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gardenstatetait.bsky.social
Thrinaxodon and broomistega! Triassic cuddle 💕🌿
October 20, 2024 at 7:44 PM
racecarart.bsky.social
What if we were both early Triassic vertebrates and we were spending our last moments alive together before being entombed for 250 million years.
#art #paleoart #furry #TriassicCuddle #Thrinaxodon #Broomistega
A series of sketches of an anthropormorphic Thrinaxodon and Broomistega. The Thrinaxodon is wearing a white A-shirt and shorts, while the Broomistega is wearing a slim black dress. The sketches are: - A standalone image of the two holding hands. - The two hugging while looking at each other lovingly. - The Broomistega leaning up against the back of the Thrinaxodon, who is looking back lovingly. Their poses evoke the positions of their fossil remains. - The two of them cuddling of a couch, eyes closed in a light doze.
March 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
lacerdajulio.bsky.social
Me in my Echo Chamber
Cross section view of a burrow where a Thrinaxodon (early possum-like synapsid) is sleeping. A Boomistega (salamander-like amphibian) comes crawling through the entrance of the burrow.
November 20, 2024 at 10:39 AM
rando.insalubrio.us
@alec-wilken.bsky.social and colleagues analyzed the harmonic response of fossilized ear bones to discover that the 250 million year old mammal precursor Thrinaxodon was capable of tympanic hearing just like modern mammals! 🧪

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Paleo-art depicting a Thrinaxodon standing outside of its den being greeted by its young. These creatures are surrounded by plants from the early Triassic period. Credit: Alex Boersma/PNAS Fossilized Thrinaxodon skull used for the study. Credit: Matt Wood
January 21, 2026 at 12:14 AM
feraldactal.bsky.social
Lets talk about the fossil that chokes me up every goddamn time.

My sweet precious babies of The Triassic cuddle.

Its a fossil of a Thrinaxodon (a cynodont) and a Broomistega (a small salamander like amphibian).

The Broomistega was found belly up on top of the Thrinaxodon.

👇👇
March 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
roseberrycomix.bsky.social
6/7
A page from a comic. Water rushes into the den while Broomistega and Thrinaxodon sleep. Broomistega asks: even here, at the end of the world? A page from a comic. Panels showing the drowning Broomistega and Thrinaxodon are layered over an image of a fossil.
March 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
interfectorfactory.bsky.social
I've been meaning to draw a depiction of this fossil for so long now, here we finally are!
It's on my redbubble if you wanna buy a sticker or shirt or something :)
www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1840...
#paleoart #triassiccuddle #sciart #fossil
in-life depiction of the "triassic cuddle" a fossil with a Broomistega and a Thrinaxodon fossilized together
September 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
roseberrycomix.bsky.social
4/7
A page from a comic. The Thrinaxodon licks Broomistega's wounds, while it asks: Even though I could not be more different than you? A page from a comic. A close up of Thrinaxodon licking Broomistega has a cladogram showing how distantly related the two animals are superimposed on it.
March 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
roseberrycomix.bsky.social
To celebrate finishing the 4th print edition of Broomistega & Thrinaxodon, I would like to share the complete comic with you. It's about two very different Triassic animals at the end of the world 1/7 #paleoart #sciart #furryart
A page from a risograph comic. An ancient amphibian called Broomistega wanders a desert and asks: do you love me?
March 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
feraldactal.bsky.social
They think this because Broomistega was injured, it had broken ribs that showed signs of healing.

And while it did have what appears to be bite marks on it, they don’t match the teeth of Thrinaxodon.

Shortly after a flash flood caused the den to fill with sediment, preserving the eternal cuddle.
A picture of a drawing of a Thrinaxodon fossil with text that says “Nestled together were the remains of a Thrinaxodon, a transitional species between reptiles and the first mammals…” and a drawing of a Broomistega that says “and an amphibian known as Broomistega. The most complete skeleton of its kind ever found.” A photo of the Triassic cuddle that show the Broomistega and Thrinaxodon together.
March 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
not-geo.bsky.social
queria viver como um thrinaxodon e broomistega encontrados fossilizados juntos em uma caverna 250 milhões atrás no período triássico
October 8, 2024 at 4:29 PM
graphicssci.bsky.social
Come to Hall 3 for these super cute Triassic cuddle stickers!! #2025SVP #SVP2025
Photo of a sticker showing a Thrinaxodon and Broomistega
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
ppaleoartist.bsky.social
Thrinaxodon liorhinus, Peteinosaurus zambellii, Coelophysis bauri, Postosuchus kirkpatricki
a thistle coloured Thrinaxodon liorhinus rears up on its hindlimbs, Ben Bartlett is to the left a purple coloured Peteinosaurus zambellii flies with its belly facing the camera, Ben Bartlett is to the left a scarlet coloured Coelophysis bauri looks up away from the camera with the tip of its tail bent towards the camera, Ben Bartlett is to the left a pink coloured Postosuchus kirkpatricki stalks slowly to the left of the camera, Ben bartlett is to the left
May 1, 2026 at 6:56 AM
achird.bsky.social
Bunch of random synapsid sketches including:
Thrinaxodon
Procynosuchus
Alopecognathus
Pelanomodon
Estemmenosuchus
Titanophoneus
Cotylorhynchus
Dimetrodon
#art #digitalart #paleoart #synapsid #cynodont #therapsid #dicynodont
July 8, 2026 at 10:39 AM
paleo-hank.bsky.social
It’s Antarctica Day! Give it up for this articulated skeleton of Thrinaxodon, an early mammal relative from 250 million years ago, found in the Transantarctic Mountains 8 years ago. This continent has an amazing fossil heritage that we’re continuing to learn more about!
The fossilized spinal column of the early mammal relative Thrinaxodon embedded in exposed bedrock that outcrops in the icy landscape of the Central Transantarctic Mountains
December 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
abracasamuel.bsky.social
Personal art of my character Akira as a thrinaxodon!

One of his many forms throughout history!
October 19, 2024 at 12:47 AM
loucathwil.bsky.social
This #photocomic was posted 4th October 2021; the last one I've done...
#broomistegaandthrinaxodon #broomistega #thrinaxodon #diictodon #dicktodon #artdolls #synapsids
#furryArt #anthroart #softsculpture #articulatedartdoll #articulatedcomicbookart #neurodivergentartist #coproliteposting #4thwall
January 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
skpevsner.bsky.social
Happy #FossilFriday everyone! Today we’ve got this pair of juvenile Thrinaxodon, affectionately known as “The Kids”. It’s rare to get such complete skeletons of young cynodonts, so to have two together like this is a real treat! There remains much work to be done to understand cynodont ontogeny! 🧪🦊⚒️
A picture of a fossil block on display at the Iziko South African Museum in Cale Town showing two young Thrinaxodon liorhinus preserved together with their skulls nuzzled against each other.
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
pnas.org
New research shows the 250-million-year-old synapsid Thrinaxodon liorhinus had a middle ear functioning much like modern mammals—suggesting tympanum-based hearing evolved earlier than thought. 🦴👂 In PNAS: https://ow.ly/GBPY50XJOLk
Artistic rendering of Thrinaxodon. CREDIT: Alex Boersma/PNAS
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
hotstotam.bsky.social
crying at work thinking about the thrinaxodon and broomistega fossils again
January 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
skpevsner.bsky.social
Happy Fossil Friday! Today we've got this adorable pair of juvenile Thrinaxodon, nicknamed "The Kids". Thrinaxodon was a cynodont, which is the group that includes mammals and their closest relatives - this pair died together in a burrow over 200 million years ago in the Triassic 🧪🦊
A pair of juvenile Thrinaxodon skeletons nestled together in a single block viewed from the top down resting on a background of green velvet. There is a scale bar next to the skeletons showing that they were each around 15 centimeters long.
September 29, 2023 at 4:09 PM
arctomet.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Biomechanics of the mandibular middle ear of the cynodont Thrinaxodon and the evolution of mammal hearing | PNAS
The middle ear of mammals is a major functional innovation, distinctive in that it is detached from the mandible and has a tympanic membrane suppor...
www.pnas.org
February 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
roseberrycomix.bsky.social
3/7
A page from a comic. The Broomistega crawls deeper into a burrow and asks: Do you love me? A page from a comic. A Broomistega encounters the sleeping synapsid Thrinaxodon and asks: Even now?
March 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
yutytyrant.bsky.social
🦖 Daily Paleo 🦖; Thrinaxodon liorhinus

From Late Permian to Early Triassic South Africa and Antarctica, "smooth-nosed trident tooth" was a fox-sized carnivorous cynodont synspsid that was likely hairy and a burrower, that latter ability helping it to survive the Great Dying

Art by Midiaou Diallo
July 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
diegooa.bsky.social
🦖With the new #WalkingWithDinosaurs series releasing soon, I wanted to pay homage to the original one
Based on a very old drawing of mine, here is the cast of Episode 1: New Blood, with some updates to reflect modern knowledge of these Triassic creatures
#paleoart #dinosaurs #WWD25
Assortment of prehistoric creatures. In descending order: Postosuchus, Placerias, Peteinosaurus, Plateosaurus, Coelophysis and Thrinaxodon
May 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM