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  1. modern birds are direct descendants of a group of two-legged, meat-eating dinosaurs called theropods, meaning birds are literally living flying #theropods. While birds are the only flying theropods that survived, prehistoric theropods experimented with multiple unique

  2. @ombialik Bruno Grossi et al. (2014) provide interesting evidence suggesting that #shifting the #centerofmass using an artificial #tail causes #birds to exhibit movements reminiscent of non-avian #theropods (#dinosaurs).

    © this text Stefan F. Wirth

    Reference: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0

    Fig.
    Influence of the additional mass and the experimental tail on #limbposture and #kinematics. Authors: see above; licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/b

  3. @ombialik Bruno Grossi et al. (2014) provide interesting evidence suggesting that #shifting the #centerofmass using an artificial #tail causes #birds to exhibit movements reminiscent of non-avian #theropods (#dinosaurs).

    © this text Stefan F. Wirth

    Reference: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0

    Fig.
    Influence of the additional mass and the experimental tail on #limbposture and #kinematics. Authors: see above; licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/b

  4. @ombialik Bruno Grossi et al. (2014) provide interesting evidence suggesting that #shifting the #centerofmass using an artificial #tail causes #birds to exhibit movements reminiscent of non-avian #theropods (#dinosaurs).

    © this text Stefan F. Wirth

    Reference: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0

    Fig.
    Influence of the additional mass and the experimental tail on #limbposture and #kinematics. Authors: see above; licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/b

  5. @ombialik Bruno Grossi et al. (2014) provide interesting evidence suggesting that #shifting the #centerofmass using an artificial #tail causes #birds to exhibit movements reminiscent of non-avian #theropods (#dinosaurs).

    © this text Stefan F. Wirth

    Reference: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0

    Fig.
    Influence of the additional mass and the experimental tail on #limbposture and #kinematics. Authors: see above; licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/b

  6. @ombialik Bruno Grossi et al. (2014) provide interesting evidence suggesting that #shifting the #centerofmass using an artificial #tail causes #birds to exhibit movements reminiscent of non-avian #theropods (#dinosaurs).

    © this text Stefan F. Wirth

    Reference: doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0

    Fig.
    Influence of the additional mass and the experimental tail on #limbposture and #kinematics. Authors: see above; licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/b

  7. By the way, the existence of "poison boys" in the latest #Valsalia / #OutOfPlacers kind of proves that I was right and #Yinglets are basically #theropods, far closer to #velociraptors than rats.

  8. By the way, the existence of "poison boys" in the latest #Valsalia / #OutOfPlacers kind of proves that I was right and #Yinglets are basically #theropods, far closer to #velociraptors than rats.

  9. By the way, the existence of "poison boys" in the latest #Valsalia / #OutOfPlacers kind of proves that I was right and #Yinglets are basically #theropods, far closer to #velociraptors than rats.

  10. By the way, the existence of "poison boys" in the latest #Valsalia / #OutOfPlacers kind of proves that I was right and #Yinglets are basically #theropods, far closer to #velociraptors than rats.

  11. By the way, the existence of "poison boys" in the latest #Valsalia / #OutOfPlacers kind of proves that I was right and #Yinglets are basically #theropods, far closer to #velociraptors than rats.

  12. New review fresh in for #FossilFriday: Bringing to life two palaeontological expeditions and excelling at explaining scientific concepts, The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt goes deeper into the tragic history behind Spinosaurus and resurrects the forgotten Ernst Stromer.

    inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/

    #Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Dinosaurs #Theropods #Spinosaurs #Spinosaurus #Fossils #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Scicomm @bookstodon

  13. New review fresh in for #FossilFriday: Bringing to life two palaeontological expeditions and excelling at explaining scientific concepts, The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt goes deeper into the tragic history behind Spinosaurus and resurrects the forgotten Ernst Stromer.

    inquisitivebiologist.com/2025/

    #Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Dinosaurs #Theropods #Spinosaurs #Spinosaurus #Fossils #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Scicomm @bookstodon

  14. Best of Next Fest Demos Part 8
    youtube.com/embed/vc24lNjPbcE

    More of my (Josh Bycer's) favorite demos from Steam Next Fest, June 2025 edition.

    00:00 Intro00:16 Trash Heart01:16 Sojourn Past2:13 Theropods3:17 Little Rocket Lab5:31 Ace Overheat6:20 Chordioid7:58 A
    setsideb.com/best-of-next-fest
    #indiedevshowcase #indies #AceOverheat #AeroMachina #Chordioid #indie #indiegameshowcase #LittleRocketLab #SojournPast #Theropods #TrashHeart #TruxtonExtreme

  15. My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

    Isotope studies show that juvenile Limusaurus were meat-eaters but adults were plant-eaters. This is from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR (2023), by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press).

    #Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Limusaurus #Theropods #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #CampCretaceous #WildlifeArt

  16. My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

    Isotope studies show that juvenile Limusaurus were meat-eaters but adults were plant-eaters. This is from DINOSAUR BEHAVIOUR (2023), by Prof Michael Benton (published by Princeton University Press).

    #Art #Painting #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #SciArt #SciComm #DigitalArt #Illustration #Dinosaurs #Birds #Reptiles #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Limusaurus #Theropods #JurassicPark #JurassicWorld #CampCretaceous #WildlifeArt

  17. some #theropods of the morrison formation, Ceratosaurus dentisulcatus, Ornitholestes hermanni, Stokesosaurus clevelandi, and Torvosaurus tanneri.

    #art #paleoart #dinosaurs

  18. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Galeamopus and Ornitholestes" — 2019

    A reworking of a paiting I originally did in 1997, age 16.

    johnconway.art/galeamopus_orni

    #Art #Dinosaurs #Jurassic #Morrisson #Painting #Palaeo #Sauropods #Theropods

  19. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Galeamopus and Ornitholestes" — 2019

    A reworking of a paiting I originally did in 1997, age 16.

    johnconway.art/galeamopus_orni

    #Art #Dinosaurs #Jurassic #Morrisson #Painting #Palaeo #Sauropods #Theropods

  20. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Velociraptor mongoliensis" — 2019

    A reboot of a paiting I originally did in 1997, age 16. I think at the time I considered it my first sucessful oil painting. I have added all the stuff to it that I originally intended to, but chickened-out (painting over skies in oil painting is scary,... [more]:

    johnconway.art/velociraptor_19

    #Art #Dinobirds #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Mesozoic #Mongolia #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Paleo #Theropods

  21. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Velociraptor mongoliensis" — 2019

    A reboot of a paiting I originally did in 1997, age 16. I think at the time I considered it my first sucessful oil painting. I have added all the stuff to it that I originally intended to, but chickened-out (painting over skies in oil painting is scary,... [more]:

    johnconway.art/velociraptor_19

    #Art #Dinobirds #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Mesozoic #Mongolia #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Paleo #Theropods

  22. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Abelisaurus Portrait" — 2022

    Abelisaurus was a meat-eater from the Late Cretaceous of South America.

    johnconway.art/abelisaurus_por

    #Art #Colourful #Flat #Paintings #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #SouthAmerica #Theropods

  23. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Abelisaurus Portrait" — 2022

    Abelisaurus was a meat-eater from the Late Cretaceous of South America.

    johnconway.art/abelisaurus_por

    #Art #Colourful #Flat #Paintings #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #SouthAmerica #Theropods

  24. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Hesperornis regalis" — 2015

    Hepserornis regalis, the Late Cretaceous toothy marine bird, takes to the sea.

    johnconway.art/hesperornis-reg

    #Art #Birds #Cretaceous #Dinosaurs #Feathered #Palaeo #Theropods

  25. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Hesperornis regalis" — 2015

    Hepserornis regalis, the Late Cretaceous toothy marine bird, takes to the sea.

    johnconway.art/hesperornis-reg

    #Art #Birds #Cretaceous #Dinosaurs #Feathered #Palaeo #Theropods

  26. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Gorgosaurus Portrait" — 2012

    Has anyone seen my teef? Enough lip from you sonny, I'f got enough of that already.
    Gorgosaurus libratus (formerly known as Albertosaurus libratus, formerly known as Gorgosaurus libratus) was a large tyrannosaur that lived in North America d... [more]:

    johnconway.art/gorgosaurus-lib

    #Art #Albertosaurus #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Gorgosaurus #Jurassic #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Theropods #Tyrannosaurs

  27. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Gorgosaurus Portrait" — 2012

    Has anyone seen my teef? Enough lip from you sonny, I'f got enough of that already.
    Gorgosaurus libratus (formerly known as Albertosaurus libratus, formerly known as Gorgosaurus libratus) was a large tyrannosaur that lived in North America d... [more]:

    johnconway.art/gorgosaurus-lib

    #Art #Albertosaurus #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Gorgosaurus #Jurassic #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Theropods #Tyrannosaurs

  28. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Gorgosaurus Portrait" — 2012

    Has anyone seen my teef? Enough lip from you sonny, I'f got enough of that already.
    Gorgosaurus libratus (formerly known as Albertosaurus libratus, formerly known as Gorgosaurus libratus) was a large tyrannosaur that lived in North America d... [more]:

    johnconway.art/gorgosaurus-lib

    #Art #Albertosaurus #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Gorgosaurus #Jurassic #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Theropods #Tyrannosaurs

  29. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Gorgosaurus Portrait" — 2012

    Has anyone seen my teef? Enough lip from you sonny, I'f got enough of that already.
    Gorgosaurus libratus (formerly known as Albertosaurus libratus, formerly known as Gorgosaurus libratus) was a large tyrannosaur that lived in North America d... [more]:

    johnconway.art/gorgosaurus-lib

    #Art #Albertosaurus #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Gorgosaurus #Jurassic #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Theropods #Tyrannosaurs

  30. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Gorgosaurus Portrait" — 2012

    Has anyone seen my teef? Enough lip from you sonny, I'f got enough of that already.
    Gorgosaurus libratus (formerly known as Albertosaurus libratus, formerly known as Gorgosaurus libratus) was a large tyrannosaur that lived in North America d... [more]:

    johnconway.art/gorgosaurus-lib

    #Art #Albertosaurus #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Gorgosaurus #Jurassic #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Theropods #Tyrannosaurs

  31. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Shuvuuia deserti" — 2013

    Shuvuuia deserti was a small maniraptoran theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Its short, strong arm might have been used for digging, perhaps into insect mounds.

    johnconway.art/shuvuuia-desert

    #Art #Dinobirds #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Mesozoic #Mongolia #Painting #Palaeo #Paleo #Theropods

  32. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Shuvuuia deserti" — 2013

    Shuvuuia deserti was a small maniraptoran theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Its short, strong arm might have been used for digging, perhaps into insect mounds.

    johnconway.art/shuvuuia-desert

    #Art #Dinobirds #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Mesozoic #Mongolia #Painting #Palaeo #Paleo #Theropods

  33. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Velociraptor mongoliensis" — 2019

    A reboot of a paiting I originally did in 1997, age 16. I think at the time I considered it my first sucessful oil painting. I have added all the stuff to it that I originally intended to, but chickened-out (painting over skies in oil painting is scary,... [more]:

    johnconway.art/velociraptor_19

    #Art #Dinobirds #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Mesozoic #Mongolia #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Paleo #Theropods

  34. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "Velociraptor mongoliensis" — 2019

    A reboot of a paiting I originally did in 1997, age 16. I think at the time I considered it my first sucessful oil painting. I have added all the stuff to it that I originally intended to, but chickened-out (painting over skies in oil painting is scary,... [more]:

    johnconway.art/velociraptor_19

    #Art #Dinobirds #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Mesozoic #Mongolia #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Paleo #Theropods

  35. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "The Madonna with the Long Neck" — 2018

    Due to the religious dogma of the time, Parmigianino was unable to express his full intentions in his version of The Madonna with the Long Neck. I've fixed it for him.

    johnconway.art/the_madonna_wit

    #Art #Dinosaurs #Historical #Jesus #Jurassic #Mannerism #OldMasters #Paintings #Repaints #Sauropods #Theropods #VirginMary

  36. A random artwork from my gallery:

    "The Madonna with the Long Neck" — 2018

    Due to the religious dogma of the time, Parmigianino was unable to express his full intentions in his version of The Madonna with the Long Neck. I've fixed it for him.

    johnconway.art/the_madonna_wit

    #Art #Dinosaurs #Historical #Jesus #Jurassic #Mannerism #OldMasters #Paintings #Repaints #Sauropods #Theropods #VirginMary

  37. New method finds higher carnivorous #dinosaur #biodiversity in Kem Kem beds of Morocco phys.org/news/2024-03-method-h

    A combined approach to identify isolated theropod teeth from the Cenomanian #KemKem Group tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10

    "This new combination of analyses was performed on the teeth of carnivorous #dinosaurs, named #theropods, from a set of isolated teeth from the famous #Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of #Morocco. It turned out to reveal a theropod species previously not found in this area."

  38. New method finds higher carnivorous #dinosaur #biodiversity in Kem Kem beds of Morocco phys.org/news/2024-03-method-h

    A combined approach to identify isolated theropod teeth from the Cenomanian #KemKem Group tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10

    "This new combination of analyses was performed on the teeth of carnivorous #dinosaurs, named #theropods, from a set of isolated teeth from the famous #Cretaceous Kem Kem beds of #Morocco. It turned out to reveal a theropod species previously not found in this area."

  39. #Bird-Like #Dinosaurs Slept Like Modern #Birds, New #Fossil Reveals sci.news/paleontology/jaculiny

    A new #alvarezsaurid #dinosaur (#Theropoda, Alvarezsauria) from the Upper #Cretaceous Baruungoyot Formation of #Mongolia provides insights for bird-like sleeping behavior in non-avian dinosaurs journals.plos.org/plosone/arti

    "#Alvarezsauria is a group of bizarre maniraptoran #theropods whose latest-branching members possess remarkably avian homoplasies"