Tess Gallagher
@tessasaurus.bsky.social
Paleontologist that specializes in Diplodocus skin. Currently working at Edelman Fossil Museum
My attempt at designing my own australovenator that I forgor to post from awhile ago.
November 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
My attempt at designing my own australovenator that I forgor to post from awhile ago.
Manuscript accepted with minor revisions!!🥳
November 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Manuscript accepted with minor revisions!!🥳
I’m opening paleoart commissions for detailed pieces! Dm me for a quote.
October 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I’m opening paleoart commissions for detailed pieces! Dm me for a quote.
Camarasaurus sketch
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Camarasaurus sketch
not furniture and not a library but princeton university has a ton of prehistoric gargoyles
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
not furniture and not a library but princeton university has a ton of prehistoric gargoyles
Dramatic Dryptosaurs 🦖
September 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Dramatic Dryptosaurs 🦖
the fun part about making your own models is that you get to play around with them heheh
September 22, 2025 at 4:38 AM
the fun part about making your own models is that you get to play around with them heheh
What are they talking about it?
July 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What are they talking about it?
reject modernity, return to rugose rex 🦖
July 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
reject modernity, return to rugose rex 🦖
I met a celebrity today. Haddy the Hadrosaurus, in Haddonfield NJ
July 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I met a celebrity today. Haddy the Hadrosaurus, in Haddonfield NJ
Sewell NJ, 72 million years ago
gift for a coworker featuring Mosasaurus Hoffmannii and Enchodus
gift for a coworker featuring Mosasaurus Hoffmannii and Enchodus
July 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Sewell NJ, 72 million years ago
gift for a coworker featuring Mosasaurus Hoffmannii and Enchodus
gift for a coworker featuring Mosasaurus Hoffmannii and Enchodus
A reminder that I will be presenting at @dinoconuk.bsky.social
on August 16th. I'll be exploring the scaley, diverse textures of Diplodocus and kin, and also touch upon the science behind fossil color patterning 🌈🦕
on August 16th. I'll be exploring the scaley, diverse textures of Diplodocus and kin, and also touch upon the science behind fossil color patterning 🌈🦕
July 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A reminder that I will be presenting at @dinoconuk.bsky.social
on August 16th. I'll be exploring the scaley, diverse textures of Diplodocus and kin, and also touch upon the science behind fossil color patterning 🌈🦕
on August 16th. I'll be exploring the scaley, diverse textures of Diplodocus and kin, and also touch upon the science behind fossil color patterning 🌈🦕
I believe the Astrodon at Edelman is a great template for sauropod art. It gives a good perspective on scale size proportional to body size, while also leaving room to the imagination on how truly textured such a beast would have been.
July 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I believe the Astrodon at Edelman is a great template for sauropod art. It gives a good perspective on scale size proportional to body size, while also leaving room to the imagination on how truly textured such a beast would have been.
The Astrodon is missing some features. Sauropod scales were covered in high relief scales with epidermal papillae (little bumps on the scales, shown on Diamantinosaurus). We also know Macronarian sauropods (brachiosaurus, titanosaurs) had a diversity of scale morphologies (titanosaur embryo) 2/?
July 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Astrodon is missing some features. Sauropod scales were covered in high relief scales with epidermal papillae (little bumps on the scales, shown on Diamantinosaurus). We also know Macronarian sauropods (brachiosaurus, titanosaurs) had a diversity of scale morphologies (titanosaur embryo) 2/?
Another example on how sauropod scales would have been more visible than we think is the lovely Astrodon mount at @thefossilpark.bsky.social. The scales here are 1-2cm wide, smaller than the 3-5cm polygonal scales we know sauropods had, and yet they're surprisingly visible. A very short 🧵1/ ?
July 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Another example on how sauropod scales would have been more visible than we think is the lovely Astrodon mount at @thefossilpark.bsky.social. The scales here are 1-2cm wide, smaller than the 3-5cm polygonal scales we know sauropods had, and yet they're surprisingly visible. A very short 🧵1/ ?
Fun finds today while working at @thefossilpark.bsky.social . Sponge fossil and a bone fragment! I'll be using these guys for scicomm to help visitors identify fossils in the quarry 🫡🦕
July 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Fun finds today while working at @thefossilpark.bsky.social . Sponge fossil and a bone fragment! I'll be using these guys for scicomm to help visitors identify fossils in the quarry 🫡🦕
Bucket had a fun time today showing visitors cool fossils
June 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Bucket had a fun time today showing visitors cool fossils
Happy to report I am officially working at @thefossilpark.bsky.social !! I'll be pretty active here during the summer working in the quarry, so if you're around be sure to come say hi!
June 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Happy to report I am officially working at @thefossilpark.bsky.social !! I'll be pretty active here during the summer working in the quarry, so if you're around be sure to come say hi!
A Galeamopus wanders out into the open🦕
Modeled in Blender
Modeled in Blender
May 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
A Galeamopus wanders out into the open🦕
Modeled in Blender
Modeled in Blender