@jackosaur.bsky.social

Amateur paleoartist who loves all things extinct. I also enjoy all sorts of spec evo. Nautiloid lover, expert, and appreciator

uick doodle of the Triassic water bug Triassonepa. What’s really unique about this fella is the fossil actually preserved some of the animals life pattern, and it represents the oldest Belostomatid that we know of.

A paper drawing of Triassopena sitting on an underwater log. The insects second pair of limbs cling to the log, while it holds back its last pair, and keeps its forelimbs tucked up near the face.