my funny bird made it in!

Apparently I forgot to post this one! From the coast we go ever inward! The Mangrove forests of Lemuria consist largely of Nypa palms that grow along and in the waterways. Meet the weirdos of this green cathedral, with semi-aquatic sirenians, climbing crocs and tons of fish and birds.

Where the rivers meander into huge wetlands and lakes in the lowlands the light is often blocked out by enormous floating mats of grass. These grass rafts are a huge, diverse habitat even with it's own endemic species of whale.

Karstic stone forests are a rare habitat these days but the exposed former carbonate platform of Lemuria is an ideal ground for this habitat to form. Its a paradise for many small critters and specialized weirdos, some of which you can see here.

Sister of the Void #hollowknight #silksong

Phalarodon fraasi #Ichthyursday week 10

my silly little whale is here!

Guizhouichthyosaurus tangae #Ichthyursday week 9

my bald son made it in!

The second habitat we visit in Lemuria Phase 2 are the snail reefs, a community largely supported by colonies of vermetid snails and encrust over rocks all along the coast. Between the entwined shells and rigid tubes you can find a unique fauna from weird little sharks...

The first two pieces of Lemuria Phase II are done and here you get the coral reefs! An incredibly crowded mess of sessile and mobile critters trying to get by. One of my whales also sometimes visits here but since it's 11 m long I only show it's lower jaw/skull here...

Eurhinosaurus quenstedti #Ichthyursday week 8

Kostensuchus, a terrestrial hypercarnivore distantly related to modern crocodilians.

Doodle from yesterday's flocking #paleostream featuring Spicomellus!

Cymbospondylus youngorum #Ichthyursday week 7

Another pipe cleaner pterosaur commission - Thalassodromeus! If you would like to commission your own pterosaur, shoot me a DM! Starting at $15 + shipping.

The Chicago Archaeopteryx, one of the most well-preserved #Archaeopteryx specimens found to date! #paleontology #dinosaurs #birds

Hatzegopteryx joins the party! And will now be leaving to its new home since its a commission. If you'd like to order your own custom pipe cleaner pterosaur, shoot me a DM! I can do any pterosaur, not just azhdarchids. #pterosaur #paleoart #paleontology #dinosaurs

Doodles from yesterday's flocking #paleostream featuring Carcharodontosaurus, Austroraptor, Dreadnoughtus, and Razanandrongobe.

Everything I made for phase II of #LemuriaChallenge!

Acamptonectes densus #Ichthyursday week 6

Just for fun, some #paleoart of Ichthyosaurus communis predating belemnites. I deliberately left the brushwork on this one a little looser than usual to give a sense of speed and movement. #sciart #ichthyosaur #fossil #paleontology

Tubusvenator dedecorosus, also known as the disgraceful tube, a fictional noasaurid and my sixth entry for phase II of #LemuriaChallenge!

Oculocetus lemuriensis, also known as the Lemurian eye whale, a fictional whale and my fifth entry for phase II of #LemuriaChallenge!

Psammodactylus eludos and Karstavis lutarius, fictional saurians and my fourth entry for phase II of #LemuriaChallenge!

Stenopterygius quadriscissus #Ichthyursday week 5

Guanlingsaurus liangae #Ichthyursday week 4

Myobradypterygius hauthali #Ichthyursday week 3

Nyctospheniscus oculus and Phytocetus triassicus, fictional marine tetrapods and my third entry for phase II of #LemuriaChallenge!

Phalacroichthys stellaris, Neojohn hirsutus, and Scyllaricoralis crypta, fictional marine non-tetrapods and my second entry for phase II of #LemuriaChallenge!

Doodles from yesterday's flocking #paleostream featuring Palaeocampa, Nektognathus, Wudingloong, and Mirasaura.

Chaohusaurus geishanensis #Ichthyursday week 2

One of the coolest cases of convergent evolution was just published yesterday, so I was inspired to draw them together - Temnodontosaurus trigonodon and Tyto alba. #paleoart #paleontology #ichthyosaurs #owls

Temnodontosaurus trigonodon #Ichthyursday week 1

A small herd of Murrabuttasaurus stop at a river on an early Cretaceous morning. The lead male and one of the females are occupied with mating while the other females are drinking.

Eotephradactylus, North America's oldest known pterosaur, enjoys a crustaceous snack.

A trawler hauling up its Enchodus catch in the Western Interior Seaway has attracted the attention of a hungry Xiphactinus. #paleoart #paleontology #fish

My new son. His name is Azhdarchidae gen. et sp. indet. I saw him in a dream once, he was yellow and made of pipe cleaners and felt. #paleoart #paleontology #pterosaurs

Tanyleptos rex, also known as the ribbon serpent, a fictional mosasauroid and my first entry for phase II of #LemuriaChallenge!

A redraw of Charles R. Knight's Brontosaurus painting I did back in 2021. I love retro dinosaurs despite their inaccuracies - they're very charming. #paleoart #paleontology #dinosaurs

Dilophosaurus and Miku 💙🩵 #paleoart #paleontology #dinosaurs #miku

Running hadrosaurus, featuring Parasaurolophus, Lambeosaurus, and Corythosaurus. I painted these back in 2022, first digitally and then with acrylics on a canvas. #paleoart #paleontology #dinosaurs

A female Protoceratops courts another female with a gift of sweet-tasting desert flowers. #paleoart #paleontology #dinosaurs

It’s #PortfolioDay!! I’m an Arizona-based geology undergraduate and paleoartist (fossil necromancer) who illustrates a variety of extinct organisms back to life.

Tlatolophus and Stegouros inspired by Aztec art. Tlatolophus is a Late Cretaceous hadrosaur discovered in the Mexican Cerro del Pueblo Formation. Stegouros is a Late Cretaceous ankylosaurian discovered in the Chilean Dorotea Formation. I drew these guys back in 2021 when they were first described!

Doodles from yesterday's #LemuriaChallenge flocking #Paleostream featuring the fictional Ceratoraptor, Psuedoginko, Mustelosuchus, and Mandibulabrachium rex.

Nyctosaurus, a same-sex couple, lingering on top of a floating corpse. Very romantic.

Doodles from yesterday's #LemuriaChallenge flocking #Paleostream featuring the fictional Megalognathus, Unusqui, Cervidactylus, and Deimaximerror.

Hey folks, going to be working in South Africa for a bit videoing sharks! Stay tuned for when I get some footage!

Doodles from Friday's flocking #paleostream featuring Zhejiangopterus, Bolg, Diplobune, and Iberomesornis.