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A young Afrovenator abakensis suddenly lunges out of a copse in an optimistic attempt to hunt a midsized sauropod in Niger during the Middle Jurassic.

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South Africa’s Elliot Formation during the end of the Triassic. A large, starving rauisuchid wanders through an increasingly arid landscape in search of prey that is becoming ever scarcer.

A double-page spread from my book (När dinosaurierna tog över, Idus förlag, 2025) about the dinosaurs of the Early Jurassic.

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Somewhere in Siberia during the Pleistocene, three impatient Homotherium cubs wait for their mother to return from today’s hunt.

From my upcoming children’s book ”Urgulliga urtidsungar och deras förhistoriska föräldrar” (Idus Publishing) for ages 3 and up.

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Scene from the Late Pleistocene of La Brea in Los Angeles, California. A pair of giant short-faced bears (Arctodus simus) are duking it out whilst a herd of giant bison (Bos latifrons), a pair of western camels (Camelops hesternus) and a group of Pacific mastodons (Mammut pacificus) calmly enjoy their evening meal.

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It’s almost here!!

My third book, ”Urgulliga urtidsungar och deras förhistoriska föräldrar” (🤔a faithful translation of the play on words in the title would be something like ”Way-Back Babies and their Prehistoric Parents”), is a journey through prehistoric times as seen through the eyes of various prehistoric baby animals. Suitable for ages 3–6 (and up) 🦖🐘🦈

The book is available for pre-order in Sweden now (release 17 September) through Idus Förlag https://idusforlag.se/bok/urgulliga-urtidsungar-och-deras-forhistoriska-foraldrar/ and online swedish bookstores.

Contact me if you live abroad and want to buy the book (even though it’s in Swedish) and I’ll make sure that you get a copy 😊

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Scene from the Late Miocene of Pikermi in Attica, Greece. A group of storks (Ciconia gaudryi) takes flight as an Amphimachairodus giganteus approaches the water’s edge to quench its thirst. A pair of hornless rhinocerotids (Acerorhinus neleus) keep a watchful eye on the big cat whilst two enormous Deinotherium proavum prepare for a bath. In the background, a herd of Cremohipparion mediterraneum can be seen.

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After a refreshing dip in the river delta, a female Schleitheimia schutzi emits a deep, resonant call to signal to the rest of the gang that the cooling break is over. Switzerland during the Late Triassic.

This is a slightly updated illustration from my book ”De första dinosaurierna” (2023, Idus förlag)

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It’s Velociraptor Awareness Day! Here’s a dancing teenager and three feisty chicks of everyone’s favourite raptor… Velociraptor mongoliensis 🥳

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Scene from the Late Cretaceous Allen Formation in Argentina. Two male Kelumapusaura machi are giving a group of azhdarchid pterosaurs (Aerotitan sudamericanus) and a poor little Bonapartenykus ultimus a fright.

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Today is International Children’s Book Day (and Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday). Here’s a sneak peek from my upcoming children’s book ”Urgulliga urtidsungar och deras förhistoriska föräldrar” (Idus Publishing) for ages 3 and up 📖🦕🦖🐅

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A pair of Pegomastax africana taking a stroll through the desert in Early Jurassic South Africa. From my book ”När dinosaurierna tog över” (2025, Idus förlag)

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Here’s Lystrosaurus murrayi ignoring the Great Dying, the mother of mass extinctions, just getting on with its parrot-pig-reptile-bulldog business…

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Third book is on its way; just a few illustrations left to go 😅

In the meantime, here’s the Argentine saurolophine hadrosaur Kelumapusaura machi on a rampage

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Big post in the making!

As the last post Involving ALL the formation stream pieces got too long to be comfortable for scrolling I have decided to start a new one this year! For new people a little recap:

The Formation streams are an ongoing series of live streams on my Twitch/YouTube channels where I draw every week one of these menageries portraying the flora and fauna of locality of geologic formation. The Discord community helps along and before you ask: no there are no prints of this and yes I would like to tun this into a book one day but no idea when and how.

Here a link post I kept expanding unto end of 2025 HERE

First piece of the year was the Elliot Formation from early Jurassic South Africa!

Adding the Agate Fossil Beds from the Miocene of Nebraska. A paradise for many bizarre ungulates.

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Adding the Djadochta Formation from the late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Home of many iconic dinosaurs and even more small fantastic critters.

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Adding the Joggins Formation from the Carboniferous of Canada. A place where nature dumped random lizard corpses in hollow logs.

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Adding the MOTH locality from the early Devonian of Canada, a place filled with bizarre early fish, with jaws and without.

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Adding the Naracoorte Caves from the Pleistocene of South Australia. A wonderland for large and small marsupials before the dawn of man.

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Adding the Ein Yabrud quarry from Cretaceous of Palestine, an assemblage of often time beautifully preserved fish, marine reptiles and invertebrates.

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Adding Koobi Fora from the early Pleistocene of Kenya. Come for the hominis, stay for the overwhelming diversity of megafauna!

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Monday again… Here’s a coelophysoid appreciation post for no reason at all… 🦖 (1. Coelophysis bauri 2. Camposaurus arizonensis 3. Lucianovenator bonoi 4. Megapnosaurus rhodesiensis 5. Panguraptor lufengensis 6. Pendraig milnerai 7. Podokesaurus holyokensis 8. Procompsognathus triassicus 9. Segisaurus halli 10. ’Syntarsus’ kayentakatae 11. Powellvenator podocitus)

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For Fossil Friday, here's a bunch of Desmatochelys padillai hatchlings ready to take on the world.

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Scene from the Late Cretaceous Winton Formation in Australia. A huge Australotitan cooperensis ploughs ahead, paying no heed to bothersome pterosaurs (Ferrodraco lentoni) or puny theropods (Australovenator wintonensis). A group of Diamantinasaurus matildae observe the commotion from a distance.