Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Elasmosaurus

Elasmosaurus (əˌlazməˈsôrəs)

Meaning thin plated lizard, the Elasmosaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous Period and was actually a slow swimmer. They were bigger than a t. rex. It wasn't a dinosaur even though they were called the swimming dinosaur. They were part of the reptile family. Their necks were about half the length of their entire body.

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Platybelodon

Platybelodon
Every one in a while you find an animal that you just can't believe actually existed, but is so delightfully awkward you are just excited they did. The platybelodon is just one of those animals. Rarely does an animal I am unfamiliar with just jump out of my pencil like this one. I love it.

The platybelodon, meaning flat-spear tusk, lived during the late Miocene Epoch in Asia. They are related to the elephant.

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Paraceratherium

Paraceratherium

The paraceratherium is an extinct hornless rhinoceros that lived during the Oligocene epoch over 23 million years ago. It is on of the largest terrestrial mammals that has ever lived. The name actually means “near the hornless beast.”

Bow Tie Guy of the Day: Wooly Mammoth

Wooly Mammoth (ˈwo͝olē ˈmaməTH)

I love drawing elephants and creatures that are similar to them. I have recently discovered a larger number of ancestors that are related to the modern day elephant so they will be coming soon.

The wooly mammoth lived during the Pleistocene epoch. They are known for their long tusks and being hairy. The mammoth roamed the north landscapes of the world and became extinct around 1700 BC.