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#Cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Crocodylus sudani!

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Vector illustration of Crocodylus sudani, a horned crocodile from the late Pleistocene of Sudan. It is lying on its stomach facing the viewer with its mouth slightly open, showing its many teeth. Text reads: Crocodylus sudani. Kalahfallah Salih, Johannes Müller, Ali Eisawi and Faysal Bibi. "A new late Pleistocene fossil crocodile from Sudan reveals hidden diversity of Crocodylus in Africa." Sci Rep 15, 27433 Aug 1 2025
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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#cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Vulcanoscaptor ninoti!

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Vector illustration of Vulcanoscaptor ninoti, a scalopine mole from Pliocene Spain. The mole is sniffing the ground with its long nose. Its fur is a gradient of dark to redish brown. Text reads: Vulcanoscaptor ninoti. Adriana Linares-Martín, Marc Furió, Bruno Gomez de Soler, Jordi Agustí et al. "An unexpected Scalopine mole (Talpidae, Mammalia) from the Pliocene of Europe sheds light on the phylogeny of talpids." Sci Rep 15 24928 Jul 11 2025
January 14, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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#cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Orea leptia!

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Vector illustration of Orea leptia, an early giraffe with extremely slender leg bones from the Miocene of Pakistan. The giraffe is running towards the viewer. It is mostly dark flat brown, with white stripes on its face, and subtle spotting on its underside creeping up its legs and stomach. Text reads: Orea leptia. Nikos Solounias and Maria Rios. "Orea leptia: discovery of a new genus and species with the slenderest metatarsal among ruminants (Giraffidae, Mammalia)." Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 23 (1) Jun 24 2025
January 11, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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#cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Paratehtyphoca libera!

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Vector illustration of Paratethyphoca libera, a very small seal from the late Miocene of Moldova, swooping underwater towards the viewer. It has long flippers, big eyes and a long snout. It is dark grey with a light grey underside, dotted with big irregular grey splotches and dark brown spots. Text reads: Paratethyphoca libera. Pavio Otriazhyi, Theodor Obadă, Oleksandr Kovalchuk et al. "A new seal from the Late Miocene of the eastern Paratethys highlights the past regional diversity of true seals (Phocidae)". Swiss J Palaeontol 144, 28 (2025) Jun 12 2025
January 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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#Cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Dynamognathus robertsoni!

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Vector illustration of Dynamognathus robertsoni, a large salamander from the early Pliocene of Tennessee. The long salamander is slinking along the image, with half of a tiny shrew hanging out of its mouth. It is pinkish brown in color will grey speckles along its body. Text reads: Dynamognathus robertsoni. Davis Gunnin, Blaine W. Schubert, Joshua X. Samuels et al. " A new plethodontid salamander from the Early Pliocene of northeastern Tennessee, USA, and its bearing on desmognathan evolution" Historical Biology (2025) 1-25. May 16 2025
January 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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#Cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Xenocervulus ruscinensis!

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Vector illustration of Xenocervulus ruscinensis, a small, straight antlered deer from the Pliocene of France. The deer is stanced towards the viewer for combat, showing its short, straight antlers and tiny tusks. The deer is orangey brown with a dark underside and a dark Y shaped marking on its head. Text reads: Xenocervulus ruscinensis. Roman Croitor. "A revision of Cervus ruscinensis Depéret 1890 (Cervidae, Mammalia) from the Early Pliocene of Roussillon (France)" Bolletink Della Societa Palaeontologica Italiana, 2025 64 (245-259) May 9 2025
January 8, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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#Cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Dibango volans!

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Vector illustration of Dibango volans, a bizarre fish from the Monte Bolca lagerstatte of Italy. This tiny fish is overall long and thin, with a large anal fin that stretches down its length. It's body is suspended in a large flag shaped pouch connected to its small head, with long trailing pelvic fins and a very long first ray of its dorsal fin. The fish is grayish and semi transparent, with bands of yellow on its long fins. Text reads: Dibango volans. Donald Davsne and Giorgio Carnevale. "An enigmatic teleost fish from the Eocene of Bolca (Italy) with unusual larval-like features." Papers in Palaeontology 11, no. 3 2025e70017 May 8 2025
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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#Cenozoicpaleo2025 Meet Gracanicanetta happi!

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Vector illustration of Gracanicanetta happi, a small diving duck from Middle Miocene Bosnia and Herzegovina. The duck is diving towards the viewer with a few strands of algae in its beak. It is light brown with a black head and back, with white markings on its eyes, collar and wings. It is kicking its bright orange feet to adjust its position in the water. Text reads: Gracanicanetta happi. Zbigniew M. Bochenski, Johannes Happ, Grzegorz Salwa and Teresa Tomek. "The first fossil bird from the Miocene swamps of Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina: a novel and very unique duck." Palaeontologica Electronica 28, no. 1 (2025): 1-16. Mar 27 2025
January 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM