Podcast Show Notes: Episode 25 – Prehistoric Planet Special II

Podcast Show Notes

We’re back! After a few months’ break, the podcast resumes with a Prehistoric Planet 2 special and welcomes the return of palaeoartist, Gabriel Ugueto, who can finally tell us more about his role as concept artist on the series. We can wax lyrical forever about the show, and nary a soul can stop us.

In the News

  • The coming of ‘Philosoraptor’ was foretold. ‘Skull of a dromaeosaurid dinosaur Shri devi from the Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert suggests convergence to the North American forms.’ Paper by Łukasz Czepiński.
  • ‘Vectipelta barretti, a new ankylosaurian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Wessex Formation of the Isle of Wight, UK.’ Paper by Stuart Pond et al.
  • ‘Decapitation in the long-necked Triassic marine reptile Tanystropheus.’ Paper by Spiekman and Mujal. New York Times article by Chasmosaurs Contributor Emeritus, Asher Elbein.

Prehistoric Planet 2

In place of Vintage Dinosaur Art, a discussion on the documentary series, Prehistoric Planet 2, produced by the BBC Natural History Unit, executive produced by Jon Favreau and Mike Guntan, and narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Available to stream now from AppleTV+.

Darren Naish’s Twitter Megathread on the rationale behind Episode 1.






Tyrannosaurus in Prehistoric Planet 2

Interview

Gabriel Ugueto returns to talk about his designs for some of the animals featured in Prehistoric Planet 2.






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