👑 King Edmarka 🦖

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New batch of Paleoart Reconstructions for 5/27/22: 1. Adasaurus 2. Lessemsaurus 3. Jiangjunosaurus 4. Indosaurus #paleontology #paleoart

22/05/27 13:24

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Not much is known about Genyodectes; a theropod known only from an incomplete front portion of a snout. These jaw bones and teeth most closely resemble Ceratosaurus; and was likely a member (one of the only other genera confidently considered so) of the Ceratosauridae. #paleoart

22/05/17 11:17

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Jonkeria was a large Titanosuchid Therapsid from the Mid Permian of South Africa. They were likely omnivores; sporting the large gut of a herbivorous animal, with the large pointed incisors and canines of a carnivore. "The Bear of the Permian" one might say. #paleoart #nature

20/09/11 03:09

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Sketching Theropods is very Cathartic. Here is a good ol' Alioramus. #paleoart #nature #dinosaurs

20/09/07 07:50

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The votes have spoken. Megalosaurus; the first non-avian dinosaur to be named and the animal that helped to coin Dinosauria. Overall it was your typical Megalosaurid; a long body, strong stout legs, and a large rectangular skull filled with large, knife-like teeth. #paleoart

20/09/03 02:18

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Head studies on Sinosaurus; an interesting theropod with twin bony crests on its head, very similar in form to Dilophosaurus. #paleoart #sketch #nature

20/08/31 09:23

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While the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct at the K-T Boundary, terrestrial crocs known as Sebecosuchians still continued on strong well into the Miocene. Sebecus represents an archetypal member of this group, from the Early-Mid Eocene of Argentina. #paleoart #nature #crocs

20/08/28 02:24

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Sketch of Dicraeosaurus; a short necked diplodocoid from Late Jurassic Tanzania. One of my favorite sauropods! It was relatively small by sauropod standards, around 12 m (39ft) in length. He's having a scratch on a dead tree. #Paleoart #sketches #nature

20/08/25 10:18

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A classic Dinosaur; Deinonychus. The "Terrible Claw". An important find of the 20th century; Deinonychus shattered the stereotype of dinosaurs being slow, lumbering, cold blooded animals. Debate still circles as to the sociability of this animal. #Paleoart #nature #sketch

20/08/24 02:43

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Back to some Crocs: Uberabasuchus was a Peirosaurid Metasuchian from the late Cretaceous of Brazil. It's one of the better known, more complete members of its family, and was probably terrestrial and cursorial in habit. #Paleoart #nature #crocs

20/08/23 10:24

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The perfect bodyguard; a Paranthodon is accompanied by some little Nqwebasaurus so they can rest easy. He doesn't seem to mind. #paleoart #nature #sketches

20/08/22 01:38

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Ferrodraco was an Ornithocheirid Pterosaur from the Cretaceous of Australia. Here's a sketch of one snatching up a baby Isisfordia; one of the earliest Eusuchians, for a snack. #Paleoart #pterosaurs #nature

20/08/21 04:41

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The forgotten River Monster: Rhizodus hibberti was the largest freshwater fish yet known; a predatory Sarcopterygian from the Late Carboniferous that roamed the waterways of the massive Swamp forests. It could grow to the length of a Great White Shark. #Paleoart #fish

20/08/18 09:15

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Another sketch for today; the strange Smok. Smok was a large, carnivorous Archosaur from the Late Triassic discovered in Poland. It's anatomy bears similarities to both Dinosaurs and Pseudosuchians, and so it's true identity is still debated. #paleoart #nature #sketch

20/08/17 08:00

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Today I give you Notiomastodon; one of the few Proboscideans to reach South America during the Early Pleistocene. It frequented grasslands and open woodland. #paleoart #nature #elephants

20/08/17 00:05

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I've honestly rarely ever done a T.rex, so I had to just sketch one out. I don't think this bad boy needs an introduction. 😉 #paleoart #nature

20/08/16 02:13

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Meet Ardipithecus; potentially one of our earliest direct ancestors. Ardipithecus was one of the first Hominids to display human-like facial features and proportions, but still retained adaptations for an arboreal lifestyle. #Paleoart #nature #primates

20/08/10 06:49

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Croc Sketch of the day; Rhamphosuchus. One of the largest known true Crocodilians; scaling up to 11 meters (36 ft) at max adult size. It was a member of the Gavialidae, with its closest living relative being the False Gharial. #Paleoart #Crocs #sketch

20/08/09 10:19

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Yeah.....Croc-Sketch. A Prestosuchus naps under a Ginkgo Tree. Plants are definitely not my forte... #Paleoart #sketch #nature

20/08/08 09:46

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Meet Otodus obliquus; one of several members of the Otodontidae or "Megatooth Sharks". A close relative of the larger Megalodon, which may or may not be a member of the same genus. This species lived for a long time; from the Paleocene to the Miocene. #paleoart #sharks

20/08/06 09:48

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A dinosaur sketch today; a momma Atlascopcosaurus and her litter. Atlascopcosaurus was a dog-sized Ornithopod known from the Early Cretaceous of Australia. It was a herbivore, and like other small ornithischians it may have lived in dens. #Paleoart #dinosaurs #nature

20/08/02 09:26

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The Under-appreciated Teratosaurus; a sizeable true Rauisuchid (estimated at 6 meters long) from the Late Triassic of Germany. #paleoart #Crocs #nature

20/07/30 02:08

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Well, no crocs today. Only Rhino. Metamynodon was a large (this species around the size of an adult Indian Rhino) Amynodont; a family of Hippo-like, semi-aquatic grazing Rhinos that lived during the Paleogene period. #paleoart #mammals #rhinoceros

20/07/26 09:56

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Better known to some as the "Scissor-tooth shark", Edestus and it's kin are part of the Holocephali; the same subclass of Cartilaginous fish as the modern Ratfish/Chimaeras. E. giganteus was the largest species known; growing up to 6 meters in some cases. #paleoart #fish

20/07/24 02:51

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My Croc-Doodle for the day: Ticinosuchus helps herself to a beached carcass of a Besanosaurus. She's the first one to it but a large free meal like this is bound to attract others! Ticinosuchus was a mid-sized Suchian known from the Mid Triassic of Italy and Switzerland #Paleoart

20/07/20 08:03