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The solution to everything: under the (Jurassic) sea, part 1
It's been very quiet around these parts of late as my August and September transformed into a minor tour around Western Europe for talks and conferences. SVPCA in Edinburgh, the VIth International...
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The solution to everything: under the (Jurassic) sea, part 2
In the last post, I mentioned that I was currently working on a Oxford Clay Formation and ichthyosaur display for the University of Portsmouth. Most of that post was dedicated to the various graphics...
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What neck-biting Tyrannosaurus sex tells us about speculation in palaeoart
Head and neck biting sexual behaviour in Tyrannosaurus rex. A novel, brutal and undeniably speculative reconstruction for tyrannosaurs, sure, but is it the result of pure, unbridled palaeoartistic...
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Marine reptiles behaving badly: freshwater(ish) Wealden plesiosaurs
Mother and calf Leptocleidus superstes, a freshwater leptocleidid plesiosaur, explore a swampy river inlet in Lower Cretaeceous Sussex. Of course, a real swampy scene should probably be drawn showing...
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Azhdarchid pterosaurs: 'terrestrial stalkers' or pelican-esque 'scoop-feeders'?
This week saw the pre-publication of a new paper by myself and Darren Naish on one of our favourite topics, azhdarchid pterosaur* feeding habits. The article is now available in proof format in the...
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Guess the retrosaur
An old, old sight, and yet somehow so young.Finding time to blog has been more-or-less impossible of late. In the effort to keep things ticking over, I thought I'd post this quick painting as a prelude...
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The retrosaur identity...revealed: I liked sauropods before they were cool
A couple of days ago, I played for time in my posting schedule by asking readers to identify the deliberately outdated reconstruction of a fossil species shown above. I'm relieved to say the event was...
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Windows into Early Cretaceous Britain: the plant debris beds of the Wessex...
Some parts of Lower Cretaceous Britain was subject to regular, short-lived wildfires caused by lightning strikes after long dry seasons, phenomena which played an integral role in forming the...
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Shedding [no] light on dinosaur predation scenes
The carcharodontosaurian Neovenator salerii stalks a pair of rebbachisaurid sauropods in Lower Cretaceous Britain, using darkness as cover. (If this image is impossibly dim, a brighter, albeit less...
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Remembering Iguanodon
Retrosaur Iguanodon, c. 1854. Based, of course, on the sublime work of Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins.Space year 2014 marks the 189th anniversary of the naming of a dinosaur icon, Iguanodon. The major...
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The abundant, apocalypse-surviving, rocket-propelled Valdosaurus: Britain's...
Two Wealden dryosaurids Valdosaurus canaliculatus, argued below to be striking and exciting animals that we should all be enthused about, shown here milling about a Lower Cretaceous woodland, not doing...
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Baryonyx Begins
Baryonyx walkeri, the famous, much discussed spinosaur from Lower Cretaceous Britain. A number of goniopholidids skulk in the foreground.I assume that most people want to read new stuff when they're...
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Episode 1: Diminutive, adaptable atoposaurids
There's only one rule in successful advertising: if you can't use sex, use Star Wars. Background borrowed from NASA, text generated by Fontmeme.Welcome to The Wealden Crocodyliformes Trilogy! As in,...
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Episode 2: The Wealden River Masters, goniopholidid Crocodyliformes
Insert your own whoops, hollers,cheers, or discharging firearms here. Welcome to Episode 2 of the snappily-titled Wealden Crocodyliformes Trilogy!* We'll waste no time with introduction - read this if...
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Episode 3: Bernissartids, the button-toothed Crocodyliformes
3/3 - this, ladies and gentlemen, is the end. At least, until the inevitable prequels where I'll ignore the canon of the expanded universe and do my best to tarnish everything you liked about the...
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Can palaeoart prevent the over-commercialisation of fossils?
If money was no object, would you buy a sauropod skeleton, or artwork of them? A question to ponder while these Lower Cretaceous rebbachisaurids and 'Angloposeidon' look for water in this desiccating...
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Palaeoartworks: a palaeoart gallery at Lyme Regis, April 7th - May 4th
As folks who follow me on Facebook and Twitter will have gathered, recent weeks have been spent not-so-secretly gearing up for my very own palaeoart gallery in the UK's spiritual home of palaeontology,...
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Palaeoartworks, the case studies, part 1: Giant pterosaurs
If you're heading to Lyme Regis this weekend, or indeed at any point until May 4th, you should stop by the Town Mill: a dedicated gallery of palaeoart lies within. It contains more than just a bunch of...
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Palaeoartworks, the case studies, part 2: Feathered dinosaurs and tiny...
It's time for part 2 of our 'Palaeoart Case Studies' series, this time featuring two subjects: the tiny Cretaceous crocodyliform Koumpiodontosuchus and the probable Lower Cretaceous troodontid...
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Palaeoartworks, the case studies, part 3: Ammonites and... extinct snails?
For the the final set of Palaeoart Case Studies produced for my Lyme Regis palaeoart gallery (running up until May 4th - catch it now before it's too late! Details here.), we're going to focus on...
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