#palaeomedia

[harpagornis]

Simply magical

[i-draws-dinosaurs]

Just a teensy nitpick: but how come the Alcione chicks are shown climbing cliffs and perching on trees if nyctosaurids lack wing claws, unlike other pterosaurs?

yeah it is a strange choice I will admit, climbing a cliff is strenuous enough without literally not having hands! I'm not aware of any specific fossil evidence that indicate big lone colonies of Alcione and thinking about it for a bit, I feel like it might have worked better if the roles of Alcione and Tethydraco were reversed, because then at least it's a baby with claws trying to climb up the sea stack.

Tethydraco has hands and hangs out on the beach

vs Alcione, climbs to the top of a sea stack after hatching with no hands

This isn't to say that nyctosaurids like Alcione weren't competent on the ground, but the lack of digits other than the wing finger indicate they probably weren't as terrestrial as most other pterosaurs.

As tumblr's resident Pterosaur Guy, I'm curious to see what @raptorcivilization thinks of the whole thing!

[monstersofprime]

Welcome to the Palaeo-media Archive!

Hello! This is a new and ever-expanding blog that aims to archive and catalogue every piece of media that features ancient beasts and terrible lizards. Below are a few FAQs, but feel free to send an ask or email (palaeomediaarchive@ hotmail.com) with further questions.

WHAT EXACTLY WILL BE CONSIDERED?

In order for a movie/show/book etc. to be considered, they must contain either in part (hybrids/mutations/fossils), or fully, a prehistoric creature. They must also feature heavily to be included - a three second shot of a dinosaur in the background does not count.

At present, media that contains mythological creatures/cryptids inspired by prehistoric creatures will not be considered. For example, anything that features lake monsters/the loch ness monster or media such as Godzilla will not feature, even if they are heavily inspired by and referenced as a dinosaur-like beings.

WHAT MEDIA WILL BE FEATURED?

Anything and everything! Movies, documentaries, novels, video games, shows, anime, cartoons, comics etc. If there's an ancient creature there, it'll count.

Some media may come under a Mature rating, any that do will be tagged as such.

WHO RUNS THE BLOG?

The Palaeo-media Archive was created in August 2023 by Taryn Freeman, a recent Geology & Palaeobiology graduate with a great enthusiasm for palaeomedia in all forms. You can find her on Twitter under jurassicbcrk or on Bluesky Social under actualraptor