Mark Witton
@markwitton.bsky.social
Palaeoartist, palaeontologist, author, documentary consultant and creature designer. Affiliated with the University of Portsmouth, UK; views and opinions are my own.
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More about me at markwitton.co.uk.
Support my work at www.patreon.com/markwitton
Maybe we could Photoshop you in? Thanks for coming, glad you enjoyed it!
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Maybe we could Photoshop you in? Thanks for coming, glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, lots. Obviously all pre-Zanno et al, but the debate up to that point is covered in detail.
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Yes, lots. Obviously all pre-Zanno et al, but the debate up to that point is covered in detail.
Looks great, looking forward to taking a closer look. (Alas, poor Q. lawsoni, once again finding itself in a nomenclatural pickle... But, hey, maybe there's a lesson in this about not taking 50 years to describe and name fossils!)
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Looks great, looking forward to taking a closer look. (Alas, poor Q. lawsoni, once again finding itself in a nomenclatural pickle... But, hey, maybe there's a lesson in this about not taking 50 years to describe and name fossils!)
I don't really buy that mammals were pushed into nocturnality by dinosaurs myself. There are lots of advantages to being active at night, it's not the "runner up niche" that it's often made out to be when discussing the Mesozoic.
October 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I don't really buy that mammals were pushed into nocturnality by dinosaurs myself. There are lots of advantages to being active at night, it's not the "runner up niche" that it's often made out to be when discussing the Mesozoic.
It's based on this, from Guthrie (2005).
October 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It's based on this, from Guthrie (2005).