Dr Dean Lomax - Life as a palaeontologist

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Welcome to the official channel of Dr Dean Lomax. Palaeontologist 🦕🐬🦖 Author | Presenter | Ichthyosaur expert | — Adventurer 🌍 New book: "THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS"

Biography

Dr Dean Lomax is an internationally recognised, multi-award-winning palaeontologist, author, and presenter. He travels across the world excavating and researching ancient animals, discovering and naming new species, and regularly appears on TV as an expert and presenter. He is the author of multiple books and many academic papers, is a leading authority on ichthyosaurs, and won a gold medal for science communication at the Houses of Parliament. Dean earned his PhD at The University of Manchester, where he is currently an Honorary Research Fellow. He is also an 1851 Research Fellow at The University of Bristol. — 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.

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Latest videos Channel ↗

• 01 382 Għar Dalam Cave, Malta. A hidden gem not to be missed Apr 22, 2026
• 02 530 An ichthyosaur we named the 'Sword Dragon' 🗡🐉 Jan 7, 2026
• 03 1.4K Meet our Sword Dragon ichthyosaur, Xiphodracon. 🗡🐉 #ichthyosaur Dec 15, 2025
• 04 1.6K A Dinosaur Butt Print Dec 11, 2025
• 05 1.6K Coming to FLORIDA next month! “The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs and the Adventures of a Paleontologist” Nov 7, 2025