To cool off we leave the tropics and enter the Temperate Pluvial Forests to the south of Lemuria. Between ancient trees we come across a fantastic sight, as a mixed herd of noasaurids and large multituberculates come to the shore of a small stream to drink.

Manouria morla. A new tortoise from Early Miocene Czechia. Link to paper below

Qilin tungurensis- A newly identified new genus of giraffe from the Miocene of Inner Mongolia, China.

Better late than never! The tropical rainforest is our most diverse as well as one of the most challenging environments of Lemuria. A complex tangle of flora and fauna that got more than 500 submissions! i am still not 100% happy with this but at some point you have to let go...

The domestic Mabanwo bapu (commonly known by its English mondegreens “lobapu” and “lofafu”) is a breed of fowl-sized Alektoriid. Commonly kept for meat and eggs, it represents an ancient Columbimorph lineage endemic to Salotum, where it is seen everywhere from backyard gardens to industrial farms.

#SciArtSeptember 4 - Riverbank Many mammals across the world have evolved an otter-like body shape and lifestyle. Perhaps the oddest and one of the most obscure is the West African giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox). Not an otter, not a shrew, but a distant cousin of elephants!

A aum sits down on the steps of his apartment to take a smoke break away from his family. He looks across the street at a pair of teenage boys making a ruckus and scratches his neck in annoyance. He’s told them off a hundred times before in his mind, but they’re asking for another telling off…

Koristocetus #paleoart

It’s time to move it-move it yall. Aepyornis maximus and Pachylemur jullyi for an upcoming piece… 👀 …. #paleoart #madagascar #lemur #bird #pleistocene #megafauna

A Thylacoleo and Her Joey

Somewhere in late Miocene Australia, a pair of Dromornis stirtoni renew their bond by dancing and gifting each other in the rain. …. #paleoart #ink #art #extinct #bird #duck #megafauna

steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis giganteus) I recently read Beasts of the Sea by Iida Turpeinen that recounts in dramatic fashion the voyage of Steller, the discovery, subsequent extinction, and the discovery of the skeleton of one and how it ended up In Helsinki. A wonderful book you should read.

The herd

Five years ago, my second PhD paper came out: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... In it, I looked at the body mass of the recently extinct thylacine (aka Tasmanian tiger) & found that it was only about half as big as popularly thought. Let's revisit the paper, & see where we are today. 🧪🧵 #evobio #Mammals

An imposing Langstonia scavenges a Xenastrapotherium carcass, in the Miocene of Colombia #paleoart

Ekembo nyanzae or as it was used to be called,Proconsul #Sciart

Red painted woman. A depiction of paleolithic homo sapiens inspired by the mammoth ivory figure from Dolni Vestonice

Cover to my first art book collection Carbon Based. Hoping people will dig it & hoping it’ll allow me to catch up on some things & hopefully seek relief for my back problems I’m always whining about. Thanks guys! www.kickstarter.com/projects/oni...

Archaeoindris sketchesss. ….. #paleoart #madagascar #lemur

One of the illustrations I made for the article by Tommaso Mori et al. on cranial modification in stone age Italy. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Manmoth hunter

Australopithecus anamensis #sciart

x6ud.github.io#/ Very cool site where you can look up animal skull reference angles and pair that with pictures of the animal at that angle

Australopithecus afarensis in fear. I often wonder how we would react seeing a living australopithecine would we feel amused or would they fall even deeper in to uncanny valley and evoke tremendous unease in us. #sciart

bjorr

Qilin tungurensis (formally Palaeotragus tungurensis) have a new genus name now! Mainly based on the holotype and paratype AMNH 26582/26583, the part of horn core based on the refered IVPP V33851.

Young Dinornis at the Beach 🏖️

Qilin tungurensis my beloved #paleoart

Postschizotherium intermedium, a large Pliohyracids with a hippo-like head. For almost a hundred year, people can only learn about this animal through its skulls and teeth. With no any thing about the postcranial, it's very hard to accurately reconstruct the entire body shape. 1/

Forgot to post the Flocking sketches! #paleostream Simbakubwa, Postschizotherium, Brygmophyseter and Venetoraptor.

here's this week's #Paleostream flocking sketches!!! this week we sketched Simbakubwa, Postschizotherium, Brygmophyseter, and Venetoraptor #science #sciart #paleoart

Paranthropus aethiopicus, the body takes form #Sciart

With a caloric intake in excess of 20,000 kilocalories every day, many brubafa tend home gardens to save on grocery bills and provide themselves with produce they can pickle. Fermentation is widely practiced to preserve food and maintain palatability in the tropical regions most brubafa call home.

Emerging Beasts - Bridger Formation New artwork for Tales from the Phanerozoic, a project by João Macêdo. Check out the Eocene chapter here, with the backstory of the scene and detailed information about its environment and creatures: sites.google.com/view/talesfr... #SciArt #Paleoart

Decided to clean it up and give it color #pleistocene #paleoart #hyrax

Paranthropus aethiopicus. We go way back. Ever since as I read about the discovery the black skull KNM WT 17000 from one of the popular books by Richard Leakey I have been mesmorized by it. As a kid I even sculpted the skull from roma plastilina. Its just iconic and very intriguing specimen. #sciart

"My Name Is Nobody" dwarf elephant 𝑃𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑥𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑖 from Pleistocene Sicily, which fossils possibly inspired the myth of the cyclops such as Polyphemus.

Homotherium hadarensis ambushing unfortunate Australopithecus afarensis #Sciart

“Mangoes for sale!” Mangoes are a treat no matter the species! Many rural brubafa rely on staple crops such as mango, breadfruit, and coconuts, not only as sustenance but to make a living too. Here a paim reclines as afternoon sales lull and starts making some new skewers for the after-work rush.

I had an absolute blast talking with David and Will about the wacky and wild world of shrews, have a listen!

Queen of the Steppe (yes it's a 3d render)

I was looking very much forward to this but the Hammerschmiede clay pit turned out much more difficult than I anticipated. As one of the most important Miocene sites in Europe and 3 big pieces by Mauricio Anton already done... my own expectations were high.

Once more some mammoths

Many people are marginally familiar with Pleistocene island faunas. Tiny elephants and deer, giant swans and tortoises etc. However the Late Miocene/Pliocene of Italy was also host to a unique island fauna. This is Gargano island home of the terror hedgehogs and so much more.

We will begin broadcasting music in government offices to boost productivity; you are free to make suggestions for songs. Note: No Skrillex

after a brief hiatus cause Josch was at EAVP, #Paleostream flocking is back! this week we sketched Argentinosaurus, Wulong (mine is hunting a juvenile Sinopterus), Dorudon (mine is eating an Eopelecanus), and Temnodontosaurus #paleoart #science #sciart #scicomm #dinosaur #whale

I'm nearly done with the cave lion and ngl this might by my best work yet

Australopithecus afarensis male #Sciart

CALL FOR PALAEOARTISTS! The Palestine Museum of Natural History 🇵🇸 is in a dire need of a PALAEOARTIST. A voluntary artist is needed to create a mural diorama featuring Cretaceous Sea. Help to protect & popularise the natural heritage of Palestine! Get in touch for more info.

Paranthropus robustus