From the Division of Prehistoric Studies
The Lion-man, which is between 35,000-40,000 years old is depicted here as being a child's toy. Maybe the oldest action figure? THUNDER BEARS HOOOO!
(Painting by Tom Björklund, via @TomBjorklundArt)
Prehistoric Studies
Possibly the coolest job?
From the Division of Prehistoric Studies
Erik Krenz is an Illustrator and self described "maker of dinosaurs." Here he's touching up details on a life-sized Quetzalcoatlus that he worked on with artist Beth Zaiken. Both work for the Blue Rhino Studio.
Erik's website: LINK
Erik's twitter: LINK
Beth's Website: LINK
Beth's IG: LINK
Blue Rhino Studio Website: LINK
-Jake
Paleoart Round Up
From the Illustrators Division in partnership with the Division of Prehistoric Studies
I'm always impressed with paleo artists and their ability to give life to animals that we only have scraps of skeletons to work from. Thought I'd share some cool paleoart I've seen lately.
Pteros
From the Department of Interestingness, Prehistoric Studies Division
Found what might be the coolest website on the internet: Pteros.com, a website devoted entirely to pterosaurs: LINK
From the about page: Pteros took flight as a collaboration among software engineers, writers and artists to bring the general public the most comprehensive resource on our current knowledge of the world’s only flying reptiles, the pterosaurs.
It's organized so neatly, and makes the dizzying amount of pterosaurs that have been discovered something you can actually wrap your head around. Also, it's organized by artist, so that's cool too: LINK
-Jake
