Palaeontology – Benjamin David Brooks

On Dreams Made Real

Jun 21, 2015

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in Comment, Geology, Palaeontology, Science

[SPOILER ALERT – YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED] When I was four years old a film was released that has since been a wonder for millions all over the globe, it had some of the most innovative special effects in film history, and did more to update the public perception of palaeontology than any museum or…

Museum Lecture: “The Beast in the Cellar”

Jun 18, 2013

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Benjamin Brooks

in Education, Geology, Palaeontology, Science

At the height of the 2013 “Museums at Night” festival, I gave a talk to members of the public and friends of the Lyme Regis Museum, here I give a little bit of background and link you to that talk, I hope you all enjoy it!

Some Museum-ey Stuff and The PodQuest

Mar 15, 2013

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Benjamin Brooks

in Comment, Geology, Palaeontology, PodQuest

Another long rambling post where I talk about museum stuff, and introduce you to one of this year’s side projects… The PodQuest!

Home Again – Dispatches from Montana 3 (The Photo Edition)

Jun 28, 2012

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Benjamin Brooks

in Geology, Museums and Institutions, Palaeontology, Science

Some photographs from my recent trip to the Museum of the Rockies’ Field Camp in Rudyard, Montana.

Hadrosaur! – Dispatches from Montana 2.

Jun 18, 2012

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Benjamin Brooks

in Geology, Palaeontology, Science

We’ve reached the bone bed! It took over two and a half weeks of digging (one and a half on my part) but we’re finally there. Before reaching the bone bed however I managed to find a few other odds and ends within the overburden, including the following: Another Hadrosaur tooth, One small Crocodile tooth,…

Diggin’ up Dino’s

May 24, 2012

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Benjamin Brooks

in Comment, Geology, Museums and Institutions, Palaeontology

Just a little catch up and some awesome news!

A rare summer find in Lyme Regis

Sep 7, 2011

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Benjamin Brooks

in Geology, Palaeontology, Science

A post following the events surrounding the recent discovery of an (as yet unidentified) Ichthyosaur fossil found in the landslip to the east of Lyme Regis in August 2011.

Scelidosaurus harrisonii: A Reprise

Aug 17, 2011

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Benjamin Brooks

in Geology, Palaeontology, Science

Answering Simon’s question about whether the dinosaur fossil described in “Scelidosaurus harrisonii: a tale of mass death and discovery” could be re-worked, I talk a little about re-working and outline how we know this dinosaur isn’t an example of it.

Scelidosaurus harrisonii: a tale of mass death and discovery

Jul 31, 2011

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Benjamin Brooks

in Geology, Palaeontology

Looking at the not-so-famous Dorset dinosaur, Scelidosaurus harrisonii. I talk a little about what the fossils have already told us, and what they are still shedding light on… plus my minute part in the whole story.