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30-year-old fossil in Japanese museum may be a brand new species of mosasaur
Fossils sitting in a Japanese museum for more than three decades may belong to a previously unknown species of mosasaur. Researc…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #fossil #Japanese #Japanesenews #Kaizuka #Kishiwada #LateCretaceous #marinereptile #mosasaur #newspecies #news #okayamauniversityofscience #Osaka #Paleontology
https://www.alojapan.com/1514709/30-year-old-fossil-in-japanese-museum-may-be-a-brand-new-species-of-mosasaur/ -
https://www.alojapan.com/1514709/30-year-old-fossil-in-japanese-museum-may-be-a-brand-new-species-of-mosasaur/ 30-year-old fossil in Japanese museum may be a brand new species of mosasaur #fossil #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #Kaizuka #Kishiwada #LateCretaceous #MarineReptile #mosasaur #NewSpecies #news #OkayamaUniversityOfScience #Osaka #Paleontology Fossils sitting in a Japanese museum for more than three decades may belong to a previously unknown species of mosasaur. Researchers from Okayama University of Science and partner institution
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🦴🔬 A #fossil sitting in a #museum drawer since 1979 turned out to be a brand new species: *#Tylosaurus rex*.
Lead researcher Amelia Zietlow (#AMNH) noticed that a #Texas #mosasaur specimen labeled as a known species didn’t match its relatives. The 13-meter-long apex #predator had serrated #teeth, massive jaw #muscles, and battle #scars from fights with its own kind.
#paleontology #mosasaur #cretaceous #marinereptile #dinosaurs #science #natural #history #nature #evolution
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🦴🔬 A #fossil sitting in a #museum drawer since 1979 turned out to be a brand new species: *#Tylosaurus rex*.
Lead researcher Amelia Zietlow (#AMNH) noticed that a #Texas #mosasaur specimen labeled as a known species didn’t match its relatives. The 13-meter-long apex #predator had serrated #teeth, massive jaw #muscles, and battle #scars from fights with its own kind.
#paleontology #mosasaur #cretaceous #marinereptile #dinosaurs #science #natural #history #nature #evolution
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Fossil Kept in a Museum For Decades Turns Out to Be a Fearsome New Predator.
There are a lot of #mosasaur specimens in museums and personal collections around the world. American museums alone house hundreds of tylosaur specimens, and that's just one mosasaur clade
https://www.sciencealert.com/fossil-kept-in-a-museum-for-decades-turns-out-to-be-a-fearsome-new-predator #globalmuseum #museums #fossils -
Fossil Kept in a Museum For Decades Turns Out to Be a Fearsome New Predator.
There are a lot of #mosasaur specimens in museums and personal collections around the world. American museums alone house hundreds of tylosaur specimens, and that's just one mosasaur clade
https://www.sciencealert.com/fossil-kept-in-a-museum-for-decades-turns-out-to-be-a-fearsome-new-predator #globalmuseum #museums #fossils -
Remember to cherish the #mosasaur.
My part of a trade with @four115.bsky.social
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Today's marine reptile artwork features Platecarpus hunting Enchodus. It was commissioned by the The Children's Museum of Indianapolis in 2021.
#SciArt #SciComm #PalaeoArt #PaleoArt #Platecarpus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Enchodus #Cretaceous #JurassicWorld #Alt4Me #FossilFriday
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Today's marine reptile artwork features Platecarpus hunting Enchodus. It was commissioned by the The Children's Museum of Indianapolis in 2021.
#SciArt #SciComm #PalaeoArt #PaleoArt #Platecarpus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Enchodus #Cretaceous #JurassicWorld #Alt4Me #FossilFriday
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Cherish the #mosasaur.
The sketch for my part of a trade with @fortyonefifteen.bsky.social
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Cherish the #mosasaur.
The sketch for my part of a trade with @fortyonefifteen.bsky.social
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Current commission WIPs in progress: our first dinosaur and a scowling kitty! More behind-the-scenes pictures and commentary over on our Patreon!
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦖🏛️ Adam Savage goes behind the scenes at the American #Museum of Natural #History to see how preparators build lifelike #dinosaurs. The team used texture molds from the museum's #elephant collection for the #triceratops and painted the #mosasaur with colors inspired by caiman #lizards.
#paleontology #science #fossils #art #craftsmanship #amnh #animals #biology #engineering #jobs #nature #painting #plesiosaurs #reptiles #sculpture #stem #work #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦖🏛️ Adam Savage goes behind the scenes at the American #Museum of Natural #History to see how preparators build lifelike #dinosaurs. The team used texture molds from the museum's #elephant collection for the #triceratops and painted the #mosasaur with colors inspired by caiman #lizards.
#paleontology #science #fossils #art #craftsmanship #amnh #animals #biology #engineering #jobs #nature #painting #plesiosaurs #reptiles #sculpture #stem #work #tksst #video
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🦖🏛️ Adam Savage goes behind the scenes at the American #Museum of Natural #History to see how preparators build lifelike #dinosaurs. The team used texture molds from the museum's #elephant collection for the #triceratops and painted the #mosasaur with colors inspired by caiman #lizards.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/triceratops-mosasaur-amnh-adam-savage-tested-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=amnh-dinosaurs
#paleontology #science #fossils #art #craftsmanship #amnh #animals #biology #engineering #jobs #nature #painting #plesiosaurs #reptiles #sculpture #stem #work #tksst #video -
🦖🏛️ Adam Savage goes behind the scenes at the American #Museum of Natural #History to see how preparators build lifelike #dinosaurs. The team used texture molds from the museum's #elephant collection for the #triceratops and painted the #mosasaur with colors inspired by caiman #lizards.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/triceratops-mosasaur-amnh-adam-savage-tested-video?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=amnh-dinosaurs
#paleontology #science #fossils #art #craftsmanship #amnh #animals #biology #engineering #jobs #nature #painting #plesiosaurs #reptiles #sculpture #stem #work #tksst #video -
Who knew that some of the biggest fossil finds would be discovered in suburbia America?
🔗 Meet the #mosasaur, the giant sea monster, uncovered near a NJ parking lot: http://dlvr.it/TNXRT0 http://dlvr.it/TNXRT4
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Tarihe geçecek keşif: 9 ton ve 66 milyon yıllık! Bilim dünyasını heyecanlandırdı: Amerikalı bilim insanları, milyonlarca yıl öncesine ait dev bir deniz sürüngeninin fosilini gün yüzüne çıkardı.
Yaklaşık 82 ila 66 milyon yıl önce denizlerin hakimi olan bu dev canlı, "mosasaur" adıyla bilinen bir deniz kertenkelesi türüne ait.
Evinizdeki bu eşya klozeti solladı! Meğer kendisini aratmayacak kadar… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/tarihe-gececek-kesif-9-ton-ve-66-milyon-yillik-bilim-dunyasini-heyecanlandirdi-230317.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #keşif #fosil #bilim #denizsürüngeni #mosasaur
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Görenler küçük dilini yuttu: Tam 66 milyon yıllık! İlk kez gün yüzüne çıktı: Amerikalı bilim insanları, milyonlarca yıl öncesine ait dev bir deniz sürüngeninin fosilini gün yüzüne çıkardı.
Yaklaşık 82 ila 66 milyon yıl önce denizlerin hakimi olan bu dev canlı, "mosasaur" adıyla bilinen bir deniz kertenkelesi türüne ait.
Evinizdeki bu eşya klozeti solladı! Meğer kendisini aratmayacak kadar… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/gorenler-kucuk-dilini-yuttu-tam-66-milyon-yillik-ilk-kez-gun-yuzune-cikti-229785.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #Mosasaur #Fosil #DenizSürüngeni #Dinozor #Tarih
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Görenler bir yaşına daha girdi: 66 milyon yıllık dev canlı fosili ortaya çıktı!: Amerikalı bilim insanları, milyonlarca yıl öncesine ait dev bir deniz sürüngeninin fosilini gün yüzüne çıkardı.
Yaklaşık 82 ila 66 milyon yıl önce denizlerin hakimi olan bu dev canlı, "mosasaur" adıyla bilinen bir deniz kertenkelesi türüne ait.
Evinizdeki bu eşya klozeti solladı! Meğer kendisini aratmayacak kadar… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/gorenler-bir-yasina-daha-girdi-66-milyon-yillik-dev-canli-fosili-ortaya-cikti-228428.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #fosil #mosasaur #denizkurdu #tarih #arkeoloji
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66 milyon senelik dev canlı fosili gün yüzüne çıktı! Gören gözlerine inanamadı: Amerikalı bilim insanları, milyonlarca yıl öncesine ait dev bir deniz sürüngeninin fosilini gün yüzüne çıkardı.
Yaklaşık 82 ila 66 milyon yıl önce denizlerin hakimi olan bu dev canlı, "mosasaur" adıyla bilinen bir deniz kertenkelesi türüne ait.
Evinizdeki bu eşya klozeti solladı! Meğer kendisini aratmayacak kadar… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/66-milyon-senelik-dev-canli-fosili-gun-yuzune-cikti-goren-gozlerine-inanamadi-226530.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #fossil #mosasaur #denizsürüngeni #tarih #bilim
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66 milyon senelik sır açığa çıktı! 9 tonluk ve 15 metrelik deniz kertenkelesi...: Amerikalı bilim insanları, milyonlarca yıl öncesine ait dev bir deniz sürüngeninin fosilini gün yüzüne çıkardı.
Yaklaşık 82 ila 66 milyon yıl önce denizlerin hakimi olan bu dev canlı, "mosasaur" adıyla bilinen bir deniz kertenkelesi türüne ait.
Evinizdeki bu eşya klozeti solladı! Meğer kendisini aratmayacak… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/66-milyon-senelik-sir-aciga-cikti-9-tonluk-ve-15-metrelik-deniz-kertenkelesi...-224359.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #Mosasaur #Fosil #DenizKertenkelesi #Tarih #Arkeoloji
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66 milyon yıllık sır gün yüzüne çıktı! 9 bin kiloluk ve 15 metrelik deniz canavarı...: Amerikalı bilim insanları, milyonlarca yıl öncesine ait dev bir deniz sürüngeninin fosilini gün yüzüne çıkardı.
Yaklaşık 82 ila 66 milyon yıl önce denizlerin hakimi olan bu dev canlı, "mosasaur" adıyla bilinen bir deniz kertenkelesi türüne ait.
Evinizdeki bu eşya klozeti solladı! Meğer kendisini aratmayacak… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/66-milyon-yillik-sir-gun-yuzune-cikti-9-bin-kiloluk-ve-15-metrelik-deniz-canavari...-223799.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #fosil #mosasaur #denizcanavarı #arkeoloji #bilim
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Alberta may be landlocked now, but in the Late Cretaceous it lay beneath the Western Interior Seaway and was home to massive marine reptiles like mosasaurs! How did so many predators coexist?
New research led by Dr. Femke Holwerda shows niche partitioning using tooth wear, biomechanics, and isotopes with unprecedented detail.
Open-access paper: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/3/205
Paleo 2023 talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLhIornWI4#palaeontology #paleontology #mosasaur #AlbertaPaleo #alberta #ab
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
A few crops from my lurking Platecarpus painting, from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA (I supplied them with four murals and three illustrations for graphics boards).
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Tylosaurus #Dinosaurs #JurassicWorld #JurassicPark
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
A few crops from my lurking Platecarpus painting, from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA (I supplied them with four murals and three illustrations for graphics boards).
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Tylosaurus #Dinosaurs #JurassicWorld #JurassicPark
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
One last Platecarpus painting, from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA (I supplied them with four murals and three illustrations for graphics boards).
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Tylosaurus #Dinosaurs #JurassicWorld #JurassicPark
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
One last Platecarpus painting, from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA (I supplied them with four murals and three illustrations for graphics boards).
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Tylosaurus #Dinosaurs #JurassicWorld #JurassicPark
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
A photo taken during the installation of the mosasaur half of my large Western Interior Seaway mural (2021), for Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Tylosaurus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Ammonites #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
A photo taken during the installation of the mosasaur half of my large Western Interior Seaway mural (2021), for Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Tylosaurus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Ammonites #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
A photo of the installation of my Tylosaurus, from the mosasaur half of my large Western Interior Seaway mural (2021), for Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. Gonna need a bigger boat . . .
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Tylosaurus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
A photo of the installation of my Tylosaurus, from the mosasaur half of my large Western Interior Seaway mural (2021), for Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. Gonna need a bigger boat . . .
#SciArt #SciComm #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #Tylosaurus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Here's the fish half of my large Western Interior Seaway mural (2021) for Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. Featured are a Xiphactinus, Apsopelix, a school of Caproberyx around a Tylosaurus skeleton, and a variety of ammonites.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Xiphactinus #Tylosaurus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Ammonites #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Here's the fish half of my large Western Interior Seaway mural (2021) for Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. Featured are a Xiphactinus, Apsopelix, a school of Caproberyx around a Tylosaurus skeleton, and a variety of ammonites.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Xiphactinus #Tylosaurus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Ammonites #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Yesterday's hunter becomes the prey. Here's the mosasaur half of my large Western Interior Seaway mural (2021) for Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. Featured are a group of Platecarpus fleeing a Tylosaurus, Apsopelix fish, and a variety of ammonites.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Tylosaurus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Yesterday's hunter becomes the prey. Here's the mosasaur half of my large Western Interior Seaway mural (2021) for Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. Featured are a group of Platecarpus fleeing a Tylosaurus, Apsopelix fish, and a variety of ammonites.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Tylosaurus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Yesterday's hunter becomes the prey. Here's the mosasaur half of my large mural (2021) for Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. Featured are a group of Platecarpus fleeing a Tylosaurus, Apsopelix fish, and a variety of ammonites.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Tylosaurus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Ammonites #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Yesterday's hunter becomes the prey. Here's the mosasaur half of my large mural (2021) for Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. Featured are a group of Platecarpus fleeing a Tylosaurus, Apsopelix fish, and a variety of ammonites.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Tylosaurus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus #Ammonites #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Here are some zooms into my 2021 painting of Platecarpus hunting an Enchodus. This piece was commissioned by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Enchodus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Here are some zooms into my 2021 painting of Platecarpus hunting an Enchodus. This piece was commissioned by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Enchodus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
In 2021 I created a bunch of paintings for the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. I painted four murals and three illustrations for graphics boards. Here's one of the illustrations featuring Platecarpus hunting an Enchodus.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Enchodus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
In 2021 I created a bunch of paintings for the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, USA. I painted four murals and three illustrations for graphics boards. Here's one of the illustrations featuring Platecarpus hunting an Enchodus.
#Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Platecarpus #Enchodus #Mosasaur #Mosasaurus
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A friend showed me this on #FacebookMarketplace and now I desperately want someone to give this absolute unit a new home.
Anyone out there need a giant #mosasaur puppet?
He's in #Wrexham, apparently! At £2.5K he's a bargain.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/996779288610471/
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A friend showed me this on #FacebookMarketplace and now I desperately want someone to give this absolute unit a new home.
Anyone out there need a giant #mosasaur puppet?
He's in #Wrexham, apparently! At £2.5K he's a bargain.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/996779288610471/
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New #Mosasaur Species from Morocco Had Dagger-Like, Interlocking Teeth
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/khinjaria-acuta-12778.htmlA bizarre new plioplatecarpine mosasaurid from the #Maastrichtian of #Morocco https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667124000430
"Some #mosasaurs had teeth to pierce prey, others to cut, tear, or crush. Now we have #Khinjaria acuta, with a short face full of huge, dagger-shaped teeth."
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New #Mosasaur Species from Morocco Had Dagger-Like, Interlocking Teeth
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/khinjaria-acuta-12778.htmlA bizarre new plioplatecarpine mosasaurid from the #Maastrichtian of #Morocco https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667124000430
"Some #mosasaurs had teeth to pierce prey, others to cut, tear, or crush. Now we have #Khinjaria acuta, with a short face full of huge, dagger-shaped teeth."
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#Cretaceous-Period #Mosasaur Had Enormous, Wing-Shaped Flippers
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/megapterygius-wakayamaensis-12526.htmlA new derived mosasaurine (#Squamata: Mosasaurinae) from south-western Japan reveals unexpected postcranial diversity among hydropedal mosasaurs https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2023.2277921
"Its extra-long rear flippers might have aided propulsion in concert with its long finned tail. And unlike other #mosasaurs, it had a dorsal fin like a #shark’s that would have helped it turn quickly and with precision in the water."
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#NewSpecies of #Mosasaur Identified in Mexico
https://www.sci.news/paleontology/yaguarasaurus-regiomontanus-12480.htmlA new species of #Yaguarasaurus (#Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae) from the Agua Nueva Formation (Upper #Turonian – Lower #Coniacian) of Nuevo Leon, #Mexico https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0895981123005060
"this #marine #reptile had a long, slender rostrum and #jaws with small #teeth. The ancient #creature was roughly 5.2 m (17 feet) in length, making it one of the earliest known large #mosasaurs."
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#Fossil found on the side of the road is a new #species of #mosasaur
In 2015, Deborah Shepherd notified a park ranger about an exposed fossil. That ranger notified ND Department of Mineral Resources. Her actions led to discovery of what scientists say is not only a new species, but an entirely new #genus of mosasaur, a giant marine predator from #Cretaceous seas. Bite marks preserved on fossil suggest that it met its end at the hands—or rather teeth—of another mosasaur.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/10/fossil-found-on-the-side-of-the-road-is-a-new-species-of-mosasaur/ -
Signs of wear on #mosasaurs' teeth show they were picky eaters who liked #seafood https://phys.org/news/2023-11-mosasaurs-teeth-picky-eaters-seafood.html
3D dental microwear in type-#Maastrichtian #mosasaur teeth: Femke M. Holwerda et al. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42369-7
"#Prognathodon in particular, with its large cone-shaped teeth, appears to have had a surprising amount of #shellfish in its diet... #Plioplatecarpus, with narrow pointed teeth, showed a striking number of signs of wear. Perhaps it was also fond of #fish with strongly scaled bodies"