Dan Folkes
@danpalaeon.bsky.social
Ex Palaeontology and Evolution MSci student at the University of Bristol. Love all extinct animals. Pro proper nature restoration in the UK. (He/Him)
@btobirds.bsky.social I saw these two wheatear near me (south Gloucestershire). Looks like a male and female. I saw today that there's no record of breeding anywhere near where I am. Worth investigating?
May 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@btobirds.bsky.social I saw these two wheatear near me (south Gloucestershire). Looks like a male and female. I saw today that there's no record of breeding anywhere near where I am. Worth investigating?
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Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
An animal difficult to do justice with an illustration.
An animal difficult to do justice with an illustration.
March 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
An animal difficult to do justice with an illustration.
An animal difficult to do justice with an illustration.
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Prenocephale bust
February 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Prenocephale bust
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A Supersaurus' walk through a flooded plain is interrupted by three Allosaurus. The theropods are passing through, an adult Supersaurus is a prey that carries too many risks, but for a moment, They look at each other briefly before everyone goes their respective ways
#Paleoart
#Paleoart
December 1, 2024 at 7:54 AM
A Supersaurus' walk through a flooded plain is interrupted by three Allosaurus. The theropods are passing through, an adult Supersaurus is a prey that carries too many risks, but for a moment, They look at each other briefly before everyone goes their respective ways
#Paleoart
#Paleoart
#Nothronychus graffami. This is one of the skeletals I did a while back for the old book project of mine. Here it is for you to enjoy! #Paleoart #Paleontology
December 3, 2024 at 4:38 PM
#Nothronychus graffami. This is one of the skeletals I did a while back for the old book project of mine. Here it is for you to enjoy! #Paleoart #Paleontology
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November 25, 2024 at 2:52 PM
A fairly complete #Hypsilophodon specimen collected in 1996. Mentioned in Coram (2017)... does anyone have any more information on this specimen? #palaeontology #paleontology
November 24, 2024 at 12:45 PM
A fairly complete #Hypsilophodon specimen collected in 1996. Mentioned in Coram (2017)... does anyone have any more information on this specimen? #palaeontology #paleontology
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All the dragons from the HTTYD stream. Detailed images below... 🧵
#paleostream #specevo #creaturedesign #sketches
#paleostream #specevo #creaturedesign #sketches
November 23, 2024 at 5:06 AM
All the dragons from the HTTYD stream. Detailed images below... 🧵
#paleostream #specevo #creaturedesign #sketches
#paleostream #specevo #creaturedesign #sketches
#Eotyrannus lengi skeletal diagram revisited. And a (short) blopost to go along with it too:
www.thecodontia.com/blog/reotyra...
www.thecodontia.com/blog/reotyra...
November 19, 2024 at 11:05 PM
#Eotyrannus lengi skeletal diagram revisited. And a (short) blopost to go along with it too:
www.thecodontia.com/blog/reotyra...
www.thecodontia.com/blog/reotyra...
Only a few bones left to add! I'd like to do a #Eotyrannus blog spot to showcase how I reconstructed this fellow, and how it differs from my original one.
November 18, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Only a few bones left to add! I'd like to do a #Eotyrannus blog spot to showcase how I reconstructed this fellow, and how it differs from my original one.
More progress on the #Re-otyrannus #Eotyrannus skeletal "update", going smoothly in between work and other projects.
November 12, 2024 at 9:56 PM
More progress on the #Re-otyrannus #Eotyrannus skeletal "update", going smoothly in between work and other projects.
Having a re-look at #Eotyrannus for a big project of mine. I think I've found a way to get rid of that awful long torso that I originally reconstructed way back for the Eotyrannus monograph.
November 7, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Having a re-look at #Eotyrannus for a big project of mine. I think I've found a way to get rid of that awful long torso that I originally reconstructed way back for the Eotyrannus monograph.
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Dealing with death threats from the right while a huge part of your job is defending yourself from your own audience is real bad. Only a pretty thin slice of humanity can handle both of those things at once.
November 7, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Dealing with death threats from the right while a huge part of your job is defending yourself from your own audience is real bad. Only a pretty thin slice of humanity can handle both of those things at once.
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Styracosaurus, the coloration is primarily based on sable antelope.
November 2, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Styracosaurus, the coloration is primarily based on sable antelope.
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Just putting this out here since people are still putting anime girls for scale on otherwise accurate skeletals.
October 23, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Just putting this out here since people are still putting anime girls for scale on otherwise accurate skeletals.
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A gallop cycle of Bos bison antiquus (otherwise known as the Ancient Bison) for the game, Ecos: La Brea on Roblox.
🦣 @ecosroblox.bsky.social
🦬 ecoslabrea.wixsite.com/ecos--la-brea
🦣 @ecosroblox.bsky.social
🦬 ecoslabrea.wixsite.com/ecos--la-brea
October 22, 2024 at 5:33 PM
A gallop cycle of Bos bison antiquus (otherwise known as the Ancient Bison) for the game, Ecos: La Brea on Roblox.
🦣 @ecosroblox.bsky.social
🦬 ecoslabrea.wixsite.com/ecos--la-brea
🦣 @ecosroblox.bsky.social
🦬 ecoslabrea.wixsite.com/ecos--la-brea
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Dusted off my old Microraptor rig for a nice little hour-long animation practice
October 22, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Dusted off my old Microraptor rig for a nice little hour-long animation practice
Heavily editing a scan of an emperor scorpion to the proportions of #Pulmonoscorpius, the 50 cm long land scorpion from the #Carboniferous of Scotland
October 22, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Heavily editing a scan of an emperor scorpion to the proportions of #Pulmonoscorpius, the 50 cm long land scorpion from the #Carboniferous of Scotland
Can anyone please create a starter pack for #Palaeontologists on this site? I would like to follow everyone!
October 22, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Can anyone please create a starter pack for #Palaeontologists on this site? I would like to follow everyone!
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Any dunkleosteus fans about? I made this guy last year. Literature was beginning to emerge regarding how we estimate body length, so I hedged my bets and made two versions! Subsequent literature appears to be leaning towards version 2. 🐡
October 22, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Any dunkleosteus fans about? I made this guy last year. Literature was beginning to emerge regarding how we estimate body length, so I hedged my bets and made two versions! Subsequent literature appears to be leaning towards version 2. 🐡
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Hi everyone. Here's a reminder to register interest in #DinoCon, kicking off in the UK next year. Though with #dinosaurs front and centre, it's NOT dinosaurs alone but prehistoric life and natural history more generally too... www.dinocon.co.uk
DinoCon
www.dinocon.co.uk
October 22, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Hi everyone. Here's a reminder to register interest in #DinoCon, kicking off in the UK next year. Though with #dinosaurs front and centre, it's NOT dinosaurs alone but prehistoric life and natural history more generally too... www.dinocon.co.uk
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For those who don't know I also prepare fossils, my work includes:
A lacrimal (skull bone/horn) of Allosaurus Big Al Two.
The most complete phytosaur head from Europe.
The only Metoposaurus skull with intact teeth.
#paleontology #dinosaurs #fossil
A lacrimal (skull bone/horn) of Allosaurus Big Al Two.
The most complete phytosaur head from Europe.
The only Metoposaurus skull with intact teeth.
#paleontology #dinosaurs #fossil
October 21, 2024 at 10:29 PM
For those who don't know I also prepare fossils, my work includes:
A lacrimal (skull bone/horn) of Allosaurus Big Al Two.
The most complete phytosaur head from Europe.
The only Metoposaurus skull with intact teeth.
#paleontology #dinosaurs #fossil
A lacrimal (skull bone/horn) of Allosaurus Big Al Two.
The most complete phytosaur head from Europe.
The only Metoposaurus skull with intact teeth.
#paleontology #dinosaurs #fossil