Feb 25, 2025
A cave lion rests on a steppe. Behind it two Neanderthals are crouched.
Art by Julio Lacerda
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A cave lion rests on a steppe. Behind it two Neanderthals are crouched.
Art by Julio Lacerda
Sinopterus, Domeykodactylus, Archaeoistiodactylus, Dawndraco, Arambourgiania, Rhamphinion, Nyctosaurus, Quetzalcoatlus, Bakonydraco, and Dsungaripterus.
Art by Julio Lacerda.
Taung Child
Artwork by Julio Lacerda / @paleoart
In 1924, a skull of a young Australopitehcus africanus was found in Taung, South Africa. This finding sparked the discussion around Australopithecus' place in human evolution.
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The first bite hit the base of the neck, mistakingly left unattended. The second striked the throat, each teeth opening a gash, colliding once again underneath the flesh. The hooks grasped the back while the talons collided against the flanks, making the beast topple over the foliage it once was eating. There was no need for a third bite. The pressure dropped, its fading throbbing evicting the fluids through the fresh wounds until it tinted the ground in crimson. The last ~Thump~ could still be felt, if not heard, when the mouth of the monster ripped it off the now silent chest. It was now a gift, a signal of interest, the symbol of a courtship caked in blood and bones that would, hopefully, bring forth more lives to compensate for the loss of this one heart.
Julio Lacerda (”Heartbeat”)
American Mastodon by Julio Lacerda - Paleoarte
Art by Julio Lacerda.