Tess Gallagher🦕(@tessasaurus.bsky.social)

The time has finally come! I am happy to announce that the article I wrote along side @BBPaleo on new diplodocus skin has finally been published in @thePeerJ ! Follow along this thread to learn more about this amazing fossil (link below)🦕 Interpretive artwork by me 1/8

Per @Tessasaurus_rex's many threads on sauropod integument, I explored a greater diversity of visible scales in the arak'tak. I didn't follow any particular specimen, but elements will be familiar. You'll be seeing a lot more like this in September's sauropodomorph episodes.

Today I went fossil digging in the Upper Hornerstown formation at @thefossilpark ! We dug through the post apocalyptic ocean of New Jersey. These were my highlighted finds today: a snail shell and cucullaea.

A short making-of doc devoted to the new @_LightRoomLDN #PrehistoricPlanet #DiscoveringDinosaurs show. It's great, visit it now! youtu.be/N5JZ8Uq4HeM?si… #dinosaurs

Apatosaurus, an absolute unit

The new drepanosaur is really exciting for a lot of reasons, but I think its important to highlight the paper's interpretation of the integumentary structures.

Quick palaeoart PSA - there's this LACM Edmontosaurus skull with preserved rhamphotheca that's often circulated and used as direct reference for the beak shape. I've seen some art that only references the right side, but a big chunk of the rhamthotheca is missing from that side:

OMG SMILODON GRACILIS CONFIRMED FOR SURVIVING EARTH?? Thats my fav ice age creature :0

a very bizarre integumentary structure. Looks "feather-like" but is a completely distinct. Also preserves melanosomes that are very similar in shape to those of feathers. A very weird animal indeed.

DINO NEWS!!! Meet Wudingloong wui a new Sauropodomorph from the Lower Jurassic Yubacun Formation, giving us a pretty awesome material from this amazing family. Want to know more? Youtube: youtube.com/@thedarknix000 Link: nature.com/articles/s4159… #dinosaurs #dinosaur #China

Please welcome the AMAZING Mirasaura grauvogeli, a NEW MARVELOUS Drepanosaur published in NATURE today! This astonishing reptile lived during the Middle Triassic in Europe and it possessed an amazing crest made of plume-like structures! I was commissioned to bring it to life!

I am proud and grateful to present a dream project today in @Nature! nature.com/articles/s4158… Meet #Mirasaura grauvogeli, a #wonderreptilewith skin appendages that rival feathers and hairs, challenging our view of reptile #evolution🪶🦎

You have been spotted! This Saturday, gallop along the new map's Coastal prairie, or stroll through the Redwood groves as a complex new horse skin. As seen during our panel at the La Brea-palooza... Leopard Western Horse, a tier 4 skin priced at 3000 Tracks.

I've seen that many in the community use skeletal diagrams and anatomical references without regard for the original artists' rights. Consequently, I've updated my website's usage page to clarify my stance on the usage of these materials. thecodontia.com/licensingpage

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Something big is coming soon… During our collab with @labreatarpits , we officially announced the Columbian Mammoth as an upcoming playable in Ecos: La Brea! 🦣 This behemoth will function as a ecosystem engineer, as well as being 1 of 3 playables we are actively working on!

There are currently just 26 days until the inaugural #DinoConUK in Exeter. Join us for a weekend of talks, panel discussions, exhibitions, live shows and more, plus we have over 50 vendors. Like a giant Comic Con, but #dinosaurs! Info and tickets... dinocon.co.uk