I've finally set myself up in the azural realm, it seems like a pretty neat place so far. Will be posting my #paleoart and other content there, so please look me up if you're on the same platform!

I've just received a number of invites for that blueish-skyish website if anyone wants one. I'm happy to hand them over to anyone, but I'd particularly like to help #paleoart and #scicomm folks who are struggling in light of recent changes here.

Time to start packing those bags, folks. We've had a good run. theguardian.com/technology/202… Oh, look, some random words: Bsk: @markwitton.bsky.social Mas: @[email protected] Th: @[email protected]. FB: markwittonpalaeoart

#Paleoart of giant fossil penguins, Kumimanu, for #FossilFriday. Penguin diversity exploded in the Palaeogene and human-sized, spear-beaked Kumimanu were just one of many lineages. Their feathers weren't precisely like those of modern penguins yet, and some had reddish colours.

This is such a fantastic portrayal of the world's most gigantic penguins (from Otago!). See our display in Te Taiao Te Papa

New #paleoart at #Patreon: Tyrannosaurus face bites. Thanks to large numbers of injured tyrannosaurid skulls, we know a lot about this behaviour. The main take-home? They weren't very nice to one another. High-res art and discussion at: patreon.com/posts/were-goi…

I will be giving a dinosaur anatomy talk at Lightbox Expo next month. Gonna cover a lotta shorthand tips and tricks to make your dinosaurs not suck!

More new #paleoart at #Patreon: an attempt to show a realistic take on dinosaur copulation. A lot of what's said about dinosaur mating is pretty ridiculous so, in an essay accompanying the hi-res version of this image, I try to cut to the sensible stuff. patreon.com/posts/89965576

For #FossilFriday, new #paleoart at #Patreon: nesting Tyrannosaurus deposits her eggs into a hole in the ground. Many dinosaurs seem to have buried their eggs, including some big theropods - we just don't see it depicted often. Hi-res and discussion: patreon.com/posts/90032285

Holy moly, even more new #paleoart at #Patreon? Baby tyrannosaurids emerge from their buried nest, completing the reproductive theme of this week's posts. Hi-res version of this image and lots of discussion about juvenile tyrant dinosaurs at: patreon.com/posts/90036481

Wrapped up two big #paleoart projects this week, so for the rest of the year I'll be beavering away on my sixth book for a Dec deadline. There's a cryptic clue to the nature of the book in this image - and no, it's not pterosaurs (Quetzalcoatlus lawsoni, if anyone's wondering).

PhD opportunity with Prof. Kirsty Edgar Jurassic Coast Trust Prof Susie Maidment Luke Meade & me on tetrapod diversity in the Purbeck Group [image by Mark Witton] using fieldwork & CT-scanning approaches! Potential funding through CENTA - more information here centa.ac.uk/studentship/20…

New #Paleoart at #Patreon for #FossilFriday: how we've modelled floating in swimming in large theropods, starring T. rex - or "Sea rex", as it should be known whenever swimming in marine habitats. High-res image and discussion at patreon.com/posts/91763468.

Also worth noting the excellent example of palaeoart inspired by British Fossil material - just the sort of thing our new Marsh Palaeoart Award is all about! Submissions are currently open, more details on our website: palaeosoc.org/grants-prizes/…

New #paleoart at #Patreon: a tyrannical triptych, showing all the habitats once occupied by Tyrannosaurus. Far from just inhabiting humid coastal plains and forests, you could also find T. rex in cool northern regions and mountains. More info here: patreon.com/posts/tyrannot… #sciart

More new #paleoart at #Patreon: my take on the large Mesozoic mammal Didelphodon, a hard-biting, 4-6 kg carnivore that might have been semi-aquatic (if only someone would publish those data!). High-res version and discussion at patreon.com/posts/92023460. #sciart