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Petite Paleoartist | Sauriazoicillus
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Petite Paleoartist | Sauriazoicillus @ppaleoartist.bsky.social · Jul 8
Happy #PortfolioDay!!!

I'm an Australian palaeoartist and palaeontology student who specialises in drawing a wide variety of animals from fish to ammonites to pterosaurs

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an Echidnacaris ventures into shallow water. however, it's chosen a bad time to as the shoreline is currently experiencing a red tide, a rise in excess nutrients has caused dinoflagellates and other kinds of algae to grow out of control, staining the water a deep orange and releasing harmful toxins Echidnacaris is a kind of radiodont, very primitive and extinct marine arthropods that swam using rows of fins on the sides of their body. Echidnacaris was a filter-feeding radiodont, using its bristled feeding apendages to capture small prey to bring to its mouth. it's especially weird compared to other radiodonts as it had eyes that werent on stalks and had eyebrow sclerites to block overhead sunlight, implying it lived in a very well lit environment a courting pair of female Terminonatator bond by cooperating in processing their latest kill. they rip into the juvenile mosasaur with their large teeth, ripping it apart by holding on to either end and pulling away with their muscular necks and flippers. the dappled light of the surface can be seen behind them Terminonatator is an extremely pin headed elasmosaur, long necked marine reptiles with four powerful flippers that they used to propel themselves through the water. Terminonatator had a very long neck and was most likely macropredatory based on the size of its teeth Dsungaripterus and Noripterus prepare for their respective incoming breeding seasons, however the number of Noripterus on this stretch of the beach is particularly dense this year. two hormonal male Dsungaripterus have come a little early, but are unphased by the presence of their smaller relatives however, and are sizing each other up, ready to duke it out for the best spot to display to females on the beach. Noripterus and Dsungaripterus are both dsungaripterid pterosaurs, flying reptiles that fly with wings supported by a thin membrane that used blunt teeth to crush hard shelled prey and pointed beaks to pry and dig them out. Dsungaripterus stood at about 1.5 metres tall while Noripterus was only about 60 centimetres tall a Bothriolepis kicks up sediment in a shallow freshwater waterbody looking for food. the water is stained orange with tannins, blurry greenery can be seen through the surface of the water Bothriolepis is a small armoured fish that looked and fed somewhat like a pleco, being very heavily armoured and box shaped
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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
Digital illustration of the late Cretaceous tyrannosauroid dinosaur Nanotyrannus lanciensis in a foggy flooded open forest. The dinosaur is surrounded by warm fall foliage, palmettos and reeds. It is pulling sharply at a bit of sinewy meat from the neck of the carcass of a large softshell turtle, Axestemys in some shallow water. A small possum-like mammal, Didelphodon, is disturbed by this, hissing and splashing at the tall dinosaur Digital black and white lineart of the late Cretaceous tyrannosauroid dinosaur Nanotyrannus lanciensis in a foggy flooded open forest. The dinosaur is surrounded by warm fall foliage, palmettos and reeds. It is pulling sharply at a bit of sinewy meat from the neck of the carcass of a large softshell turtle, Axestemys in some shallow water. A small possum-like mammal, Didelphodon, is disturbed by this, hissing and splashing at the tall dinosaur
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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here's today's #Paleostream sketches!!!

today we sketched Vampyronassa (i drew mine eating a Siriella), Allodesmus (i drew mine playing with a slender mola), Papiliomaris, and Pterodactylus

#paleoart #sciart #alttext
a Vampyronassa has caught a lone Siriella and uses its arms to bring the helpless crustacean to its beak, both animals are illuminated by a light coming from the camera Vampyronassa is an extinct relative of living vampire squids, however, it was an active predator unlike its living planktivorous relatives. to aid in hunting it had two longer arms with cirri situated only at the end with a single row of suckers between, the rest of the arms had cirri all the way down with a single row of suckers down the length of each arm Siriella is a still living genus of crustacean that looks similar to krill, species of Siriella existed in La Voulte-sur-Rhône, the lagerstätte where Vampyronassa is found in a female Allodesmus has caught an adult slender mola (Ranzania laevis) and proceeds to play with the helpless fish Allodesmus is an extinct pinniped (the group that contains seals, sealions, walruses etc.) with an uncertain relation to the other groups, they possessed some sexual dimorphism with males having larger canines to fight other males the slender mola (Ranzania laevis) is a still living species of sunfish that are more gracile than their larger relatives as their name suggests a Papiliomaris uses a raptorial feeding appendage to hold onto a filament from a large macroalgae to stabalise itself in the water column as organic particles rush around it, it holds its antennae up into the water to sense for danger and prey alike Papiliomaris is an enigmatic animal who's relationship to other invertebrates was only recently discussed, in previous years it was known as the 'butterfly animal' or the 'Waukesha butterfly animal' due to its butterfly-like appearance from a dorsal view. it possessed large eyes, a bivalved carapace six pairs of limbs with cetae all along their length, and a large abdomen with many spines along the edge, the identity of its first appendages were deamed antennae by the authors of the paper that described the animal, however, many interpret them as raptorial feeding appendages due to their morphology, further study is needed to determine the exact nature of this unique animal's anatomy a Pterodactylus flies close to the shoreline as a large wave comes crashing in Pterodactylus is one of the most well known pterosaurs (flying reptiles that used bat-like skin membranes to fly), often mistakingly called 'a pterodactyl'. they possessed a long rigid neck with a long beak filled with teeth, as well as soft tissue crests on their head most likely used for some form of social signalling
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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It's #FossilFriday again, and I am presenting 2 posters on Niobrara fish with Jeff Liston and @maryanningsrevenge.bsky.social at #2025SVP
Look at these 2 posters! I'll be explaining them all day.
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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this week's #Paleostream flocking sketches!!! i had two busy days in a row after Saturday so these are a tiiiny bit late, but yeah flocking is back!!!

this week we sketched Nanotyrannus (i sketched N. lethaeus), Pteranodon, Phosphorosaurus, and Helicoprion (i drew a juvenile)

#paleoart #alttext
a Nanotyrannus lethaeus rolls around in a shallow pool of water, foliage can be seen in the background Nanotyrannus is a species of dinosaur once thought to be a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, however, it recently was concretely proven to be distinct from Tyrannosaurus, as well as being quite far removed from it on the tyrannosaur tree being a member that diverged much earlier. Nanotyrannus lethaeus is a species that can be differentiated from Nanotyrannus lancensis in a variety of ways, however, in this piece the most notable way is its more slender skull as oppose to the more boxy skull of N. lancensis a female Pteranodon flies above the sea, repositioning a belemnite in its jaws. the panicked belemnite squirts a jet of ink in an attempt to escape. it has a pathology on its back that shows it's escaped predation in the past, but this attempt will be futile Pteranodon is a large sea-faring pterosaur known for its long crest and long peak, it is the most well known behind Pterodactylus. there is a massive debate about which specimens actually belong to the genus, however, it is accepted that the smaller crested mature specimens most likely represent females belemnites are a group of extinct cephalopods with hard internal guards that helped in buoyancy and structure of the body, they're homologous structures to the pens of squid a Phosphorosaurus investigates an underwater camera at night in very cloudy water. the light of the camera illuminates a cloud of particles in between it and the small mosasaur, obscuring its body sans the lighter colouration on its face, neck, flippers, and belly. its eye reflects the light back into the camera Phosphorosaurus is a halisaurine mosasaur (small slender marine reptiles that looked vaguely like reptilian seals). Phosphorosaurus had particularly large orbits and forward facing eyes, leading many to speculate that it was nocturnal from above the surface of the water at night, a camera illuminates a school of aulacoceridan belemnoids swim away from a juvenile Helicoprion. the juvenile has caught caught one, using its buzzsaw-like whorl of teeth to slice through the cephalopod's guard, the cephalopod squirts a jet of ink in a futile attempt to escape, however, it's already too late for it Helicoprion is a cartelagionous fish that is often mistaken for a shark, but is actually closer related to chimaeras. it's most well known for its whorl of teeth that puzzled Palaeontologists for decades, we now understand that the whorl sat on the lower jaw and was used in a saw-like motion to cut cephalopod prey against the teeth on its palatoquadrate (upper jaw) aulacoceridan belemnoids are a group of extinct cephalopods with hard internal guards that helped in buoyancy and structure of the body, they're homologous structures to the pens of squid
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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been slowly chipping away at this since October 29th 2024 and now it's finally done

i present: Nanotyrannus lancensis

#BackInHell #paleoart #paleontology #dinosaur #dinosaurart #scicomm #sciart #alttext
a Nanotyrannus lancensis stands infront of a black background, a warm yellow light illuminates the animal from the top right of the scene, though the source of the light is out of frame. Nanotyrannus is a species of dinosaur once thought to be a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, however, it recently was concretely proven to be distinct from Tyrannosaurus, as well as being quite far removed from it on the tyrannosaur tree being a member that diverged much earlier
November 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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🚨New Website blog 🚨 🧵

Did you watch Shark Whisperer on Netflix? I did & it was pseudoscientific rubbish. In this blog, I do a deep dive into the documentary; its subject, Ocean Ramsey; & the harmful effects of “shark influencers” on shark conservation (1/9)

www.drjackacooper.com/writing/shar...
October 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
ppaleoartist.bsky.social
i should really be more active here, what sorta stuff would yall like to see from me other than more paleoart?
October 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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#sciart boost!
drongojackburb.bsky.social DrongoJackBirb_art @drongojackburb.bsky.social · Oct 20
Princess Parrots Illustration!

A personal gift to my girlfriend. It has alot of symbolism and meaning. 2 Princess Parrots arrive at a lonesome young bovine skull. Admist the windswept views of the spinifex plains, a looming storm encroaches from the distance.
#birdart#birdillustration#Illustration
October 20, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Princess Parrots Illustration!

A personal gift to my girlfriend. It has alot of symbolism and meaning. 2 Princess Parrots arrive at a lonesome young bovine skull. Admist the windswept views of the spinifex plains, a looming storm encroaches from the distance.
#birdart#birdillustration#Illustration
October 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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this art was made for Age of Hope, a fundraising event organised by @/Regalius12 on YouTube for Respite Care of San Antonio. it's part of an art giveaway that's happening soon!!! tune in to Regalius' YouTube stream while he's still live

you can donate here: gofund.me/8ed4f8a70

#paleoart #charity
this piece depicts a nesting colony of male Oksoko on an alluvial fan during the glaring heat of the day. it's speculated that nesting dinosaurs with large clutch to body size ratios (like oviraptorosaurs) were polygamous and may have communally raised eggs in colonies like the one depicted. taking a page out of the oviraptorosaurs' book; it's important that we take care of everyone in our society, including people with special needs. respite care of san antonio is important for its local community, especially since kids with special needs are high risk for a lower quality of life, donations that go to the charity will help them give these kids and their families good opportunities to increase their quality of life Oksoko is a small oviraptorosaur (bird-like theropods with flat crests on their faces) with a very big body and small two fingered arms like a T. rex, here ive depicted them with speculative display structures on their heads
October 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Respite Care of San Antonio Charity stream!

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October 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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ive decided that at the start of November i will reopen my commissions, hooooopefully everything in my life right now will be cleared up by then and i'll have more time for art
October 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Vetulicolian studies. Cambrian weirdos #sciart
October 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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A Girl and her Dinocrocuta

Messing around with some new brushes

#paleoart #sciart
Digital illustration of a young girl with a backpack cuddling with the giant miocene hyena Dinocrocuta on a solid yellow background with pink hearts. She is hugging the hyena's head warmly, and the animal looks content Digital linework of a young girl with a backpack cuddling with the giant miocene hyena Dinocrocuta
October 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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havent listened to the new music yet but ill use any excuse i can to sketch Sua 🫶🫶🫶 happy 3 years to Alien Stage!!!

#ALNST #SuaALNST
Sua from alien stage stands in a grey background facing the viewer, she's using her left hand to pull the front of her dress down while her right hand pulls the back down, she's looking to her left
October 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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how ive been wearing my hair recently
October 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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#sciart boost!
paleomiguel.bsky.social Heitor Miguel @paleomiguel.bsky.social · Oct 5
#Trilobites of the Pimenteira Formation, Devonian Brazil.
#paleoart #sciart
Vintage illustration of numbered trilobites of various sizes, their fossils, and a short description on the bottom.
October 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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when will people with ai generated profile pictures understand that i dont want to interact with them nor do i want their interactions
October 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Great exhibition, closing soon ! A lot of effort was put into this project ! Here are some pictures from my visit some time ago :
October 2, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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i felt like drawing a placoderm last month, so i drew Gorgonichthys. it's been sitting in my wips pile for ages now, not tooo happy with this but that's the nature of art i guess :]

#placoderm #fishart #sciart
a Gorgonichthys has caught and bitten a Cladoselache, blood and flesh escapes from the open wound, including out of the Gorgonichthys' spiracle and gill slit. one Kentuchia takes a bite from the carcass while two others swim around the Gorgonichthys. two iceburgs float along in the backround, dropstones can be seen falling out of the one closest to the camera Gorgonichthys is a large placoderm (jawed armoured fish) with a boxy head which lived in the same formation as Dunkleosteus. Cladoselache is a cartilaginous fish that appeared like a shark with a flat boxy head, males had a curved spine on their primary dorsal fin, while females lacked them. Kentuchia is an early rayfinned fish that had very forward placed eyes, giving it a very silly appearance
October 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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"Defluo"

I've been meaning to get into painting more realistic humans, and i also felt like drawing a Neanderthal, so here we are

#sciart #paleoart #paleohuman #neanderthal #painting #digitalpainting #alttext
a Neanderthal woman faces toward the right of the canvas with a melancholic expression, tears running down her eyes. a large fresh cut can be seen on her left brow, paired with a large bruise on her left cheek and eye. from the left side of the canvas comes a warm but dull yellow light, while the right is illuminated by a warm but dull orange light. behind her to the canvas' left are four spears, one with a bone tool attached to it, some are fading. to the canvas' right are variously shaped shell tools that are also fading. behind all of this are various colours of Neanderthal handprint art in various shades of orange, almost appearing like a fire around her. both behind and infront of her are white abstract streaks that almost appear to be engulfing both her and the rest of the canvas
September 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Microraptorian sketch i made in class the other day
sketch of a microraptorian dinosaur
September 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Monstrocrinus incognatus, a Middle #Devonian #crinoid from #Brazil, Europe and (ambiguously) Algeria. Their characteristic spines are hypothesised to have server anti-predation, hydrodynamics and ✨Aesthetic✨purposes...

...I may or may not have made one of those up.
#Sciart #Paleoart
September 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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This summer I had the pleasure of collaborating w/ researchers Naiomi Cookson & Arjan Mann (Field Museum) to reconstruct a flesh-model bust of Cyonosaurus. After getting to meet the holotype, I started roughing out the skull armature. More of the process to follow!
#paleoart
September 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Jormungandr walhallaensis
September 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM