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Hazy Day in the Cretaceous

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Sometimes we just have to put up an image because it calms everything down.

This beautiful Protoceratops digital speed painting by scientific illustrator and concept artist Ville Sinkkonen evokes quiet contemplation outdoors. A hazy day, and the promise of summer to come.

[h/t to David Orr]


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