#whalewednesday A fossil baleen whale 'ribcage' from the Pliocene (3-4 myo) Purisima Formation of Santa Cruz, on display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.
I'M BATMAN! This ridiculous looking harbor seal isn't fighting crime, just fighting dry eyes. Pinnipeds still produce tears, but no longer have a tear duct to drain tear fluid into the nasal passage, so it just kind of leaks out everywhere. Not sure how it made this pattern though 🐬
"Got'cha nose!!"
Kronosaurus, a bus-sized pliosaur, ambushing a herd of Platypterygine ichtyosaurs
(art commission for @BeatTheBread on twitter :3)
based in an actual specimen! (down in replies)
This is so great!
Is there a photo competition for gross nature pictures?