Tyler Stone
@tylerstoneart.bsky.social
2x Emmy-nominated photojournalist, freelance artist, science communicator and content creator. Opinions are my own.
Prehistoric Planet-inspired Tarbosaurus. Commission for a private client.
#paleoart #sciart #dinosaur #tarbosaurus #prehistoricplanet
#paleoart #sciart #dinosaur #tarbosaurus #prehistoricplanet
February 8, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Prehistoric Planet-inspired Tarbosaurus. Commission for a private client.
#paleoart #sciart #dinosaur #tarbosaurus #prehistoricplanet
#paleoart #sciart #dinosaur #tarbosaurus #prehistoricplanet
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Warmup sketch from last night, based on a project idea I’ve had for a while. Maybe this can become the first illustration in a series once commissioned work is done. More info about the concept in the alt text.
#sketch #paleoart #plesiosaur #cryptozoology #lochnessmonster #nessie
#sketch #paleoart #plesiosaur #cryptozoology #lochnessmonster #nessie
January 20, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Warmup sketch from last night, based on a project idea I’ve had for a while. Maybe this can become the first illustration in a series once commissioned work is done. More info about the concept in the alt text.
#sketch #paleoart #plesiosaur #cryptozoology #lochnessmonster #nessie
#sketch #paleoart #plesiosaur #cryptozoology #lochnessmonster #nessie
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We have a T. rex!
Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
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December 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We have a T. rex!
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'Tis the season for some festive science songs.
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
December 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
'Tis the season for some festive science songs.
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
Pictured: me, reading the registration email for this year’s SVP meeting, knowing full well that I can’t afford to go. Maybe next year…
a young boy in a blue sweater is reading an open book
ALT: a young boy in a blue sweater is reading an open book
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July 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Pictured: me, reading the registration email for this year’s SVP meeting, knowing full well that I can’t afford to go. Maybe next year…
So cool to see my art attached to a peer-reviewed study again!
A 45-million-year-old cetacean brain exhibits prominent olfactory regions, indicating that early whales retained a sense of smell 🐳🧠
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July 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
So cool to see my art attached to a peer-reviewed study again!
The dinosaurs have arrived at Blank Park Zoo, so here’s the project I’ve been working on this week. I was commissioned by the zoo to draw 23 silhouettes for signage comparing their animals with dinosaurs as part of their new “Dino Park Zoo” branding. Species labels in alt text.
#paleoart #sciart
#paleoart #sciart
July 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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24 If any, or hopefully all, of this is interesting. They you might want to know that c. 6 months from now I'll have a book about all this and much more, written with, and illustrated by @markwitton.bsky.social. It's available for preorder now in all the usual places online.
Thanks for reading.
Thanks for reading.
April 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
24 If any, or hopefully all, of this is interesting. They you might want to know that c. 6 months from now I'll have a book about all this and much more, written with, and illustrated by @markwitton.bsky.social. It's available for preorder now in all the usual places online.
Thanks for reading.
Thanks for reading.
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With the trailers for both #WalkingWithDinosaurs and #JurassicWorld Rebirth apparently showing swimming Spinosaurus, I thought it might be time to go over why I think these animals were not good swimmers. After all, it's something I've written a fair bit about (with @arctomet.bsky.social) 1/many
April 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
With the trailers for both #WalkingWithDinosaurs and #JurassicWorld Rebirth apparently showing swimming Spinosaurus, I thought it might be time to go over why I think these animals were not good swimmers. After all, it's something I've written a fair bit about (with @arctomet.bsky.social) 1/many
I see what they did there… #WalkingWithDinosaurs #WWD2025
June 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I see what they did there… #WalkingWithDinosaurs #WWD2025
Tonight on Unsolved Mysteries: it’s one of Adobe’s flagship programs. With a powerful desktop workstation and as much memory freed up as possible, there should be no limit to what you can create with it. So, why does After Effects still run like complete ass?
a man in a suit and tie says join me perhaps you will be able to solve a mystery
Alt: a man in a suit and tie says join me perhaps you will be able to solve a mystery
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May 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Tonight on Unsolved Mysteries: it’s one of Adobe’s flagship programs. With a powerful desktop workstation and as much memory freed up as possible, there should be no limit to what you can create with it. So, why does After Effects still run like complete ass?
Jumping on the latest trend.
May 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Jumping on the latest trend.
Spent my morning covering the groundbreaking for the new lion conservation center at Blank Park Zoo. After 10 years without a visit, I’ve somehow ended up at the zoo 3 times this month. Guess I’m making up for lost time.
Anyway, time to flex with some shots I got of the kitties.
Anyway, time to flex with some shots I got of the kitties.
May 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Spent my morning covering the groundbreaking for the new lion conservation center at Blank Park Zoo. After 10 years without a visit, I’ve somehow ended up at the zoo 3 times this month. Guess I’m making up for lost time.
Anyway, time to flex with some shots I got of the kitties.
Anyway, time to flex with some shots I got of the kitties.
Somehow, Troodon returned.
May 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Somehow, Troodon returned.
Being a paleoartist with a social media following is fun, because you get to have people who don’t understand your field accuse you of lying and tell you that T. rex actually had wings and was a dragon. #paleoart #paleoartist #meme #skit
May 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Being a paleoartist with a social media following is fun, because you get to have people who don’t understand your field accuse you of lying and tell you that T. rex actually had wings and was a dragon. #paleoart #paleoartist #meme #skit
Looks like I’m officially adding “Iowa Broadcast News Award winner” to my resume!
April 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Looks like I’m officially adding “Iowa Broadcast News Award winner” to my resume!
Shamelessly using the new Deinosuchus paper as an excuse to share my illustration of it again. I did this for Adam Cossette and Chris Brochu back in 2020. It was my first commission out of college, and while there are some details I wish I could correct, I’m still really proud of it. #paleoart
April 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Shamelessly using the new Deinosuchus paper as an excuse to share my illustration of it again. I did this for Adam Cossette and Chris Brochu back in 2020. It was my first commission out of college, and while there are some details I wish I could correct, I’m still really proud of it. #paleoart
Apparently paleoartist Jan Sovak has passed away. Growing up in the period between Jurassic Park and the soft dinosaur revolution, I don’t think anyone captured the way dinosaurs FELT when I was a kid as well as he did. It’s a hard feeling to describe, but Sovak nailed it.
April 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Apparently paleoartist Jan Sovak has passed away. Growing up in the period between Jurassic Park and the soft dinosaur revolution, I don’t think anyone captured the way dinosaurs FELT when I was a kid as well as he did. It’s a hard feeling to describe, but Sovak nailed it.
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Colossal’s bungled wolf announcement isn’t a conservation win. It’s a sad reminder of how the offensively rich want to foist their vision of the future on everyone. My latest for @slate.com
Those Dire Wolves Aren’t an Amazing Scientific Breakthrough. They’re a Disturbing Symbol of Where We’re Heading.
We shouldn’t be celebrating “de-extinction.” We should be focused on the species that are currently in danger.
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April 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Colossal’s bungled wolf announcement isn’t a conservation win. It’s a sad reminder of how the offensively rich want to foist their vision of the future on everyone. My latest for @slate.com
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Everyone who told me "what's the harm in hyping de-extinction technology that doesn't work" can choke on a bag of black-footed ferret dicks
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Trump team cites wolf ‘de-extinction’ as reason to cut endangered species list
The interior secretary hailed a biotech company’s claim to have brought back the dire wolf, while the administration and GOP push to roll back species protections.
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April 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Everyone who told me "what's the harm in hyping de-extinction technology that doesn't work" can choke on a bag of black-footed ferret dicks
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Reposting some obscure theropod I drew last year, with colors based on some obscure show, for no reason in particular.
#paleoart #WalkingWithDinosaurs
#paleoart #WalkingWithDinosaurs
April 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Reposting some obscure theropod I drew last year, with colors based on some obscure show, for no reason in particular.
#paleoart #WalkingWithDinosaurs
#paleoart #WalkingWithDinosaurs