Tristan Landis
@rednaxela1821.bsky.social
Lover of mammalogy, extant, extinct and speculative, with a particular passion for bats | Sometimes I make YouTube videos on bats | One of the co-creators of Salotum
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December 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Due to more health tourists appearing this holiday season than usual, we will be dispatching staff to certain districts in order to dissuade visitors from purchasing certain “supplements” with a very specific set of side effects. You know which ones.
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Due to more health tourists appearing this holiday season than usual, we will be dispatching staff to certain districts in order to dissuade visitors from purchasing certain “supplements” with a very specific set of side effects. You know which ones.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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October 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It’s hard to accurately describe the beautifully structured and deeply colored branches of manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.), let alone take photos that do them justice. Truly a sight to behold even when they’re not flowering!
September 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It’s hard to accurately describe the beautifully structured and deeply colored branches of manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.), let alone take photos that do them justice. Truly a sight to behold even when they’re not flowering!
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A family of extinct camels (Camelops hesternus) is relaxing in the tree lines of Pleistocene North America.
Made for the Ice Age Fossil State Park, Nevada, Las Vegas
Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper
#paleoart #paleoillustration #camelillustration #naturalhistoryart #animaldrawing
Made for the Ice Age Fossil State Park, Nevada, Las Vegas
Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper
#paleoart #paleoillustration #camelillustration #naturalhistoryart #animaldrawing
September 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A family of extinct camels (Camelops hesternus) is relaxing in the tree lines of Pleistocene North America.
Made for the Ice Age Fossil State Park, Nevada, Las Vegas
Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper
#paleoart #paleoillustration #camelillustration #naturalhistoryart #animaldrawing
Made for the Ice Age Fossil State Park, Nevada, Las Vegas
Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper
#paleoart #paleoillustration #camelillustration #naturalhistoryart #animaldrawing
New Salotum post-! Wait a second where have I seen those birds before…
The domestic Mabanwo bapu (commonly known by its English mondegreens “lobapu” and “lofafu”) is a breed of fowl-sized Alektoriid. Commonly kept for meat and eggs, it represents an ancient Columbimorph lineage endemic to Salotum, where it is seen everywhere from backyard gardens to industrial farms.
September 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New Salotum post-! Wait a second where have I seen those birds before…
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A aum sits down on the steps of his apartment to take a smoke break away from his family. He looks across the street at a pair of teenage boys making a ruckus and scratches his neck in annoyance. He’s told them off a hundred times before in his mind, but they’re asking for another telling off…
September 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A aum sits down on the steps of his apartment to take a smoke break away from his family. He looks across the street at a pair of teenage boys making a ruckus and scratches his neck in annoyance. He’s told them off a hundred times before in his mind, but they’re asking for another telling off…
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Five years ago, my second PhD paper came out: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
In it, I looked at the body mass of the recently extinct thylacine (aka Tasmanian tiger) & found that it was only about half as big as popularly thought.
Let's revisit the paper, & see where we are today.
🧪🧵 #evobio #Mammals
In it, I looked at the body mass of the recently extinct thylacine (aka Tasmanian tiger) & found that it was only about half as big as popularly thought.
Let's revisit the paper, & see where we are today.
🧪🧵 #evobio #Mammals
Did the thylacine violate the costs of carnivory? Body mass and sexual dimorphism of an iconic Australian marsupial | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
The relative body masses of predators and their prey strongly affect the predators'
ecology. An accurate estimate of the mass of an extinct predator is therefore key
to revealing its biology and the s...
royalsocietypublishing.org
August 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Five years ago, my second PhD paper came out: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
In it, I looked at the body mass of the recently extinct thylacine (aka Tasmanian tiger) & found that it was only about half as big as popularly thought.
Let's revisit the paper, & see where we are today.
🧪🧵 #evobio #Mammals
In it, I looked at the body mass of the recently extinct thylacine (aka Tasmanian tiger) & found that it was only about half as big as popularly thought.
Let's revisit the paper, & see where we are today.
🧪🧵 #evobio #Mammals
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To make our bus networks more appealing, we hired an abstractionist to redo our route maps. All public buses will follow a “choose your own adventure” routing system. Good luck!
August 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
To make our bus networks more appealing, we hired an abstractionist to redo our route maps. All public buses will follow a “choose your own adventure” routing system. Good luck!
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Postschizotherium intermedium, a large Pliohyracids with a hippo-like head. For almost a hundred year, people can only learn about this animal through its skulls and teeth. With no any thing about the postcranial, it's very hard to accurately reconstruct the entire body shape. 1/
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Postschizotherium intermedium, a large Pliohyracids with a hippo-like head. For almost a hundred year, people can only learn about this animal through its skulls and teeth. With no any thing about the postcranial, it's very hard to accurately reconstruct the entire body shape. 1/
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With a caloric intake in excess of 20,000 kilocalories every day, many brubafa tend home gardens to save on grocery bills and provide themselves with produce they can pickle. Fermentation is widely practiced to preserve food and maintain palatability in the tropical regions most brubafa call home.
August 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
With a caloric intake in excess of 20,000 kilocalories every day, many brubafa tend home gardens to save on grocery bills and provide themselves with produce they can pickle. Fermentation is widely practiced to preserve food and maintain palatability in the tropical regions most brubafa call home.
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I just realized PhP Ice Age is really “Nature documentary of your world back when it was actually normal/right before everything went to shit”.
July 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I just realized PhP Ice Age is really “Nature documentary of your world back when it was actually normal/right before everything went to shit”.
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In response to the recent uptick in feral cat roadkill incidents, the government will be installing “No Cats Beyond This Point” signage at all ports to discourage both vigilantism and new feral cats. We believe this will resolve the issue completely and permanently.
July 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In response to the recent uptick in feral cat roadkill incidents, the government will be installing “No Cats Beyond This Point” signage at all ports to discourage both vigilantism and new feral cats. We believe this will resolve the issue completely and permanently.
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“Mangoes for sale!”
Mangoes are a treat no matter the species! Many rural brubafa rely on staple crops such as mango, breadfruit, and coconuts, not only as sustenance but to make a living too. Here a paim reclines as afternoon sales lull and starts making some new skewers for the after-work rush.
Mangoes are a treat no matter the species! Many rural brubafa rely on staple crops such as mango, breadfruit, and coconuts, not only as sustenance but to make a living too. Here a paim reclines as afternoon sales lull and starts making some new skewers for the after-work rush.
July 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“Mangoes for sale!”
Mangoes are a treat no matter the species! Many rural brubafa rely on staple crops such as mango, breadfruit, and coconuts, not only as sustenance but to make a living too. Here a paim reclines as afternoon sales lull and starts making some new skewers for the after-work rush.
Mangoes are a treat no matter the species! Many rural brubafa rely on staple crops such as mango, breadfruit, and coconuts, not only as sustenance but to make a living too. Here a paim reclines as afternoon sales lull and starts making some new skewers for the after-work rush.
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We will begin broadcasting music in government offices to boost productivity; you are free to make suggestions for songs.
Note: No Skrillex
Note: No Skrillex
July 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We will begin broadcasting music in government offices to boost productivity; you are free to make suggestions for songs.
Note: No Skrillex
Note: No Skrillex
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Aimaepafi micros (Small blood touch), despite the name, is a relatively large parasitic arthriforme native to the swamps of Nureta-Mori. It feeds upon the blood of large provertebrates.
On average it around the size of an American toad (Anaxyrus americanus).
On average it around the size of an American toad (Anaxyrus americanus).
April 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Aimaepafi micros (Small blood touch), despite the name, is a relatively large parasitic arthriforme native to the swamps of Nureta-Mori. It feeds upon the blood of large provertebrates.
On average it around the size of an American toad (Anaxyrus americanus).
On average it around the size of an American toad (Anaxyrus americanus).
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Why here’s a paper that completely flew under my radar last year… 😌
The Salotian rhinoceros (Sphenorhinus acerus) has long occupied a contentious placement within the rhinoceros family tree. However, a landmark paper by Reyes et al. last year delivered a surprising verdict for the phylogenetic placement of these island rhinos. #salotum #specevo #worldbuilding
March 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Why here’s a paper that completely flew under my radar last year… 😌
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#marchofthemammals2025 day 12, the tiny oreodont Leptauchenia decora!
March 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#marchofthemammals2025 day 12, the tiny oreodont Leptauchenia decora!
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Mesozoic mammaliaforms illuminate the origins of pelage coloration
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
March 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Mesozoic mammaliaforms illuminate the origins of pelage coloration
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I’ve taken up a hobby of keeping native plants for wildlife gardening, but have recently started expanding to interesting non-natives. Here are some new additions to my collection: a Ferocactus viridescens (native but not to the immediate area) and some Acer palmatum seedlings I started myself.
March 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’ve taken up a hobby of keeping native plants for wildlife gardening, but have recently started expanding to interesting non-natives. Here are some new additions to my collection: a Ferocactus viridescens (native but not to the immediate area) and some Acer palmatum seedlings I started myself.
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Our new study published today on a remarkably complete skeleton of Mixodectes from the early Paleocene of New Mexico! @purgatoriidae.bsky.social @abqtom.bsky.social @crowelljw.bsky.social @marytsilcox.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New remarkably complete skeleton of Mixodectes reveals arboreality in a large Paleocene primatomorphan mammal following the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - New remarkably complete skeleton of Mixodectes reveals arboreality in a large Paleocene primatomorphan mammal following the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction
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March 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Our new study published today on a remarkably complete skeleton of Mixodectes from the early Paleocene of New Mexico! @purgatoriidae.bsky.social @abqtom.bsky.social @crowelljw.bsky.social @marytsilcox.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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As facultative bipeds, most brubafa find it easier to walk on all fours. This necessitates a hand covering that is easily removable, yet sturdy & sanitary. Handshoes are one such solution, with findings suggesting they were first crafted over 140,000 years ago #salotum #specevo #worldbuilding
March 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
As facultative bipeds, most brubafa find it easier to walk on all fours. This necessitates a hand covering that is easily removable, yet sturdy & sanitary. Handshoes are one such solution, with findings suggesting they were first crafted over 140,000 years ago #salotum #specevo #worldbuilding