Here's some of what i was commissioned for this study!
Skeletal reconstruction of Protorosaurus, a rather plesiomorphic archosauromorph (with completely unique caudal vertebrae though)
And the bizarre, basal turtle relative: Pappochelys:
Skeletal reconstruction of Protorosaurus, a rather plesiomorphic archosauromorph (with completely unique caudal vertebrae though)
And the bizarre, basal turtle relative: Pappochelys:
May 28, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Here's some of what i was commissioned for this study!
Skeletal reconstruction of Protorosaurus, a rather plesiomorphic archosauromorph (with completely unique caudal vertebrae though)
And the bizarre, basal turtle relative: Pappochelys:
Skeletal reconstruction of Protorosaurus, a rather plesiomorphic archosauromorph (with completely unique caudal vertebrae though)
And the bizarre, basal turtle relative: Pappochelys:
happy #fossilfriday! this is shringasaurus, an archosauromorph from middle triassic india. its robust neck and shoulder musculature indicates that it used its distinctive horns for intraspecific combat
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
March 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM
happy #fossilfriday! this is shringasaurus, an archosauromorph from middle triassic india. its robust neck and shoulder musculature indicates that it used its distinctive horns for intraspecific combat
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
Wow that's a lot of new followers out of the blue. Well hello everyone, have a fossil in exchange.
This is Trilophosaurus, an archosauromorph in his own case by himself at the AMNH and I felt kind of bad for him. Don't worry buddy, I still like you.
#paleontology #paleoart 🧪
This is Trilophosaurus, an archosauromorph in his own case by himself at the AMNH and I felt kind of bad for him. Don't worry buddy, I still like you.
#paleontology #paleoart 🧪
November 17, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Wow that's a lot of new followers out of the blue. Well hello everyone, have a fossil in exchange.
This is Trilophosaurus, an archosauromorph in his own case by himself at the AMNH and I felt kind of bad for him. Don't worry buddy, I still like you.
#paleontology #paleoart 🧪
This is Trilophosaurus, an archosauromorph in his own case by himself at the AMNH and I felt kind of bad for him. Don't worry buddy, I still like you.
#paleontology #paleoart 🧪
Flannery-Sutherland, J.T., Elsler, A., Farnsworth, A. et al. Landscape-explicit phylogeography illuminates the ecographic radiation of early archosauromorph reptiles. Nat Ecol Evol (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Landscape-explicit phylogeography illuminates the ecographic radiation of early archosauromorph reptiles - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Using a newly developed spatiotemporal phylogeographic path analysis method combined with phylogenetic niche modelling, the authors estimate clade-wide dispersal maps spanning the early Permian to end...
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June 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Flannery-Sutherland, J.T., Elsler, A., Farnsworth, A. et al. Landscape-explicit phylogeography illuminates the ecographic radiation of early archosauromorph reptiles. Nat Ecol Evol (2025). doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Full article: A new late Permian archosauromorph reptile from Germany enhances our understanding of the early diversity of the clade www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A new late Permian archosauromorph reptile from Germany enhances our understanding of the early diversity of the clade
The archosauromorphs (birds, crocodylians, and reptiles closer to them than to lepidosauromorphs) are major components of the extant tetrapod biodiversity, and their major diversification started d...
www.tandfonline.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Full article: A new late Permian archosauromorph reptile from Germany enhances our understanding of the early diversity of the clade www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I've never heard of this before, what a wild creature. A 20ft long semi-aquatic archosauromorph from the Triassic.
Loooong boi.
Tanystropheus at Urweltmuseum Oberfranken (Bayreuth).
#paleontology #paleobio #fossils #Triassic #Paläontologie
Tanystropheus at Urweltmuseum Oberfranken (Bayreuth).
#paleontology #paleobio #fossils #Triassic #Paläontologie
September 29, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I've never heard of this before, what a wild creature. A 20ft long semi-aquatic archosauromorph from the Triassic.
Late Triassic †Cryptovaranoides microlanius is a squamate, not an archosauromorph
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Life restoration by L. Gandolfi
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Life restoration by L. Gandolfi
November 27, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Late Triassic †Cryptovaranoides microlanius is a squamate, not an archosauromorph
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Life restoration by L. Gandolfi
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Life restoration by L. Gandolfi
First: we found robust anatomical evidence that turtles ARE the living sister group of archosaurs, finally reconciling decades of conflict between molecular and morphological research. 🐢 🦅 🐊
May 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
First: we found robust anatomical evidence that turtles ARE the living sister group of archosaurs, finally reconciling decades of conflict between molecular and morphological research. 🐢 🦅 🐊
happy #fossilfriday! this is trilophosaurus, an archosauromorph from late triassic north america. trilophosaurus was an allokotosaurian, a diverse group of archosauromorphs that lived exclusively during the triassic
(art by gabriel ugueto)
(art by gabriel ugueto)
September 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
happy #fossilfriday! this is trilophosaurus, an archosauromorph from late triassic north america. trilophosaurus was an allokotosaurian, a diverse group of archosauromorphs that lived exclusively during the triassic
(art by gabriel ugueto)
(art by gabriel ugueto)
🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Lagerpeton chanarensis
From Late Triassic Chañares Formation, Argentina, "hare reptile" is a small 70cm archosauromorph related to dinosaurs and pterosaurs. It is thought to have been a saltator, meaning it moved via hopping
Art by Tas
Art by Maurissauro
From Late Triassic Chañares Formation, Argentina, "hare reptile" is a small 70cm archosauromorph related to dinosaurs and pterosaurs. It is thought to have been a saltator, meaning it moved via hopping
Art by Tas
Art by Maurissauro
March 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Lagerpeton chanarensis
From Late Triassic Chañares Formation, Argentina, "hare reptile" is a small 70cm archosauromorph related to dinosaurs and pterosaurs. It is thought to have been a saltator, meaning it moved via hopping
Art by Tas
Art by Maurissauro
From Late Triassic Chañares Formation, Argentina, "hare reptile" is a small 70cm archosauromorph related to dinosaurs and pterosaurs. It is thought to have been a saltator, meaning it moved via hopping
Art by Tas
Art by Maurissauro
K.N. Dollman et al. (2026)
Synchrotron imaging reveals diversity in archosauromorph growth strategies by the end of the early Triassic
iScience 29(6): 116162
doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Synchrotron imaging reveals diversity in archosauromorph growth strategies by the end of the early Triassic
iScience 29(6): 116162
doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Redirecting
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June 6, 2026 at 12:45 PM
K.N. Dollman et al. (2026)
Synchrotron imaging reveals diversity in archosauromorph growth strategies by the end of the early Triassic
iScience 29(6): 116162
doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Synchrotron imaging reveals diversity in archosauromorph growth strategies by the end of the early Triassic
iScience 29(6): 116162
doi: doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
August 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Retymaijychampsa beckerorum
From Middle Triassic Brazil, "Becker's strong legged crocodile" is a newly described small Proterochampsid archosauromorph with a long skull tipped with a narrow snout, and strong hind limbs potentially used to help ambush prey
Art by paleo_caio
From Middle Triassic Brazil, "Becker's strong legged crocodile" is a newly described small Proterochampsid archosauromorph with a long skull tipped with a narrow snout, and strong hind limbs potentially used to help ambush prey
Art by paleo_caio
February 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Retymaijychampsa beckerorum
From Middle Triassic Brazil, "Becker's strong legged crocodile" is a newly described small Proterochampsid archosauromorph with a long skull tipped with a narrow snout, and strong hind limbs potentially used to help ambush prey
Art by paleo_caio
From Middle Triassic Brazil, "Becker's strong legged crocodile" is a newly described small Proterochampsid archosauromorph with a long skull tipped with a narrow snout, and strong hind limbs potentially used to help ambush prey
Art by paleo_caio
ADVENT OF ATROCITIES
an charging pterosaurian Manananggal & an awakened antediluvian archosauromorph, the Bakunawa, devoring the last Luna #artph #mythology #aswangjam2026
an charging pterosaurian Manananggal & an awakened antediluvian archosauromorph, the Bakunawa, devoring the last Luna #artph #mythology #aswangjam2026
July 19, 2026 at 11:51 AM
ADVENT OF ATROCITIES
an charging pterosaurian Manananggal & an awakened antediluvian archosauromorph, the Bakunawa, devoring the last Luna #artph #mythology #aswangjam2026
an charging pterosaurian Manananggal & an awakened antediluvian archosauromorph, the Bakunawa, devoring the last Luna #artph #mythology #aswangjam2026
a new archosauromorph from late permian germany has been described! not only that, manistropheus kulicki is recovered as the basal-most member of archosauromorpha, and it is likely between 257.7–255.9 million years old
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A new late Permian archosauromorph reptile from Germany enhances our understanding of the early diversity of the clade
The archosauromorphs (birds, crocodylians, and reptiles closer to them than to lepidosauromorphs) are major components of the extant tetrapod biodiversity, and their major diversification started d...
www.tandfonline.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
a new archosauromorph from late permian germany has been described! not only that, manistropheus kulicki is recovered as the basal-most member of archosauromorpha, and it is likely between 257.7–255.9 million years old
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Exceptionally, the fossil preserves an intact stomach, liver (incl reddish hue and high iron contents) and intestine. The simple stomach shows that the double chambered stomach of birds and crocs likely evolved later in archosauromorph evolution. And the short intestine befits a fish-eating reptile
July 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Exceptionally, the fossil preserves an intact stomach, liver (incl reddish hue and high iron contents) and intestine. The simple stomach shows that the double chambered stomach of birds and crocs likely evolved later in archosauromorph evolution. And the short intestine befits a fish-eating reptile
Exciting work here—rapid, non-destructive high resolution bone histology with synchrotron scanning!
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Synchrotron imaging reveals diversity in archosauromorph growth strategies by the end of the early Triassic
Archosauromorphs are a diverse clade of vertebrates that originated in the Early Triassic and persist today as crown birds (ornithodirans) and crocodi…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Exciting work here—rapid, non-destructive high resolution bone histology with synchrotron scanning!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Our July issue is now live! www.nature.com/natecolevol/...
🧪Featuring research on:
🌴Regenerating tropical forests
🐊Early archosauromorph reptiles
🦑Bobtail squid visual and nervous systems
Cover shows an orchid mantis, from Pei et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪Featuring research on:
🌴Regenerating tropical forests
🐊Early archosauromorph reptiles
🦑Bobtail squid visual and nervous systems
Cover shows an orchid mantis, from Pei et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our July issue is now live! www.nature.com/natecolevol/...
🧪Featuring research on:
🌴Regenerating tropical forests
🐊Early archosauromorph reptiles
🦑Bobtail squid visual and nervous systems
Cover shows an orchid mantis, from Pei et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪Featuring research on:
🌴Regenerating tropical forests
🐊Early archosauromorph reptiles
🦑Bobtail squid visual and nervous systems
Cover shows an orchid mantis, from Pei et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Synchrotron imaging reveals diversity in archosauromorph growth strategy by the end of the early Triassic www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Synchrotron imaging reveals diversity in archosauromorph growth strategies by the end of the early Triassic
Archosauromorphs are a diverse clade of vertebrates that originated in the Early Triassic and persist today as crown birds (ornithodirans) and crocodi…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Synchrotron imaging reveals diversity in archosauromorph growth strategy by the end of the early Triassic www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Its limb proportions are similar to mosasaurs and ichthyosaurs, suggesting the front limbs were mainly used for steering and the tail for propulsion. Austronaga was clearly an excellent swimmer, more so than we ever imagined for an archosauromorph.
But the story doesn't end there...
But the story doesn't end there...
July 29, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Its limb proportions are similar to mosasaurs and ichthyosaurs, suggesting the front limbs were mainly used for steering and the tail for propulsion. Austronaga was clearly an excellent swimmer, more so than we ever imagined for an archosauromorph.
But the story doesn't end there...
But the story doesn't end there...
Triassic archosauromorph lips onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Triassic archosauromorph lips onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
happy #fossilfriday! bonus: this is teraterpeton, an allokotosaurian from late triassic canada. it had an extremely long snout and an unusually large narial fenestra that was approximately 1.5 times the size of its eye sockets
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
February 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
happy #fossilfriday! bonus: this is teraterpeton, an allokotosaurian from late triassic canada. it had an extremely long snout and an unusually large narial fenestra that was approximately 1.5 times the size of its eye sockets
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
(art by @literallymiguel.bsky.social)
A couple snapshots of an ancient apex predator for this #FossilFriday - presenting the fossil teeth & snout of an #Erythrosuchus africanus, the big-headed, hypercarnivorous archosauromorph from the Early-Mid #Triassic of South Africa 🇿🇦
#Paleontology #Science
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#Paleontology #Science
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October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
A couple snapshots of an ancient apex predator for this #FossilFriday - presenting the fossil teeth & snout of an #Erythrosuchus africanus, the big-headed, hypercarnivorous archosauromorph from the Early-Mid #Triassic of South Africa 🇿🇦
#Paleontology #Science
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David I. Whiteside, Sofía A. V. Chambi-Trowell and Michael J. Benton (2024)
Late Triassic †Cryptovaranoides microlanius is a squamate, not an archosauromorph
Royal Society Open Science 11(11): 231874
doi: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Late Triassic †Cryptovaranoides microlanius is a squamate, not an archosauromorph
Royal Society Open Science 11(11): 231874
doi: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Late Triassic †Cryptovaranoides microlanius is a squamate, not an archosauromorph | Royal Society Open Science
†Cryptovaranoides microlanius from the latest Triassic of England was described in 2022 as a crown-clade squamate,
of importance as the oldest such modern-type lizard, extending their temporal range
d...
doi.org
November 27, 2024 at 2:26 PM
David I. Whiteside, Sofía A. V. Chambi-Trowell and Michael J. Benton (2024)
Late Triassic †Cryptovaranoides microlanius is a squamate, not an archosauromorph
Royal Society Open Science 11(11): 231874
doi: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Late Triassic †Cryptovaranoides microlanius is a squamate, not an archosauromorph
Royal Society Open Science 11(11): 231874
doi: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...