Tom Parker
@tomozaurus.bsky.social
Scientific researcher, author and illustrator focused on Palaeontology and Palaeobotany.
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Tom Parker
@tomozaurus.bsky.social
· Jul 1
Its my birthday today, and good news!
You can celebrate by reading my fully illustrated new article on the prehistoric animals of Jurassic World Dominion, what we know of their life appearance & behavior, and how that compares to the film:
jurassicparkterror.com/jurassic-par...
You can celebrate by reading my fully illustrated new article on the prehistoric animals of Jurassic World Dominion, what we know of their life appearance & behavior, and how that compares to the film:
jurassicparkterror.com/jurassic-par...
An assortment of ferns from the Late Cretaceous of North America, as described by Holian et al. 2026. Specimens come from the Denver, Hell Creek and lower Raton Formations. I only included those found in the Cretaceous (and excluded a couple I deemed not worth illustrating.)
August 5, 2026 at 1:38 AM
An assortment of ferns from the Late Cretaceous of North America, as described by Holian et al. 2026. Specimens come from the Denver, Hell Creek and lower Raton Formations. I only included those found in the Cretaceous (and excluded a couple I deemed not worth illustrating.)
Digimon Story Time Stranger is great. I didn't enjoy Cyber Sleuth that much and this basically fixes every problem I had with it.
May 18, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Digimon Story Time Stranger is great. I didn't enjoy Cyber Sleuth that much and this basically fixes every problem I had with it.
I just used an extremely cheesy line on an extremely beautiful girl and it worked
a person is playing basketball in the snow with a basketball hoop
ALT: a person is playing basketball in the snow with a basketball hoop
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May 5, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I just used an extremely cheesy line on an extremely beautiful girl and it worked
Apatosaurus sketch while watching Apex (2026), based on an old GSP skeletal
April 27, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Apatosaurus sketch while watching Apex (2026), based on an old GSP skeletal
Reposted by Tom Parker
Kentrosaurus - Beasts of the Mesozoic
April 23, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Kentrosaurus - Beasts of the Mesozoic
There's a dude at the gym rn watching avatar the last airbender on his phone during his workout
April 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM
There's a dude at the gym rn watching avatar the last airbender on his phone during his workout
There was no milk left in the work fridge so i had to have soy milk for the first time and it's lowkey really good I get it now
April 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
There was no milk left in the work fridge so i had to have soy milk for the first time and it's lowkey really good I get it now
Saw about 15 guitarfish on my walk this morning, so I don't have any problem picturing how common Myledaphus was in Hell Creek anymore
March 17, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Saw about 15 guitarfish on my walk this morning, so I don't have any problem picturing how common Myledaphus was in Hell Creek anymore
Sketch: dacentrurine and stegosaurine stegosaurs coexisting in the Morrison Formation
March 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Sketch: dacentrurine and stegosaurine stegosaurs coexisting in the Morrison Formation
Alnashetri cerropoliciensis
March 1, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Alnashetri cerropoliciensis
Tired but couldn't help myself, so quick Spinosaurus mirabilis sketch. Proportions just taken from the paper (Sereno et al. 2026).
February 20, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Tired but couldn't help myself, so quick Spinosaurus mirabilis sketch. Proportions just taken from the paper (Sereno et al. 2026).
Taurovenator violantei sketch (very much based on skeletal by Dan Folkes)
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Taurovenator violantei sketch (very much based on skeletal by Dan Folkes)
Tyrannosaurus rex 2026
AMNH 5027 is the best one, sorry. In my mind there is no contest.
AMNH 5027 is the best one, sorry. In my mind there is no contest.
February 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Tyrannosaurus rex 2026
AMNH 5027 is the best one, sorry. In my mind there is no contest.
AMNH 5027 is the best one, sorry. In my mind there is no contest.
The new iguanodont with novel skin coverings. In addition to the large scute-like scales on the tail, the body is covered with what the author's describe as "spikes". The largest ones are about 4 cm long but almost a cm thick, resembling short quills. The smaller ones are hair or eyelash-like.
February 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The new iguanodont with novel skin coverings. In addition to the large scute-like scales on the tail, the body is covered with what the author's describe as "spikes". The largest ones are about 4 cm long but almost a cm thick, resembling short quills. The smaller ones are hair or eyelash-like.
We've only got a trailer to go off but is the new monster from the Monarch show the best original kaiju Legendary has done?
I do like the MUTOs and I though the ones from the first season of monarch weren't bad either.
I do like the MUTOs and I though the ones from the first season of monarch weren't bad either.
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
We've only got a trailer to go off but is the new monster from the Monarch show the best original kaiju Legendary has done?
I do like the MUTOs and I though the ones from the first season of monarch weren't bad either.
I do like the MUTOs and I though the ones from the first season of monarch weren't bad either.
The fact that "edtwt" is not a bunch of people supporting each other in their eating disorder recovery journeys, but instead a frighteningly large community of very mentally ill girls in social competition with each other over who can eat the fewest calories is a genuine horror story to me.
January 27, 2026 at 1:05 AM
The fact that "edtwt" is not a bunch of people supporting each other in their eating disorder recovery journeys, but instead a frighteningly large community of very mentally ill girls in social competition with each other over who can eat the fewest calories is a genuine horror story to me.
I just read this passage in The Lost World (the Crichton one) describing the main villain, and it's hysterical how perfectly this describes Elon Musk.
January 23, 2026 at 8:51 AM
I just read this passage in The Lost World (the Crichton one) describing the main villain, and it's hysterical how perfectly this describes Elon Musk.
So tiktoks now have little button thay just says "AI" on them 🙄
I'm scared to even find out what it does
I'm scared to even find out what it does
January 23, 2026 at 1:23 AM
So tiktoks now have little button thay just says "AI" on them 🙄
I'm scared to even find out what it does
I'm scared to even find out what it does
I know it's like pretentious or w/e to imply other people have no inner lives but the concept of two people texting each other both using ChatGPT generated messages (which we all know is definitely happening) fills me with a deep feeling of contempt.
January 17, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I know it's like pretentious or w/e to imply other people have no inner lives but the concept of two people texting each other both using ChatGPT generated messages (which we all know is definitely happening) fills me with a deep feeling of contempt.
I kind of want to rant about how (though I like it) Pandora doesn't work at all as an Alien planet and only makes any sense as a planet that was terraformed from earth some time in the distant past. Though gauging from what I've seen on Twitter the spec-evo people might get mad at me.
January 10, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I kind of want to rant about how (though I like it) Pandora doesn't work at all as an Alien planet and only makes any sense as a planet that was terraformed from earth some time in the distant past. Though gauging from what I've seen on Twitter the spec-evo people might get mad at me.
Reposted by Tom Parker
Earliest Cenozoic ammonoids:
Machalski, M., Olszewska-Nejbert, D., Landman, N.H. et al. Ammonite survival across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary confirmed by new data from Denmark. Sci Rep 15, 45802 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Machalski, M., Olszewska-Nejbert, D., Landman, N.H. et al. Ammonite survival across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary confirmed by new data from Denmark. Sci Rep 15, 45802 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Ammonite survival across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary confirmed by new data from Denmark - Scientific Reports
We provide a reassessment of the hypothesis of ammonite survival across the Cretaceous–Paleogene (Maastrichtian–Danian) boundary, based on new data from the lower Danian Cerithium Limestone Member at ...
doi.org
January 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Earliest Cenozoic ammonoids:
Machalski, M., Olszewska-Nejbert, D., Landman, N.H. et al. Ammonite survival across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary confirmed by new data from Denmark. Sci Rep 15, 45802 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Machalski, M., Olszewska-Nejbert, D., Landman, N.H. et al. Ammonite survival across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary confirmed by new data from Denmark. Sci Rep 15, 45802 (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Why did they even make Minya so busted? Like they didn't have to do that. Godzilla Junior isn't busted
December 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Why did they even make Minya so busted? Like they didn't have to do that. Godzilla Junior isn't busted
Check out this piece by Jason Broughham from 2013 btw, he was cooking. He even describes it as having Ptilophyllum leaves.
December 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Check out this piece by Jason Broughham from 2013 btw, he was cooking. He even describes it as having Ptilophyllum leaves.
Reposted by Tom Parker
Guillermo del Toro: "I've taken some liberties in adapting the Mary Shelly novel, I hope everyone understands."
Ishiro Honda: "Frankenstein the deathless will fight a burrowing dinosaur with a glowing horn and radiation breath, signifying mankind will never understand the monsters we create."
Ishiro Honda: "Frankenstein the deathless will fight a burrowing dinosaur with a glowing horn and radiation breath, signifying mankind will never understand the monsters we create."
December 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Guillermo del Toro: "I've taken some liberties in adapting the Mary Shelly novel, I hope everyone understands."
Ishiro Honda: "Frankenstein the deathless will fight a burrowing dinosaur with a glowing horn and radiation breath, signifying mankind will never understand the monsters we create."
Ishiro Honda: "Frankenstein the deathless will fight a burrowing dinosaur with a glowing horn and radiation breath, signifying mankind will never understand the monsters we create."
Sketch studies of the new whole-plant bennettitale described last week, Ohaniella.
December 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Sketch studies of the new whole-plant bennettitale described last week, Ohaniella.