The Thought That Dinosaurs And Other Prehistoric Life Forms Were At One Point Truly Alive And Roaming
The thought that dinosaurs and other prehistoric life forms were at one point truly alive and roaming the earth and just behaving no different from any other living thing today just makes me so happy.
I don't even know if happy is the right word, I just couldn't possibly describe the type of amazement I get from thinking about it, I can't put words to it.
Like, these were real living creatures, they aren't from fantasy or mythology.
They breathed and ate and slept and did all sorts of normal animal things, because they were normal! Not some bloodthirsty monsters, they just did what they had to to survive, just like modern day animals.
Looking at the fossils I have in my collection and really thinking about it just amazes me. My little fish, at one point, was swimming around in the water with all the other fish, except this was millions of years ago. It's a little piece of the past, frozen in time, letting people today have even just the smallest glimpse of things that happened so long ago that we'd otherwise have no idea about.
It just, amazes me that at one point, all these creatures that, by comparison to today's life, are so strange or creepy or alien or whatever were once just the norm. It wouldn't be out of the ordinary to see a huge beast of a reptile looming ominously in a forest, or a flying creature far more deadly looking than today's birds of prey soaring through the air, or just, whatever the hell was going on in the Cambrian period, and it was all normal.
I know I'm just repeating myself a lot but wow I just get all sorts of feelings when I think about this stuff
Fuck man the past is so cool
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If you are somewhat interested in paleontology, reblog and put in the tags your favorite prehistoric creatures and/or fossils you love the most.
hey guyz! i hope u dont judge me for this, but im part of the fleshie fandom >w< this is my fleshsona greg, he's a hooman!!! i worked very hard on him @>w<@ hope u like him!!!
Original character, DO NOT STEEL!!!11!1!11!!!11
Just had the greatest idea ever for a character need to sketch this
Hey, don't cry. 10 000 undiscovered dinosaur species in the world waiting for us to find them, ok?
You guys seemed to like my last sino, so I sketched some more :)
Listen I love the Puss in Boots movie SO MUCH I am just getting so tired of my For You tab being only Puss in Boots content :(
It's not that I don't like the content, I love all of it, but 99% of it is Puss in Boots and I'm seeing absolutely nothing else anymore :(
Preach. I absolutely adore dinosaurs with every fiber of my being, and I love getting dinosaur themed things (just recently got a huge plush dinosaur, he's adorable and I love him). That being said, when these products are marketed towards small children, it makes me feel guilty or immature when I, as an 18 year old, wanna get it.
It feels like I'll be judged to hell and back for something as simple as getting a stuffed animal.
Interest in dinosaurs is not a childish thing. They were real prehistoric life, not mythical creatures.
Sinosauropteryx my beloved ❤️❤️❤️
31 days of pastel paleo critters (1-8)!
Hylonomus
Archaeopteryx
Archelon
Hesperornis
Titanoboa
Meganeura
Basilosaurus
Sinosauropteryx
This is my new sona, Ida! She's a brown domestic cat, themed around mushrooms.
She's a soft, cuddly cat who loves physical contact (hugs and holding hands and all that with friends are absolutely adored). She's not the best with talking sometimes (hah anxiety) but she tries nonetheless.
Her hands can be drawn more paw-like or more hand-like, the mushrooms on her tail don't have a set pattern so they can be drawn in any arrangement as long as they're generally on the base, and her body type is reflective of mine, so she'll always be drawn with a slight amount of body fat. I might even draw some outfits for her.
Hoping she sticks around :)
I really ought to post here more. Instagram and Twitter are crumbling with all their bs going on, so I need some place to go that just isn't that.
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Just another kitty on the internet! | She/Her | 21 yrs old | Born October 27th | Not open for commissions- sorry! | https://linktr.ee/8bitida | Aspring geologist | Plant mom & environmentalist | I'm a fan of many things- fossils, cool bugs, pretty plants, kitty cats, 60s/70s aesthetics, succulents, cottagecore, fantasy worlds, and even more. | I draw from time to time, and post it occasionally, but I don't particularly have any reliable schedule (expect long silences! I'm a busy STEM major college student!) Obviously expect to see furry art, but I've got other interests I may draw and post once in a blue moon | A bit of a gamer (when I'm not busy) who likes modded Minecraft & Roblox a little too much |
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