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Podcast Show Notes: Episode 47 – Pam Mara according to Chris
We’re trying out something new for our first podcast episode of 2026! Marc, Natee and Gemma are joined by returning guest Christopher DiPiazza, teacher, palaeoartist and now budding palaeonto…
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It's the first podcast episode of the new year! Chris DiPiazza introduces us to a formative memory and joins the Chasmosaurs panel for an in depth look at the works of one Pam Mara!
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Finally, I can break silence! I did a lot of creature design work for this show (collaborating, of course, with the production team) and think the animals are looking pretty good here! This was a lot of fun to work on - will be watching on Mar. 6!
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The Dinosaurs | Official Trailer | Netflix
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February 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Finally, I can break silence! I did a lot of creature design work for this show (collaborating, of course, with the production team) and think the animals are looking pretty good here! This was a lot of fun to work on - will be watching on Mar. 6!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ZB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ZB...
That's our podcast episode for March sorted, then!
The Dinosaurs | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
That's our podcast episode for March sorted, then!
A bittersweet article today as Gemma remembers a hidden gem in Emmen, a dinosaur museum that is no longer there.
Remembering the Biochron
Zoos and dinosaurs. I have written a lot about Dutch zoos and dinosaurs on these pages. Most zoos in my home country have some degree of dinosaur presence, in the shape of permanent or temporary mo…
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February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
A bittersweet article today as Gemma remembers a hidden gem in Emmen, a dinosaur museum that is no longer there.
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It actually arrived! “The Last Great Dinosaurs” was one of my few remaining dinosaur book holy grails and I’m thrilled to finally add it to my collection after so many false starts. I can’t wait to get some good photos and share it with everyone over on the @chasmosaurs.bsky.social blog!
January 31, 2026 at 7:24 PM
It actually arrived! “The Last Great Dinosaurs” was one of my few remaining dinosaur book holy grails and I’m thrilled to finally add it to my collection after so many false starts. I can’t wait to get some good photos and share it with everyone over on the @chasmosaurs.bsky.social blog!
Bernard Robinson is an artist whose work I’ve always been happy to stumble upon. He was extremely skilled and both the quality of his work and its obviously retro nature make it hugely nostalgic for many.
Vintage Dinosaur Art – Prehistoric Animals (Macdonald First Library)
Bernard Robinson is an artist whose work I’ve always been happy to stumble upon, ever since I first reviewed the Ladybird book Dinosaurs back in 2011 (can you believe I’ve been writing …
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January 30, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Bernard Robinson is an artist whose work I’ve always been happy to stumble upon. He was extremely skilled and both the quality of his work and its obviously retro nature make it hugely nostalgic for many.
Zoo Tycoon 2 might have the ugliest Deinonychus in its entire artistic history. How did it turn out this bad!?
January 30, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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For #FossilFriday I’m pleased to announce our new paper on investigating the cranial performance and evolution of feeding behavior in tyrannosauroids and other theropods. Here’s a thread on some of our major findings. #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Tyrannosaurus #Theropods
January 30, 2026 at 7:29 AM
For #FossilFriday I’m pleased to announce our new paper on investigating the cranial performance and evolution of feeding behavior in tyrannosauroids and other theropods. Here’s a thread on some of our major findings. #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Tyrannosaurus #Theropods
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Paleoart has always been rife with cheap, inaccurate depictions and copied illustrations. Especially among children’s books, many authors aren’t experts and don’t know what to look for. ai slop is making it worse, whatever looks dinosaur-ish treated as accurate because it appeared on an image search
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Paleoart has always been rife with cheap, inaccurate depictions and copied illustrations. Especially among children’s books, many authors aren’t experts and don’t know what to look for. ai slop is making it worse, whatever looks dinosaur-ish treated as accurate because it appeared on an image search
It's the first podcast episode of the new year! Chris DiPiazza introduces us to a formative memory and joins the Chasmosaurs panel for an in depth look at the works of one Pam Mara!
Podcast Show Notes: Episode 47 – Pam Mara according to Chris
We’re trying out something new for our first podcast episode of 2026! Marc, Natee and Gemma are joined by returning guest Christopher DiPiazza, teacher, palaeoartist and now budding palaeonto…
chasmosaurs.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
It's the first podcast episode of the new year! Chris DiPiazza introduces us to a formative memory and joins the Chasmosaurs panel for an in depth look at the works of one Pam Mara!
More Bay State museums! Bones and bots in Boston! chasmosaurs.com/2026/01/06/b...
Boston Museum of Science
I think enough time has passed between now and my previous write-up of the Harvard Museum of Natural History that I can post the other big museum I visited during my adventures in Massachusetts, in…
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January 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
More Bay State museums! Bones and bots in Boston! chasmosaurs.com/2026/01/06/b...
From all the way back in 1958, here's some more work from the ever-superb Maurice Wilson, as featured in Richard Carrington's 'A Guide to Earth History' (the Pelican version). It's in black and white because everything was back then, you know. Enjoy. chasmosaurs.com/2026/01/04/v...
Vintage Dinosaur Art: A Guide to Earth History
Should you ever visit the historic Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire, England (it’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site, you know), be sure to drop by the superb Ironbridge Book Shop. There you’l…
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January 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
From all the way back in 1958, here's some more work from the ever-superb Maurice Wilson, as featured in Richard Carrington's 'A Guide to Earth History' (the Pelican version). It's in black and white because everything was back then, you know. Enjoy. chasmosaurs.com/2026/01/04/v...
In the season of Santa and weather so bleak,
Three natural history nerds take a peek
At young ancient mammals, so fluffy and twee
As seen on the new show on Apple TV.
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Three natural history nerds take a peek
At young ancient mammals, so fluffy and twee
As seen on the new show on Apple TV.
chasmosaurs.com/2025/12/29/p...
Podcast Snow Notes: Episnowed 46 – Prehistoric Planet Ice Age Extravaganza
In the season of Santa and weather so bleak, Three natural history nerds take a peek At young ancient mammals, so fluffy and twee As seen on the new show on Apple TV. In landscapes so snowy and icy…
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December 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
In the season of Santa and weather so bleak,
Three natural history nerds take a peek
At young ancient mammals, so fluffy and twee
As seen on the new show on Apple TV.
chasmosaurs.com/2025/12/29/p...
Three natural history nerds take a peek
At young ancient mammals, so fluffy and twee
As seen on the new show on Apple TV.
chasmosaurs.com/2025/12/29/p...
By popular request – and by that, I mean literally a single person asked for it – here’s another little look at Dinosaurs, published in 2000 as part of Kingfisher’s My First Encyclopedia series.
Vintage Dinosaur Art: Dinosaurs (Kingfisher My First Encyclopedia) – part 2
By popular request – and by that, I mean literally a single person asked for it – here’s another little look at Dinosaurs, published in 2000 as part of Kingfisher’s My First Encyclopedi…
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December 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
By popular request – and by that, I mean literally a single person asked for it – here’s another little look at Dinosaurs, published in 2000 as part of Kingfisher’s My First Encyclopedia series.
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Eeeee!!!! I got interviewed by Gemma for LitToC podcast!!!!
Thanks so much for th invite; it was really fun getting to talk to you about plants and palaeoart!
#paleobotany #paleoart #podcast
Thanks so much for th invite; it was really fun getting to talk to you about plants and palaeoart!
#paleobotany #paleoart #podcast
In this episode, David Armsby's back and better than ever, Darren Naish's hair is slicker than ever, and Gemma interviews palaeobotanist and artist @palaeojules.bsky.social, who's here to save us all from painfully generic and/or inaccurate flora in palaeoart.
Podcast Show Notes: Episode 45 – Heinrich Harder and Julianne Kiely
Gemma, Natee, and Marc are back for another attempt at entertaining prehistorically inclined people with carefully edited commentary and interviews with people who actually know what they’re …
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December 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Eeeee!!!! I got interviewed by Gemma for LitToC podcast!!!!
Thanks so much for th invite; it was really fun getting to talk to you about plants and palaeoart!
#paleobotany #paleoart #podcast
Thanks so much for th invite; it was really fun getting to talk to you about plants and palaeoart!
#paleobotany #paleoart #podcast
In this episode, David Armsby's back and better than ever, Darren Naish's hair is slicker than ever, and Gemma interviews palaeobotanist and artist @palaeojules.bsky.social, who's here to save us all from painfully generic and/or inaccurate flora in palaeoart.
Podcast Show Notes: Episode 45 – Heinrich Harder and Julianne Kiely
Gemma, Natee, and Marc are back for another attempt at entertaining prehistorically inclined people with carefully edited commentary and interviews with people who actually know what they’re …
chasmosaurs.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In this episode, David Armsby's back and better than ever, Darren Naish's hair is slicker than ever, and Gemma interviews palaeobotanist and artist @palaeojules.bsky.social, who's here to save us all from painfully generic and/or inaccurate flora in palaeoart.
What does Marc think of @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social's foray into the world of spinosaurid palaeontology? Find out here!
Spinosaur Tales – review
Back in 2016, Dave Hone (for it was he) wrote The Tyrannosaur Chronicles, a book all about the best little clade of theropod dinosaurs that there ever was. Earlier this year saw the publication of …
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November 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
What does Marc think of @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social's foray into the world of spinosaurid palaeontology? Find out here!
Dinosaur playing cards. So many dinosaur playing cards.
Vintage Dinosaur Art: The Famous Dinosaurs Playing Cards
Themed playing card sets are a dime a dozen, offering a fun spin on the standard deck that we’ve all seen thousands of times. As we at Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs know, there’s no b…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Dinosaur playing cards. So many dinosaur playing cards.
Another Michael Benton dinosaur book? Hard to believe we haven't covered them all by now!
Vintage Dinosaur Art: Dinosaurs (Kingfisher My First Encyclopedia)
Right then – who remembers this one? Hopefully quite a few of you, as it was originally published in 1990 in hardback as part of the Young World series, with this paperback recycling appearing in 2…
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November 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Another Michael Benton dinosaur book? Hard to believe we haven't covered them all by now!
A Graveyard of Dinosaurs
There's a dinosaur event at the legendary Burgers' Zoo! What could possibly go wrong? Hoo boy...
There's a dinosaur event at the legendary Burgers' Zoo! What could possibly go wrong? Hoo boy...
A Graveyard of Dinosaurs
When the days get shorter and leaves start to fall, there’s always a zoo somewhere in the Netherlands that gets taken over by dinosaurs. In previous years, I’ve covered dinosaur events …
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November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A Graveyard of Dinosaurs
There's a dinosaur event at the legendary Burgers' Zoo! What could possibly go wrong? Hoo boy...
There's a dinosaur event at the legendary Burgers' Zoo! What could possibly go wrong? Hoo boy...
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This will be rather eclipsed by other palaeo news today, I fear. 😅 But for Ep. 44, we discuss the work of the much under-celebrated Brian Franczak, who sadly left us too soon. Plus Marc interviews @tetzoo.bsky.social & Steve White on their jointly edited new palaeoart compilation, Mesozoic Art 2.
Podcast Episode 44!
We get knocked down, but we get up again. You're never gonna keep the podcast down! Discussing the work of Brian Franczak and featuring a double interview with @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and @tetzoo.bsky.social!
We get knocked down, but we get up again. You're never gonna keep the podcast down! Discussing the work of Brian Franczak and featuring a double interview with @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and @tetzoo.bsky.social!
Podcast Show Notes: Episode 44 – Brian Franczak and Mesozoic Art II
Your Charmosaurs crew is here again with a cool new episode. This month, we’re discussing the works of the late, great Brian Franczak as it appears in The National Audubon Pocket Guide: Dinos…
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October 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This will be rather eclipsed by other palaeo news today, I fear. 😅 But for Ep. 44, we discuss the work of the much under-celebrated Brian Franczak, who sadly left us too soon. Plus Marc interviews @tetzoo.bsky.social & Steve White on their jointly edited new palaeoart compilation, Mesozoic Art 2.
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Had a great time doing this!
Podcast Episode 44!
We get knocked down, but we get up again. You're never gonna keep the podcast down! Discussing the work of Brian Franczak and featuring a double interview with @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and @tetzoo.bsky.social!
We get knocked down, but we get up again. You're never gonna keep the podcast down! Discussing the work of Brian Franczak and featuring a double interview with @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and @tetzoo.bsky.social!
Podcast Show Notes: Episode 44 – Brian Franczak and Mesozoic Art II
Your Charmosaurs crew is here again with a cool new episode. This month, we’re discussing the works of the late, great Brian Franczak as it appears in The National Audubon Pocket Guide: Dinos…
chasmosaurs.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Had a great time doing this!
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My latest for @nytimes.com! For 40 years, paleontologists have grappled over whether a small tyrannosaur — named Nanotyrannus — was its own animal, or simply a teenage T.rex. The debate has been ... contentious. Which is why it's so fun to finally be able to say this:
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
The Case of the Tiny Tyrannosaurus Might Have Been Cracked
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October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My latest for @nytimes.com! For 40 years, paleontologists have grappled over whether a small tyrannosaur — named Nanotyrannus — was its own animal, or simply a teenage T.rex. The debate has been ... contentious. Which is why it's so fun to finally be able to say this:
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
Folks? Nanotyrannus is real.
Podcast Episode 44!
We get knocked down, but we get up again. You're never gonna keep the podcast down! Discussing the work of Brian Franczak and featuring a double interview with @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and @tetzoo.bsky.social!
We get knocked down, but we get up again. You're never gonna keep the podcast down! Discussing the work of Brian Franczak and featuring a double interview with @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and @tetzoo.bsky.social!
Podcast Show Notes: Episode 44 – Brian Franczak and Mesozoic Art II
Your Charmosaurs crew is here again with a cool new episode. This month, we’re discussing the works of the late, great Brian Franczak as it appears in The National Audubon Pocket Guide: Dinos…
chasmosaurs.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Podcast Episode 44!
We get knocked down, but we get up again. You're never gonna keep the podcast down! Discussing the work of Brian Franczak and featuring a double interview with @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and @tetzoo.bsky.social!
We get knocked down, but we get up again. You're never gonna keep the podcast down! Discussing the work of Brian Franczak and featuring a double interview with @sharkbitesteve.bsky.social and @tetzoo.bsky.social!
The website is back online!
October 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The website is back online!
It appears that our website is down. We're aware of the problem and trying to find a solution.
October 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
It appears that our website is down. We're aware of the problem and trying to find a solution.