Markus Bühler (Bestiarium-Blog)
@MarkusBhler10
Zoology and Paleontology Blogger on Bestiarium, Wildlife-and Palaeoartist, Author, Nature Aficionado, Archeology- and History-Enthusiast, Rewilding Advocate
(thread) A new seal species just dropped: The Saimaa seal (Pusa saimensis) is distinct from ringed seal (Pusa hispida). pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… Ping @TetZoo @MarkusBhler10 @Evoincarnate @HodariNundu @A3Dnazrigar @ausar_the @MaijaKarala
Teeth infused with metal, the evolution of venom, an over-developed spine built to withstand great weight, a deciduous dentition that's shed before birth... and so much more. #Shrews are something else: tetzoo.com/blog/2020/6/19… #mammals
Here's a staff sling in action. Had to get these shots in quick before it started pissing rain on us, so the shots are pretty quick These are insanely easy to make and insanely fun and easy to use. If you've got dogs and some tennis balls, they'd go ballistic!
A Roman amulet, created from a small trilobite fossil, was unearthed at the Roman-era site of A Cibdá de Armea in Spain. Analysis shows it had been purposefully modified for likely use as a pendant (or bracelet) or was placed on a domestic altar as an offering.
Dental Anomalies in a Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) 🐊 Learn more about this in the January-March issue of the CSG Newsletter: iucncsg.org/365_docs/attac…
paleoart of Bretesuchus bonapartei, a real-life dragon.
[Bretesuchus bonapartei] One of my favorites, this blunt, wide skull shape with two giant fangs is the closest thing you'll get to a real life dragon (and its fossil is *not* taphonomically deformed)
Perfect moment!
I love their expressions. An Arctic Tern chick with a tiny Lumpfish which is too large to swallow - no matter how hard the chick tried.
Temnodontosaurus flipper: How the story began In 2017, I received an email from fossil collector Georg Göltz with photos of a peculiar fossil. He was aware that my research focus was on marine reptiles, so he wrote that he had found something unusual. 1/9 #FossilFriday #Germany
This incredibly fascinating specimen was finally examined and published! I also knew for years about it, but for obvious reasons I kept my mouth shut about it.
I remember saying, "well, that looks like a large owl feather" and oh boy... Some time after Sven got Johan Lindgren and @Dean_R_Lomax on board who likewise recognized the importance of the fossil and made it happen that all the necessary tests were done to ensure that...
Since I have a really big interest in weirdly misidentified cetacean remains:
Mystery Monster Skeleton Found Peninsula enterprise (Accomac, Va.), July 23, 1953
Mystery Monster Skeleton Found Peninsula enterprise (Accomac, Va.), July 23, 1953
Images of the printed, final model, magnificently painted by Raúl Pedroche (@gex_pdroche) youtube.com/watch?v=PY_GLT…
Slow worms are really some of the most fascinating reptiles native to the more northern parts of Europe.
I'm a huge fan of slow-worms; come join me at Tetrapod Zoology where we can talk about how neat they are. Turns out that they can reach a surprising size if conditions allow.... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/7/7/… #reptiles #lizards #herpetology
Pretty awesome to see this incredible helmet in a video. I knew it only from illustrations and perhaps a few photos so far. Painted helmets were not super common, but know a good number of illustrations plus a few surviving specimens.
Not a face you'd want to come across on a dark night!👺 Join Dr Xavier Bray, Director of the Wallace Collection, and Keith Dowen, Curator of Arms and Armour, as they take a closer look at a striking painted helmet from the early 16th century.
The carcass of such an electric ray would really have a lot of potential to be "identified" as some sort of mutant monster, especially with those postmortal changes of colors.
今朝、浜に打ち上げられていた方。 #西湘 #二宮 #梅沢海岸
Coastal ecosystems are so interesting to me because they’re a transitional zone between 2 functionally different biomes and animals with completely different adaptations that leads to cool shit like Cape Fur Seals and Penguins being an integral part of the South Coast food chain