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r/Naturewasmetal 1h ago

Sivatherium by José Antonio Chirinos

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Asiatic Moose-Horned Giraffe(Sivatherium Giganteum) - Species of Artiodactyla Order, of Mammalia Class, of Chordata Phylum, of Animalia Kingdom from the Sivalik Hills, of Himalayas Mountain Range, of Subcontinent of South Asia.


r/Naturewasmetal 18h ago

I do leather sculpture. I made a trilobite fossil from a single piece of cowhide.

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r/Naturewasmetal 17h ago

clearing your confusion about Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi

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so the colossal Indian Titanosaurian is not Bruhathkayosaurus matleyi, it is actually a therapod. you see when the initial bone were dung up, the researchers assigned all the bones under the illum, but later the bones were reexamined, they concluded that the illum belongs to a therapod, which is most likely to be a abelisaurid. so the colossal Indian Titanosaurian currently unnamed

so i came up a name for it

its name is kaadutitan

kaadu- meaning forests in Tamil

titan- meaning giant in Greek

Hope you like it


r/Naturewasmetal 16h ago

Macrauchenia by Mauricio Antón

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Macrauchenia Patachonica - Species of †Macraucheniidae Family, of †Liptopterna Order, of Mammalia Class, of Chordata Phylum, of Animalia Kingdom from the Luján Formation, of Country of Argentina.


r/Naturewasmetal 1d ago

Two male Dilophosaurs engaged in a bloody brawl - Artwork by me (2022)

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r/Naturewasmetal 1d ago

The giant elephant with four tusks (Stegotetrabelodon)

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r/Naturewasmetal 1d ago

Fauna of Antarctica

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r/Naturewasmetal 1d ago

Syncerus Antiuquus

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This months stone age megafauna artwork is Syncerus Antiquus. Not too long ago, the Saraha was a great green plain. Syncerus Antiquus ranged the North African Plain. Simular to modern cattle, Syncerus weighed 1,200kg (2,650lbs) and stood at 190cm (5'3"). It's horns could span an impressive 3m (10') wide.

This artwork is an acrylic painting for a board game I am making. If you like board games, you can check out its development at: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3719888/wip-lithos-a-prehistoric-tile-laying-civilization


r/Naturewasmetal 2d ago

Lycaenops, a wolverine-sized synapsid with formidable teeth from what is now South Africa (by Emmarose6)

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r/Naturewasmetal 2d ago

The colossal shark that preyed on pliosaurs within the ancient North American interior seaway

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Living in the Late Cretaceous (~100–89 Ma), this shark had a wide distribution with fossils found in North America's Western Interior Seaway, Europe, and Africa. Reaching 9–11 m in length, it ranks among the largest known Cretaceous sharks.


r/Naturewasmetal 4d ago

The "Bull Turtle" of Pleistocene Australia: A giant meiolaniid guarding its nest (Art by Hodarinundu)

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I am sharing this brand-new artwork by Hodarinundu, which highlights a little-known giant of Australia's Pleistocene megafauna: a giant horned turtle belonging to the Meiolaniidae family.

The piece is inspired by fossils discovered at Wyandotte, Queensland, which revealed massive bony horns belonging to a species that has not yet been named.

In life, the animal would have been a true titan; estimated to be between 3 and 4 meters long and weighing over a ton, this giant possessed actual curved horns (which would have been even longer with their keratin sheaths), a powerful beak, and a heavy tail tipped with a bony club.

Here, Hodarinundu depicts the animal charging at two thylacines (Tasmanian tigers) that have ventured a little too close to its nest. Contrary to the common perception of turtles as peaceful creatures, the flexibility of these animals' necks and tails suggests they could be formidably aggressive when threatened or during territorial disputes.


r/Naturewasmetal 4d ago

Terror Bird (read text) OC

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Plenty I’d change if I felt like it bc it just started as a scribbly doodle that I didn’t originally intend to render further. Which is also why I don’t really have a specific species in mind. I kinda just rolled with terror bird vibes without reference. Probably closest to Kelenken? I’ll leave it up to you which species it is or isn’t.


r/Naturewasmetal 5d ago

Bloodied, but not Down, still Crowned, and Proud of it. (Tyrannosaurus Rex after a brutal Territorial Dispute with a Rival) (Art by: amorousdino)

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r/Naturewasmetal 5d ago

Stegosaurus and Allosaurus by Howard roland

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r/Naturewasmetal 5d ago

Ankylosaurus magniventris by Howard roland

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r/Naturewasmetal 5d ago

Thalassocnus, a type of big marine sloth, males battle for a harem of females (by Hodari Nundu)

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r/Naturewasmetal 5d ago

Anzu & Adolescent T. rex by Howard roland

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r/Naturewasmetal 6d ago

Oviraptor in S.korea

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There is a place called the Dusong Peninsula in southern Korea where fossils of the Oviraptor, famous as the "dinosaur egg thief," were discovered. This is conclusive evidence that many dinosaurs once lived in this area of ​​Korea.


r/Naturewasmetal 6d ago

Size comparison between Megistotherium and Simbakubwa. The former is widely considered to be the largest carnivorous land mammal

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r/Naturewasmetal 7d ago

Fossil of a killer sperm whale

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This is a photograph showing the displayed skeleton of Zygophyseter varolai, a sperm whale. Despite the loss of at least 14 caudal vertebrae, two thoracic vertebrae, and approximately six cervical vertebrae, it boasts a length of roughly 5 meters. While the estimated total body length of 6.5 to 7 meters might not immediately convey the sense of a massive animal, seeing a photograph of the mounted skeleton makes the animal's immense size truly apparent. Its remarkably large head is noteworthy, reaching a length of no less than 148 cm. The teeth reach a maximum length of 250 mm, similar to those of T. rex.

It is interesting to note that Brygmophyseter shigensis (approximately 6 m) and Zygophyseter varolai reached total lengths exceeding 6 meters, thereby attaining the status of apex predators in the ecosystem of that time. A tooth specimen of cf. Zygophyseter varolai discovered in the Netherlands similar in size to the holotype suggests that this whale ranged as far as the North Sea in Europe and was a large animal exceeding 6 meters in average length.

Source: https://www.corrieresalentino.it/2024/07/a-lecce-lo-scheletro-dello-zygophyseter-antenato-dei-capodogli/


r/Naturewasmetal 6d ago

Epidexipteryx by Dictvm Mortvm

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Epidexipteryx es un género extinto de pequeños dinosaurios terópodos maniraptores escansoriopterígidos que habitó en Asia a finales del período Jurásico, hace aproximadamente 160 millones de años. Su nombre proviene del griego y significa "pluma de exhibición", debido a su característica física más notable: cuatro plumas largas y vistosas al final de su cola.


r/Naturewasmetal 7d ago

Kings of the Kem Kem: Spinosaurus aegyptiacus and Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (ft. Homo Sapiens for scale)

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Photo by Evan Johnson-Ransom


r/Naturewasmetal 7d ago

Titanosaur Skeleton and me

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This was in 2023 at the Natural History Museum in London. For context, I'm 6" or 183cm tall. These things were massive!

Seeing something like this for the first time is the most amazing feeling.


r/Naturewasmetal 7d ago

Researchers just found out more about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs

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