Mesozoic Mind
@mesozoicmind.bsky.social
(Former and future) logger for Mesozoic Mind. Interests are palaeontology, biology, and cryptids. Discord: https://discord.com/channels/1043551546530615378/1043552241799397496 Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZainAhmustafa Mastodon: https://sauropods.win
Just added prints of my new coloured Styracosaurus artwork to my web store! If your life needs more elaborate neck frills, grab one from here: www.markwitton.co.uk/product-page.... (And if that's not to your fancy, there's over 140 other #paleoart pieces to choose from.)
Styracosaurus albertensis in (full) colour (2026) | MarkWittonPalaeoart
Uncropped print on 312gsm smooth fine art paper.
markwitton.co.uk
if establishment candidates want to start winning primaries again all you have to do is say that rich people have too much money and that youll prosecute trump admin staffers and republicans that have broken the law
Julien Kimmig @jkimmig.bsky.social · yesterdayWelcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
#PaleoAgainstAI One upcoming palaeodoc about Gigantopithecus, an ep of CBC's The Nature of Things uses an AIimage in press releases, and that it appears in every one of them tell this wasn't just a website thing, there's a large chance it will use AIGC for visuals. (1/)
I love the raptors in it. It's telling the era we live in they have substantial covering feathers, winged or not. Has pop culture began to leave the scaly JPclones behind? They even have a puppet for closeups, which gives WWD Utahraptor.
I am a mature adult with a well-developed and intelligent sense of humor, I am a mature adult with a well-developed and intelligent sense of humor I am a mature adult with a well-developed and intelligent sense of- Ahh, fuck it. HAHA FUNNY POOP REFERENCE
Julien Kimmig @jkimmig.bsky.social · yesterdayWelcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...
Libraries pay millions to rent ebooks they never own. So maybe it's no surprise Penguin Random House is sponsoring arguments against stronger library ebook rights. www.libraryjournal.com/story/news/m...
Moving Beyond the Publisher Playbook: Why State-Level Contract Law is Essential to the Future of Digital Library Rights
The era of mere “firefighting” and polite, incremental negotiation is over. The library sector is asking for relief from ebook pricing schemes that consume tremendous amounts of public dollars while p...
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The main thing I’m wondering- especially with how it handled environmental issues- is could it have turned out better if the Trump regime never returned? Would its biggest issues have been avoided if the US were on a different path now? Or would it still be a mess regardless?
Pair of Sachicasaurus vitae, splashing around 124 MYA in the waters over what will someday be Colombia. Included a color rough in the thread- this piece was relatively painless thanks to that step and definitely something I always need to remember to incorporate! #paleosky #sachicasaurus #paleoart
Good twitter. Source: Watermelon1Sir (twitter, 2026)
Episode 1 of season 4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Valles Marineris - has dinosaurs and pterosaurs (albeit 65 million years in the past, not 66). I just watched it, it was pretty good and the animals were not at all bad.
Since Star Trek Strange New Worlds is filmed in Toronto, I am curious. Which neighborhood of Toronto has dinosaurs and volcanoes? And love that La'An Noonien-Singh got to punch a dinosaur and win ! (they got a big CGI budget for the closing scene BTW). #StarTrek
Results from the #paleostream! We started with two #MonkeyCruise pieces in honor of Sam Neill! Limnopithecus, Europolemur, Ceratocaudia and Phoebodus.
@museumoftherockies.bsky.social was packed & stacked today! 1715 people in attendance to check out the new Dinosaur Makeover: Face to Face with Big AL exhibit! New retrodeformed 3D print & gorgeous #BrianEngh fleshed-out, life reconstruction! New things happening at MOR! #paleontology #dinosaurs
Into the woods...🍂 #Ornitholestes #dinosaur #paleoart #sciart
If you see this, post a dino! Art by Carlost1205.
Sophie M.@sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 4d agoIf you see this, post a dino! (Art by John Sibbick)
Safe Haven is a Green Bay WI nonprofit for special needs cats & dogs (FIV, diabetes, tripods, etc). On 6/24 a storm collapsed their roof. Everyone(!) is safe & they have a temp space, but they are raising $ for a new bldg. @catsofyore.bsky.social can you share? www.gofundme.com/f/help-safe-...
Donate to Help Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary Recover, organized by Dana Arendt
Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, founded by Elizabeth Feldhausen, has been a safe space for… Dana Arendt needs your support for Help Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary Recover
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For many of us, the 'VFX-heavy paleo docu' was the gateway to paleo. Now it faces its own extinction. Arguments over 'inaccuracies' or other details are no longer the main concern. We must ensure the continued existence/spread of the genre, and avoid inadvertently damaging it.
Eons: Life and Death on Pangaea thread The Eons team trusted @lacerdajulio.bsky.social @kiabugboy.bsky.social and myself to help with the reconstructions for the series. I'm consolidating my posts to this thread so that they're easier to find. #Art #SciArt #PaleoArt Watch link:
Eons
Take a journey through the history of life on Earth.
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Hoo boi, now that it’s finally finished after little more than 4 years of wait, I can finally give out my full thought on Surviving Earth -Short answer; For all of its flaws and troubled production, I fucking love it so much -Long answer; that’ll be covered in the full review of SE #SurvivingEarth
Mesozoic Mind@mesozoicmind.bsky.social · 6d agoSo that was When America Melted, ending Surviving Earth. It was a good ending to the show as it could be, an 8/10. Well, the show was a fine addition to the palaeo canon. Not as bad it could have been. A decent ending to Tim Haines' true career.
So that was When America Melted, ending Surviving Earth. It was a good ending to the show as it could be, an 8/10. Well, the show was a fine addition to the palaeo canon. Not as bad it could have been. A decent ending to Tim Haines' true career.
I may owe Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives an apology, at least that one taught something Nah for real, this is certainly a new low for genAI in documentary media. Here, have some REAL sharks (including some prehistorics!) I drew for 2023's Shark Week. Do better. #sharkweek #sharkweek2026
Mesozoic Mind@mesozoicmind.bsky.social · last wk.Christ, that was easily the worst palaeodoc of the year. It started with not giving Helocoprion its genus name, and then it used AIslop for every reconstruction sequence, resuting in ugly Great White copy after copy, a giant squid in the Paleozoic, and perhaps the uggliest mosa ever.
PBS Eons new TV series premieres today! Check out the first episode: youtu.be/RY8mipBWjyw #Science #Permian #Biology
How the Formation of Pangea Changed the World | Eons: Life and Death on Pangea
YouTube video by PBS Eons
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