🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Harpacanthus fimbriatus Ehm...sir...? There's something on your... whatever, from Carboniferous Bear Gulch Formation, USA, "finger like hooked spine" is a small cartilaginous fish with a strange set of projections on its upper jaw with an unknown use

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Albertosaurus sarcophagus From Late Cretaceous Alberta, Canada, the 3 ton"meat eating Alberta lizard" was described as a footnote in the same paper as T.rex. One of the best sampled tyrants, it allows for ontogeny studies and shows a potentially social life Art by Fred the Dinoman

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Tyrannosaurus rex From Late Cretaceous North America, "tyrant lizard king" needs no introduction. On top of being one of the largest land predators, its crushing jaws, binocular vision, cursorial limbs, and agile hips made it the prized fighter of antiquity Art by Draconos_Takeji

#Tyrannosaurus rex was named 120 years ago today (Oct 4, 1905). If you want to know all there is to know about the world's most iconic #dinosaur, the word is that my book "King Tyrant", published a few months back, is a good start. #fossils #paleontology #paleoart press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Happy 120 anniversary to the prized fighter of antiquity, the absolute warlord of the Earth, one of the world's most powerful predators, an incredibly awesome animal, Tyrant King of all Saurians, and my 2nd favorite dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex 🦖 🎂 What a fantastic creature...

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Etacystis communis You have questions, i'm sure... Same here, lol. From Middle Pennsylvanian Mazon Creek fossil beds, USA, "H sac" is... a thing. Its affinity is uncertain, but it was an invertebrate colonial organism. The shape of its main sac varied greatly Art by Paleobiome

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Boreaspis spp. From Devonian Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, "Boreas shield" is a genus of 2 cm osteostracan, a type of jawless fish. Its head shield included a spathe like rostrum that was likely used to improve hydrodynamics and help root out food Art by avancna

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Palaeoloxodon falconeri From Middle Pleistocene Sicily and Malta, this 1 meter tall island dwarf is one of the smallest elephants. Descended from the European P. antiquus, its feet are more digitigrade, its neck more elongated, and it had juvenile esque features

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🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Orthacanthus spp. From Late Carboniferous to Early Permian North America and Europe, "vertical spine" was a genus of 3 meter long eel-like shark named after the long spike projecting from its skull. A freshwater apex predator, its teeth grew in pairs

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Sinoceratops zhuchengensis From Late Cretaceous Zhucheng, China, "Chinese horned face" is a 2 ton centrosaurine known from 3 skulls and one of the largest of its group. It represents the only ceratopsid found outside of North America

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Jobaria tiguidensis From Middle Jurassic Niger, this relatively basal sauropod of up to 20 tons is named after an African mythological creature. It sported a simple backbone and tail, and its weight distribution allowed it to rear up on its hind legs Art by Jack The Vulture

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Revueltosaurus spp. From Late Triassic North America, "Revuelto lizard" is a genus of meter-long pseudosuchian whose species were once thought to be ornithischian dinosaurs. One species, R. callenderi, seems to feature a "tube" of club-like tail armor Art by Miguelisaurusptor

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Galgadraco zephyrius From Late Cretaceous Serra da Galga Formation, Brazil, "Galga dragon" is the newly described first Brazilian azhdarchid, known from fragmentary remains. Its considered the sister taxon of the Romanian Albadraco Art by André Martins

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Fukuipteryx prima From Early Cretaceous Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry, Japan, "first Fukui wing" is a small primitive avialan known from a fragmentary 3D preserved skeleton. It was more advanced than Archaeopteeyx, sporting a rod shaped feather bearing pygostyle Art by Masanori Yoshida

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Joaquinraptor casali From Late Cretaceous Lago Colhué Huapi Formation, Argentina, "Joaquin seizer" is a newly described 7-meter megaraptorid and one of the most complete in the family. A crocodile legbone was sticking out of its mouth, suggesting they were prey

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Stethacanthus spp. From Late Devonian to Late Carboniferous, "chest spine" is a genus of shark-like fish notable for their anvil-like dorsal fin covered in spikes. Proposed functions include use in mating rituals or use to damage the belly of other animals

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🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Stephanorhinus spp. From Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene Eurasia and North America, "Stephan nose" is a genus of prehistoric rhinoceros of up to 3 tons. It had a proportionally long skull, two horns, and greatly reduced incisors Art by Maija Karala

The final adventure begins. 11/20. #JurassicWorldChaosTheory #Netflix youtu.be/s4TwZQ0oNCA?...

Happy 5th anniversary to the show that started it all! 🦖 🎉 Will we get a teaser for Chaos Theory S4 as a gift? 👀

Happy 5th anniversary to one of my favorite shows 🦖 🎉 It's far from flawless, but without Its positive influence on my life, I wouldn't be who I am today. It properly brought me into the Jurassic community, and I've made my best friends thanks to it

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Zavacephale rinpoche From Early Cretaceous Khuren Dukh Formation, Mongolia, "Zava head" is a newly described pachycephalosaur, and the oldest and one of the most complete of its group, as well as the first to preserve hands. It's known from a juvenile specimen Art by JHemiptera

The #JurassicWorld official YouTube account's #ChaosTheory Playlist includes a hidden video 👀 Could we get a teaser for S4 as a gift for #CampCretaceous 's 5th anniversary tomorrow? 🦖

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Afrotapejara zouhri From Late Cretaceous Kem Kem Formation, Morocco, "African Tapejara" (really creative, guys) is a tapejarid pterosaur with a 5 meter wingspan known from bits of the rostra and mandible. Like other tapejarids, it was likely frugivorous Art by Brennan Stokkermans

Day 100 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖 And with that milestone, I'm bringing this campaign to a close. Yutyrannus is 99% confirmed thanks to OK_Riot recreation of the mystery dino in JWE2. I don't see why we should keep going just because of 1% technicality

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Balaenognathus maeuseri From Late Jurassic Torleite Formation, Germany, "whale jaw" is a pterosaur notable for its spatula-like jaws that were toothless at the tip but sported hundreds of curved needle teeth on the sides making it impossible to fully close its mouth

Day 99 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Murusraptor barrosaensis From Late Cretaceous Sierra Barrosa Formation, Argentina, the "wall seizer" is a megaraptoran known from an immature specimen and one of the most complete of its family. It had an elongated skull with a braincase similar to those of tyrannosaurids

Day 98 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Cuvieronius hyodon From Pleistocene Americas, we have one of the last gomphotheres to have walked the Earth. Named after Georges Cuvier, its fossils were some of the first from the New World to be studied. It's notable for its straight, spiraling tusks Art by Nix Illustration

Day 97 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Hemipristis serra From Oligocene to Middle Pleistocene, the wolverine shark was a larger, 6 meter long species of weasel shark known from large, outstandingly serrated teeth. Its prey included sirenians and potentially even young Otodus megalodon Art by @hodarinundu.bsky.social

Day 96 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Nektognathus evasmithae From Early Cambrian Sirius Passet Lagerstätte, Greenland, "swimming jaw" is a recently described nectocaridid with a finned body, stalked camera eyes, and paired tentacles. Its discovery helped place nectocaridids as arrow worm descendants

Day 95 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖 We'll keep going until the big 100 since we're so close. But Yuty is like 99% confirmed at this point

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Gigantspinosaurus sichuanensis From Late Jurassic Upper Shaximiao Formation, China, "giant spine lizard" is a 4 meter long stegosaurid notable by its small plates, robust forelimbs, skin impressions, and large side spines twice the length of its shoulder blade

Day 94 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖 OK_Riot from reddit has done some JWE science! Going to JWE2 and recreating the shot of the balloon tour mystery dino with Yutyrannus and comparing it with the footage we saw Idk about ya'll, but this is pretty damn convincing to me

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Archaeornithomimus asiaticus From Late Cretaceous Iren Dabasu Formation, Inner Mongolia, "ancient bird mimic" is a basal ornithomimosaur. It had robust hind limbs but lacked the arctometatarsalian foot condition seen in other ornithomimosaurs

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Berthasaura leopoldinae From Early Cretaceous Goio-Erê Formation, Brazil, the 1 meter "Bertha lizard" is a noasaurid ceratosaur sporting features convergent with oviraptors. It's thought they had teeth as juveniles that were lost and replaced with a beak in adults Arr by T-PEKC

Day 92 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Struthiocephalus whaitsi The heck is that thing?? From Late Permian South Africa, "ostrich head" (looks more like a whale to me) is a 300kg dinocephalian distant relative of mammals characterized by a long snout and horn-like boss. It likely fed on marshy plants

Day 91 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖: Segisaurus halli From Early Jurassic Tsegi Canyon, Arizona, the 1 meter long "Segi lizard" is a coelophysoid notable for being one of the first non-avian dinosaurs to preserve a bird-like furculae, thus strengthening the link between dinosaurs and birds Art by Ashley Patch

Day 90 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis From Late Jurassic Upper Shaximiao Formation, China, "Chonqing lizard" is a 4 meter stegosaur. It differs from the related Tuojiangosaurus in a deeper snout, non overlapping teeth, and 3 pairs of thagomizers in a unique pin-cushion esque formation

Day 89 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖

🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖;Langstonia huilensis From Mid Miocene Villavieja Formation, Columbia, "(crocodile) of Langston" was a 400kg sebecid crocodilian. Its curved, serrated zyphodont teeth suggest it would inflict deep cuts into potential prey to weaken them through heavy bleeding Art by LiterallyMiguel

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Day 88 of wanting Yutyrannus back in #JurassicWorldEvolution3 🦖