LOCKED IN TIME – Unearthing the Real-Life Behaviours of Prehistoric Animals
Saturday 8 June 2024
A talk and book signing by Dr Dean Lomax - palaeontologist, author and TV presenter. What would it be like to see prehistoric animals as they lived and breathed? Some exceptional fossils can record the life stories of creatures as fully alive as any today. Join acclaimed palaeontologist, author, and TV host Dr Dean Lomax as we explore the extraordinary direct evidence of prehistoric animal behaviour. In this fascinating talk, we discover the extraordinary evidence of fossils captured in the midst of everyday action. Discover dinosaurs fighting to their deaths, elephant-sized burrowing ground sloths and pregnant “Sea Dragons” to a babysitting teenage dinosaur and farting insects trapped in amber! This talk is based on Dr Lomax’s bestselling book, ‘Locked in Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils’ and offers an unprecedented glimpse at the real-life behaviours of prehistoric animals. Bringing these fossils to life, the book (and the talk) includes fantastic reconstructions by renowned palaeoartist Bob Nicholls.
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Bar opens
12:30 P.M.
Starts
12:30 P.M.
Adults
£6.00
Children (under 18)
£4.00
On the door adults
£6.00
On the door children (under 18)
£4.00
10% off for members
Unreserved Seating
Book online at any time, at the Lyme Regis Bookshop and Bridport Tourist Information Centre during normal opening hours, the Marine on Monday and Friday mornings 10 – 1, and over the phone on 01308 424901. The displayed price includes a £1 restoration levy.
A talk and book signing by Dr Dean Lomax - palaeontologist, author and TV presenter. What would it be like to see prehistoric animals as they lived and breathed? Some exceptional fossils can record the life stories of creatures as fully alive as any today. Join acclaimed palaeontologist, author, and TV host Dr Dean Lomax as we explore the extraordinary direct evidence of prehistoric animal behaviour. In this fascinating talk, we discover the extraordinary evidence of fossils captured in the midst of everyday action. Discover dinosaurs fighting to their deaths, elephant-sized burrowing ground sloths and pregnant “Sea Dragons” to a babysitting teenage dinosaur and farting insects trapped in amber! This talk is based on Dr Lomax’s bestselling book, ‘Locked in Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils’ and offers an unprecedented glimpse at the real-life behaviours of prehistoric animals. Bringing these fossils to life, the book (and the talk) includes fantastic reconstructions by renowned palaeoartist Bob Nicholls.
The Talk will be followed by a book signing.
Author Bio.
Dr Dean Lomax is an internationally recognised, multi-award-winning palaeontologist, author and TV presenter. He travels across the world excavating and researching dinosaurs and other ancient animals, discovering and naming new species, and regularly appears on TV as an expert and presenter, notably co-hosting the primetime TV series Dinosaur Britain. He is the author of multiple books and many academic papers, is a leading authority on ichthyosaurs, and won a gold medal for science communication at the Houses of Parliament. Dean earned his PhD at The University of Manchester, where he is an Honorary Research Fellow and is also an 1851 Research Fellow at The University of Bristol. — In 2021, he led the excavation of the ‘Rutland Sea Dragon’, the most complete skeleton of a large prehistoric reptile ever found in the UK.
