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Galena, Calcite, Sphalerite, La Caravantie Quarry, Occitanie, France, photo by Francois Garric

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Copper, Prehnite, Big Sucker Creek, Minnesota, USA, photo by Frank Karasti

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Little Archaeotherium doodle in GIMP

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Stegosaurus stenops inspired by the plant genus Echeveria🌵

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Agardite-(Nd), Conichalcite, Big 3 Mine, Nevada, photo by Antonio Nazario

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Indialite, Osumilite, Nickenicher Weinberg, Germany, photo by Volker Betz

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Commission for @magmacannon of a Dunkleosteus riding a wave.

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Tupandactylus imperator with Ginkgo huolinhensis. Both species from the Early Cretaceous. There is an interesting paper which discusses how pterosaur pycnofibres may be synonymous with bird feathers featuring T. imperator. Cool stuff!

Colours and patterns were inspired by toucans, various parakeets and monarch butterflies :)

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“When There Were Dragons”.

This was an experiment for a much bigger project & I couldn’t be happier. It is not a scientifically accurate Allosaurus skull, but it is not intended to be. I carved the skull in relief and then burned the smoke swirls even deeper.

Wood carving, pyrography, watercolor, colored pencil, mica powder, and gouache. May or may not have used the kitchen sink.

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I spent 53 days on THIS!?

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Anglesite, Galena, Monteponi Mine, Italy, Photo by Iris Collection Xinyue Ma

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Spherocobaltite, Calcite, Agoudal Centre Quarry, Morocco, Photo by Storm Sears

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Imayoshiite, Datolite, Bakerite, Shijiangshan Mine, Inner Mongolia, China, Photo by Chang Li

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Vivianite, Fluorapatite, Clear Spring Mine, Florida, photo by Bucket of Holes

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Fluorite, Yindu Ag-Pb-Zn Deposit, Inner Mongolia, China, Photo by A&M

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Olivenite, Malachite, Cuprite, Clara Mine, Germany, Photo by Jim Allen

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"And if you, a Saltasauroid, are gravid-- first of all, congratulations"