Scott Johnston
@mrdrprofjohnston.bsky.social
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he/him
🦖 Skeleton Crewmate
🔬 Lab Rat Alum
〽️ Wolverine
🐈⬛ Cat Dad
he/him
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Another victory for Carnivores: Cityscape 😌
October 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Another victory for Carnivores: Cityscape 😌
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Looks like Nanotyrannus is back on the menu, boys.
‘Teenage T. rex’ fossil is actually a different species
The discovery of smaller predator Nanotyrannus could prompt a re-think of tyrannosaur evolution.
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Looks like Nanotyrannus is back on the menu, boys.
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Some Nanotyrannus chibis! Also I figured out a nice way to draw with a mouse.
#Paleoart #chibiart #backinhell
#Paleoart #chibiart #backinhell
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Some Nanotyrannus chibis! Also I figured out a nice way to draw with a mouse.
#Paleoart #chibiart #backinhell
#Paleoart #chibiart #backinhell
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Nanotyrannus lancensis
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Nanotyrannus lancensis
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The Nanotyrannus is back! Some fan art here! It kinda drives me crazy how dinos get retconned (then reconfirmed). But I get it-- we're always learning, but the irrational obessesive in me needs to know what is and isn't accurate. 😆
#nanotyrannus #paleoart #therapod #dinosaur
#nanotyrannus #paleoart #therapod #dinosaur
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The Nanotyrannus is back! Some fan art here! It kinda drives me crazy how dinos get retconned (then reconfirmed). But I get it-- we're always learning, but the irrational obessesive in me needs to know what is and isn't accurate. 😆
#nanotyrannus #paleoart #therapod #dinosaur
#nanotyrannus #paleoart #therapod #dinosaur
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My take on Nanotyrannus.
It’s been a while since I’ve drawn something „just because“.
Nanotyrannus is real and here is my view.
I am not completely satisfied with how it turned out but I’m happy to be back with some own artwork again :)
White pencil on black card board
#nanotyrannus #paleoart
It’s been a while since I’ve drawn something „just because“.
Nanotyrannus is real and here is my view.
I am not completely satisfied with how it turned out but I’m happy to be back with some own artwork again :)
White pencil on black card board
#nanotyrannus #paleoart
November 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My take on Nanotyrannus.
It’s been a while since I’ve drawn something „just because“.
Nanotyrannus is real and here is my view.
I am not completely satisfied with how it turned out but I’m happy to be back with some own artwork again :)
White pencil on black card board
#nanotyrannus #paleoart
It’s been a while since I’ve drawn something „just because“.
Nanotyrannus is real and here is my view.
I am not completely satisfied with how it turned out but I’m happy to be back with some own artwork again :)
White pencil on black card board
#nanotyrannus #paleoart
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November 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Turns out, #Nanotyrannus is real... like really real and I was wrong. But that's how science works: change with new data.
But it being shown valid does not excuse years of shoddy science before this paper. #Paleontology #FossilFriday
But it being shown valid does not excuse years of shoddy science before this paper. #Paleontology #FossilFriday
Turns out, Nanotyrannus is real… like really real.
Turns out I was very, very wrong about Nanotyrannus not being real. But it being shown valid does not excuse years of shoddy science before this pape
dinointhedugout.home.blog
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Turns out, #Nanotyrannus is real... like really real and I was wrong. But that's how science works: change with new data.
But it being shown valid does not excuse years of shoddy science before this paper. #Paleontology #FossilFriday
But it being shown valid does not excuse years of shoddy science before this paper. #Paleontology #FossilFriday
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Repost of old 'Jane' drawing - currently suggested to be a new small, gracile tyrannosaur species, Nanotyrannus lethaeus, rather than a juvenile T. rex! #palaeoart #dinosaur #Nanotyrannus
Stippled ink drawing of the juvenile T. rex specimen 'Jane'. Slightly updated version of an old drawing.
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Repost of old 'Jane' drawing - currently suggested to be a new small, gracile tyrannosaur species, Nanotyrannus lethaeus, rather than a juvenile T. rex! #palaeoart #dinosaur #Nanotyrannus
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Introducing Nanotyrannus!
NC’s public universities and museums are continuously on the forefront of scientific research and advancement. Nano’s discovery is the biggest dinosaur news of the decade, and its confirmation happened right here in North Carolina.
NC’s public universities and museums are continuously on the forefront of scientific research and advancement. Nano’s discovery is the biggest dinosaur news of the decade, and its confirmation happened right here in North Carolina.
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Introducing Nanotyrannus!
NC’s public universities and museums are continuously on the forefront of scientific research and advancement. Nano’s discovery is the biggest dinosaur news of the decade, and its confirmation happened right here in North Carolina.
NC’s public universities and museums are continuously on the forefront of scientific research and advancement. Nano’s discovery is the biggest dinosaur news of the decade, and its confirmation happened right here in North Carolina.
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"Double Trouble"
The occasion was perfect, the day before Halloween and it turns out Nanotyrannus is an actual, real, valid genus, and it's got TWO whole species now on top of that! That's when inspiration hit me to do this.
Happy Halloween, everybody!
#art #digitalart #paleoart
The occasion was perfect, the day before Halloween and it turns out Nanotyrannus is an actual, real, valid genus, and it's got TWO whole species now on top of that! That's when inspiration hit me to do this.
Happy Halloween, everybody!
#art #digitalart #paleoart
November 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"Double Trouble"
The occasion was perfect, the day before Halloween and it turns out Nanotyrannus is an actual, real, valid genus, and it's got TWO whole species now on top of that! That's when inspiration hit me to do this.
Happy Halloween, everybody!
#art #digitalart #paleoart
The occasion was perfect, the day before Halloween and it turns out Nanotyrannus is an actual, real, valid genus, and it's got TWO whole species now on top of that! That's when inspiration hit me to do this.
Happy Halloween, everybody!
#art #digitalart #paleoart
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BREAKING: new discovery reveals the Tully Monster is a (very) distant evolutionary relative of Nanotyrannus
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: new discovery reveals the Tully Monster is a (very) distant evolutionary relative of Nanotyrannus
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November 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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I wanted to draw something quick for Halloween, but I still have Nanotyrannus on the brain. So here's a little doodle of a Nanotyrannus skull. #nanotyrannus #dinosaur #prehistoric #paleoart #art
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I wanted to draw something quick for Halloween, but I still have Nanotyrannus on the brain. So here's a little doodle of a Nanotyrannus skull. #nanotyrannus #dinosaur #prehistoric #paleoart #art
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Nanotyrannus lethaeus
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Nanotyrannus lethaeus
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My lil unnamed Nanotyrannus lad based on a plum-headed parakeet ♥
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#originalcharacter #ocs #ocsky #art #artsky #digitalart #krita #extinct #AmorphArt #nanotyrannus #tyrannosaurid #paleoart #paleosky
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#originalcharacter #ocs #ocsky #art #artsky #digitalart #krita #extinct #AmorphArt #nanotyrannus #tyrannosaurid #paleoart #paleosky
November 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
My lil unnamed Nanotyrannus lad based on a plum-headed parakeet ♥
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#originalcharacter #ocs #ocsky #art #artsky #digitalart #krita #extinct #AmorphArt #nanotyrannus #tyrannosaurid #paleoart #paleosky
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#originalcharacter #ocs #ocsky #art #artsky #digitalart #krita #extinct #AmorphArt #nanotyrannus #tyrannosaurid #paleoart #paleosky
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November 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Guess these are Nanotyrannus lethaeus now
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Guess these are Nanotyrannus lethaeus now
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October 31, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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In lieu of the recent #Nanotyrannus paper, here’s a couple of photos of me at the Burpee Museum of Natural History with Jane (Nanotyrannus lethaeus) and CMNH 7541 (Nanotyrannus lancensis), along with a flesh model of Jane by @tylerkeillor.bsky.social. #FossilFriday #Dinosaurs #Paleontology
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 AM
In lieu of the recent #Nanotyrannus paper, here’s a couple of photos of me at the Burpee Museum of Natural History with Jane (Nanotyrannus lethaeus) and CMNH 7541 (Nanotyrannus lancensis), along with a flesh model of Jane by @tylerkeillor.bsky.social. #FossilFriday #Dinosaurs #Paleontology
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Nanotyrannus lethaeus
November 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Nanotyrannus lethaeus