'Dinosaurs: New Visions of a Lost World' by Prof. Mike Benton OBE, FRS, FRSE.

WGCG is delighted to host this evening lecture by Mike Benton, bringing some of his latest research on dinosaur appearance and evolution. Dinosaurs are not what you thought they were, or at least, they didn't look like you think they did. Rapid advances in technology and astounding new fossil finds have changed the way we visualise dinosaurs forever.

This talk builds on Prof Benton's latest book 'New visions of a lost World', which is illustrated by acclaimed palaeoartist Bob Nicholls, to display the latest and most exciting dinosaur discoveries in vibrant colour. Bob Nicolls also produced the Mid-Triassic and Jurassic reconstructions for Warwick Museum, supported by WGCG.

Mike Benton is an award-winning professor of vertebrate palaeontology in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Bristol.

His extensive published work has concentrated on the evolution of Triassic reptiles, but he has also worked on extinction events and faunal changes in the fossil record. Mike has written many books on dinosaurs, including some for children and a non-specialist audience. A rhynchosaur (Bentonyx) is named in his honour!

He was appointed OBE in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to palaeontology and community engagement.

The talk will be given in person at St Francis of Assisi in Kenilworth.

We will also attempt to share this on Zoom for those unable to make it in person. We will be trying out new mobile phone wireless technology and may incur technical hitches, therefore we recommend attending in person if possible.