The Grim Raptor
@thegrimraptor.bsky.social
Paleo nut in western Colorado
The Koala Lemur, Megaladapis edwardsi. This adorably goofy squatty body was by far the largest lemur to ever exist. They were likely driven to extinction a mere 500 years ago on a rapidly changing Madagascar. On display at the Paris Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy. #FossilFriday
February 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The Koala Lemur, Megaladapis edwardsi. This adorably goofy squatty body was by far the largest lemur to ever exist. They were likely driven to extinction a mere 500 years ago on a rapidly changing Madagascar. On display at the Paris Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy. #FossilFriday
Mighty Marlin. The largest and best preserved Marlin fossil in the world, found during expansion of the Panama Canal in the late 2000's. At the Biomuseo in Panama City, Panama #FossilFriday
February 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Mighty Marlin. The largest and best preserved Marlin fossil in the world, found during expansion of the Panama Canal in the late 2000's. At the Biomuseo in Panama City, Panama #FossilFriday
Majestic Moropus elatus, a chalicothere from the early Miocene of Nebraska, on display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science #fossilfriday
February 8, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Majestic Moropus elatus, a chalicothere from the early Miocene of Nebraska, on display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science #fossilfriday
I made it across the pond for Tet Zoo 2019 and got a signed copy of @deepfrieddna.bsky.social's excellent The Missing Lynx. For anyone who enjoys Twilight Beasts, there's a whole book full of the same goodness.
February 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I made it across the pond for Tet Zoo 2019 and got a signed copy of @deepfrieddna.bsky.social's excellent The Missing Lynx. For anyone who enjoys Twilight Beasts, there's a whole book full of the same goodness.
Tapuiasaurus, Cretaceous titanosaur housed at the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
#fossilfriday #SVPOW
#fossilfriday #SVPOW
January 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Tapuiasaurus, Cretaceous titanosaur housed at the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
#fossilfriday #SVPOW
#fossilfriday #SVPOW
They're wonderful. Here's a wee little one I have.
January 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
They're wonderful. Here's a wee little one I have.