Aidan Williams Dale
@thereptileranger.bsky.social
Founder of Sauropsida: Ecology, Conservation and Prehistoric Education inc.
BLM✊🏾, 🏳️⚧️ + 🏳️🌈, 🍉safe page
Zoo Keeper/ Conservation Educator 🦎🐢🕷🐊
BLM✊🏾, 🏳️⚧️ + 🏳️🌈, 🍉safe page
Zoo Keeper/ Conservation Educator 🦎🐢🕷🐊
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For those who want to support me. I’m in the midst of starting a mobile natural history museum where I go to schools and present Ontario science curriculum with a Herp and Paleo theme using both live animals and natural history specimens.❤️ www.instagram.com/sauropsidaed...
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And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November.
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
September 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
And that's how you integrate digital elements into an exhibition. Part of the temporary "China's Dinosaur World" at the Shanghai Natural History Museum, China. Closing this November.
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
Video source: Shanghai Let's Meet
Recently went on a herping trip in central Ontario with a colleague of mine. We decided to checking pitcher plants for unlucky salamanders that fell in. We ended up finding 3 eastern red-back salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) in three separate plants 50-100 meters apart from one another!
September 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Recently went on a herping trip in central Ontario with a colleague of mine. We decided to checking pitcher plants for unlucky salamanders that fell in. We ended up finding 3 eastern red-back salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) in three separate plants 50-100 meters apart from one another!
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March 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Prints of these 3 designs are now available in my store.
Stickers are also up for preorder and should ship in 1-2 weeks.
I'll also have all of these for sale at ECCC.
Fight the System!!!
www.emmalerae.com/store.html
Stickers are also up for preorder and should ship in 1-2 weeks.
I'll also have all of these for sale at ECCC.
Fight the System!!!
www.emmalerae.com/store.html
February 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Prints of these 3 designs are now available in my store.
Stickers are also up for preorder and should ship in 1-2 weeks.
I'll also have all of these for sale at ECCC.
Fight the System!!!
www.emmalerae.com/store.html
Stickers are also up for preorder and should ship in 1-2 weeks.
I'll also have all of these for sale at ECCC.
Fight the System!!!
www.emmalerae.com/store.html
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In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊
February 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In a sentence never before uttered by humans, I am delighted to share that an alligator stole my conservation instructor’s hat by jauntily walking into the water while wearing it 🐊
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As men cut and take
They'd do well to know
The land's memory is long
And you reap what you sew
They'd do well to know
The land's memory is long
And you reap what you sew
January 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
As men cut and take
They'd do well to know
The land's memory is long
And you reap what you sew
They'd do well to know
The land's memory is long
And you reap what you sew
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
In 2020 the GeoCenter Møns Klint held an exhibition of feathers in Cretaceous amber. I reconstructed the life appearance of the feathers and a dinosaur from which the feather might have come. Here's Shanweiniao.
#PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm #Dinosaurs #Birds
In 2020 the GeoCenter Møns Klint held an exhibition of feathers in Cretaceous amber. I reconstructed the life appearance of the feathers and a dinosaur from which the feather might have come. Here's Shanweiniao.
#PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm #Dinosaurs #Birds
January 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
In 2020 the GeoCenter Møns Klint held an exhibition of feathers in Cretaceous amber. I reconstructed the life appearance of the feathers and a dinosaur from which the feather might have come. Here's Shanweiniao.
#PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm #Dinosaurs #Birds
In 2020 the GeoCenter Møns Klint held an exhibition of feathers in Cretaceous amber. I reconstructed the life appearance of the feathers and a dinosaur from which the feather might have come. Here's Shanweiniao.
#PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm #Dinosaurs #Birds
For those who want to support me. I’m in the midst of starting a mobile natural history museum where I go to schools and present Ontario science curriculum with a Herp and Paleo theme using both live animals and natural history specimens.❤️ www.instagram.com/sauropsidaed...
January 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
For those who want to support me. I’m in the midst of starting a mobile natural history museum where I go to schools and present Ontario science curriculum with a Herp and Paleo theme using both live animals and natural history specimens.❤️ www.instagram.com/sauropsidaed...
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Paleoart is better with plants 💚🌱
December 3, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Paleoart is better with plants 💚🌱
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Sharks eating dinosaurs! At the charming National Museum in Prague.
Totally morbid paleoart. But based on one of the few Czech dinosaur fossils, an ornithopod bone crisscrossed with the razor blade bites of sharks.
Totally morbid paleoart. But based on one of the few Czech dinosaur fossils, an ornithopod bone crisscrossed with the razor blade bites of sharks.
December 15, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Sharks eating dinosaurs! At the charming National Museum in Prague.
Totally morbid paleoart. But based on one of the few Czech dinosaur fossils, an ornithopod bone crisscrossed with the razor blade bites of sharks.
Totally morbid paleoart. But based on one of the few Czech dinosaur fossils, an ornithopod bone crisscrossed with the razor blade bites of sharks.
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From 2021, #paleoart of the giant temnospondyl Mastodonsaurus preying on the wee archosauriform Jaxtasuchus. Mastodonsaurus were huge - 5-6 m long - making them some of the largest amphibians of all time, and presumably lived crocodile-like lifestyles. #sciart #fossils #paleontology
December 4, 2024 at 10:46 AM
From 2021, #paleoart of the giant temnospondyl Mastodonsaurus preying on the wee archosauriform Jaxtasuchus. Mastodonsaurus were huge - 5-6 m long - making them some of the largest amphibians of all time, and presumably lived crocodile-like lifestyles. #sciart #fossils #paleontology
This was my attempt at drawing drepanosaurus today! Thoughts?🤔
December 4, 2024 at 3:59 AM
This was my attempt at drawing drepanosaurus today! Thoughts?🤔
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Re-introductions! G'day! I'm an Aussie evolutionary biologist/3D imaging specialist. I work at UT Austin's high-res CT facility (AKA UTCT). In the past I worked on #oVertTCN & NoCTURNetwork. I can/will CT scan just about anything (but I love lizards the most) & specialize in contrast-enhanced CT
November 11, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Re-introductions! G'day! I'm an Aussie evolutionary biologist/3D imaging specialist. I work at UT Austin's high-res CT facility (AKA UTCT). In the past I worked on #oVertTCN & NoCTURNetwork. I can/will CT scan just about anything (but I love lizards the most) & specialize in contrast-enhanced CT
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Thrilled to share: out in @natureportfolio.bsky.social (!) just in time for Thanksgiving, the dinosaurian history of how your turkey does the twist. Fibular reduction enabled mid-drumstick mobility, unlocking extreme knee long-axis rotation in theropods 🍗🦖🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08251-w
November 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Thrilled to share: out in @natureportfolio.bsky.social (!) just in time for Thanksgiving, the dinosaurian history of how your turkey does the twist. Fibular reduction enabled mid-drumstick mobility, unlocking extreme knee long-axis rotation in theropods 🍗🦖🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08251-w
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A few days ago I got to meet Juancho, the LARGEST Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) that I have ever seen. I calculate he is about 5 m long
He is one of two Orinoco Crocs kept at the amazing Dallas World Aquarium, a place that I really recommend visiting!
#crocodiles #reptiles
He is one of two Orinoco Crocs kept at the amazing Dallas World Aquarium, a place that I really recommend visiting!
#crocodiles #reptiles
November 20, 2024 at 5:41 PM
A few days ago I got to meet Juancho, the LARGEST Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius) that I have ever seen. I calculate he is about 5 m long
He is one of two Orinoco Crocs kept at the amazing Dallas World Aquarium, a place that I really recommend visiting!
#crocodiles #reptiles
He is one of two Orinoco Crocs kept at the amazing Dallas World Aquarium, a place that I really recommend visiting!
#crocodiles #reptiles
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shrikes are incredible little murder birds
had the pleasure of listening to this northern shrike last winter. it was quite chatty 😊🪶
had the pleasure of listening to this northern shrike last winter. it was quite chatty 😊🪶
November 20, 2024 at 5:46 PM
shrikes are incredible little murder birds
had the pleasure of listening to this northern shrike last winter. it was quite chatty 😊🪶
had the pleasure of listening to this northern shrike last winter. it was quite chatty 😊🪶
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What's the deal with the leiosaurid #lizards of Argentina? Well... tetzoo.com/blog/2024/11... #herpetology #reptiles
November 20, 2024 at 8:54 AM
What's the deal with the leiosaurid #lizards of Argentina? Well... tetzoo.com/blog/2024/11... #herpetology #reptiles
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The tiniest barn swallow nestling, found beneath nests in 2022.
November 20, 2024 at 1:44 PM
The tiniest barn swallow nestling, found beneath nests in 2022.
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Enjoy some Bluesky positive vibes (sound on👍) from these juvenile Lake Sturgeon @garlab.bsky.social!
November 18, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Enjoy some Bluesky positive vibes (sound on👍) from these juvenile Lake Sturgeon @garlab.bsky.social!
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The NEW book “Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior: What They Did and How We Know” is out TODAY! Written by Dr. David Hone, published by Princeton Press and illustrated by yours truly!
Here is a full view of the cover and 2 other pieces I did for it
You can buy it here press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Here is a full view of the cover and 2 other pieces I did for it
You can buy it here press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
November 5, 2024 at 3:25 PM
The NEW book “Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior: What They Did and How We Know” is out TODAY! Written by Dr. David Hone, published by Princeton Press and illustrated by yours truly!
Here is a full view of the cover and 2 other pieces I did for it
You can buy it here press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Here is a full view of the cover and 2 other pieces I did for it
You can buy it here press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Supper happy how my upgraded axolotl aquarium turned out! #amphibians #axolotl #aquascaping #salamander #herpetology #animalcare
November 18, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Supper happy how my upgraded axolotl aquarium turned out! #amphibians #axolotl #aquascaping #salamander #herpetology #animalcare
For those looking for cool facts and discussions about herpetology and palaeontology this is the page for you! I’m also on IG and TikTok with the handle @ thereptileranger. #reptiles #dinosaurs #amphibians #herpetology #palaeontology
November 18, 2024 at 12:15 AM
For those looking for cool facts and discussions about herpetology and palaeontology this is the page for you! I’m also on IG and TikTok with the handle @ thereptileranger. #reptiles #dinosaurs #amphibians #herpetology #palaeontology