Happy 92nd birthday to #JayMatternes! Read more about this underrecognized illustrator in this fully authorised career retrospective full of mesmerising #Paleoart and #WildlifeArt
Listen to my talk on our physical Foraminifera Collection on youtube at:
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
The 2022 Korean translation of Locked in Time (by Dr Dean Lomax - Palaeontologist & published by Columbia University Press) commissioned me to colourise my 50 greyscale illustrations. "Froghopper sex" shows a pair of Anthoscytina perpetua engaging in Jurassic sex.
The other #NewBook at the library this week was The Princeton Field Guide to Predatory #Dinosaurs. So, before I get to King Tyrant, first I shall compare and contrast the last two books from Greg Paul. Reviews coming soon to https://inquisitivebiologist.com
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Here's a cheat sheet for Megalograptus, commissioned in 2022 for a project I cannot talk about yet. The scientific consultant was Fiann Smithwick.
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
The 2022 Korean translation of Locked in Time (by Dr Dean Lomax - Palaeontologist & published by Columbia University Press) commissioned me to colourise my 50 greyscale illustrations. "Our Refuge and Tomb" shows multiple species of fish living in and around enormous clams (Platyceramus platinus).
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
A few zooms into my painting of Haootia (Stauroza), commissioned by McIlroy et al for their 2022 paper. The Haootia fossils from Newfoundland (Late Ediacaran, 550Ma), Canada, have the oldest known evidence for animal muscle tissue. Also in this picture is a reclining Charnia and some Parviscopa.
An exciting free talk by past APS speaker Sally Hurst! This time she'll be discussing the opalised dinosaur fossils of Lightning Ridge. This is a free event!
Facebook event: https://business.facebook.com/events/1074313864739466/
Homepage: https://www.foundafossil.com/events
Her November talk on the Found a Fossil project was fascinating, so I'm sure this one will be as well!
Whispers of his arrival have been heard for weeks, but now, King Tyrant is here! To say that I am excited about receiving a review copy would be putting it mildly. Expect a two-part review towards the end of the month!
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Remnants of Ancient Life is now out in paperback. Surveying fascinating research on what ancient biomolecules can tell us about extinct lifeforms, this book puts a completely fresh gloss on the topic of palaeontology.
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
In 2022 I worked with McIlroy et al on a new reconstruction of Haootia (Stauroza), from the Late Ediacaran (550 Ma). The Haootia fossils from Newfoundland, Canada, have the oldest known evidence for animal muscle tissue.
My take on a recent paper is featured in the New Scientist!
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2475463-rethink-of-fossils-hints-dinosaurs-still-thrived-before-asteroid-hit/
I might blog about this so that it's not so abridged!
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
In 2022 I worked with McIlroy et al on a new description of Haootia (Stauroza), from the Late Ediacaran (550 Ma). The Haootia fossils from Newfoundland, Canada, have the oldest known evidence for animal muscle tissue. Also in this picture is a reclining Charnia and Parviscopa.
Trendy headlines spread and persist regardless of any concerns raised by experts. I'm still seeing healines on the de-extinction of dire wolves from various news sites on my news feed this morning.
#Palaeontology #scicomm
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
Reconstructing Wufengella for Guo et et al (2022). From the Early Cambrian, Wufengella is evolutionarily important because it is close to the ancestry of Brachiozoa, Bryozoa, and Phoronida. It is from the Chiungchussu Formation, China.
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
In 2022 I created the first reconstruction of Wufengella, for Guo et et al. From the Early Cambrian, Wufengella is evolutionarily important because it is close to the ancestry of Brachiozoa, Bryozoa, and Phoronida. It is from the Chiungchussu Formation, China.
We're looking for an Invertebrate Zoologist (palaeontologist) to come work with us at University of Reading! There's a potential to take on the curation of the Cole Museum of Zoology so museum experience would be a plus.
Please get in touch if you have any enquiries.
Application deadline is 25/04/2025.
https://jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=24301
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My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
The 2022 Korean translation of Locked in Time (by Dr Dean Lomax & published by Columbia University Press) commissioned me to colourise my 50 greyscale illustrations. "Their Last Embrace" shows two Allaeochelys turtles copulating to their death in a toxic Eocene Messel Lake.
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...
The 2022 Korean translation of Locked in Time (by Dr Dean Lomax) commissioned me to colourise my 50 greyscale illustrations. "The Hunters and the Hunted" shows a snake (Eoconstrictor) about to eat a basilisk lizard (Geiseltaliellus), about to eat a beetle (unidentified).
My 25 years of palaeoart chronology... and it's FossilFriday!
Here's a 2022 painting of Sacabambaspis, a jawless fish from the Ordovician Period. I can't yet say anything about the project is was created for (big news soon).
