Mesozoic Inktober 2020
It’s that time of year again! I’m really excited to compare my efforts this year to last year’s, and see if/how I’ve improved. Here’s this year’s prompt list:
Dinosaur Photography 2: Mountain Birds of California
I’ve been learning some more about photography, and taking some more bird photos. Here are some more highlights!
'All Todays' Explained
If you’ve spent time looking for paleoart on the Internet, you’ll probably have heard the name “All Yesterdays” and “The ‘All Yesterdays’ Movement” thrown around a lot. What this refers to is a little paperback by paleontologist Darren Naish (of...
Paleontological Publications' Sesquipedalian Excesses Translated Ad Hoc Into Succinct Proxies for the Hoi Polloi: Or, Overly Complicated Language in Plain English
Renowned essayist/computer scientist/venture capitalist Paul Graham has stated that the more technically complex a field is, the simpler the language used in its publications. Conversely, the less technically complex a field is, the more people tend to use overly flowery,...
Obscure Dinosaur Profile #6: Psittacosaurus
Family tree: Ornithischia > Neornithischia > Cerapoda > Marginocephalia > Ceratopsia > Psittacosauridae