Happy Fossil Friday! Let’s fly back in time to the Cretaceous some 110 million years ago to meet Tupuxuara leonardii. This flying reptile had a wingspan of about 15 ft (4.5 m) and a huge fan-shaped crest. But why the elaborate headgear? Scientists think that pterosaurs could have used their distinctive crests to steer during flight, to recognize members of the same species, or to attract mates. Like the crests of some modern birds, they may have also been brightly colored.
Photo:© AMNH
Paul Klee (December 18, 1879 – June 29, 1940), Dream City, 1921.
Gold frog and bone (tooth) pendant, Cocle culture, Panama, 12th-14th century
from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The floor of the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence
Natural Grape agate.
Grape agate is a botryoidal variety of chalcedony, distinguished by its clusters of tiny grape-like spheres.
Photo: Naturalstone951
Incredible artist Julia Stoess makes these giant 100:1 insect models, I have never seen something more beautiful !
Definition of mastering your craft, they are PERFECT
Agates carved into orange slices by wutong_crystal_carvings.
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The patterns you see are water in a dish, vibrating at 25 Hertz with lights shining down from above
Via: IG@seeing_into_the_unknown