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idrawsdinosaurs.bsky.social
Permian synapsid #Moschops squares up! I think they have an uncanny-valley charm when viewed from our mammalian perspective, and would have been very intimidating in person. If the attitudes of our big herbivorous mammals are anything to go by, it would probably be best to keep your distance!
September 30, 2026 at 5:53 AM
cbowers.bsky.social
Hi Moschops

to be clear, nobody has to hand it to you
September 23, 2026 at 10:23 PM
vhsvault.bsky.social
Moschops (1986 UK VHS) : 2354s
September 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
canaryfeather.uk
Was it the cat?
Screenshot of consequtive skeets my Moschops. The most recent, from nine minutes ago reads: "Got banned because someone was aa thin skinned hypocrite. Wanker." The preceding one from four days ago reads: "I am not a fan of the new cat"
September 21, 2026 at 6:48 PM
isaiahctorre.bsky.social
Some more vintage #paleoart by Eleanor Kish:

- Dimetrodon and Diadectes
- Moschops
- Late Jurassic New Mexico
- Allosaurus
- Sauropelta
- Corythosaurus
- Dromiceiomimus
- Therizinosaurus
- Edmontosaurus regalis
- Ankylosaurus & Supernova
September 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
cannotthinkofone99.bsky.social
I actually pitches some ideas to the author via email, including one focusing on the Hyainailouros-Amphicyon rivalry, one focusing on Titanis at the start of the Pleistocene and one following an adolescent Moschops trying to climb the dominance hierachy.
September 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM
cascoclauda.bsky.social
i love how moschops essentially looks the same
September 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
branartworks.bsky.social
Spinosaurus mirabilis & Moschops capensis chonky figure concept art
#paleoart #commissionsopen
September 9, 2026 at 1:22 AM
jdpardo.bsky.social
Lots of new dinocephalian data here in this excellent paper, including possible soft tissues of the brain of Moschops

anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
September 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
anatrecord.bsky.social
Happy #FossilFriday! New research on Moschops reveals clues to its life: flexible daily activity, possible swimming ability, unusual brain growth, and potentially preserved soft brain tissue—the first possible evidence in a non-mammalian synapsid.
Study by Benoit et al.: doi.org/10.1002/ar.7...
September 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
slvrhwk.bsky.social
👁️👁️
CT rendering of the scleral rings (blue) in two left lateral-view skulls of Moschops capensis. (a) BP/1/9993; (b) BP/1/9994. The arrow points anteriorly.
September 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
arctomet.bsky.social
Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians - Benoit - The Anatomical Record - Wiley Online Library anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians
The tapinocephalid dinocephalian Moschops is one of the most iconic taxa of the middle Permian, yet its paleobiology remains one of the least well-known. Here, we address some aspects of paleoneurolo...
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
paleogalli.bsky.social
Preservação excepcional informa a paleobiologia de dinocéfalos tapinocefalídeos anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians
The tapinocephalid dinocephalian Moschops is one of the most iconic taxa of the middle Permian, yet its paleobiology remains one of the least well-known. Here, we address some aspects of paleoneurolo....
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 1, 2026 at 5:24 PM
iacobuscaesar.bsky.social
Moschops brain dropped.
September 1, 2026 at 1:58 PM
cascoclauda.bsky.social
possible preservation of brain soft tissues in the tapinocephalian moschops 👀
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians
The tapinocephalid dinocephalian Moschops is one of the most iconic taxa of the middle Permian, yet its paleobiology remains one of the least well-known. Here, we address some aspects of paleoneurolo...
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
bignewgraphz.bsky.social
Holy shit…Moschops…are you….my son?

bsky.app/profile/mosc...
moschops.bsky.social Moschops 🦕🦖 @moschops.bsky.social · Aug 27
Yer da has just done his first ever "yer da" post.
August 27, 2026 at 7:05 AM
moschops.bsky.social
🫡

I don't know if you play board games, but Tiny Epic Dinosaurs has a Moschops piece in it and is good fun.

boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29...
Tiny Epic Dinosaurs
Become dino ranchers in the lucrative dinosaur farming industry.
boardgamegeek.com
August 25, 2026 at 7:17 AM
steveforthedeaf.bsky.social
@moschops.bsky.social I just want to say, thank you for calling yourself moschops on social media. It’s a word I haven’t heard in many many years and hearing it (well seeing it) today has made me feel.

And I only just learned it’s a real dinosaur not just something made up for kids TV.

Cheers.
August 25, 2026 at 7:12 AM
johnbc74.bsky.social
Anyone else remember Moschops?
August 22, 2026 at 8:15 AM
julia1973.bsky.social
First some reason I can't cope with Moschops stance/ gait. It feels like it must be wrong but science doesn't care about my feelings
August 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
sophiesaurus98.bsky.social
Today's four random pieces of palaeoart:

Jim Robins' Moschops, Ripley Cook's Deinocheirus, @cmkosemen.bsky.social's Tetrapodophis, and Brasilio Matsumoto's Euoplocephalus!
A robust, squat Moschops with a greyish skintone ambles along a white background, leaving dark footprints as it goes. A lightly feathered Deinocheirus looms over the viewer. It has a thick ridge of filaments over the hump and tail. It has a plain, greyish skin tinged with blue, white, and red towards the face. Its throat and beak have a yellow hue. A black-headed Tetrapodophis with a pink-tinted body sits in a heap, its underside turned toward the viewer. Its tiny arms dangle, while its legs sit in a slightly flexed posture. A pointy-beaked Euoplocephalus charges across a dusty desert, clubbed tail whipping violently behind it.
August 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
lilbazza.bsky.social
Guilty as charged, Moschops
August 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
winniewormfriend.bsky.social
thinking abt moschops rn...
August 12, 2026 at 9:46 AM
lowpolyhighres.bsky.social
Carnivores (PC) (1998)

3/4
A grassy, hilly patch of land with a dopey little dinosaur called a Moschops, a small loafy reptile with short legs, the Corgi of the dinosaur world if you will, just slowly walking its way to some very important shrub eating appointment. The mighty Triceratops, looking like a big elephant piggy with a cool, armored, spiky mask, standing in the middle of the grass with some trees scattered around and nice blue skies with puffy white clouds here and there. The majestic Stegosaurus with its signature pentagonal back plates all along its spine and tail, walking near a palm tree like it's posing for a summer themed calendar, ooh la la! A beautiful dry desert, stretching as far as the eyes can see and the hardware can render, with a sole Allosaurus slowly walking by and a couple of Dimorphodons flying in the distance across the cloudy skies, creating an almost Renaissance painting vibe to the scene.
August 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM