an informal archive

This is where I upload things that I like & save/creencap from archives and the greater web. You can expect natural history, birds, paleontology/paleoart. Also some archaeology, landscape/nature art, and old lithographs/illustrations. My main blog is @deadsearisen. I like dromaesaurs.

[dromaeosaurid]

"The rauisuchian, Postosuchus, passes beneath the treetops where there are two of the Triassic birds, Protoavis. Protoavis was approximately 60 cms (2 ft) in length and had a wingspan of 70 cms (28 ins)."

From Dinosaurs: A Global View (1990) by Sylvia J. Czerkas & Stephen A. Czerkas. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick.

[dromaeosaurid]

Plates from "A Book of Studies in Plant Form with Some Suggestions for their Application to Design", by A. E. V. Lilley & W. Midgeley.

Image/figure descriptions, in order:

Fig. 6. - Dandelion. Flowers golden yellow. Height 15 inches.

Fig. 7. - Columbine. Two feet high. Flowers white to purple.

Fig. 11. - Musk Mallow. Leaves 2 inches across; flowers white, pink or purple.

Fig. 10. - Cyclamen. Flowers white and crimson. Height 10 inches.

Fig. 22. - Panel designed on the Blackthorn.

Fig. 12. - Prickly Sow Thistle. Thirty inches high. Yellow flowers.

Fig. 56. - Bartonia Aurea. Golden flowers. Height 15 inches, upright or running.

Fig. 61. - Sprig pattern. Horned Poppy and Goose Grass.

Fig. 62. - Goose Grass. Running growth; leaf whorls 2 inches across.

Fig. 63. - Horned Poppy. Flowers yellow.

[dromaeosaurid]

"The deepwater cisco (below) was a herring-sized fish with large silvery scales and a short back or dorsal fin. It weighed about 1 kg (2.2 lb). The longjaw cisco (above) was a close relative with a streamlined body and snout."

From Extinct Underwater Creatures and Those in Danger of Extinction (1991) by Phillip Steele.

[dromaeosaurid]

Plates from "A Book of Studies in Plant Form with Some Suggestions for their Application to Design", by A. E. V. Lilley & W. Midgeley.

Figure/plate descriptions below, as follows:

Fig. 109. - English Oak, Holly, Oak Apples, Hazel, Maple, Turkey Oak.

Fig. 162. - Design for wall paper on the Iceland Poppy. Repeat 10 1/2 inches by 16 inches.

Fig. 45. - Seaweeds. A, Sea Tongs, olive green. B, Narrow Ulva, green colour. C, Serrated Wrack, olive green. D, Horn Wrack, olive green. E, Twin-bladder Wrack, olive green. F, Knotted Wrack, olive colour. G, Oar-weed, olive green.

Fig. 46. - Seaweeds. A, Seak-Oak, olive green. B, Gulf-weed, olive. C, Irish Moss, brown, purple, yellow, or green. D, Rhodymenia, crimson. E, Peacock's Tail, green.

Fig. 180. - Painted tiles for frieze based on Arrowhead.

Fig. 143. - Stencilled design for cloth book cover based on the Wild Arum.

Fig. 171. - Tiles for splays of fire-place based on Flowering Rush.

Fig. 109. - English Oak, Holly, Oak Apples, Hazel, Maple, Turkey Oak.

Fig. 162. - Design for wall paper on the Iceland Poppy. Repeat 10 1/2 inches by 16 inches.

Fig. 45. - Seaweeds. A, Sea Tongs, olive green. B, Narrow Ulva, green colour. C, Serrated Wrack, olive green. D, Horn Wrack, olive green. E, Twin-bladder Wrack, olive green. F, Knotted Wrack, olive colour. G, Oar-weed, olive green.

Fig. 46. - Seaweeds. A, Seak-Oak, olive green. B, Gulf-weed, olive. C, Irish Moss, brown, purple, yellow, or green. D, Rhodymenia, crimson. E, Peacock's Tail, green.

Fig. 180. - Painted tiles for frieze based on Arrowhead.

Fig. 143. - Stencilled design for cloth book cover based on the Wild Arum.

Fig. 102. - Embroidered portiere based on Iris.

Fig. 171. - Tiles for splays of fire-place based on Flowering Rush.

[dromaeosaurid]

Plates from "A Book of Studies in Plant Form with Some Suggestions for their Application to Design", by A. E. V. Lilley & W. Midgeley.

Figure/plate descriptions below, in order:

Fig. 128. - Cretonne based on Blackberry (30 inches wide).

Fig. 96. - Snapdragon. Flowers white to deep crimson. Height 2 feet.

Fig. 123. - Snowdrop. Flowers white with green markings. Height 6 inches.

Fig. 129. - Design for printed Cotton based on the Pea (diamond repeat, 30 x 21 inches).

Fig. 121. - Cretonne based on Wild Rose.

Fig. 146. - Tomato. Flowers yellow. Fruit yellow to scarlet. & Fig. 147. - Potato. Flowers purple white. Fruit green.

Fig. 135. - Purple Iris. Eighteen inches high. Scarlet berries.

[dromaeosaurid]

"A cool, temperate climate prevailed in parts of South Africa where, within their den nestled among the Dicroidium flora on the upland hillsides, a protective Thrinaxodon watches over her playful pups. These mammal-like reptiles are believed to have had some degree of parental care and a social gregariousness similar to the behavioural characteristics of present-day mammals."

From Dinosaurs: A Global View (1990) by Sylvia J. Czerkas & Stephen A. Czerkas. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick.

[dromaeosaurid]

Plates from "A Book of Studies in Plant Form with Some Suggestions for their Application to Design", by A. E. V. Lilley & W. Midgeley.

Plate/figure descriptions, in order:

Fig. 94. - Jonquil. Eighteen inches high. Flowers cream-coloured with yellow centres.

Fig. 95. - Gladiolus Colvillii. Purple, white, or pink. Height 24 inches.

Fig. 124. - Cretonne (Passion Flower and Goose Grass).

Fig. 123. - Snowdrop. Flowers white with green markings. Height 6 inches.

Fig. 133 - Stencil Frieze, Iris pattern.

Fig. 104. - Nasturtium. Flowers yellow to crimson.

Fig. 117. - Japanese Rose. White and pink, scarlet fruit.

Fig. 149 - Water Lily stencil for wall hanging.

Fig. 73. - Gesso panel based on Parrot Tulip.

Fig. 148. - Stencil panel based on Tomato.

[dromaeosaurid]

"The Asian tyrannosaur, Tarbosaurus, emerges from the darkness of the riverbanks, then splashes through the water as it chases after several Saurolophus. The hadrosaur Saurolophus is known from North America and Asia, and was probably the prey of tyrannosaurs on both of these continents. Length of Tarbosaurus is approximately 10 m (32 1/2 ft); and Saurolophus is about 12 m (39 ft) long."

From Dinosaurs: A Global View (1990) by Sylvia J. Czerkas & Stephen A. Czerkas. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick.

[dromaeosaurid]

"While battling its prey, a Postosuchus hurls a juvenile armoured aetosaur, Desmatosuchus, high over its back. Desmatosuchus reached lengths of 5 m (16 ft)."

From Dinosaurs: A Global View (1990) by Sylvia J. Czerkas & Stephen A. Czerkas. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick.

[dromaeosaurid]

"Along a shallow braided stream is a primitive upland community consisting of the amphibian Cacops in the foreground, and herbivorous pelycosaurs, Casea brolli on the distant bank. Farther back is Varanops, also a pelycosaur, which fed mostly upon insects and small vertebrates. Sphenophyllum and Equisetum line the banks, and the araucarian, Walchia, towers in the background. The approximate length of Cacops is 50 cms (20 in), Casea brolli 1 m (3 ft) and Varanops 1 m (3 ft)."

From Dinosaurs: A Global View (1990) by Sylvia J. Czerkas & Stephen A. Czerkas. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick.

[dromaeosaurid]

"The Mekong catfish is about 2.5m (8ft) long. It has a deep, flattened body, a single pair of feelers, or barbels, and toothless jaws."

From Extinct Underwater Creatures and Those in Danger of Extinction (1991) by Phillip Steele.

[dromaeosaurid]

Plates from "A Book of Studies in Plant Form with Some Suggestions for their Application to Design", by A. E. V. Lilley & W. Midgeley.

Image/figure descriptions, in order:

Fig. 3. - Violet. Five inches high, running growth.

Fig. 13. - Lily of the Valley. Flowers white. Running root-stock.

Fig. 4. - Mistletoe. Berries white-green.

Fig. 19. - Strawberry. Running growth. Flowers white; leaves 6 inches across.

Fig. 14. - Fuchsia. Flowers crimson, purple, white, and red.

Fig. 5. - Ivy.

[dromaeosaurid]

"The last brief moments of a pterosaur in flight as the exploding bolide from outer space crashes into the earth. Such a scenario is not unlikely, but if it did occur, it still may not have been the major cause of the Cretaceous extinction."

From Dinosaurs: A Global View (1990) by Sylvia J. Czerkas & Stephen A. Czerkas. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick.

[dromaeosaurid]

"In India, the Deccan Traps were caused by volcanic explosions that erupted periodically throughout the last few million years of the Cretaceous. Spewing out vast amounts of lava over the continent of India, some 550,000 sq km (350,000 sq miles) were covered, reaching in places, a thickness of 3,000 m (9,150 ft). Possibly the largest volcanic event of the Cretaceous, the Deccan Traps may have polluted the atmosphere and changed the world's climate, thereby contributing to the Cretaceous extinction."

From Dinosaurs: A Global View (1990) by Sylvia J. Czerkas & Stephen A. Czerkas. Illustrated by Douglas Henderson, Mark Hallett, John Sibbick.

[dromaeosaurid]

"Evolution of the horse as illustrated by the feet and skulls of Cenozoic horses. The changes from the Eocene Hyracotherium (Eohippus) to Equus, the modern horse, can be traced because of the excellence of the fossil record."

From Fossils: An Introduction to Prehistoric Life (1962) by William Henry Matthews.

[dromaeosaurid]

"The New Zealand grayling had silvery to russet scales, and could grow to 50 cm (20 in) in length and weigh 1.4 kg (3 lb). The fish preferred to live in swiftly flowing rivers and streams."

"The Australian grayling is a relative of the New Zealand species, and it is in danger of suffering the same fate as its cousin. It lives in rivers along the coast of southeast Australia and Tasmania. It has been killed by river pollution, by the building of dams and weirs, and by overfishing."

From Extinct Underwater Creatures and Those in Danger of Extinction (1991) by Phillip Steele.

[dromaeosaurid]

"Xenacanthus was an early kind of shark. Like the sharks of today, its skeleton was made of gristle, or cartilage, instead of bone. It lived in freshwater lakes and pools, and hunted smaller fish. It grew to 70 cm (28 in) in length."

From Extinct Underwater Creatures and Those in Danger of Extinction (1991) by Phillip Steele.