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The Tyrannosaur’s Feathers book – coming soon!

12/05/2023Books, Palaeoart, Popular culture, Social historyComments: 1

Allow me to deviate from plesiosaurs for a moment to focus on a different kind of Mesozoic vertebrate – dinosaurs! I’m delighted to announce that my second children’s book, The Tyrannosaur’s Feathers, will be published later this year, and I’m also excited to reveal the front cover. It’s a ‘kind-of’ sequel to The Plesiosaur’s Neck (2021) and a continuation of my exciting collaboration with Jonathan Emmett, published again by UCLan Publishing.

The Plesiosaur’s Neck book – 1 month retrospective

06/06/2021Albertonectes, Books, Commentary, Education & outreach, Palaeoart, Popular culture, Social history, The Plesiosaur's NeckComments: 0

A month has passed since my new book, The Plesiosaur’s Neck, was published. So, it’s a good time to reflect on some of the events and reactions that followed its release.

Firstly, it was exciting to see the book in the wild, particularly at the Heffers branch of Blackell’s in Oxford, where Adam Larkum was invited to decorate the windows with an array of creatures from the book.

Book review: Sticks ‘N’ Stones ‘N’ Dinosaur Bones

19/04/2014Books, Elasmosaurus, Popular culture, Review, Social historyComments: 0

“I’ll tell you a story — and some of it’s true —
that explores and explains
what the Bone-Hunters do.”
You’re probably already familiar with the Bone Wars, or the Great Dinosaur Rush, but you won’t have seen this real-life rivalry between two prolific 19th century palaeontologists portrayed quite like this before.

Elasmosaurus to feature in new exhibit (PART 2)

01/07/2007Elasmosauridae, Elasmosaurus, Exhibit, Palaeoart, Popular culture, Social historyComments: 0

A special exhibition entitled “Collecting Oklahoma” opened in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, on the 16th of June 2007. The exhibition features an original painting of an Elasmosaurus by artist Debby Cotter Kaspari. The exhibit was curated by Rick Lupia, the project coordinator was Deborah Kay, and Tom Luczycki was the exhibits director.

Submarines nearly named after plesiosaurs says Submarine Museum, Gosport

11/04/2006Exhibit, Other marine reptiles, Social historyComments: 0

An exhibit in the Submarine Museum, Gosport, England, reveals how submarines might have been named after extinct marine reptiles. The Inspecting captain of Submarine proposed the idea in 1902 but the suggestion was quashed by superiors. Seems a shame to me!