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2025-06-15

Episode 46: Mark Witton’s Palaeoart

Can they spell it? No, they can’t!

This episode features renowned palaeoartist Mark Witton talking about his new book King Tyrant and other topics in palaeoart. Plus, news on the world’s first sauropod gut contents. Then, Travis and Alyssa challenge each other to a prehistoric spelling bee.

More info:

  • Mark Witton’s website https://www.markwitton.co.uk/
  • Poropat, S. F., Tosolini, A.-M. P., Beeston, S. L., Enchelmaier, M. J., Pentland, A. H., Mannion, P. D., Upchurch, P., Chin, K., Korasidis, V. A., Bell, P. R., Enriquez, N. J., Holman, A. I., Brosnan, L. M., Elson, A. L., Tripp, M., Scarlett, A. G., Godel, B., Madden, R. H. C., Rickard, W. D. A., … Grice, K. (2025). Fossilized gut contents elucidate the feeding habits of sauropod dinosaurs. Current Biology, 35(11), 2597-2613.e7. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0960982225005500

#AIInArt #MarkWitton #paleoartist #paleontology #prehistoricAnimals #sauropods #ScienceCommunication #TyrannosaurusRex

Book cover featuring a tyrannosaurus rex face on with the words 'King Tyrant' in large yellow font, and the subtitle 'A Natural History of Tyrannosaurus rex'
2024-08-30

A fantastic recent addition to my palaeo-library. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of palaeontology and palaeoart!

Congratulations @markwitton on this magnificent achievement!

#FossilFriday #books #palaeontology #bookstodon #CrystalPalace #Dinosaurs #MarkWitton

The book "The Art and Science of the Crystal Palace Dinosaurs" featuring two dinosaur sculptures on the front cover.

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