Dr Dean Lomax presents a short film for The One Show about the remarkable 'Rutland Sea Dragon', aka, a 10-metre-long ichthyosaur...

Lomax, D. R., Massare, J. A. and Maxwell, E. E. 2025. A new long and narrow-snouted ichthyosaur illuminates a complex faunal turnover during an undersampled Early Jurassic (Pliensbachian) interval. Papers in Palaeontology , 11, e70038.

Unearth the real behaviours of prehistoric animals as we join acclaimed palaeontologist, author, and TV presenter Dr Dean Lomax on a remarkable journey through the grand cycle of life in deep time. Focusing on the direct evidence of astonishing behaviours recorded in some of the world’s most extraordinary and unusual fossils, Lomax provides a glimpse into the real-world stories of prehistoric parenting, the quest for survival, and the endless struggle between predator and pre