New burrowing owl behavior for me today-- taking a bath in the rain! So cool! 🪶

And then Spear was a zombie

#whalewednesday The spectacular early toothed whale Xenorophus sloanii from the Oligocene (~28 mya) of South Carolina! This is a critical transitional fossil, known from about a dozen skulls and partial skeletons. Read more about Xenorophus here on my blog: coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-...

Sloth World, Part 1! There are a LOT of sloths, let's look at some recent developments... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/10... #mammals #fossils #xenarthrans

Marine crocs of early jurassic #sciart

I must issue an apology - I have clearly been misinterpreting the data and have resized the Kem Kem fauna accordingly. I am *definitely* not being held at beak-point by Leptostomia.

I said I think Primitive War is a bad movie and now many teenage boys who I suspect really need hugs off their loved ones are very mad at me. God it's like my day job

More detailed review of #PrimitiveWar Going in I'd already been inundated by so many voiced about how this is the best dino movie in years, this is how world films should be, omg the gore etc. Watching it...its schlocky and kinda enjoyable in the "I'm watching a bad movie" way but in no way is

So Seen Primitive War ...suuuuuure was a film Weren't great Were not great The t rexes are fun But that was pretty bad

Well now I'm sad

Say hello to Makrodactylus oligodontus, a new non-pterodactyloid monofenestratan from the Mörnsheim Formation, Late Jurassic of Germany! palaeo-electronica.org/content/2025... @davehone.bsky.social @brucelf.bsky.social

Beautiful render of a personal favorite.

Every time a book in this series comes out it's like the most pleasant slice of my feed got boxed up to put on my shelf.

It's marine reptile Monday! Okay, that's not a thing, but here's an old acrylic painting from 1999. It depicts a #Liopleurodon breaching with an unfortunate #Metriorhynchus in its jaws. It was commissioned for a TV series that was never made. #SciArt #PaleoArt #Dinosaurs #Pliosaurs #JurassicWorld

Working away on the tail end of Professor Primula's Portfolio of Palaeontology I've hit the ammonite I dreaded the ammonite What do i even say about the ammonite!?

Aight gonna spam more of these lil Yi Qi guys, some silly phone pics for now. See thread below for more! The woodland pics were taken at Dinocon, found this really cool little footpath that led from the uni through a park, towards downtown (Also I think these can be called #paleoart yeah?)

The topic of a dinosaur delivery service came up at Dinocon a few weeks ago and @steamyworks.bsky.social suggested spoon delivery Unfortunately there are some impracticalities

I forgot to share my #DinoCon review here! 🦖🦕 I apologize for the poor pictures, I was having too much fun to remember to take better ones. 😅 dinodadreviews.com/2025/09/15/d...

We had a fantastic time at the first ever @dinoconuk.bsky.social last month. It was an amazing experience and a real pleasure to meet so many passionate and inspiring people. We’re proud to have collaborated with the team behind #DinoCon - thank you @tetzoo.bsky.social @jamespascoe.bsky.social!

The spectacularly produced new art book, Mesozoic Art II, hit the shelves! I happen to be one of the artists featured in the line-up of fantastic people who bring the dead back to life! A great opportunity to talk about my creative journey 🧵

Bohlinia attica- prehistoric giraffid, miocene of Europe.

I was losing weight at the time

I decided to get this account going in the classiest way. It's all downhill from here folks

Decided to finally make a personal accountnon here. I like being able to keep one professional and one personal. If you want to hear my less palaeo/science focused rambles head over to @irishpalaeonerd.bsky.social First post The only acceptable ships 🤣

After a 3-month hiatus, thread number 3! Band of Brothers is the third episode of WWD2025, and focuses on the coming-of-age story of George the teenage Gastonia as he is pursued by Utahraptor, framed around the Lorrie’s site quarry in the Cedar Mountain Formation. (1/40)

The crossover between Transformers fans and palaeontologists continues to befuddle me

Don't usually share this side on here But Transformers 24 in my opinion was so bad I literally swore out loud.

140 million year old baby, flattened and unflattering

I actually hate this

David Armsby of Dead Sound/Dinosauria fame dropped this amazing Klobiodon on me out of nowhere in the green room. I gave him a copy of Dhrolin as thanks but I was too stunned to speak for a bit #dinoconuk

Bit late to the game but my small #dinoconuk haul. Yes the Megatron was part of it (thanks @jamespascoe.bsky.social)

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Hey, there were OTHER crypto-badger photos taken at #DinoConUK you know. Look at this good one by @irishpalaeo.bsky.social ....

Real question. How interested would it be to you to see videos or essays on palaeomedia created by a palaeontologist like me?

#DinoConUK 2025 is over, and what an amazing success, we the organising team are very proud :) Thanks to everyone who attended and took part - here's to an even bigger and better 2026!

Assessing my #DinoConUK haul. Oh boy. Many things here are kind gifts, so appreciated.

My #DinoConUK haul! A lot more modest (and slightly easier on the wallet) than it would have been if I'd won any of the auction lots I bid on. @dinoconuk.bsky.social

I haven't had time sorting and taking photos of my full #DinoConUK haul, but at least I got @dragonsofwales.bsky.social's pin on my work lanyard 🚫🤖🦖

What we have learnt from #LymeRegis #FossilFestival: need more small/todler sized t-shirts What we have learnt from #DinoConUK: need more medium/large sized t-shirts Will we ever get the t-shirt stock just right? Probably not!

Had a wonderful time at #DinoConUK this Sunday. It was so special to meet and chat with Dougal Dixon, the author of books that I have loved since my teenage!

And already we have the first #DinoConUK report published online, this one by Dr Mike Taylor and published at SV-POW! ... svpow.com/2025/08/18/t...

As promised, here is a slightly modified version of my talk from #DinoConUK 2025. I will likely re-record the talk or a shorter version of it at a later point. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vu6at...

this weekend in southwest England at #DinoConUK everyone was badgerspotting and none of our photos are any better bsky.app/profile/tetz...

The attendance figure for #DinoConUK I've been giving people was too conservative: I've been saying over 800... which is true, but - at 861 - we were (checks calculator) closer to 900. And this is year 1.

#dinoconuk was so inspiring, I should really draw more #dinosaurs! Here's an old piece of #paleoart from 2018. "Raptors at Night". Ink and gel pen on toned paper.

ahahaha, the FOOLS that followed me here from #DinoConUK expecting #SciArt dinosaurs... and now all they will get is BUGGE and mosquito memes!! 🦟

My #dinoconuk haul! (Missing a couple of items)

Some Spino goodies from #dinoconuk, featuring a sticker from @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social and a beautiful plushie from @kakapojay.bsky.social's partner! (Unsure about the other vendors having BS, I may edit this space) 🦖

It is time once again for stream! www.twitch.tv/applez43