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New year, new bird phylogeny updates! Further descriptions and references available here.

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Yutyrannus

Based on a skeletal by Ashley Patch

#yutyrannus #cretaceous #Mesozoic #theropod #paleontology #palaeontology #paleoart #Palaeoart

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Triceratops 

#triceratops #Ornithischia #cretaceous #paleontology #palaeontology #paleoart #Palaeoart

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Tyrannosaurus rex

#tyrannosaurus #t. rex #cretaceous #theropod #paleontology #paleoart #Palaeoart

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why’re giraffes so violent

most big herbivores are, frankly. if you have a pretty steady supply of food and don’t have to worry about missing a hunt and starving to death, you can afford to throw your weight around more and generally be more aggressive!

that’s why the most dangerous big animals in the world are almost all herbivores.

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Narcea geological formation, Cangas del Narcea, Asturias (Spain)

#geology #geologicalformation #precambrian #stratigraphy #strata #ediacaran

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Pelecanimimus 

#pelecanimimus #ornithomimosauria #theropod #cretaceous #Mesozoic #paleoart #Palaeoart #paleontology #palaeontology

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Aldiomedes, an albatross from the Pliocene of New Zealand

#theropod #bird #pliocene #cenozoic #albatross #aldiomedes #paleoart #Palaeoart #paleontology #palaeontology

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Inostrancevia

#paleontology #palaeontology #paleoart #Palaeoart #paleozoic #inostrancevia #synapsid #gorgonopsid #permian

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Trilobite Tuesday: Drotops megalomanicus, a trilobite from the Middle Devonian of Morocco

#trilobite #devonian #paleozoic #fossil #arthropod #paleontology #palaeontology #geology #trilobitetuesday

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Carcharocles/Otodus megalodon tooth 

#shark #megalodon #fossil #cenozoic #miocene #pliocene #otodus #carcharocles #paleontology #palaeontology #geology

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Heterodontosaurus sketch 

#heterodontosaurus #Ornithischia #Jurassic #mesozoic #paleontology #palaeontology #paleoart #Palaeoart #sketch

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Megaloceros giganteus

#megaloceros #pleistocene #mammal #cenozoic #paleontology #palaeontology #paleoart #palaeoart #irish elk #artiodactyl

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FossilFriday: Stenopterygius, an ichthyosaur from the Jurassic of Germany

#fossilfriday #fossil #paleontology #geology #ichthyosaur #Jurassic #palaeontology #marine reptile #mesozoic

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Spinosaurus

#theropod #spinosaurus #cretaceous #Mesozoic #paleoart #paleontology #palaeontology #Palaeoart #sciart

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Mosasaurus 

#mosasaurus #lizard #cretaceous #Mesozoic #marine reptile #paleontology #paleoart #palaeontology #Palaeoart #sciart

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Phorusrhacos

#phorusrhacos #terror bird #phorusrhacid #cenozoic #bird #theropod #paleoart #Palaeoart #paleontology #palaeontology #miocene