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Tom Sharpe @tomsharperocks.bsky.social

#FossilFriday: The 'Oolite and Lias Systems' from 'The Antediluvian World', drawn & engraved by John Emslie (1813–75), published by James Reynolds in 1849. An ichthyosaur & plesiosaur (much influenced by the famous 1840 John Martin plate) try to out-stare a magic-dragonoid pterosaur & Iguanodon.

Detail of Reynold's The Antediluvian World, showing a reconstruction of the 'Oolite and Lias Systems', with a plesiosaur, ichthyosaur, pterosaur and Iguanodon.
sep 5, 2025, 10:08 am • 105 33

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Alexandra Jordan MD @alexandrajordanmd.bsky.social

They’re kind of adorable…

sep 5, 2025, 10:24 am • 0 0 • view
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Alexandra Jordan MD @alexandrajordanmd.bsky.social

They immobilize you w their cuteness before they eat you.

sep 5, 2025, 10:25 am • 1 0 • view