#styginetta

Results from the Nanotyrannus #Paleostream!

First two are N. lancensis, 3 and 4 are N. lethaeus.

All the dinosaurs died out at the end of the Cretaceous during the K/Pg extinction event 66 million years ago. All of them? No! One group of dinosaurs managed to survive the event and are still around today. Neornithes, or Crown birds. They evolved during the end of the Cretaceous period, and by coincidence, had traits tohelp them survive the cataclysm. Here's a few of these early feathered friends.

Teviornis, a large wading Presbyornithid (flamingo-duck) from Mongolia

"Styginetta", a smaller Presbyornithid (flamingo duck) known from Western North America

Vegavis, a strange, small diving seabird related to ducks and geese, known from Antarctica

Hell Creek Formation Diorama poster

An amazing diorama illustrating the environment from the Hell Creek Formation. It features its most famous resident, Tyrannosaurus Rex.

sulc.us/creek

So now, instead of posting 1 a week, I'll be posting 4 once a month

That doesn't mean that I won't do more, just expect it less frequently here

Anyway, here's the drawings of the month

- Twig stalks a flock of Styginetta

- A flock of Ornithomimus almost tramples Frida and David

- Hilda finds a Sinornithosaurus at night

- Alfur is spotted by a parent and baby Eoraptor (normal + close shot)