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Mark Witton
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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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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
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
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
It's based on this, from Guthrie (2005).
October 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Thanks Penny, I had a terrific time. Well done to you and the organisers for putting on a great show!
October 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
That's my take on this, anyway. Others may have data and observations that render all this moot, of course. It's certainly something that needs more research. I'd welcome detailed studies.
October 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I say this having spent a lot of time looking at T. rex maxillae for King Tyrant (and a paper I will one day finish!). I've looked at those bones from every angle and can't discern obvious, defined hummocks. There's rugosity and shallow undulations, but nothing that says "really big scale".
October 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM