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Taylor McCoy 🦖

@TM9380

Paleontology volunteer at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Field/lab experience, research, and scicomm. Career Counselor. Opinions my own

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For Velociraptor Awareness Day, a skeleton often attributed to the genus though questions exist regarding exact classification. Either way, I’ve seen it myself and it’s a stunningly beautiful specimen. Also so small in person! Lol

For Velociraptor Awareness Day, a skeleton often attributed to the genus though questions exist regarding exact classification. Either way, I’ve seen it myself and it’s a stunningly beautiful specimen. Also so small in person! Lol
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This comparison of a median estimate Perucetus(18.5 meters), blue whale(25 meters), and Ichthyotitan(25 meters) by Aberrantologist really helps put things in scale

*Note, Ichthyotitan is based on the more complete Shonisaurus here so there’s a degree of speculation there

This comparison of a median estimate Perucetus(18.5 meters), blue whale(25 meters), and Ichthyotitan(25 meters) by @aberrantologist really helps put things in scale *Note, Ichthyotitan is based on the more complete Shonisaurus here so there’s a degree of speculation there
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A site in British Columbia yielded dozens of dinosaur footprints, including those that belonged to a trio of tyrannosaurs. The nature of the group is speculative but it does appear they were together…

A site in British Columbia yielded dozens of dinosaur footprints, including those that belonged to a trio of tyrannosaurs. The nature of the group is speculative but it does appear they were together…
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Welcome to the world Ichthyotitan. Roughly the size of a blue whale, perhaps the largest marine reptile ever known.

Art by Sergey Krasovskiy

Welcome to the world Ichthyotitan. Roughly the size of a blue whale, perhaps the largest marine reptile ever known. Art by @SergeyAtrox1
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I just wanna say, for the record…that this was absolutely hilarious in the context of him having JUST died to my flamethrower 😂

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Alright, since I’ve seen folks retcon/headcanon the Velociraptors into something else, I’m saying the JP III Pteranodon is actually Ludodactylus!*

*note I don’t and personally find these things silly

Alright, since I’ve seen folks retcon/headcanon the Velociraptors into something else, I’m saying the JP III Pteranodon is actually Ludodactylus!* *note I don’t and personally find these things silly
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T.rex has always been my favorite but what Stan Winston and his team did with this Spinosaurus animatronic is nothing short of amazing…

T.rex has always been my favorite but what Stan Winston and his team did with this Spinosaurus animatronic is nothing short of amazing…
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Stegosaurus may be North America’s most famous stegosaur. But it’s not the only one. One of its closest relatives was Hesperosaurus, a 6 meter animal that lived around 156 million years ago…

Stegosaurus may be North America’s most famous stegosaur. But it’s not the only one. One of its closest relatives was Hesperosaurus, a 6 meter animal that lived around 156 million years ago…
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Pittsburgh used to have a selection of T.rex, Torosaurus, and Stegosaurus statues scattered around the city with various sponsors and themes. Only a handful are still out there which is a shame…

Pittsburgh used to have a selection of T.rex, Torosaurus, and Stegosaurus statues scattered around the city with various sponsors and themes. Only a handful are still out there which is a shame…
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The crocodile sized amphibian Mastodonsaurus patrolled the waters of Europe during the middle Triassic, a time when the world was truly wild.

The crocodile sized amphibian Mastodonsaurus patrolled the waters of Europe during the middle Triassic, a time when the world was truly wild.
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As a clone fan, I don’t want Star Wars saturated with too much clone content. But…man I want a commando show or movie. ARCs, RCs, both? Animated or live action, either work

As a clone fan, I don’t want Star Wars saturated with too much clone content. But…man I want a commando show or movie. ARCs, RCs, both? Animated or live action, either work
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Last night, Fran put on Prehistoric Planet for some kids she was babysitting. The 5 month old was obsessed with the azhdarchids, as was the dad who couldn’t tear himself away until the mom said “we have to go” lol

Last night, Fran put on Prehistoric Planet for some kids she was babysitting. The 5 month old was obsessed with the azhdarchids, as was the dad who couldn’t tear himself away until the mom said “we have to go” lol
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I remember my old boss asked me to make a jeopardy game for a team meeting for fun. One question I made was “what real dinosaur are the JP raptors really based on?” And he proudly said “Utahraptor!” I really had to weigh having a job vs telling him he was wrong…

I remember my old boss asked me to make a jeopardy game for a team meeting for fun. One question I made was “what real dinosaur are the JP raptors really based on?” And he proudly said “Utahraptor!” I really had to weigh having a job vs telling him he was wrong…
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