Text 8 May 1 note

I didn’t realize that mosasaurs showed up almost right after ichthyosaurs went extinct. Those conniving varanoids!

Text 21 Feb 3 notes

there are seriously no books about plesiosaurs for anyone over the age of 10 -.-

Photo 26 Oct 134 notes A family tree of Saurischian dinosaurs, showing lineages within this group with direct evidence for feathers. From Zelenitsky et al., 2012. Yay Ornithomimus!

A family tree of Saurischian dinosaurs, showing lineages within this group with direct evidence for feathers. From Zelenitsky et al., 2012.

Yay Ornithomimus!

Photo 2 Jun 2 notes Version 2, this time with only well-known genera. (Of course, Gallus is the chicken.)

Version 2, this time with only well-known genera. (Of course, Gallus is the chicken.)

Video 14 Mar 401 notes

paleoillustration:

Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Miocene and Pleistocene, by Alain Bénéteau for the Toulouse Museum.

via Natural Selections.

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