus #animation #aftereffects
Tune in Saturday, March 15 to watch my latest video on #Carnotaurus! patreon.com/Natures_Compendium
March 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Tune in Saturday, March 15 to watch my latest video on #Carnotaurus! patreon.com/Natures_Compendium
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All 2D! The puppet was provided for me by @naturescompendium.bsky.social. He draws all the assets for the videos himself.
March 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
All 2D! The puppet was provided for me by @naturescompendium.bsky.social. He draws all the assets for the videos himself.
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Even though I did kinda jump on the badwagon back when the frozen Homotherium cub was published, I decided to focus on the adult interpretation, though I knew eventually I would like to do something featuring cubs. And here it is! A nice family portrait.
#paleoart #SciArt #artbyjulio
#paleoart #SciArt #artbyjulio
February 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Even though I did kinda jump on the badwagon back when the frozen Homotherium cub was published, I decided to focus on the adult interpretation, though I knew eventually I would like to do something featuring cubs. And here it is! A nice family portrait.
#paleoart #SciArt #artbyjulio
#paleoart #SciArt #artbyjulio
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Working on a lil Allo lady
February 7, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Working on a lil Allo lady
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Our second Dev Report is now live on Patreon!
Come take a look at our first paleo plant from the scrubland biome and see even more baby animals. They're so a-deer-able! ❤️
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/4aP1BS8
Come take a look at our first paleo plant from the scrubland biome and see even more baby animals. They're so a-deer-able! ❤️
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/4aP1BS8
February 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our second Dev Report is now live on Patreon!
Come take a look at our first paleo plant from the scrubland biome and see even more baby animals. They're so a-deer-able! ❤️
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/4aP1BS8
Come take a look at our first paleo plant from the scrubland biome and see even more baby animals. They're so a-deer-able! ❤️
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/4aP1BS8
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Our first Dev Report is now live on Patreon!
Tune in to get a glimpse at even more ADORABLE baby animals and see what the team's been up to this past week. 🐣
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/3EiAnr5
Tune in to get a glimpse at even more ADORABLE baby animals and see what the team's been up to this past week. 🐣
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/3EiAnr5
January 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Our first Dev Report is now live on Patreon!
Tune in to get a glimpse at even more ADORABLE baby animals and see what the team's been up to this past week. 🐣
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/3EiAnr5
Tune in to get a glimpse at even more ADORABLE baby animals and see what the team's been up to this past week. 🐣
📝 Patreon Post: bit.ly/3EiAnr5
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Studies of the elephants for which we actually know what the size and morphology of external ear looks like. From left to right woolly mammoth, asian elephant, savannah elephant, forest elephant. Scaled to around same head size
December 22, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Studies of the elephants for which we actually know what the size and morphology of external ear looks like. From left to right woolly mammoth, asian elephant, savannah elephant, forest elephant. Scaled to around same head size
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How them ideas start
December 30, 2024 at 10:16 PM
How them ideas start
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Discovery of a potential open ocean nursery for the endangered shortfin mako shark in a global fishing hotspot 🦑🐟🌿🧪🦈 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Discovery of a potential open ocean nursery for the endangered shortfin mako shark in a global fishing hotspot - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Discovery of a potential open ocean nursery for the endangered shortfin mako shark in a global fishing hotspot
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January 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Discovery of a potential open ocean nursery for the endangered shortfin mako shark in a global fishing hotspot 🦑🐟🌿🧪🦈 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Hey Bluesky, this is our first post here!
Prehistoric Kingdom is a zoo building/management tycoon game with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, currently in Early Access on Steam and Epic!
🦕Steam (30% off!): bit.ly/pk_steam
➡️ Latest Dev Diary: bit.ly/3Wqev3o
📝 Patreon: bit.ly/4hnK9GM
Prehistoric Kingdom is a zoo building/management tycoon game with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, currently in Early Access on Steam and Epic!
🦕Steam (30% off!): bit.ly/pk_steam
➡️ Latest Dev Diary: bit.ly/3Wqev3o
📝 Patreon: bit.ly/4hnK9GM
January 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hey Bluesky, this is our first post here!
Prehistoric Kingdom is a zoo building/management tycoon game with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, currently in Early Access on Steam and Epic!
🦕Steam (30% off!): bit.ly/pk_steam
➡️ Latest Dev Diary: bit.ly/3Wqev3o
📝 Patreon: bit.ly/4hnK9GM
Prehistoric Kingdom is a zoo building/management tycoon game with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, currently in Early Access on Steam and Epic!
🦕Steam (30% off!): bit.ly/pk_steam
➡️ Latest Dev Diary: bit.ly/3Wqev3o
📝 Patreon: bit.ly/4hnK9GM
Work in Progress #Paralititan animation by @tylerstoneart.bsky.social for one of my upcoming videos this year! 🦕
January 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Work in Progress #Paralititan animation by @tylerstoneart.bsky.social for one of my upcoming videos this year! 🦕
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I've got the go ahead to post concept art I did for the Video Game Prehistoric Kingdom. I helped with the design of their Palaeobotany system. First up are the ferns and trees from the 'Coastal' biome. Check out the Dev Diary below to see some of those plants as in-game models!
January 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I've got the go ahead to post concept art I did for the Video Game Prehistoric Kingdom. I helped with the design of their Palaeobotany system. First up are the ferns and trees from the 'Coastal' biome. Check out the Dev Diary below to see some of those plants as in-game models!
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To give you an idea what kind of landscape Giganthopithecus lived in, and what you can expect next Saturday...
#paleostream #sciart #paleoart
#paleostream #sciart #paleoart
January 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
To give you an idea what kind of landscape Giganthopithecus lived in, and what you can expect next Saturday...
#paleostream #sciart #paleoart
#paleostream #sciart #paleoart
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Normally, I hate blue on my big predatory theropod dinosaurs, but I gave my T. rex slightly blue-ish highlights, and it’s not… terrible
(I still hate blue)
(I still hate blue)
December 24, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Normally, I hate blue on my big predatory theropod dinosaurs, but I gave my T. rex slightly blue-ish highlights, and it’s not… terrible
(I still hate blue)
(I still hate blue)
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Just to keep things ticking over while I wrestle with Christmas deadlines, here's #paleoart of the American mastodon, sans hair, for which there is virtually no fossil evidence. Mastodon were not denizens of cold climates, like mammoths, and they may have looked very different in life. #sciart
December 19, 2024 at 1:37 PM