Claude ✡️🦖🦕
@cascoclauda
Claude, they/them, 25. Writer, thembo, palaeontology enthusiast, occasional funnyman. In no way affiliated with Anthropic's LLM of the same name. AI bros begone! Profile pic by @wargonopsid
so this video came up in my youtube recommendations and i have to wonder why they made the thumbnail in such a way that it gives the impression rob rinder is a serial killer
my go-to animal for these kind of threads is, however, bulwer's pheasant, the male of which looks like a man-made horror beyond comprehension, but rest assured this is the result of sexual selection with no human interference
the hispaniolan solenodon, a small, nocturnal mammal from the caribbean that possesses a venomous bite. a 2016 study found that solenodons genetically diverged from other living mammals around 78 million years ago, during the late cretaceous period
i am quite impressed by the rotundity of cotylorhynchus in #survivingearth though personally i would have made them even chonkier, this is a 7/10 spherical entity
happy #fossilfriday! this is yuanyanglong, an oviraptorosaur from early cretaceous china. its pelvis and hindlimbs were similar to those of wading birds, and its name means 'lovebird dragon', a reference to the holotype of two individuals preserved together (art by joschua knuppe)
happy #fossilfriday! this is cronopio, a small mammal from late cretaceous argentina. a contemporary of giganotosaurus, cronopio is noted for its large canines and elongated snout, giving it a passing resemblance to the character scrat from the 'ice age' animated movies (art by gabuded)
happy #fossilfriday! this is feredocodon, a mammaliaform from middle jurassic china. this vaguely shrew-like animal's two described specimens notably preserve soft tissue elements, with long, coarse guard hairs and possibly bristles around the feet (art by joschua knuppe)
wip of my first self-made prefab in #prehistorickingdom, an abandoned temple shelter and feeding station for velociraptor
UPDATE: sawyer has announced the winner and the runner-ups, sadly @sauriancyh.bsky.social and i did not quite make the cut, but congrats to @coenkommer.bsky.social for the win! 🐉
happy #fossilfriday! this is navaornis, an enantiornithean bird from late cretaceous brazil. unlike most enantiornitheans, it lacked teeth, and analysis of its braincase reveals a large cerebrum, which may be suggestive of advanced cognitive capabilities (art by júlia d’oliveira)
sadly they were tiny wee so wouldn't be chasing anyone with any efficiency 😅 skeletal by @literallymiguel.bsky.social
these nasutoceratops are posing like they're being paid for it #prehistorickingdom
her sisters don't give a shit about the ferry, love that for them 😌 unbothered queens
update: we have a bit of a situation with laila at the docks, we are asking that guests on the ferry please remain calm
good news! i found the escaped spinosaurus trio bad news... i found the escaped spinosaurus trio
an abandoned spinosaurus habitat in #prehistorickingdom but where have the escaped dinosaurs gone?