#mesozoic

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!

[ID: Digital illustration of Spinosaurus Mirabilis floating over a blue rectangle on a light blue background. It faces right, its head bowed and jaws open. Its chest is slightly at 3/4 view, while its hindquarters twist back to be in profile. Its tail is unnaturally gathered underneath it. Its front claws sit in front of it below its head, while one back leg is raised and the other lowered. In the bottom right corner is a watermark reading: “LEAVES AND INKS” /end ID]