For #fossilfriday and endoceras orthocone nautiloid from the Utica Shale, Ordovician of NY
October 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM
For #fossilfriday and endoceras orthocone nautiloid from the Utica Shale, Ordovician of NY
Had a nice day out with the Scarborough Rotunda Geology group. There were multiple whale pods and many seals in the bay. Had a good look at the Jet Rock and discussed deep water fine clastic deposition. #Geology #Paleontology
September 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Had a nice day out with the Scarborough Rotunda Geology group. There were multiple whale pods and many seals in the bay. Had a good look at the Jet Rock and discussed deep water fine clastic deposition. #Geology #Paleontology
Okay the really wonky grammar is bothering me a lot.
Giant orthocones (a type of cephalopod that lived 460 million years ago) were, at the time, the LARGEST animals on Earth at a top predator in the ocean.
From tentacle tip to cone tip, they were 11 meters (36 feet) long.
Giant orthocones (a type of cephalopod that lived 460 million years ago) were, at the time, the LARGEST animals on Earth at a top predator in the ocean.
From tentacle tip to cone tip, they were 11 meters (36 feet) long.
September 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Okay the really wonky grammar is bothering me a lot.
Giant orthocones (a type of cephalopod that lived 460 million years ago) were, at the time, the LARGEST animals on Earth at a top predator in the ocean.
From tentacle tip to cone tip, they were 11 meters (36 feet) long.
Giant orthocones (a type of cephalopod that lived 460 million years ago) were, at the time, the LARGEST animals on Earth at a top predator in the ocean.
From tentacle tip to cone tip, they were 11 meters (36 feet) long.
Giant orthocones (a type of cephalopod that lived 460 million years ago) was, at the time, the LARGEST animal on Earth at a top predator in the ocean.
From tentacle tip to cone tip, they were 11 meters (36 feet) long.
From tentacle tip to cone tip, they were 11 meters (36 feet) long.
September 5, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Giant orthocones (a type of cephalopod that lived 460 million years ago) was, at the time, the LARGEST animal on Earth at a top predator in the ocean.
From tentacle tip to cone tip, they were 11 meters (36 feet) long.
From tentacle tip to cone tip, they were 11 meters (36 feet) long.
that orthocone looks like it's been caught in the middle of something quite embarrassing...
September 2, 2026 at 12:39 PM
that orthocone looks like it's been caught in the middle of something quite embarrassing...
Today's four random pieces of palaeoart:
Robert Cremin's Tyrannosaurus and Corythosaurus, William Scheele's orthocone, Sano Kuzuhiko's Apatosaurus, and Wouter Verhesen's Carinodens!
Robert Cremin's Tyrannosaurus and Corythosaurus, William Scheele's orthocone, Sano Kuzuhiko's Apatosaurus, and Wouter Verhesen's Carinodens!
September 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Today's four random pieces of palaeoart:
Robert Cremin's Tyrannosaurus and Corythosaurus, William Scheele's orthocone, Sano Kuzuhiko's Apatosaurus, and Wouter Verhesen's Carinodens!
Robert Cremin's Tyrannosaurus and Corythosaurus, William Scheele's orthocone, Sano Kuzuhiko's Apatosaurus, and Wouter Verhesen's Carinodens!
For the flagship, probably something like a phoenix, whether it’s a Bird Wyvern or an Elder/Demi-Elder like people are speculating
If we get a new Cephalopod, I’m thinking either an invader or like a flying squid in the Skybound Eyrie; a friend and I thought about maybe like a rocket orthocone
If we get a new Cephalopod, I’m thinking either an invader or like a flying squid in the Skybound Eyrie; a friend and I thought about maybe like a rocket orthocone
September 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
For the flagship, probably something like a phoenix, whether it’s a Bird Wyvern or an Elder/Demi-Elder like people are speculating
If we get a new Cephalopod, I’m thinking either an invader or like a flying squid in the Skybound Eyrie; a friend and I thought about maybe like a rocket orthocone
If we get a new Cephalopod, I’m thinking either an invader or like a flying squid in the Skybound Eyrie; a friend and I thought about maybe like a rocket orthocone
An endocerid cephalopod from the Ordovician. Like other endocerids, it was much closer related to the nautilus than to squid or octopus. It was an orthocone meaning its shell was straight and pointed.
August 24, 2026 at 1:47 PM
An endocerid cephalopod from the Ordovician. Like other endocerids, it was much closer related to the nautilus than to squid or octopus. It was an orthocone meaning its shell was straight and pointed.
A few highlights of "Library of Life." Some of the first fossils in the collection: orthocone nautiloids from Douglass Houghton's surveys of Michigan in the late 1830s and early 1840s.
August 23, 2026 at 10:59 PM
A few highlights of "Library of Life." Some of the first fossils in the collection: orthocone nautiloids from Douglass Houghton's surveys of Michigan in the late 1830s and early 1840s.
anyway im tired of primary discourse, so here's every surviving earth episode ranked
8. When the Oceans Shrank. the orthocone scene is beautiful but this one doesnt offer much to me, and the epilogue was by far the most lackluster of all of them
8. When the Oceans Shrank. the orthocone scene is beautiful but this one doesnt offer much to me, and the epilogue was by far the most lackluster of all of them
August 1, 2026 at 11:20 PM
anyway im tired of primary discourse, so here's every surviving earth episode ranked
8. When the Oceans Shrank. the orthocone scene is beautiful but this one doesnt offer much to me, and the epilogue was by far the most lackluster of all of them
8. When the Oceans Shrank. the orthocone scene is beautiful but this one doesnt offer much to me, and the epilogue was by far the most lackluster of all of them
Unleash the Kraken!
#ToyPhotography #ToyRobots #ToyswillbeToys #actionfigures #itsnotadollitsanactionfigure #plasticcrack #52Toys #BeastBox #Orthocone #Downspiral
#ToyPhotography #ToyRobots #ToyswillbeToys #actionfigures #itsnotadollitsanactionfigure #plasticcrack #52Toys #BeastBox #Orthocone #Downspiral
July 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Favourite dinosaur: all the sauropods.
Favourite prehistoric mega fauna: giant orthocones
Favourite prehistoric mega fauna: giant orthocones
July 25, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Favourite dinosaur: all the sauropods.
Favourite prehistoric mega fauna: giant orthocones
Favourite prehistoric mega fauna: giant orthocones
Hope you make it back! If you do, the Manitoba Legislative Building is a free fossil hunt — its Tyndall stone walls are packed with orthocone nautiloids and corals from that same Ordovician sea. A museum you can walk through without a ticket.
July 23, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Hope you make it back! If you do, the Manitoba Legislative Building is a free fossil hunt — its Tyndall stone walls are packed with orthocone nautiloids and corals from that same Ordovician sea. A museum you can walk through without a ticket.
Well the full answer is 'yes if the Orthocone in question is featured in a Chris Packham docu, otherwise most likely no'.
July 19, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Well the full answer is 'yes if the Orthocone in question is featured in a Chris Packham docu, otherwise most likely no'.
#SurvivingEarth
'That is the biggest predator that the world has seen up until this time.'
Endoceras, the Giant Orthocone.
'That is the biggest predator that the world has seen up until this time.'
Endoceras, the Giant Orthocone.
July 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
#SurvivingEarth
'That is the biggest predator that the world has seen up until this time.'
Endoceras, the Giant Orthocone.
'That is the biggest predator that the world has seen up until this time.'
Endoceras, the Giant Orthocone.
One issue is the lack of a species' proper name, instead of just things like "Orthocone" and "sea scorpion." At least the jawless fish Sacabambaspis had its name said. 🤓🦕🦖
July 18, 2026 at 2:47 PM
One issue is the lack of a species' proper name, instead of just things like "Orthocone" and "sea scorpion." At least the jawless fish Sacabambaspis had its name said. 🤓🦕🦖
Also got some lovely carboniferous #Crinoids #bryozoans and orthocone #Nautiloids too. #geology #paleontology #fossilfriday
July 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Also got some lovely carboniferous #Crinoids #bryozoans and orthocone #Nautiloids too. #geology #paleontology #fossilfriday
The 'after' scene is good; loved the scorpions and especially Protoaxites, as well as the indication that fire is about to make its grand appearance on Earth.
The fundamental narrative issue prevents me from giving this a score as high as I want to, but the orthocone scene is so fucking cool. 7/10.
The fundamental narrative issue prevents me from giving this a score as high as I want to, but the orthocone scene is so fucking cool. 7/10.
July 17, 2026 at 4:20 AM
The 'after' scene is good; loved the scorpions and especially Protoaxites, as well as the indication that fire is about to make its grand appearance on Earth.
The fundamental narrative issue prevents me from giving this a score as high as I want to, but the orthocone scene is so fucking cool. 7/10.
The fundamental narrative issue prevents me from giving this a score as high as I want to, but the orthocone scene is so fucking cool. 7/10.
Here, it only comes in at the very last moment. An iceberg rolls in, freshwater kills things. This is said to be localized; the sea level drop is global. But the impact is never shown. No bleached reefs until the end. The orthocone lays her eggs, and we see nothing else of her trying to survive.
July 17, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Here, it only comes in at the very last moment. An iceberg rolls in, freshwater kills things. This is said to be localized; the sea level drop is global. But the impact is never shown. No bleached reefs until the end. The orthocone lays her eggs, and we see nothing else of her trying to survive.
I do dislike the fact that the Sacabampaspis just randomly gets to mate as the last one as a random female bumbles in. It feels a bit convenient and contrived. I'd much rather the time be spent on watching the orthocone lay her eggs.
As a bonus, the reef spawning scene had great music!!! Love that
As a bonus, the reef spawning scene had great music!!! Love that
July 17, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I do dislike the fact that the Sacabampaspis just randomly gets to mate as the last one as a random female bumbles in. It feels a bit convenient and contrived. I'd much rather the time be spent on watching the orthocone lay her eggs.
As a bonus, the reef spawning scene had great music!!! Love that
As a bonus, the reef spawning scene had great music!!! Love that
#SurvivingEarth ep 6 is a neat one.
That being said, first of all I'm just gonna say: The orthocone mating scene was really fucking touching in all the best ways.
But also they're portrayed with pinhole eyes so i think they were probably seeing it like the image on the right lmao... (1/?)
That being said, first of all I'm just gonna say: The orthocone mating scene was really fucking touching in all the best ways.
But also they're portrayed with pinhole eyes so i think they were probably seeing it like the image on the right lmao... (1/?)
July 17, 2026 at 4:05 AM
#SurvivingEarth ep 6 is a neat one.
That being said, first of all I'm just gonna say: The orthocone mating scene was really fucking touching in all the best ways.
But also they're portrayed with pinhole eyes so i think they were probably seeing it like the image on the right lmao... (1/?)
That being said, first of all I'm just gonna say: The orthocone mating scene was really fucking touching in all the best ways.
But also they're portrayed with pinhole eyes so i think they were probably seeing it like the image on the right lmao... (1/?)