#aquatic reptile

[thepastisalreadywritten]

23 February 2024

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The Triassic period was the first period of the Mesozoic era and occurred between 251.9 million and 201.3 million years ago.

It followed the great mass extinction at the end of the Permian period and was a time when life outside of the oceans began to diversify.

#fossil #aquatic reptile #Triassic period #China #Dinocephalosaurus orientalis #Guizhou Province #marine reptile #National Museums of Scotland #mythical dragon #Mesozoic era

[largeflamingo]

#paleoart #dinosaur #aquatic reptile #pterosaur #valentines #lovecore #hearts

[johnvestevich]

#mosasaurus #aquatic reptile #procreate #drawing #prehistoric #megafauna

[hallowshumour]

By the sea. //ft @dakotas-world2!

🌊🐢🌞🔥

#my art #i wanted to draw more of her #cute girl heheh blushes #art #digital art #furry #oc #anthro #fursona #illustration #turtle #scalie #sea turtle #aquatic #reptile #beach #vibes #warm #soft #art for others

[lapinelantern]

Been playing paleo pines and I WANNA WORK FOR THE CREATORS ITS SO CUTE

#paleo pines #paleoart #paleo concept #character design #dinosaur #lapine lantern #my art #icthyosaur #mosasaurus #plesiosaur #aquatic reptiles appreciation #prehistoric zoology

[actual-haise]

The recently described mosasaur Jormungandr walhallaensis (what a name!) surfaces to observe an unfortunate young tyrannosaur adrift on a vegetation raft

#my art #paleoart #sciart #jormungandr #walhallaensis #mosasaur #cretaceous #north america #carnivore #marine reptile #paleontology #squamata #extinct #tyrannosaur #nature #ocean #aquatic

[lilgnomefella]

Another Mattel Jurassic World Fossil Fighters repaint. This time it's plesio. Super happy with how this one turned out. I have always loved thr stary design that this particular vivosaur has. As always I hate working with yellows.

#fossil fighters #fossil fighters champions #repaint #not dinosaurs #reptiles #aquatic reptiles #plesiosaur #vallejo paint #vivosaur #mattel jurassic world #jurassic park #jurassic world #my art

[monster-untamed]

I need my mutuals to hold me like this, for species euphoria reasons

#the alt text are worth it #alterhuman #therian #nonhuman #therian community #aquatic kin #reptile therian #otherkin #therianthropy #reptile otherkin

[tmntkiseki]

I did watch "Tales of Leo" like I said I would. Bawled my eyes out, of course, but there was a really dumb detail I noticed.

At the start of the episode when Casey is driving the turtles, Splinter, and April to his grandma's old farmhouse, Mikey makes a comment about how "It sucks being cold blooded." When I first watched the episode, I was just like Haha, silly joke about the turtles being reptiles.

Except then when I rewatched it, I noticed Splinter is the only one who isn't wrapped up in a blanket. And with the exception of Leo, who is presently in a coma, all of his sons are shivering due to the cold while he is seemingly just fine.

Someone warm my boys up before they start brumating

#teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #tmnt 2003 #tmnt 2k3 #tmnt 2003 spoilers #tmnt leonardo #tmnt donatello #tmnt raphael #tmnt michelangelo #tmnt splinter #Kinda funny that only so many episodes like to remind us that yes #They are Teenage Mutant Ninja TURTLES #And subsequently have all the strengths and weaknesses that come with being an aquatic/semi-aquatic reptile #Doesn't matter if they can walk talk eat pizza and kick your ass with minimal effort

[jamiesolas]

Hey guys!

I’ve been thinking of creating a series of posters/prints on the prompt “as above, so below.” my current design is posters with connecting portraits of different animals, looking up or down at the levels around them. it’s meant to illustrate how all of us are connected as animals, despite being different species

This is a therian blog, so I was wondering if anyone would want their theriotypes to be represented? each poster would feature a different ecosystem so to speak. im looking for a wide variety :•] any suggestions are welcome

#therian #theriotype #therianthropy #my art #you could reply here or send me an ask #animal kingdom #taxonomy #therian community #reptile therian #canine therian #feline therian #aquatic therian #art #avian therian #bird therian

[bethanythebogwitch]

Wet Beast Wednesday: spiny softshell turtle

It may be neither Flat Fuck Friday nor Turtle Tuesday, but because this is my series and I can do what I want, I'm talking about a very flat turtle. The spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera) is the most widely distributed and possibly the most common softshell turtle in North America. Its range covers most of the Eastern half of the USA and stretched into Canada and Mexico. There are 6 subspecies separated by geography and hybridization can happen in places where their ranges cross. Hybridization has also been known to happen with the Florida softshell (Apalone ferox). The subspecies are the northern (A. s. spinifera), gulf coast (A. s. aspera), Texas (A. s. emoryi), pallid (A. s. pallida), Guadalupe (A. s. guadalupensis), and black (A. s. atra) spiny softshells.

(Image: a spiny softshell turtle seen from above and to the side. It is a turtle with a wide, flat shell. Its head and one foot are visible. The head is skinny and has an elongated nose. The foot is wide and flat, with webbed toes. The turtle is an olive green with black dots on the skin, yellow stripes on the face, and dark spots on the shell. End ID)

The thing that makes a softshell a softshell is the lack of keratinized scutes on their shells. This makes the shells smooth and leathery. The center of the shell has a layer of solid bone user it, but this does not extend to the edges of the shell, making it less rigid. Softshells are the fragile speedsters of the turtle world. Their shells are a lot lighter and often more streamlined, allowing for faster movement both on land and in water, but they provide less defense. Spiny softshells have spiny projections along the front edge of the carapace (upper shell), with males having more than females. They are some of the largest North American freshwater turtles. Females can reach a carapace length of 54 cm (21 in) and 11 kg (25 lbs) while the smaller males max out at about 25 cm (10 in).

(Image: a spiny softshell being held by a person, seen from the front. The leading edge of the carapace is visible, showing off the small spines. End ID)

Spiny softshells have wide, flat, paddle-like feet with three claws and an elongated nose that acts like a snorkel. The turtles are born a bright olive color with striped faces and dark spots on the shell. Males keep their juvenile coloration for their entire lives while females grow darker ad lose many of their markings. It can be very difficult to tell females of different subspecies apart, while males and juveniles can be distinguished by their markings. Smooth skin and highly vascularized membranes in the cloaca, mouth, and throat allow the turtles to breathe by diffusing dissolved oxygen from the water into their blood.

(Image: a male and female spiny softshell facing each other. The male is less than half the size of the female and has an olive colored shell and skin, with dark spots on the shell. The female is a uniform muddy brown color. End ID)

Spiny softshells are generalists able to live in a wide range of habitats. They prefer streams, rivers, and ponds with muddy or sandy bottoms and high visibility, but can live in most freshwater habitats. Softshells are diurnal, spending their days basking and feeding. Being turtles, they are ectothermic, meaning their body temperature matches the surrounding temperature. To warm themselves up, the turtles bask in the sunlight. They can often be found resting on exposed rocks, logs, sandbars, or shorelines. While not particularly social animals, the turtles will bask in groups. When threatened, softshells will attempt to swim away and/or bury themselves. In the right sediment, a softshell can bury itself in under a second. Because their shells are less rigid, softshells have to actively defend themselves when cornered and will bite and scratch. People have to be careful when handling them. They brumate (that's hibernation for reptiles) during winter. While brumating, they bury themselves underwater and slow their metabolism and oxygen requirements. In this state they can fully sustain themselves on oxygen absorbed through their skin or special membranes.

(Image: a spiny softshell turtle buried in its hunting strategy. Only the head is visible above the sand. End ID)

They are primarily carnivores and will eat anything that can fit in their mouths. Aquatic insects, crayfish, worms, amphibians, mussels, snails, fish, and more are on their plate. While capable of fast swimming, they are not pursuit predators. They employ two primary hunting strategies. The first is to bury themselves in the sediment and wait for prey to come by. The second is digging in the sediment to find worms and other animals. Fish have been known to follow digging turtles around to feed on animals unearthed by them.

(Image: a spiny softshell in captivity. It is swimming at the surface of the water in a tank, amongst artificial leaves. End ID)

Spiny softshells mate in spring. Males attempt to woo females by swimming over to them and bumping heads together. The male then sits on top of the female to mate. Unlike most species of turtles, the males do not grab onto the female's shells during mating. Eggs are laid between summer and early fall and will hatch next spring. The female will dig a nest in sandy or gravelly banks and bury the eggs once they have been laid. She provides no further care. Females will typically mate multiple times each year, with each mating having a different nest. The juveniles take 8 to 10 years to reach sexual maturity and they can live up to 50 years in the wild. Many turtles determine sex by the temperature the eggs are incubated in. This is not the case with spiny softshells, who have genetics based sex determination.

(Image: a group of 5 juveniles. The photo focuses on two who are sitting next to each other. One has its front right leg on the shell of the other. They have similar coloration to an adult male. End ID)

(Image: a newborn emerging from its egg. The egg is round and white, looking like a ping-pong ball. Only the head of the turtle has emerged. End ID)

Most subspecies of spiny softshell are classified as least concern or near threatened by the IUCN, meaning they are not in danger of extinction. The exception is the black spiny softshell, also known as the Cuatro Ciénegas softshell, which is critically endangered. The primary threats to the turtles is habitat loss due to human activity. Adults have no natural predators outside of the Florida and adjacent state populations, which are prey to alligators. Juveniles are eaten by a variety of animals including fish, snakes, raccoons, and herons. People will also eat the adults. Because it can take a whole decade for juveniles to become reproductive, losses in population take a long time to replace. They have been introduced to areas outside of their native range, most notably the western USA. Most of these introductions are due to people releasing pet turtles into the wild.

(Image: someone holding a juvenile. The shell is 2-3 times the size of the human's thumb. End ID)

#i typoed it as softhsell more times than I care to admit #wet beast wednesday #turtle #turtles #softshell turtle #soft shell turtle #spiny softshell turtle #reptile #biology #zoology #ecology #animal facts #freshwater ecology #aquatic biology #informative #educational #image described #turtle power #herpetology

[yellydany]

Winter Dragon

One of my dragon designs, this one is based after a mix of fairy penguins and polar bears 🐧 🐻‍❄️

(And is one of my personal favourites!)

#dragon #digital art #digital illustration #creature #aesthetic #colorful #art #penguin #polar bear #dragon art #reptile #fantasy #blue #aquatic

[typhlonectes]

‘Chonkosaurus,’ plump Chicago snapping turtle captured on video, goes viral

Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it “Chonkosaurus.”

Joey Santore was kayaking with a friend along the Chicago River last weekend when they spotted the large snapping turtle sitting atop a large chain draped over what appear to be rotting logs.

He posted a jumpy video of the turtle on Twitter, labeling it the “Chicago River Snapper aka Chonkosaurus.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/chonkosaurus-snapping-turtle-chicago-river-70a9267163efd041c2f3a13dedd258ad

#chonkasaurus #snapping turtle #turtle #reptile #animals #nature #north america #rivers #aquatic #herpetology

[mewtwo365]

Here are some more Redbubble things!

(designs with text have versions without text as well!)

Here are some links to a few if you'd like to check them out: Black Dragon White Dragon Axolotl on Skateboard Plesiosaur Manatee Tea Heart Crab Otters Holding Hands

Hope you enjoy my designs, and have an AWESOME day!!

#sorry once again for advertising! #redbubble #redbubble artist #dinosaurs #molluscs #valentines #bugs #i made a stinkbug sticker sheet purely for myself so i could get the small size and put a bunch of life-size stinkbugs around to fool peopl #also i know the plesiosaur and mosasaur arent dinos but it was easier than labeling it 'dino and prehistoric aquatic reptiles' XD

[popplebot-art]

*stare*

Quick thing of Poseidra cuz her design was bothering me. I've never tried making her eyes a steely gray before, and was surprised at how well it suits her vibe

#popplebot #poseidra #monster girl #dragon #dragon girl #aquatic #blue skin #reptile #scales #swimsuit #bikini #white hair #oc

[actual-haise]

Platypterygius australis

#my art #paleoart #platypterygius #ichtyosaur #mesozoic #cretaceous #marine reptile #nature #digital art #reptile #ocean #aquatic #extinct #prehistoric #animal #paleo #paleontology