Stephen Chester
@purgatoriidae.bsky.social
Paleontologist at Brooklyn College, The Graduate Center, CUNY, and NYCEP
Curatorial Affiliate / Research Associate at AMNH, DMNS, FLMNH, and YPM
https://www.stephenchesterpaleontology.com/
Curatorial Affiliate / Research Associate at AMNH, DMNS, FLMNH, and YPM
https://www.stephenchesterpaleontology.com/
Mixodectes (foreground) was about three pounds and had an omnivorous diet that included leaves. It appears to have occupied a unique ecological niche in trees shared with smaller plesiadapiforms like Torrejonia wilsoni (background) 62 million years ago. Amazing illustration by Andrey Atuchin!
March 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Mixodectes (foreground) was about three pounds and had an omnivorous diet that included leaves. It appears to have occupied a unique ecological niche in trees shared with smaller plesiadapiforms like Torrejonia wilsoni (background) 62 million years ago. Amazing illustration by Andrey Atuchin!
Amazing illustration of early Paleocene biotic recovery in the Denver Basin by @olorotitan.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Amazing illustration of early Paleocene biotic recovery in the Denver Basin by @olorotitan.bsky.social