Ooooh, this week is gonna be fun! Some HUGELY exciting research dropping Wednesday evening, UK time. Hold onto your butts!

No hint or link to the upcoming research, but here I am, making friends with a giant ground sloth who has the perfect astonished expression. You’ll see why.

Desperately sad news.
Museums are treasure houses of objects and knowledge, founts of inspiration for future generations, places of wonder - and research. Places that invite us to see ourselves in a deep, wide context.
Our society and culture is impoverished if we lose them.…

Can we stop calling National Museum Wales ‘an attraction’. We are not at risk of losing a theme park here. We are at risk of losing an institution that offers free education to millions of people and showcases Welsh culture and the National Treasures of Wales to the world.

Exciting job opportunity! Do you love palaeontology? Have you completed your Ph.D. within the last five years? We are seeking applicants for our Dr. Elizabeth Nicholls Postdoctoral Fellowship. Learn more and apply by April 30: tyrrellmuseum.com/about/jobs

The most beautiful, incredibly rare baby crocodile. Happy #FossilFriday 🐊

​Nicknamed “Brunni”, this ~20 cm long fossil represents the only known hatchling of a Jurassic species called Crocodilaemus robustus. Found within the Solnhofen Archipelago in Germany.

200 years of Megalosaurus and 20 years of Dinostar!

Thank you to leading palaeontologist and friend of Dinostar Dr Dean Lomax for these words in celebration of our 20th anniversary.

See our Facebook events for details of the celebration event in Fruit Market this Sunday!

Today is National Pet Day! 🐾 For pet owners, every day is a celebration of our beloved animal companions! 🎉

Take a journey into the fascinating world of prehistoric pets with palaeontologist Dr Dean Lomax book, 'Prehistoric Pets.' 🦕🐶 ow.ly/9xcY50RcfM5

#NationalPetDay

Wonderful to finally see this published. I echo Paul's comments and congratulate Marcello on an excellent piece of work.

'Thus rejecting the Dinosaur Hypothesis & instead supporting the Giant Ichthyosaur Hypothesis laid out by Lomax et al. 2018.

More to come on these giants!

Locked in Time still has a 4.8 rating on Amazon! Just saying...

#SciArt #SciComm #Dinosaurs #PalaeoArt #PaleoArt #Palaeontology #Paleontology #Fossils

We have some exciting news. There are 4 big projects we have been working on that we are launching together for Mary’s birthday this May.

1.Mary’s info board at the statue will be unveiled
2.Our brand new website will launch
3.Mary’s map, a free downloadable map of



For all dino nuts - and actually anyone interested in biology and evolution - these books by Mike Benton and Dr Dean Lomax, both of them illustrated by my brilliant palaeoartist friend Bob Nicholls Art - are fascinating and beautiful.

The doors are open! 🦕🦖

After a transformative renovation, the Yale Peabody Museum has officially reopened to the public. Come and experience the evolution of this Yale and New Haven treasure!

Plan your visit: peabody.yale.edu Yale Peabody Museum #Yale #Yale Peabody2024

Look at this incredible footage of an adult sperm whale feeding without a lower jaw!!! If there was any question before about their ability to suction feed without use of their lower jaws, here’s definitive proof!

THE BIGGEST FRESHWATER DOLPHIN INHABITED THE PERUVIAN AMAZONIA 16 MILLION YEARS AGO.
Just published in Science Advances we introduce you to Pebanista yacuruna and a problem: Why? it is the closest relative of the South Asian river dolphins (g. Platanista).
science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Are you a paleonerd? Whoa! What a coincidence. Me too! In fact, this week you can check out my wide-ranging interview with Ray Troll and David Strassman on the amazing Paleo Nerds podcast. A frill a minute!

My 25 years of #palaeoart chronology...

I only had a few commissions in my fist year as a freelance artist. I spent most of my time photocopying art & posting it to universities & museums.

This painting (1999) features Liopleurodon & Metriorhynchus.
#SciArt #PaleoArt #Dinosaurs