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Dr Dean Lomax is an internationally recognised multi-award-winning palaeontologist, author and presenter. Travelling around the world, he works on many fascinating projects from excavating dinosaurs, to discovering and naming new species, and regularly appearing on TV as an expert and presenter, including for the primetime series Dinosaur Britain and recently alongside Stephen Fry in Dinosaur. He has written several books, many academic papers and numerous popular articles, is a leading world authority on ichthyosaurs, and earned his PhD at The University of Manchester, England where he is currently an Honorary Research Fellow and is also an 1851 Research Fellow at The University of Bristol. He is a patron of the UK Association of Fossil Hunters and Mary Anning Rocks.
At 18, Dean sold his Star Wars collection to fund his first professional trip to hunt for dinosaurs in America and began writing his first peer-reviewed scientific paper. He has since become a leading expert in his field of expertise, naming new species of ichthyosaurs and a Velociraptor-like dinosaur. 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. As part of his work in TV, in 2023, Dean introduced a new dinosaur film, called Why Dinosaurs?, at a red carpet Hollywood Premiere. Dean is the leading expert in the film and is also an executive producer.
Praise for DINOSAURS: 10 Things You Should Know
‘A fun, speedy read for grown-ups who love dinosaurs – a great way to get into the subject.’ Professor Michael Benton, author of The Dinosaurs Rediscovered
‘A warp-speed tour of dinosaurs, with an expert guide.’ Professor Steve Brusatte, bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs
‘An eminently accessible read, Lomax provides a perfect primer (or refresher) for dino fans and newbies, yet doesn’t skimp on the fascinating details that make 21st century palaeontology so vibrant.’ Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes, author of Kindred
‘A great refresher on the current state of Dinosaur research. If you were a dinosaur fan when you were a kid and never lost interest, I encourage you to check out this book. Paleontology has come a long way since the 1990s and there have been many finds that have changed the way we think about these creatures. This book covers a lot of ground – from clearing up misconceptions (T. rex and Stegosaurus never met) to the fact that not /all/ dinosaurs are extinct. And it’s all packaged in a quick, easy read that will supply you with many fun dinosaur facts for entertaining or educating purposes.’ Kallie Moore
The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs: Unearthing the Real Behaviors of Prehistoric Animals (Columbia University Press, 2025)
Buried within a lost world, astonishing evidence reveals the behavior of extinct animals, giving us a glimpse at both everyday and epic events. If we look at these discoveries carefully, the untold stories of these magnificent creatures come into view, breathing new life into the prehistoric past.
The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs tells the remarkable tales of ancient animals through some of the most distinctive and unusual fossils ever found, offering an intimate, behind-the-scenes look into the story of life in deep time. Venturing hundreds of millions of years into the past, Dean R. Lomax takes us on a journey through the grand cycle of life, infused with anecdotes from his own adventures and sprinkled with a touch of dinosaur humor.
These fossils tell real-world stories of prehistoric parenting, the quest for survival, and the endless struggle between predator and prey. Unbelievable moments are captured: saber-toothed cats clashing, mega-millipedes mating, dinosaurs swimming. From ammonite eggs to mosasaur mealtimes, and from a pregnant ichthyosaur that chowed down on a bird to the mammal that took down a dinosaur, these behaviors challenge what we thought we knew about the prehistoric world.
This book looks into the private moments of long-extinct creatures as never before, letting us see them not just as fossils in a museum but as living, breathing animals with personalities and emotions. Vivid illustrations by Bob Nicholls bring these incredible stories to life in full color.
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What did a penguin’s great, great, great, great, GREAT grandparent look like? Find out with incredible POP-UP pages!
Palaeontologist Dr Dean Lomax takes a closer look at seven wild animals and, using fossil clues, reveals who their prehistoric relatives were.
From a mighty whale to a tiny dragonfly, find out about the wild creatures and their animal families today. Then open the fold-out pages to reveal awesome pop-ups, bringing you face-to-face with their long-extinct ancestors. Go head-to-head with the woolly mammoth, meet the mega shark Megalodon and get to know the prehistoric penguin named Icadyptes. Discover how these animals lived long ago, how they are different to their modern relatives – and how they are the same.
Fossils allow us to picture the forms of life that inhabited the earth eons ago. But we long to know more: how did these animals actually behave? We are fascinated by the daily lives of our fellow creatures—how they reproduce and raise their young, how they hunt their prey or elude their predators, and more. What would it be like to see prehistoric animals as they lived and breathed?
From dinosaurs fighting to their deaths to elephant-sized burrowing ground sloths, this book takes readers on a global journey deep into the earth’s past. Locked in Time showcases fifty of the most astonishing fossils ever found, brought together in five fascinating chapters that offer an unprecedented glimpse at the real-life behaviors of prehistoric animals. Dean R. Lomax examines the extraordinary direct evidence of fossils captured in the midst of everyday action, such as dinosaurs sitting on their eggs like birds, Jurassic flies preserved while mating, a T. rex infected by parasites. Each fossil, he reveals, tells a unique story about prehistoric life. Many recall behaviors typical of animals familiar to us today, evoking the chain of evolution that links all living things to their distant ancestors. Locked in Time allows us to see that fossils are not just inanimate objects: they can record the life stories of creatures as fully alive as any today. Striking and scientifically rigorous illustrations by renowned paleoartist Bob Nicholls bring these breathtaking moments to life.
Travel back to the prehistoric world and discover the most fascinating parts of the lives of Earth’s most awe-inspiring creatures – the dinosaurs.
Dr Dean Lomax brings these prehistoric creatures to life in ten bite-sized essays, written for people short on time but not curiosity. Making big ideas simple, Dean takes readers on a journey to uncover what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur, what dinosaurs ate, how they evolved, what caused them to go extinct, and more!
Perfect for anyone fascinated by the dinosaur exhibits at museums, palaeontology and fans of Jurassic Park.
