#paleoart

[stivkun]

A Virgin with a Unicorn (study of fresco by Domenichino)

[stas-j-fox]

✨ Unicorn ✨

[bhramarii]

no mondays in the cambrian era

[soulsplosion]

im being emo about dinosaurs again

[i-draws-dinosaurs]

Hey so an insane new dinosaur got announced??

This is Haolong dongi, a new species of iguanodontian ornithopod found covered in what is basically,,, hedgehog quills??

The fossil is a stunningly preserved skeleton from China that includes evidence of hard armour scales on the tail (like in the much smaller Kulindadromeus), and a coat of spines along its neck and back! The name appropriately means "spiky dragon".

Not only is a spiny iguanodont wild on its own (this individual is over 2 metres long and is a juvenile, other ornithopods with quill-like structures are much smaller), these spines also appear to be an entirely new skin structure? They're apparently not feathers or scales, but a secret third thing.

The publication is available to read here!

[panidanya]

after storm

watercolor, gouache

[spicymochi]

two colorful dinos! 🌈

little critters i drew for the Cuteasaur digital charity zine!

[necro-om-nom-nomicon]

Sacabambaspis.