The Inquisitive Biologist · @inqbiol
524 followers · 214 posts · Server scicomm.xyzNew review: A data-dense book full of outstanding skeletal reconstructions, The Princeton Field Guide to Mesozoic Sea Reptiles completes the informal trilogy.
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The Inquisitive Biologist · @inqbiol
522 followers · 211 posts · Server scicomm.xyzNew review: A beautifully illustrated book, Ancient Sea Reptiles hits the sweet spot when it comes to scientific content, offering a thorough introduction to the biology and especially taxonomy of these extinct creatures.
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The Inquisitive Biologist · @inqbiol
520 followers · 205 posts · Server scicomm.xyz
Up next: sea reptiles vs. sea reptiles!
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Callum Pursall · @Callump
52 followers · 34 posts · Server sauropods.win
The Kraken and the Leviathan - A young tylosaurus makes an error in prey choice. This old parapuzosia won't let itself be an easy meal #paleoart #paleontology #fossils #mosasaurs #kraken #cephalopod
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C. Foix · @CFoix
24 followers · 1487 posts · Server sauropods.winThe premaxillary teeth of mosasaurids, would have prevented them flicking a forked tongue, as in snakes or varanids
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Anthony Maltese · @Mosasaurologist
40 followers · 7 posts · Server sauropods.win
Hello Mastodon!
If you don't already know me from That Other Site, I'm the curator at the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource center.
I work on excavating, prepping and restoring Niobrara/Judith River/Hell Creek critters and actually publish from time to time.
Be warned, there will be plenty of field, doggie, and non-dinosaur fossil photos here.
#museum #dinosaurs #mosasaurs #stupidxiphactinus
Callum Pursall · @Callump
15 followers · 4 posts · Server sauropods.win
Reposting some more art.
Tylosaurus breaches after a long dive
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DailyMegafauna · @DailyMegafauna
22 followers · 81 posts · Server mastodon.online
Today's #megafauna is tylosaurus, a late #cretaceous mosasaur that swam through water with its tail (not its flippers.)The long, narrow snout of #tylosaurus reduced drag as it swam. It also hosted a powerful jaw and upwards of 70 teeth.
However, the reduction of teeth and reinforced tip of the snout suggest that tylosaurus likely rammed large prey from below. Tylosaurus fed on just about anything, including other #mosasaurs, sharks, pterosaurs, and swept-away carcasses of land #dinosaurs.
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Clint Boyd · @Boydpaleo
102 followers · 20 posts · Server sauropods.win
Hello all! I am a Vertebrate Paleontologist and the Peontology Program Manager for the North Dakota Geological Survey. My interests are varied and include #dinosaurs , Eocene/Oligocene #mammals , #mosasaurs , and #taphonomy. I am one of the lead researchers working on Dakota the #dinomummy along with @uglyfossils . In the summers I oversee one of the largest Public Fossil Dig programs in the country. Follow me for pics of my two dufus coonhounds.
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