Chris Alfaro

This is the same woman that threw me in the back of a FedEx truck

Evolución.

bushmaster(x)

Jurassic Invasion Force by deskridge

Another Totoro commission. Have a shocking Saturday! #totoro #woolsculpture #needlefelting #needlefelted #denverart #studioghibli #myneighbortotoro #stylepointjohn #felt

Check out my boy John's needle felting...a master at hi art indeed.

"A giant example from 350 million years ago, Dinichthys terrelli, being examined by Raymond Rye, of the Smithsonian’s Department of Paleontology, grew to 30 feet in length and may have preyed on smaller fishes that perhaps fed on trilobites.”

National Geographic Magazine, August 1985, “Fossils: Annals of Life Written in Rock”

Photo: James L. Amos

Megafauna (Mini Version) by SameerPrehistorica

Spinal Cord - Hirokawa Publishing Co. ex libris sotv

Not inspired by anything in particular, this post is a friendly reminder to the internet’s paleontology enthusiasts that TV docs are a great introduction to dinosaur science, but they shouldn’t be the last word in your quest for learnings.

To wit, a great many professional...

Guidraco venator

Megalosaurus bucklandii

Pitekunsaurus macayai

Gorgonopsidos

Pied Falconet - Microhierax melanoleucos

Members of the genus Microhierax (Falconiformes - Falconidae) are the smallest of falcons. This species, Microhierax melanoleucos, grows up to 20 cm and has a maximum wingspan of 37 cm.

Some individuals of the Pied Falconet have a thin white line across the base of the cere, over the eyes and down to the breast giving the appearance of a white face with large black eye patches.

The Pied Falconet is found in the forests of Bangladesh, China, India, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Viet Nam.

References: [1] - [2]

Photo credit: ©阿棋 (Kei) Looking@Nature | Locality: unknown (2011)