#and its mcbeardy

[taeggukxiie]

What was more culturally significant, the rennaissance or mcbeardy?

Honestly john's so strong for leaving him when he looked so damn fine because I swear I would've built a temple to his glory back in the early 70s

[strwbryfeels]

Wild Life (1971)

Mumbo

I don't see any number I don't see an old lady

Bip Bop

Treat me like a good boy Treat me like a man

Love Is Strange

My sweet baby, love is strange Many, many people seem to take it for a game

Wild Life

You're breathing so hot A lot of political nonsense in the air You're making it hard for the people who live in there

Some People Never Know

I'm only a person like you, love And who in the world can be right, all the right time I know I was wrong, make me right

I Am Your Singer

You are my love, you are my song, linger on... You are my one, you are my own melody, You are my song, I am your singer

Tomorrow

Through the week, we beg and steal and borrow Oh, for a chance to get away tomorrow

Dear Friend

Dear friend, throw the wine I'm in love with a friend of mine Really, truly, young and newly wed Are you a fool, or is it true?

[mcrluver4lyfe]

Hii! Can I request a Paul McCartney x reader x John Lennon ? (but they are fighting over you and you have to choose)

thank you!!

(OH YES YOU CAN!!! This was my first time writing a fic for two people and honestly its a tad ooc but I had to do McBeardy for this bc it was the only era i could get all three of you alone in my mind LOL)

Word count: 1246

Warnings: kissing, spicy but no smut, smoking, swearing, petnames (darling, sweetheart, etc), slight ooc for both, not proofread

Summary: the sound technician at Abbey Road has caught the eye of two of the worlds most famous men. But only one knows how to handle her, so hes gotta teach the other his ways.

Oh, Darling.

“Oh darling… please believe me” Paul sang into his microphone while staring directly at you, until John interrupted “could you stop eyefuckin’ her for one bloody minute…” he mumbles seemingly annoyed. “Not eyefucking her John, I’d at least take her out to dinner first.” Paul jokes as he winks to you. You had been working at Abbey Road studios as a sound technician for about a year now, and unfortunately the cute and the clever Beatle had taken a particular liking to you. “How about you guys just take a break and we can just try again later” George groans taking his guitar off and leaving the room, you guess for a cigarette or food but you’ll never know. Ringo follows suit, leaving the three of you alone. You stay in your booth listening over the recordings from earlier. “Like what you hear,” John asks as him and Paul approaches you. All you manage is an “mhm” as you slowly pull a cigarette out from its box “here allow me” paul chuckles as he lights it for you, you would never ever admit this but part of you- well most… all of you secretly enjoyed the two men fussing over you and bickering with one another.

You had always been slightly romantically insecure, after a long trend of horrible boyfriends, but the two boys who weren't even officially yours had paid more attention to you then any other men in your life ever had. They remembered everything, your birthday, favorite food, movies you likes, your cats name, anything you ever mentioned the chance they remembered is a minimum of 99%. You’ve never felt so much love and tenderness before, but part of it makes your mind wander. Will things change? Will they decide you’re not enough and realize they’re Beatles for gods sake they can get any-

As paul lights you cigarette you’re pulled from your self doubt spiral “thank you paulie” you say while blushing from the casualty of his action. “Of course darling,” he says as he tucks your hair behind your ear. “Treatin’ her more like a doll then a human, Paul.” John says, jealous of the attention you were giving to Paul. “Well maybe because shes just as beautiful as one,” Paul says while smirking at John. “You know, I bet she would love if you treated her like this. Isnt that right sweetheart?” Paul asks, and you slowly feel yourself slipping into your primitive ways, feeling barely conscious enough to get out more than a nod. John blushes in slight disbelief but almost relief that hes getting any signs of you wanting him back romantically. “Well- I- I mean I dont even know where I would begin…” he mumbles seemingly shy, which was a way you had never seen him before. You were so used to the big bold John, the one the fans saw, the one who was unafraid to speak his mind. “Well, you can start by hugging her, she loves that…” Paul say as he lifts you up from your chair and taking the cigarette from your mouth, placing it in his. John bites his lip a tad as he normally does to calm himself as he slowly brings you into a deep embrace, seemingly calming as the hug deepens. You hug him back, slowly rocking back and forth with the calmness brought on by it. “She loves when you lift her a tad off the ground,” Paul mumbles, you know its to John but it really seems as if its to himself, stating the observations he’s mad while interacting with you. John slowly lowers his hands to just under your waist to lift you from the ground. But he doesnt just stop there, he lifts you all the way up, you wrap your legs around him and stay like that for a moment before Paul just starts chuckling to himself. Both you and John, too caught up in the moment to notice, stare at each other with nothing but lust and blushes on your face. His eyes darted from your eyes to your lips.

Two months ago you had been outside the studio waiting for a taxi when Paul had finally left. “Whatcha doin’ out ‘ere in the cold?” He asks as he stands next to you. “…waiting for a taxi.” You mumble through shivers, the Weather in England during December was horrid and bit at you like small daggers of ice. “Oh… I thought your boyfriend- whats his name uh-“ “Edward…” You interjected. “Thats the name, thought he wouldve picked you up. Everything okay?” Paul asks with a certain genuine worry, but inside he was secretly hoping you two had broken things off so he could finally have his chance, “oh… yeah its… its nothing” you mumble embarrassed about your relationship crumbling between your fingers. “Doesnt sound like nothing- how about I drive you home. We can talk about it?” Paul says with his golden retriever esque grin, the one you can never truly say no to. That was the night you and Paul kissed. Not just a meaningless peck that you give to a fuy at a party, but a deep, sweet, knowing kiss. A sloppy one that if not interrupted by your memory of needing to get home, wouldve possibly evolved into much more.

John nervously licks his lips as he goes in for the kiss, grabbing you lips in his. He turns to pin you against the wall, using the position of you koala-ing off of him to his advantage. “Fuck…” John mumbles into this kiss, “you’re so beautiful.” Paul moves to stand in the corner adjacent to you two, moving his hand into John’s hair, a silent praise of sorts. As you both pull away from the kiss and John sets you down of the ground Paul moves in between the two of you, “so, who’s the better kisser, darling?” Paul hums, his voice laced with a deep, dark, almost ominous yet sickeningly sweet tone. “I- I uh” you borderline babble out in a pathetic manner, overwhelmed by the attention from the two of them. “C’mon spit it out, honey.” John chuckles while wiping saliva off of his lips, your saliva. “I dont know-“ you whine not knowing which was better, to you they were both equal, because you loved the both of them. “Well lets fix that.” Paul says as he pulls you into a rough kiss, his beard scratching you. You put your hands into his hair and they slowly reach their way down his body. “See John, this is how you kiss her.” He says as he deepens it, your tongues intertwined. He pulls out of the kiss, “so whos the winner?” Paul says scratching his beard and looking over at John. “I-I’m not sure” you say, slowly turning into a blushing, brainless mess. “Well Paulie, why don't we just up the ante?” John says, Paul smiles knowingly. “Oh you mean fuck her in the studio?” Paul chuckles heartily and nods while looking over at you, “would that help you decide who's better at handling you?” Paul asks. You can't bring yourself to do anything but nod “aw i think shes saying yes!” John says with a small smile, his usual hard self coming back to the surface, but not in its normal way, in a more menacing, devious, sensual way.

“Honey I’m home!” Ringo says as he enters the studio. “Fuck.” The three of you say in unison.

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

DIRK: Let's test something. Describe your gender in a way that'll baffle cis people, but other trans and enby people will get. I'll start.

DIRK: I prefer not to be perceived by others.

ROXY: ooohhh a void w thigh high socks and a beanie

KARKAT: I DUNNO. PICK A SLUR

KANAYA: I Drank Too Much Gender Juice

SOLLUX: ii wii2h ii wa2 an ab2tract concept.

JADE: oobleck!!!! my gender is oobleck

ROSE: I am a grand, old piano. I am painted black, shining and somewhat glossy. Covered in vines holding beautiful, golden flowers, I sit in the middle of a forest; forgotten, yet not lost. A cat sits atop me, staring into the distance with a glare in its tiny, marble eyes. The sun lays itself on top of my base in streaks, like looking through swaying, almost open blinds. I am a grand, old piano.

DAVEPETA: B33 < seven goblins in a trench coat, each with a diffurent hypurrfixation

HAL: David Bowie, as played by Tilda Swinton.

NEPETA: :33 < none gender with left boygirl X33

FEFERI: A s)(apes)(ifting tentacle monster t)(at takes t)(e form of your gay aunt's wife!! 38)

CALLIOPE: if gender is a performance, then mine is the cUrtains which are drawn in to block stagehands switching props and the backdrop.

JANE: I'm a girl in a man way...

DAVE: i dont know what im doing leave me alone

CALIBORN: BOOBY MCBEARDY FACE.

DAVESPRITE: rooster

ERIDAN: im all the genders but also none of the genders and evverything i wwear is drag and evvery crush i havve is gay

EQUIUS: D --> If Gerard Way was a sport bike

TAVROS: wHEN YOU ORDER A MAN FROM wISH,

VRISKA: I'm genderfluid 8ut not in a "sometimes a girl, sometimes a 8oy" way. Sometimes my gender is Wesley from Princess 8ride, a sexy cow8oy, pir8 temptress, greasy gamer entity.

GAMZEE: An OlD vEnDiNg MaChInE tHaT oNlY gIvEs YoU nIcKeLoDeOn SlImE aNd GrApE sOdA :o)

JAKE: I want to be able to see my gender in the forest after weeks of camping and get scared away. Then the next night wander into the forest searching for it again but disappear without a trace. Like those horror movies you watch sometimes you know?

JOHN: i'm a person?

ERISOL: ii think of gender a2 iicky 2tuff that ii dont wwant on me, attached twwo me. that2 another wway of 2ayiin i dont wwant gendered terms twwo define me. iim agender

JASPROSE: No matter who you are, if you have sex with me, it's gay!!

ARADIA: i d0 n0t exist 0u0

TEREZI: BOWL1NG 4LL3Y C4RP3T

[baroquepopcorn]

Can we talk about Paul McCartney twink death

Because here’s the thing — It never even really happened!

No but seriously why aren’t more people talking about how gracefully and beautifully Paul McCartney avoided twink death. He is nearly the gold standard for how to age as a twink

Like

Obviously yeah he’s in his 20s it’s the 60s he’s a twink sure

absolutely beautiful. flawless, loveable, amazing, adorable

we get it

As he aged a bit he got into facial hair

But he still clearly had a beautiful face underneath

He got into his mcbeardy era when he was all sad the band broke up

Obviously not a twink at this point, but iconic for that and still really pretty looking

But he still looked just as good clean shaven well into his 30s

And then

this is a picture of him from 1980. he was 38 then. and he still looked like his younger self. How???

and he just kept going

now its the 90s, he's well into his 50s and still looks like that. Bravo Paul!

And I have to say

there's something about 90s paul in particular...

just gorgeous.

obviously it couldn't last forever though

his beautiful wife linda sadly passed away of breast cancer in 1998

and you can see

his looks

started to take a downturn

culminating in my least favourite paul era aesthetic-wise

the mid 2000s.

He's married to the infamous heather mills, bears a slight resemblance to an overripe grapefruit, and is about to enter one of the nastiest divorces the tabloids ever got their grubby little mitts on

still, quite impressive for a man in his mid 60s

and after the divorce, he seemed to be growing out his hair again, he's got a new wife

quite aged, but consistent figure

and then, what a mercy! He finally stopped dyeing his hair, and allowed it to transition to a gallant silver

and there's something there. There's an elegant repose. A satisfaction. A twink who has made it farther than any twink has come before. A graceful aging

Look at any photo of him now and you'll see a surprisingly dashing old man, now entering his mid-eighties. Obviously his looks can't compare to what once was, but it provides a reassuring model of how twinks can more forward through their years, maintaining an essence of the beautiful

Time at least, hasn't taken a toll on his spirit

though i wish i could still say the same thing about his voice...

[sgt-paul]

PAUL MCCARTNEY and GEORGE MARTIN THE BEATLES: GET BACK (2021) episode 3: day 18

[ourladylennon]

one of the greatest injustices is that they never filmed paul singing Helter Skelter and I just don't think that's right

[catinsatintrousers]

Top 5 beardy Macca...maybe more than 5 💕

McBeardy, my love. McBeardy does it good.

[sgt-celestial]

Yknow when you find someone posting about one fandom youre really into, and then you see their icon/profile pic is from ANOTHER (oddly specific) fandom you're also really into?? Effervescent

[idontwanttospoiltheparty]

the fact that mcbeardy slandering seems to be the norm when late 1969 john looks like my sleep paralysis monster.... i see how it is with you

[lennonsprincess]

mcbeardy meeting 60s john and john desperately wanted to become a bottom because of how hot mr mcbeardy is 🥵

McBeardy is whole different breed of Paul

[crowfanity]

Original

More Ace Attorney text posts:

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

(ID under cut)

[ID: A series of seven pictures from a Reddit thread with Ace Attorney characters.

The first picture is of the discussion topic, which reads “Let’s test something: describe your gender in a way that will baffle cis people but other trans and enby peeps will get.” Next to it is a sprite of Mia Fey smiling with her arms crossed.

On the next picture, the first comment is next to a sprite of Miles Edgeworth looking away. It says “I prefer to not be perceived by others.”

The comment after that says “A void with thigh high socks and beanie.” Next to it is Phoenix Wright’s disbarred sprite wearing a beanie and looking aloof.

The next comment says “Idk pick a slur”. Next to it is a picture of Dahlia Hawthorne looking uninterested and playing with her hair.

Below that is a comment saying “I drank too much gender juice”. To the right is an image of Rayfa Padma Khura’in smirking.

The next comment says “i wish i was an abstract concept”. Beside it is a sprite of Aura Blackquill with with her chin in her hand as she leans on a distressed Clonco.

Another comment reads “Ooblek. My gender is ooblek.” Next to it is a picture of post time-skip Ema Skye looking bored and fidgeting with her hair.

The third picture starts with a reply that says “I am a grand, old piano. I am painted black, shining and somewhat glossy. Covered in vines holding beautiful, golden flowers, I sit in the middle of a forest; forgotten, yet not lost. A cat sits atop me, staring into the distance with a glare in its tiny, marble eyes. The sun lays itself on top of my base in streaks, like looking through swaying; almost open blinds. I am a grand, old piano.” To the right is a sprite of Klavier Gavin smiling with his eyes closed and playing with his bangs.

The comment after that reads “Seven goblins in a trench coat, each with a different hyperfixation”. Next to it is a picture of young Maya Fey, leaning forward and smirking.

The next comment says “David Bowie, as played by Tilda Swinton”. It’s next to a sprite of Shih-na with sunglasses, looking at a stack of papers.

After that is a comment that says “none gender with left boygirl”. To the right is Sebastian Debeste looking smug.

Blow that is another comment reading “A shapeshifting shadow monster that takes the form of your gay aunt’s wife”. Next to it is an image of Franzaiska von Karma smirking with a hand on her hip.

The next picture starts with a reply saying “If gender is a performance then mine is the curtains which are drawn in to block stagehands switching props and the backdrop”. To the right is a sprite of Trucy Wright leaning forward and smiling with her eyes closed.

The next comment says “I’m a girl in a man way”. Beside it is Athena Cykes grinning and making a victory hand sign.

Blow that, a comment reads “i don’t know what i’m doing leave me alone”. Next to it is Juniper Woods with her hands clasped together, looking nervous.

The next comment just says “Rooster”. It has a picture of Apollo Justice with his arms crossed, looking smug.

Under that another comment says “Booby mcbeardy face”. Beside it is a sprite of Dick Gumshoe grinning.

The next reply reads “I’m all the genders but also none of the genders and everything I wear is drag and every crush I have is gay.” To the right is an image of Shi-Long Lang smirking.

The fifth picture starts by saying “If Gerard way was a sport bike”. Beside it is a sprite of Simon Blackquill smirking with his hand on his chin.

The next response reads “When you order man from wish”. Next to it is an image of Mike Meekins looking down and starting to cry.

The comment below that says “I’m gender fluid but not in a “sometimes a girl sometimes a boy” way. Sometimes my gender is Wesley from Princess bride, a sexy cowboy, pirate temptress and greasy gamer entity.” It has a picture of Jake Marshall holding the brim of his cowboy hat.

Underneath that another comment reads “an old vending machine that only gives you coffee and lime soda”. To the right is a sprite of Godot grinning and holding a cup of coffee.

The next reply says “I want to be able to see my gender in the woods after weeks of camping and get scared away, then the next night wander into the forest searching for it again but disappear without a trace, like those horror stories you read about, you know?” Next to it is Kay Faraday grinning with her eyes closed and a hand on her scarf.

The next picture starts off by saying “I’m a person”. To the right is a sprite of Kristoph Gavin smiling with his eyes closed and arms crossed.

The comment below that reads “I think of gender as icky stuff that I don’t want on me, attached to me. That’s another way of saying I don’t want gendered terms to define me. I’m agender.” Next to it is a young Pearl Fey biting her thumb and looking anxious.

The next response says “No matter who you are, if you have sex with me, it’s gay”. To the right is a sprite of Nahyuta Sahdmadhi smiling with his left arm behind his back.

Under that another reply reads “I do not exist”. Beside it is a picture of Lana Skye looking away.

Beneath that is a comment that says “bowling alley carpet”. To the right is an image of Patches smiling with his eyes closed and holding a fan while confetti flutters about.

The last image just has one reply that reads ““Hi, I’m non-binary. Please refer to me with gender neutral terms.”“ Next to it is a picture of Bobby Fulbright grinning and doing a salute. /End of ID]

[cherry-velvet-skies]

It is time for the finale of the Beatles Era Ratings series ❤ This series was so fun I don't want it to end lol

Episode 4: Paul McCharmly 😁 And as of now all four parts are available in my Masterlist if you haven't seen the others 🥰

Archie Comics Character (Pre-Beatles Era)

Tell me he doesn't look like a 50s/60s cartoon character

Simultaneously looks 18 years old and 8 years old this kid's a fucking wizard

He has the vibe of those people who seem super cool but talk to them for too long and they get real annoying real fast

4/10 his only skill is his seemingly endless inventory of cheesy pickup lines

Petulant Schoolboy (1962)

Resting Pout Face ™️

There is a certain level of entitlement radiating from this image but we don't have time to unpack all of that

Looks the same as practically every other kid his age but still thinks he's the best looking one

5/10 is cute until he opens his mouth

Undercover Ken Doll (1963-66)

His appearance has not changed since the beginning of the Beatles

Looks identical to his Beatles cartoon counterpart and no I'm not wrong

This man is one minor inconvenience away from throwing a full-blown tantrum

6/10 though I'd be lying if I said I didn't find him the least bit adorable

Teen Caught With Fake ID (1967)

Never have I seen a real mustache look so fake in my entire life

When people who work at convenience stores tell stories of underage people who come in trying to buy alcohol, this is the people that come in

He's 25 and he looks 15 I hate it here

3/10 maybe next time don't let your LSD trip determine your facial hair pattern

Understandably Conceited (1968)

Very similar to Undercover Ken Doll but there is something different here. Something...better

Beautiful and he knows it

His eyelashes are longer than mine what the hell am I doing wrong

9/10 he's a 9 but he gatekeeps his skincare routine

McBeardy (1969-70)

Jesus Christ do I even need to say anything

The only other exception to my "I hate beards" rule

The mustache cannot stand on its own it must be accompanied by the beard

1000/10 I want him to fuck me just so I could forget about my problems for a while

No (1971)

How did we go from McBeardy to t h i s

You really thought that having beard hair longer than the hair on your head was a good idea? I think the fuck not, James.

Every time I think about Paul's style evolution I desperately try to delete this one from my memory

0/10 I actively despise this

Hot Dad at a Pool Party (1972)

Well at least the beard is gone

The title is exactly what I mean. I have no other way of describing this look

His hair is a little shorter than I feel is the ideal length for him but it's not bad

7.5/10 it's enough to make me have a crush on him, but it would be nothing more than that

Baby's First Mullet (1973)

Looks cute but also concerningly sexy

I hate that I like this but then again rockstar mullets are different than regular mullets so I have nothing to be embarrassed about

His eyes are so big how does he do that

9.5/10 if I saw him at a club I would definitely wanna sleep with him

The Eighth Circle of Hell (1974)

And we're back here again I am in AGONY

The trainwreck of a mustache ON TOP OF THE MULLET? I am at my fucking limit.

This is the face of a man who has done his fair share of cocaine

12598347/10 I had it at a 2.5/10 at first and the only reason I changed it is because there is some sick twisted part of me that's attracted to this and maybe that's why I'm so angry about it. I thought about my rating overnight and ended up having a dream that we fucked and he looked like this and it was so hot. My affinity for skrunkly men is one that both comforts and deeply disturbs me.

Mullet Yoyo (1975-78)

No matter how long or short the mullet got it never left

At least the mustache is gone I can't take having to face my most embarrassing turn-ons anymore

To be honest he somehow looks more unhinged with just the mullet

7.5/10 my brain doesn't like it as much without the facial hair oh my god Cherry what the FUCK is wrong with you

Intermission (1979-80)

It's not that I don't like this. I just really have nothing much to say about it

Sort of a middle ground in between the chaotic energy from the 70s and the dilf energy of the 80s

He looks handsome I'll give him that

7/10 I certainly have nothing to complain about

Give My Regards to Dilf Street (1981-85)

Oh shit here we go

His hair got longer and none of us knew how to act

When I say I watch the Broad Street movie for the plot, this is the plot

3000/10 this man is a frequent visitor of my sexual fantasies

Warden at Horny Jail (1986)

I'm- 🥴

Nobody talk to me

This is the epitome of dilf energy it's not even a competition

36459871/10 please just fuck me already

Questionable Choices (1987-88)

He cut his hair I am in shambles

Paul why

He doesn't look bad but obviously the long hair is way better

5/10 I don't hate it but my heart belongs to another

The Swan is Gliding (1989-97)

The dilf haircut is back thank god

Paul you have redeemed yourself

He looks unbelievably sexy but for some reason it's missing something that he had in '86 and I don't know what it is- oH MY GOD HE DYED HIS HAIR THAT'S WHAT IT IS

1000000/10 it's still one of my faves but COME ON PAUL YOU'RE A DILF FOR GOD'S SAKE YOU NEED TO EMBRACE YOUR GRAY HAIR YOU'RE A SILVER FOX BABE PLEASE

Time Traveler (1998-2003)

He started looking real old real quick

But of course I will not be harsh with this era because I know it was a super tough one for him

I know all too well that when you're super stressed out, your appearance is the furthest thing from your mind

5/10 honestly he just looks like a typical guy in his sixties so there's nothing to bash anyway 😊❤

Lead Role in a CBS Crime Drama (2004-10)

This pic just gives me NCIS/Criminal Minds cast photo vibes idk

Again I mean this in the best way possible but he looks like just some guy and there's nothing wrong with that

A suit will always be sexy to me though

8/10 I have a certain appreciation for this one

Main Character Energy (2011-16)

This era of Paul was the moment

His hair is longer again and yes I do think he looks very sexy

A majority of the music he released in this era is just *chef's kiss*

10/10 this photo is from the promo for the NEW album which fucking slaps btw it's honestly one of my favorite albums from his solo career

Hey Grandude (2017-19)

I'm sorry I just had to name it that I think him using it for a children's book title is too cute

The gray hair is coming back and I very much do think it suits him

This is not so much "just some guy" but more like "a guy who aged beautifully"

9/10 if you told me he was approaching 80 years old I would not believe you

Eternal Rockstar (2020-Present Day)

Oh my god shUT UP

I have to say dilf. Do I have to say dilf? I feel like I have to say dilf

Don't dye your hair anymore babe you don't need it

10000/10 I had to choose this photo it taunts me too much 🥵

[doorbloggr]

Wednesday 10/11/21 - Dinosaurs of the World Part 8/Finale; North America (Laramidia)

T.rex vs Triceratops, RJ Palmer

When someone asks you to name a dinosaur off the top of your head, most often you're going to say one that was first discovered in Western North America. Due to the United States of America's influence worldwide in most things, it's no surprise that North American Dinosaurs became popular around the world too. Scientifically, Western North America was also favoured for Fossilisation.

As mentioned in the previous blogpost about Appalachia, North America was split into two major sections by the Western Interior Seaway. Stretching from Alberta Canada to California USA, was the other subcontinent Laramidia. For much of the Cretaceous period, large regions of Laramidia were seasonal floodplains. Periods of flooding interspersed with periods of desertification meant that dinosaur remains were often covered in deep sand or deep mud very quickly. I won't go deep into the science, but it meant that lots of skeletons were preserved, undisturbed, very well.

Whereas some dinosaur species can be known from a handful of bones from a single specimen, arguably the most well known dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, is known from more than 40 specimens. So not only are West North American Dinosaurs well known, but also well studied. Today we're gonna send out my Dinosaurs of the World series with a bang with everyone's favourite Dinosaurs.

Dilophosaurus wetherilli

Dilophosaurus, SpinoJP (Deviantart)

Dilophosaurus was an Early Jurassic Theropod from Western USA. It's fossils were originally found in Navajo County Arizona, with the help of Native Americans of the Navajo nation. The species name, wetherilli, honours the Navojo councillor who helped the dig team in not only this fossil site, but others too, John Wetherill. At the time of it's initial scientific description (1954), this dinosaur was known as Megalosaurus wetherilli, lumped in with many other theropods in that wastebasket taxon (read more Dinosaur Name Changes). Ten years later in 1964, another more complete skeleton was found, this time with the signature double crest. In 1970, it decided that this was a theropod unique enough to get its own genus: Dilophosaurus, meaning "two crested lizard".

Despite being one of the earlier dinosaurs, Dilophosaurus was large for its time, almost 2m tall and 7m long, about as large and heavy as a grizzly bear. I really hope it doesn't need clarifying, but Dilophosaurus had no evidence of a foldable neck frill, Jurassic Park made a lot of liberties with that dinosaur, including by making it smaller than its real adult appearance, strangely. It was the apex predator of its age and was likely the largest land animal of Early Jurassic North America.

Stegosaurus stenops

Stegosaurus, Kaek McBeardy (ArtStation)

Stegosaurus was a large Stegosaurid Thyreophoran from the Late Jurassic. The first specimen was found in Colorado USA, but Stegosaurus and its relatives have also been found in Portugal, which was connected to North America at the time. Stegosaurus is most well known for its dual row of angular plates lining its back from its neck to the middle of its tail, but this condition is fairly unusual for its family. Other well known Stegosaurs like Miragaia or Kentrosaurus had plates only toward the front of the body, and long spines over most of the back. The plates were initially reconstructed as laying flat over the top of the dinosaur, and it was named Stegosaurus, meaning "roof lizard", but the reconstruction was of course changed later.

Stegosaurus is a very easily identified and unique dinosaur for its various features. It had one of the smallest head/brain to body size ratios of any dinosaur, and some early palaeontologists theorised it may have needed a second brain halfway down the body to even function, but this idea has of course been abandoned. It's back plates have been theorised to have a variety of potential roles, including sexual display, thermoregulation, and defence against predators, and those are not mutually exclusive either. The true defence capabilities of Stegosaurus was in its fan of tail spikes, the Thagomizer, which it would have swung violently at predators. Fun fact, the Thagomizer was actually a joke term made up by newspaper comic The Far Side, but Palaeontologists liked the name so much it became official terminology.

Edmontosaurus regalis

Edmontosaurus, Raphtor (Deviantart)

Edmontosaurus was a large Hadrosaur Ornithopod from Late Cretaceous North America. The genus Edmontosaurus has absorbed and let go of various Hadrosaur species in the past, including Trachodon and Anatotian. The first specimen to be called Edmontosaurus came from Alberta Canada, but the earliest fossil found to be currently attributed to Edmontosaurus was a dinosaur originally called Claosaurus from Wyoming USA. The genus name Edmontosaurus means "Lizard from Edmonton", and the type species, E. regalis, means "regal/king sized", since Edmontosaurus was one of the largest Hadrosaur species. It was 3m tall at the hip, and could've reached lengths of 12-13m.

One of the earlier found specimens of Edmontosaurus was the first "dinosaur mummy"; a corpse so well preserved that we can see the skin and muscles of the dinosaur stretched over the skeleton. This Edmontosaurus mummy preserves some details previously unknown about Hadrosaurs, including a horny beak over the front of the mouth, and front legs that formed a hoof-like structures for effective long distance quadrupedal travel. It did have a head crest, but it was not as large or elaborate as other North American Hadrosaurs.

Parasaurolophus walkeri

Parasaurolophus, PrehistoryByLiam (Deviantart)

Parasaurolophus was a medium sized Hadrosaur Ornithopod from Late Cretaceous North America. It was first discovered in Alberta Canada, but has since had posible species found from Montana, New Mexico, and Utah USA, and a newer specimen from Heilongjiang, China. The Parasaurolophus genus is known from a diverse assemblage of species of various crest sizes and shapes. P. walkeri, the most well known species has an almost straight head crest, while P. cyrtocriastus had a shorter crescent shaped crest. Parasaurolophus means "near crested lizard", and was initially compared to another Hadrosaur with a smaller crest called Saurolophus.

Several specimens have well preserved the inner workings of the head crest, which seemed to have a system of air pockets and tubes. Palaeontologists have interpreted the crest as being used to amplify sounds, producing a loud trumpet-like call that could be heard over a long distance. It may have also helped with sexual display and differentiating genders. Adult Parasaurolophus would've been 7-9m long and around 2.5m tall.

Ankylosaurus magniventrus

Ankylosaurus, Daniel Eskridge

Ankylosaurus was an Ankylosaurid Thyreophoran from Late Cretaceous North America. It was first found in Montana USA, but has also been found in Alberta Canada. It was the largest dinosaur of the Ankylosaur Clade, and also the namesake. Our current understanding of Ankylosaurus' life appearance has come from various specimens and related species, building up small details at a time. The genus name, Ankylosaurus, means "fused lizard", and its species name, magniventrus, means "great belly", both details known even from the first Ankylosaurus remains.

Ankylosaurus had a heavily armoured back covered in bone bumps called osteoderms, as well as just thickened skin in general. Unlike the Nodosauridae family of Ankylosaurs, (such as the Australian Minmi, see Part 1), dinosaurs in the Ankylosauridae family (I know, it's a little confusing) had thick tail clubs they would use for self defence against predators. Ankylosaurus was 8m long and 1.7 m tall, and the tail club itself was more than twice the size of a human skull.

Troodon formosus

Troodon, Jonathan Kuo

Troodon is a dubious genus of Paravian Theropod from the Late Cretaceous. The first remains potentially attributed to Troodon were teeth found in Montana USA, but the first substantial remains were found from Alberta Canada. Since the first remains were very undiagnostic, that is, they told little about what the rest of the dinosaur looked like, Troodon was a very unspecific genus for a while, first as a Lizard, then a Pachycephalosaur, then later as a Theropod. The biggest problem is that the Alberta theropod skeleton may not in fact be the same species those Montana teeth came from. So even though current skeletal remains assigned to Troodon give us a clear idea of what the dinosaur looked like, the genus itself may not technically be valid.

The name Troodon means "Wounding Teeth", and I recently learned it is supposed to be pronounced "troh-wuh-don" and not "true-don". The dinosaur we known as Troodon was a small meat eating paravian. It shared a lot of body features with raptors, like a slim body, small jagged teeth, and a sickle toe claw. But it was more closely related to birds than most dinosaurs. Troodon is perhaps most well known for having the largest brain to body size ratio of any dinosaurs, smarter than most reptiles, but dumber than most birds. Troodon was supposedly 90cm tall and 2.5m long.

Brontosaurus excelsus

"Brontosaurus is Back", Tuomas Koivurinne

Brontosaurus was a Diplodocid Sauropod from Late Jurassic North America. The first remains assigned to the genus came from Wyoming USA. Brontosaurus means "Thunder Lizard" and is one of the first names that come up when you think of iconic Dinosaurs. Dinosaur fans who have not kept up with all of the literature may think that Brontosaurus got the "Pluto treatment": that through technicalities, its title was not valid. But things have changed again in Brontosaurus's favour recently.

So to clarify what I'm on about, during a period of early Palaeontology called the bone wars, two Sauropods were described, called Apatosaurus (1877) and Brontosaurus (1879). Neither had fully complete skeletons, so their full appearance was based partially on related dinosaurs like Camarasaurus and Diplodocus. Given that the bone wars consisted of naming as many new species as they could, it was initially glossed over that Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus could be the same animal, but during the 1990s, when a lot of dinosaur genera were cleaned up, many palaeontologists agreed that Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus were the same species, and since Apatosaurus was the older title, Brontosaurus was no longer a valid genus name.

Recently, in 2015, an extensive study of the Diplodocid group determined that the material assigned to Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus were different enough to be different species again. Although not all palaeontologists are fully on board with this decision yet, many are happy to say that Brontosaurus is a "real" Dinosaur again.

Triceratops horridus

Triceratops feat dead T.rex, RJ Palmer

Triceratops was a large Chasmosaurine Ceratopsian from Late Cretaceous North America. The first remains that became attributed to Triceratops were found in Colorado USA, and those were a pair of brow horns. Originally those horns were thought to belong to a species of large American Bison, but once more of the skull was recovered, it was compared to the earlier described dinosaur, Ceratops. It was given the genus name Triceratops, which means "three-horned face". Over time, more than half a dozen species were named, but as of the late 2000's, there are two valid species, T. horridus ("rugose/rough"), and T. prorsus ("straight"). Pictured above is Triceratops horridus, distinguished by strongly recurved brow horns; T. prorsus had comparatively straight brow horns.

Triceratops was perhaps the largest Ceratopsian (horn faced dinosaur), reaching 3m tall at the hip and 9m long. It's brow horns could be up to 1m long, and it had a frill of bone around the base of its neck about 1m across. Although this neck frill is one of Triceratops's most defining traits, most other dinosaurs in its family, the Chasmosaurs, had proportionately larger frills. The purpose of this intimidating head ornamentation was almost certainly for defence against predators, but may have served in courtship displays too. As often depicted in paleomedia, Triceratops would have been hunted by Tyrannosaurus rex, but it was far from a one sided fight. Triceratops was the most dangerous dinosaur for a Tyrannosaurus in its environment.

Tyrannosaurus rex

Tyrannosaurus rex, RJ Palmer

Tyrannosaurus rex was a large Tyrannosaur Theropod from Late Cretaceous North America. During the 1800s, several species of similar theropod were named, including Manospondylus and Dynamosaurus, but were eventually dissolved into Tyrannosaurus. The first remains to be assigned to Tyrannosaurus were found in Montana USA, but it has subsequently been found in Colorado, North and South Dakota, and Wyoming. As mentioned in previous posts in this series, Tyrannosaurus was among the largest of all meat eating dinosaurs. Giganotosaurus was around the same size or larger, and Spinosaurus was shorter but longer, but Tyrannosaurus was most likely the heaviest, as it was very powerfully built. It was 12-13m long, around 4 tall, and estimated to weigh 8-10 tonnes as an adult.

Tyrannosaurus was a very impressive dinosaur beyond just its size. Unlike other large theropods which had many short jagged teeth, Tyrannosaurus had fewer, but larger dagger like teeth, the largest of which being 30cm (1 foot) long. It had the strongest bite force of any terrestrial animal ever, able to break bones, even the skulls of Triceratops. T.rex also had fantastic binocular vision, comparable to today's birds of prey. Some have pointed these adaptations to signs of a scavenging lifestyle, but most palaeontologists these days think Tyrannosaurus both actively hunted, and opportunistically scavenged, like any carnivore would. I've previously written about this topic, The Dinosaur Scavenger Debate.

The life appearance of Tyrannosaurus rex has been under constant change since its initial description. First it was a slow moving, completely upright biped, with a posture like a kangaroo, but later it was reconstructed with a more horizontal gait. More recently, the debate has been on the skin covering of Tyrannosaurus. Tyrannosaurus comes from a group of theropods called the Coelurosaurs, which includes Dromeosaurs, Ornithomimosaurs, and all living birds. Heavy feathering is ancestral to this group, but many Tyrannosaurs were too large to need a full covering of feathers. Elephants are hairless because a large body size retains heat better and they live in a hot environment, and so perhaps Tyrannosaurus, which lived in a relatively hot and humid climate, would've had bare skin too. The current take is that a young Tyrannosaurus would've had close to a full coat of feathers, but as they got older, they lost a lot of their feathers and became essentially bare.

Tyrannosaurus means "tyrant lizard" and it's species name, rex, means "king". Tyrannosaurus rex is very well known from its full binomial name, while most dinosaurs are just known from their genus name, but as this series has hopefully communicated, all dinosaurs have two part names. As do all living things. Triceratops horridus, Velociraptor mongoliensis, Homo sapiens etc. But Tyrannosaurus rex is a very cool and catchy name, so it's nice that it caught on.

Thanks for Reading

And that was the last episode in my series, Dinosaurs of the World. The aim of the series and the reason why the likes of Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops came last, was to demonstrate the wide diversity of Dinosaurs from across the globe, not just North America. Palaeontology is a global discipline taking on the minds of dinosaur fans everywhere.

The Ancient Continent of Laramidia may have been the home of many of the most popular dinosaurs known, but exciting dinosaurs have been found from Australia to Africa, from Asia to South America, and many many places in-between. If you've been reading all other entries in this series, thankyou for taking the time to consume the ramblings of an amateur Palaeontology enthusiast. If this was the first of this series you've read, there are 7 other blogposts about dinosaurs from all across the world, and I hope you take the time to read them all. Have a good one guys.

Part 1: Australia and Antarctica

Part 2: Asia

Part 3: Africa

Part 4: Madagascar and India

Part 5: Europe

Part 6: South America

Part 7: North America (Appalachia)

[paulmccartneyofficial]

pure mccartney is the best paul comp album because its iterally ALL of my fave paul songs and it has mcbeardy on the front... i remember thye dropped that shit and i was like HOLD ON I MADE THIS..........

[quinnallerton]

So I've seen pics of both John and Paul's willies and they were supringly very unsexy photos! McBeardy in the bath is adorable he looks like a baby having his first bath. Not sexy at all. John on the Two Virgins cover looks so dour it looks like a nude version of the American Gothic painting. Its interesting, photos of John and Paul fully clothed just eye fucking each other is a hundred times more sexy then there nudes.

Isn’t that the truth!?

The sex appeal they emitted with their body language on stage and in photo session is hotter than their straight up nudes.

The mind is a potent aphrodisiac when it comes to these two. Ugh, hot...