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22 February 2026

not a dinosaur

This stamp was included in a 2013 series of stamps on dinosaurs and illustrated by John Sibbick.   But, as a pterosaur, the dimorpodon are  related to dinosaurs

but are, in fact, one of the earliest reptiles (and invertebrates) to fly. The first British one was discovered by Mary Anning in Dorset in 1828.

6 comments:

Mail Adventures said...

I got a couple from these series. The illustrations are great. And I like the way they seem to escape from the rectangle of the stamp!

They would fit in my D-post.

FinnBadger said...

It certainly looks like a dinosaur! My D stamp is here: https://envelope100.blogspot.com/2026/02/d-is-for-deporte-para-todos.html

Joy said...

It was a great set and that one is suitably unsettling.
My D is for Djibouti here

viridian said...

My contribution is here:
https://viridianpostcard.blogspot.com/2026/02/sunday-stamps-letter-d.html

Lisa said...

Nice how it's head bumps up out of the usual stamp shape! I remember when all my books had flying "dinosaurs." I'm rather surprised a stamp that new would call it a dinosaur.
Mine:
https://thisandthatablog.blogspot.com/2026/02/sunday-stamps-february-22-2026.html

marina said...

This is a great stamp!!!!