Paul Barrett
@profpaulbarrett.bsky.social
Dinosaur researcher, birder, author, rugby fan and choral singer (he/him) 🦕🦖🐦⬛🏉🏳️🌈
En route to Joburg on first leg of the journey to Bulawayo … 🇿🇼🦕🦖
January 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
En route to Joburg on first leg of the journey to Bulawayo … 🇿🇼🦕🦖
Looking forward to the weather in Bulawayo next week 🤦♂️
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Looking forward to the weather in Bulawayo next week 🤦♂️
Only an 11 hour day in office attempting to ward off the deluge of deadlines …
January 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Only an 11 hour day in office attempting to ward off the deluge of deadlines …
Went to the #Turner&Constable exhibition at Tate Britain, was notable how much more attention the Turners received (fits my taste also). I’d also note that Constable rarely painted birds in his bucolic scenes: a few barn swallows and a moorhen - apparently no ducks on those millponds ever …
January 11, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Went to the #Turner&Constable exhibition at Tate Britain, was notable how much more attention the Turners received (fits my taste also). I’d also note that Constable rarely painted birds in his bucolic scenes: a few barn swallows and a moorhen - apparently no ducks on those millponds ever …
Pleased to have got this pangolin adoption kit from @zslofficial.bsky.social among my b’day pressies: I’ve always been very keen on these adorable mammals and this is in a very good cause
December 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Pleased to have got this pangolin adoption kit from @zslofficial.bsky.social among my b’day pressies: I’ve always been very keen on these adorable mammals and this is in a very good cause
Last day in the office before Xmas ended on a high note when I was given a quick tour of the mammal collections and I got to see the type specimen of the platypus!
December 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Last day in the office before Xmas ended on a high note when I was given a quick tour of the mammal collections and I got to see the type specimen of the platypus!
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This year, @nhm-london.bsky.social scientists have described 262 new species. Josh talks us though these discoveries, including one by @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social and I.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfTx...
What new species were discovered in 2025? | Natural History Museum
YouTube video by Natural History Museum
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December 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This year, @nhm-london.bsky.social scientists have described 262 new species. Josh talks us though these discoveries, including one by @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social and I.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfTx...
Nice summary of our team's recent paper on the osteohistology of the tiny ankylosaur Liaoningosaurus, with words by @emmacaton.bsky.social www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
First armoured dinosaur hatchling discovered in China | Natural History Museum
The mystery surrounding dozens of small dinosaur fossils has finally been solved.
www.nhm.ac.uk
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Nice summary of our team's recent paper on the osteohistology of the tiny ankylosaur Liaoningosaurus, with words by @emmacaton.bsky.social www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
With an equal mix of trepidation and gratitude, I’m delighted to announce that I’m now the President-Elect of @thepalass.bsky.social and am looking forward to doing my part in helping the Association grow and prosper
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
With an equal mix of trepidation and gratitude, I’m delighted to announce that I’m now the President-Elect of @thepalass.bsky.social and am looking forward to doing my part in helping the Association grow and prosper
Headed home from a busy and breathless @thepalass.bsky.social meeting, slickly organised by the Portsmouth palaeo team
December 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Headed home from a busy and breathless @thepalass.bsky.social meeting, slickly organised by the Portsmouth palaeo team
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIE STAGOSAURUS!
Here's my Sophie artwork, commissioned by @nhm-london.bsky.social & @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social back in 2014.
#SciArt #SciComm #Stegosaurus #Dinosaurs #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #JurassicWorld
Here's my Sophie artwork, commissioned by @nhm-london.bsky.social & @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social back in 2014.
#SciArt #SciComm #Stegosaurus #Dinosaurs #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #JurassicWorld
December 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIE STAGOSAURUS!
Here's my Sophie artwork, commissioned by @nhm-london.bsky.social & @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social back in 2014.
#SciArt #SciComm #Stegosaurus #Dinosaurs #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #JurassicWorld
Here's my Sophie artwork, commissioned by @nhm-london.bsky.social & @profpaulbarrett.bsky.social back in 2014.
#SciArt #SciComm #Stegosaurus #Dinosaurs #PaleoArt #PalaeoArt #JurassicWorld
I’m a week late but it would be remiss of me not to mark the @nhm-london.bsky.social birthday of Sophie the Stegosaurus #FossilFriday 🎂🎂🎂
December 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I’m a week late but it would be remiss of me not to mark the @nhm-london.bsky.social birthday of Sophie the Stegosaurus #FossilFriday 🎂🎂🎂
Heading to Portsmouth and the @thepalass.bsky.social meeting - first one I’ve been able to get to in a couple of years, and I’m looking forward to catching up with people and talking about our work on Zimbabwean dinosaurs
December 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Heading to Portsmouth and the @thepalass.bsky.social meeting - first one I’ve been able to get to in a couple of years, and I’m looking forward to catching up with people and talking about our work on Zimbabwean dinosaurs
Need a Xmas present idea? How about this delightful book, One Cosmic Rock, by @karenkrossing.com charmingly illustrated by @dreamist.bsky.social about the end of the dinos (I was lucky enough to be the consultant)
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Need a Xmas present idea? How about this delightful book, One Cosmic Rock, by @karenkrossing.com charmingly illustrated by @dreamist.bsky.social about the end of the dinos (I was lucky enough to be the consultant)
Please @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social is there a chance you could schedule the annual business meeting when people outside the Americas could attend at a reasonable time? Scheduling at 1 pm ET would allow west coasters to attend in business hours & allow more easterly & westerly members to attend
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Please @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social is there a chance you could schedule the annual business meeting when people outside the Americas could attend at a reasonable time? Scheduling at 1 pm ET would allow west coasters to attend in business hours & allow more easterly & westerly members to attend
In a somewhat jarring transition from the foothills of the Himalaya, currently gazing over the wilderness that’s the concourse at Euston Station waiting for a train to whisk me to Birmingham New Street and thence to SVP
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
In a somewhat jarring transition from the foothills of the Himalaya, currently gazing over the wilderness that’s the concourse at Euston Station waiting for a train to whisk me to Birmingham New Street and thence to SVP
Made the mistake of watching Jurassic Park: Rebirth on the plane. Good grief 🤦♂️ The apple has rolled an extraordinarily long way from the tree
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Made the mistake of watching Jurassic Park: Rebirth on the plane. Good grief 🤦♂️ The apple has rolled an extraordinarily long way from the tree
This is excellent advice for all first time presenters … also, the quality of your talk will not impact your future career - that comes down to your CV & skills overall, not your ability to perform on the platform. So, if you slip up a bit don’t sweat it - most of the audience won’t realise anyway 🤷🏻♂️
The best advice I received back when I gave my first presentation was, "This is your study and you know this subject better than anyone else who might be listening. Relax." It helped. #2025SVP
Many of our student attendees will be giving their first talk or poster this meeting! What advice you give them to help make it the best experience possible?
#2025SVP
#2025SVP
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is excellent advice for all first time presenters … also, the quality of your talk will not impact your future career - that comes down to your CV & skills overall, not your ability to perform on the platform. So, if you slip up a bit don’t sweat it - most of the audience won’t realise anyway 🤷🏻♂️
A bit misty, and from a distance, but a nice clear view of an Indian rhino, the other main wildlife target of the trip
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
A bit misty, and from a distance, but a nice clear view of an Indian rhino, the other main wildlife target of the trip
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My students have set up a petition to persuade the University of Nottingham not to close our Plant Biology BSc course
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Please consider signing
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Please consider signing
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
My students have set up a petition to persuade the University of Nottingham not to close our Plant Biology BSc course
c.org/VPhzVVrHPS
Please consider signing
c.org/VPhzVVrHPS
Please consider signing
Our wonderful travel advisory service has just sent me a ‘moderate’ risk reminder for my travel to Birmingham, UK for SVP … other than having family there who I might bump into I’m not sure what these risks really are …
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Our wonderful travel advisory service has just sent me a ‘moderate’ risk reminder for my travel to Birmingham, UK for SVP … other than having family there who I might bump into I’m not sure what these risks really are …
Major goal of this holiday was to see a gharial in the wild - was pleasantly surprised to see several while here, in the rivers bordering Chitwan
November 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Major goal of this holiday was to see a gharial in the wild - was pleasantly surprised to see several while here, in the rivers bordering Chitwan
I had a very brief interaction with James Watson in June 1993 - he literally pushed me out of his way on the stairs outside a lecture theatre in @camzoology.bsky.social when I was an undergrad. No apology, just a shove. He was there to unveil a plaque on the side of the Old Cavendish Lab. Rude twat
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I had a very brief interaction with James Watson in June 1993 - he literally pushed me out of his way on the stairs outside a lecture theatre in @camzoology.bsky.social when I was an undergrad. No apology, just a shove. He was there to unveil a plaque on the side of the Old Cavendish Lab. Rude twat
Sunrise on the Annapurna range
November 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Sunrise on the Annapurna range