Julio Lacerda

Anurognathus ammoni trying to catch an insect.

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A surprised Phoberomys leaps out of the way to avoid the attack of a massive Purussaurus. See more at Earth Archives.   

This new heterodontosaurid shows possibly remarkable grasping abilities on its toes. I interpret this as an adaptation to climb low-lying trunks and branches, maybe to get a better view of their surroundings to guard their burrows and as means of escape from imminent danger. The meerkat inspiration is visible. See more at Earth Archives

Inaechelys, a newly discovered side-necked turtle from the Paleocene of Brazil.

New studies suggest the weird Platybelodon could have used its shovel-like lower teeth to eat tough plant matter, including tree bark. See more at Earth Archives.

Dawn sunlight shines through a gliding Sharovipteryx's wing membranes See more at Earth Archives.

A lone Pawpawsaurus strolls beside a lake on a rainy evening. See more at Earth Archives.

Hyenas versus hominin

A hapless human ancestor retreats as a pair of hungry hyenas pursue him through the Moroccan bush. See more at Earth Archives.

Bird’s escape from marine predator recorded in fossil

This particular bird's narrow escape provides insight on Cretaceous food chain. See more at Earth Archives.   

Half-century old “Tully Monster” fossil finally identified

The enigmatic creature is a jawless fish related to today’s lampreys. See more at Earth Archives.

The pocket-sized pachyderms of Sicily

An angry Sicilian giant swan chases an adult Palaeoloxodon bull away from its territory. See more at Earth Archives

Tiaojishan Landscape

The temperate ginkgo forests of the Tiaojishan were home to a wide variety of small animals, including of course, a number of bizarre pterosaurs. See more at Earth Archives

When reptiles had wings: Rise and fall of the pterosaurs

A huge flock of Tapejara fly over the rivers of Brazil, more than 100 million years ago.   Read more at Earth Archives.

A Collection of Early Fishes; Cladosechale, Bothriolepis, Doryaspis, Entelognathus, Tiktaalik and Materpiscis - for the article at Earth Archives.

When monsters ruled the water: The Age of Fishes

Gigantic placoderm Dunkleosteus finds it difficult to give birth with lurking predators. Read more at Earth Archives.

Some illustrations of mine for the Earth Archives article on California’s Pleistocene megafauna: Trapped in tar: The Ice Age animals of Rancho La Brea

Megaloceros giganteus has smelled you. Lie very low.