Alessio Ciaffi

Artist / Paleontologist / Pyromancer

[RickRaptor105 @RickRaptor105]

@ni075 has drawn some nice diagrams on how Pterygotus used its giant, somewhat stiff-looking chelicerae to capture prey and then move the food back toward its little mouth, with help from its walking legs.

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

Great news for pterosaur scicomm!

[Pteros @flyingreptiles]

Our book catalogs more than 200 pterosaurs in 21 chapters organized by families plus chapters on anatomy, behavior, habitats and evolutionary history. Subscribe to our newsletter at the official book website. Kickstarter coming in the Spring.

https://t.co/GZVST23cwt

[Mario Fernández-Mazuecos @mfmazuecos]

A meme for #phylogenetics people.

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

@SomniosusW https://t.co/ykx9Jh6LTa

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

📢 NEW PAPER OUT 📢
🎨 In this work we reconstruct the South American dinosaur Megaraptor to showcase how paleoart works, from the collection of scientific data to the decisions to be made when evidences cannot help.
A handy case-study guide for any paleoartist!
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[Liam Elward Paleoart 🇵🇸 @paleobyliam]

If we're talking sauropods in general, there are several reasons why this didn't happen 🧵

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

@AleSiryus Letto subito e ogni volta che lo vedo in libreria penso a te! Ahahah

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

📅 The paper is part of "200 Years of Dinosaurs: state of the art and future directions", a special section of the Italian Journal of Geosciences dedicated to the anniversary of the discovery of this extraordinary group of animals.

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

🦖 The depictions of this animal have drastically changed throughout the last three decades. Being an important symbol for the cultural heritage of Argentina, we wanted to update its looks based on the latest discoveries.
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[Nessuno @AleSiryus]

Super grazie a @CiaffiAlessio ♥️

Gentilissimo a farmi uno sketchetto di Antonio (Tethyshadros insularis), nonostante la pioggia che ha reso particolare la realizzazione 😅

È stato un piacere conoscerlo e parlare di #dinosaurs e #paleo cose.

#paleoart #sciart #science #fossils

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

@MarkyboJens AAAAAAAA

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

Nuovo video che continua dei discorsi che aleggiavano nei precedenti episodi: stavolta andiamo sulla convergenza evolutiva!
https://t.co/rRy8gOclQ1

[Zoosparkle @WillyGuasti]

My account, Zoosparkle, was hacked. They change everything before I could do anything (the phone number, the recovery mail, the password, everything). My Channel is my work, so this is a very bad situation for me. How can I have it back? Thanks. @TeamYouTube

[Robokaseki 化石をロボットにして泳がせる。⭐︎AFK研究所(同)⭐︎チームロボ化石！ @robokaseki]

"Robopterus" (inspired by the Palaeozoic predator Pterygotus
Test 2. Propulsion method
The robot is equipped with three different propulsion methods, which can be compared as shown below.

Online support of British sea scorpion researcher @SimonBraddy and information from @ni075

[USIK_Paleoart @usikpaleoart]

Harenadraco🪶

[🦎Viscerasuchus🪶 (croc enjoyer🐊) @Visceral9000]

Debunking misconceptions about Tiktaalik thread🧵

The Zachelmie trackways (if they are from derived Tetrapodomorphs) don’t discredit the significance of Tiktaalik. The point of Tiktaalik was to show fish with necks, derived pelvises, and developed forelimbs exist as predicted.

[Lucas Mendoza @lwmendoza03]

"Are you sure you're related?"-
A Thread (Animal edition!)-

1)The introverted armadillo/anteater-hybrid whose family reunoion is filled with some of the most unhinged madlasses/lads in nature.

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

@JoschuaKnuppe Thanks Joschua!

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

Northern Italy, Triassic. A Ticinosuchus curiously moves its snout closer to two Cyamodus, but recoils in confusion at the bite of one of the two durophagous placodonts.
Illustration produced for the paleoart exhibition of the Italian palaeontology congress (Paleodays 2024).

[Alessio Ciaffi @CiaffiAlessio]

@Genus_Speciez I won't eheh