Our Jurassic fish fossils have been conserved thanks to assistance from the AIM Pilgrim Trust Remedial Conservation grant and the Curry Fund of the Geologists’ Association
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Hello! In just under TWO WEEKS, my expansive journey through the history of animals, told through the lens of the humble egg, is out. It was a mega-project, both creatively and in terms of research, and I am so proud of it. Lil thread...

This beautiful fossil plant is ~310 million years old. It is very special to me because it is one of the few fossils my mum ever found.

She found this at a site I co-discovered in my hometown of Doncaster. Mum was thrilled to find this little wonder. 💫

Happy #FossilFriday

My mum tragically passed away four years ago today. Four years. That's so difficult to comprehend. She was the most incredible mum anybody could ask for. Love you, mum.

Give your mum a big hug today. Tell her you love her. Cherish your time together.

Lovely to see so many reconstructions of Ichthyotitan severnensis. Here are just a few of my favourites from the many skilled artists out there, including @joschuaknuppe, torosauruss, x2 by Aberrantologist, @ppaleoartist and by Dominik Hammelsbruch

Excited to see more!

This is the giant skull of Cymbospondylus youngorum Natural History Museum of L.A. County, a massive ichthyosaur from the Triassic of Nevada.

Here, Jimmy Dinosaurs Will Always Be Awesome 🦖 and I are taking measurements of various jaw bones so that we can compare them with Ichthyotitan severnensis.

Video of the BBC breakfast broadcast. Well done to Dr Dean Lomax , science communicator extraordinaire and Justin and Ruby Reynolds
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News podcast: Linda Bauld The University of Edinburgh on #smokingban , Dr Dean Lomax on #Ichthyosaur , Michael Palmgren University of Copenhagen on weeds, Rory Clarkson Rolls-Royce UK on planes and volcanic ash, and Bencie Woll @UCL and Victoria Mousley Birkbeck, University of London on deafness.

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We’re excited to announce that WHY DINOSAURS? is an Official Selection at the 2024 Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) and will be screening in Seattle, Washington, on May 11 and May 18. Stay tuned for our full 2024 international screening tour. Thank you SIFF!

Wow! Our paper on the giant ichthyosaur has already had over 40,000 views.

This is why science communication and Open Access is so important.

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Paul de la Salle Marcello Dinosaurs Will Always Be Awesome 🦖 PLOS ONE

🚨New paper alert!🚨

Our huge paper on the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) fossil insect assemblage from Alderton Hill, Gloucestershire has just been published! 🪲

So pleased to finally see this one out - Open Access and available to read now:

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More evidence, published today, of Blue Whale size #Ichthyosaurs , called Ichthyotitans! Congratulations to Paul de la Salle and Dr Dean Lomax on this 'huge' discovery. TS3D's Steven Dey 🇺🇦🇪🇺💙🇵🇸 3D scanned the specimen a few months back to help document and share the discovery. See the

Always great fun being on the BBC Breakfast sofa. Enjoyed chatting with Naga Munchetty & Charlie Stayt about our latest discovery, Ichthyotitan. A giant ichthyosaur.

Love this photo of Charlie playing the ichthyosaur jaw guitar 😆

*Charlie's holding a 3D printed replica .