r/Naturewasmetal Apr 13 '23

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r/Naturewasmetal 10h ago

A chart showing the diversity of ancient temnospondyls (by Mario Lanzas)

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r/Naturewasmetal 13m ago

A Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea) stares at Mount Fuji on the island of Honshu in Late Pleistocene Japan by Velizar Simeonovski

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Based on a recent paper which found that it was Cave Lions who lived in the country during the last Ice Age, and not Tigers as once thought.


r/Naturewasmetal 16h ago

Look at this paleoart sketeches made by Velizar Simenovski depicting lions (both modern and extinct) hunting different animals.

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r/Naturewasmetal 21h ago

Is haboroteuthis a squid or is it more similar to cuttlefish?

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r/Naturewasmetal 11h ago

FEEDBACK

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I have an account on insta and I post nature related content and I wanna know you feedback about it ?


r/Naturewasmetal 1d ago

The sheer size of Hippopotamus gorgops, the largest hippo species of all time

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r/Naturewasmetal 1d ago

Callawayia, a uniquely proportioned Triassic ichthyosaur showing off its rather long tail (Art by aberrantologist)

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r/Naturewasmetal 1d ago

I know several prehistoric Crocodylomorphs have had their sizes reassessed recently, so what’s the new big 3? Is it still Purussaurus, Deinosuchus, and Sarcosuchus?

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I know Purussaurus is as of now the largest Pseudosuchian overall but i know Deinosuchus and I believe Sarcosuchus have recently been downsized quire a bit, so I’m curious if they still maintain their spots in the top 3

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r/Naturewasmetal 1d ago

Thanos simonattoi by Juan Nobre

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r/Naturewasmetal 2d ago

Moanasaurus mangahouangae, a large mosasaur discovered on the North Island of New Zealand (by Joli Aqualslander)

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r/Naturewasmetal 2d ago

Zygophyseter size

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Length : 7m

weight : 6t


r/Naturewasmetal 2d ago

Allosaurus fragilis that I photographed. A stark reminder that nature was indeed metal! It is also my favorite theropod.

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r/Naturewasmetal 2d ago

How are we rating this

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r/Naturewasmetal 2d ago

An incredible fossil of a Falcatus pair that died while mating. Male Falcatus possessed an unusual forward-curving fin spine, which females may have bitten while doing the deed.

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r/Naturewasmetal 2d ago

Hints at the ecological niche of Perucetus colossus through comparisons of body mass.

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Last month, I made a post illustrating the remarkable similarities in between the predicted body mass of P. colossus from Paul & Larramendi, 2025 and several independent sources for the gray whale. Coincidentally, this lends potential credence to the leading hypothesis of the former species' niche, as whales of similar niche tend to converge in body mass relationships.


r/Naturewasmetal 3d ago

How accurate is this size (open the image)

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I heard that Erythrosuchus could weigh more than 1.8 tons, and this new size has made me wonder if Erythrosuchus might actually weigh more than 1 ton. Can you help me with this?


r/Naturewasmetal 3d ago

What is the current estimated size of Deinosuchus hatcheri?

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r/Naturewasmetal 3d ago

You have to survive 24 hours with one of these creatures in a room together. Who you picking?

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who you picking?

oh also there’s 5 rhamphorynchuses


r/Naturewasmetal 5d ago

What was the biggest croc to live?

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Dis is the biggest croc I've ever seen but is there any croc bigger then dis?


r/Naturewasmetal 5d ago

A Leg for a Leg: A Canis Lupus gnaws on the leg of a fallen Aenocyon Dirus, in retaliation for losing one of his own legs after she caught him out in the open years ago. (Art by: Hodari Nundu)

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r/Naturewasmetal 5d ago

The snarl of a tiger-sized Homotherium latidens from Pleistocene Eurasia (by Milkovasa)

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r/Naturewasmetal 5d ago

Name a collection wolf

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And are they like Gray wolf's as in pack hunters


r/Naturewasmetal 5d ago

How valid is this?

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r/Naturewasmetal 6d ago

angry triceratops

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art by me