Rock pipit missing toes.
Herring gull bathing.
Carrion crow vs buzzard.
Hummingbird hawkmoth feeding.
Here's wildlife I saw at the #LymeRegis #FossilFestival earlier this year. Amazing animals are everywhere if you go looking for them. Aaaaand...
What we have learnt from #LymeRegis #FossilFestival: need more small/todler sized t-shirts
What we have learnt from #DinoConUK: need more medium/large sized t-shirts
Will we ever get the t-shirt stock just right? Probably not!
we had so many positive feedback on it at #LymeRegis #FossilFestival, hope the people that bought the stickers are spreading the good word on their laptops or water bottles!
olive green shirt with a circle of archaeology motifs in cream, brown and yellow: a indiana jones hat, a dinosaur skull, a femur, a pencil, an ammonite, a shovel, a baggie with a bone, two teeth, a mosquito in amber.
cream shirt with a line and dot shading drawing of a ceratops skull.
grey t-shirt with a pink feathered velociraptor in a blue labcoat holding an ipad, yelling in a big white speach bubble with the image of a mosquito in amber and an exclamation point, to the right is a diplodocus paleonthologist in a leather jacket holding a hammer.
dark blue t-shirt with a silly comic ammonite drawing, the ammonite is peach pink with a yellow orange stripey shell.
we have restocked our t-shirt collection from the #LymeRegis #FossilFestival and got a few new designs ready for @dinoconuk.bsky.social! 👕
A hall full of people setting up tables, two people are sitting down onr with a light blue ammonite blouse the other dark blue cartoony ammonite, the table has multicolor dinosaur crochet planters, paleonthology tshirts, a rack with jewelry, an anti ai sign.
come find me and @fionatel.bsky.social's "The Introvertebrates" for planters, keychains, t-shirts and more #SciArt!
(photo from #LymeRegis #FossilFestival)
Some highlights showing children enjoying the craft activities with Rockwatch at the recent Lyme Regis Fossil Festival. Can't wait to go back and do it all over again next year! #LymRegis #FossilFestival #Rockwatch #FossilFun #FutureGeologists
grey t-shirt with a pink feathered velociraptor in a blue labcoat holding an ipad, yelling in a big white speach bubble with the image of a mosquito in amber and an exclamation point, to the right is a diplodocus paleonthologist in a leather jacket holding a hammer.
dark blue t-shirt with a silly comic ammonite drawing, the ammonite is peach pink with a yellow orange stripey shell.
ceratops skull pen realistic drawing on a cream t-shirt.
turns out we sold way more #SciArt t-shirts than keychains at the #LymeRegis #FossilFestival so now that we're restocking the ceratops skull and ammonite for @dinoconuk.bsky.social we're also thinking... dinosaur scientists discussing amber mosquitoes as a t-shirt? etsy.com/shop/theintrovertebrates
meme redraw with a mosquito. the same mosquito stands in a beige bedroom, one looks aloof the other is pointing a gun to the first mosquito's head. the text above says "Trust nobody not even yourself".
feel a bit bad for all the #LymeRegis #FossilFestival people following me post the event only to be bombarded with nothing but invertebrate #SciArt shitposting. whops 🦟
really need to make that shop only bluesky acc
Some of the wonderful people at the 2025 Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, Josephine Warner-Pallister, Nizar Ibrahim, and Steve Brusatte. Many thanks to Steve for sharing the photo!
Photo of the sunny beach at Lyme Regis during the 2025 Fossil Festival.
What better way to spend a sunny weekend with friends than the #LymeRegis #FossilFestival.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat about our research at the University of Portsmouth stand and the #Spinosaurus talk.
I had a wonderful time, hope to see many of you again next year!
Kieran and Nathan with DinoCon sign.
Marcin and in-prep palaeoart!
Marquee 1, full of people.
Crystal Palace Iguanodon theatre, kids watching.
OMG - SO much stuff happened at #LymeRegis #FossilFestival, I am still recovering. Live #palaeoart in action (see Marcin Ambrozik and Cretaceous birds), busy marquees full of #fossils, merch and more, live theatre, talks, book signings! It's easily the premiere fossil-themed outdoor event of the UK!
I had a fantastic weekend at #LymeRegis for the #FossilFestival, find out more about British Dinosaurs, Mary Anning, and do a bit of fossil hunting! #Fossils #MaryAnning @deanrlomax.bsky.social
final #SciArt #LymeRegis #FossilFestival haul with pieces from @kakapojay.bsky.social, @august-joseph.bsky.social, Emily Juliet Stevens, @palaeojules.bsky.social, @phoebeginger.bsky.social, Sean Hennessy, @emilyhiggs-art.bsky.social, Em (The Cookieraptor) and more teenies given to us at our booth!
A group of PhD students posing with a variety of skull casts. Some of the PhD students look more normal than others...
PhD dream team (including @lej-palaeo.bsky.social and @plesiosarahs.bsky.social) from the NHM stand at the #lymeregis #fossilfestival. We had an amazing weekend talking to everyone about fossils!
If you came to see us #fossilfestival and liked our fast, fierce dinosaur game for the whole family.
Then don't forget to back us here!
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And what turned out to be the most popular item at our #TheIntrovertebrates #FossilFestival stall?
The ammonites with Christmas hats on sparkly acrylic 🎄
IN JUNE!!
Need to reprint them for @dinoconuk.bsky.social
Had a wonderful first time at #lymeregis #fossilfestival. It had everything you could possibly want - interesting talks, book signings, palaeoart workshops, stalls full of merch, stunning weather, fossil hunting, good company, and best of all, a seal. I’ll be sure to return next year!
The fossilised skeletons of a Temnodontosaurus platydons (top) and a plesiosaurus dolichodeirus (bottom left) on display at the Lyme Regis Museum in Dorset, England.
A snapshot from my visit to the Lyme Regis #FossilFestival of the marine reptile display in the local museum, which features the skeletons of an #ichthyosaur & #plesiosaur, for this #MuseumMonday. The museum houses a fascinating collection of fossils from the #JurassicCoast of England 🏴
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Darren holding DinoCon sign.
Mark Witton giving King Tyrant talk.
Darren with Spinosaurus skull replica in marquee.
Books on sale at Lyme Regis Museum.
Had a fantastic time at 2025 #LymeRegis #FossilFestival, still recovering. Didn't take enough photos! We did our fair share of #DinoCon promo :)
Collection of stickers, cards, drink mats showing awesome dino / pterosaur art.
Met so many great people over the weekend at #LymeRegis #FossilFestival 2025 :) Here's just SOME of the swag I got, including work by speedthief @phoebeginger.bsky.social @dailydinosketch.bsky.social :)
Photo of me jumping with my legs up in the air and arms spread out. The sea and cliffs ate in the background
I still need to sort through all my photos from the weekend, but for now, I'll just say that I had an utterly lovely time!!! The weather was beautiful, the people were amazing, and Lyme Regis is just an utterly gorgeous village!!! I had a great time!!! #lymeregisfossilfestival #fossilfestival #beach
A group of smiling people stand behind a table which is covered by fossils and pictures of chalk fossils.
A large poster with a reconstruction of a water column on which people have drawn reconstructions of fossil animals on stickers.
It's the final day of the #FossilFestival at Lyme Regis! Still time to join our team in The Hub to learn about our science reconstructing #Cretaceous ecosystems, handle some chalk fossils from @nhm-london.bsky.social, and draw your own #ChalkSea creatures.
People in a pub, in chairs, with some standing at front.
Live Terrible Lizards podcast at #LymeRegis #FossilFestival!
A group of people working for the Natural History Museum stand behind a table of fossils in a marquee.
A poster representing an ancient seafloor environment covered in drawings of fossils
We had a great first day at Lyme Regis #FossilFestival talking to a lot of visitors from local schools, somem fabulous additions to our #chalk ecosystem! If you fancy drawing your own #Cretaceous creature and learning more about our project, we're in The Hub today!
Here we go, day 1 of Lyme Regis Fossil Festival. Come and find us in the Jubilee Pavilion @bas.ac.uk #FossilFestival
View across western coastal Lyme, sea and cliffs in view.
Part of marine promenade showing ammonite lamppost.
Marine promenade, sea on right.
#LymeRegis #FossilFestival day 1
I saw the hashtag #FossilFestival and at first I thought it might be referring to the "Dead & Company" tour. And in a sense, I suppose it is.
People walking down a street in Lyme Regis.
Despite best efforts from our -useless- public transport, I made it. Hello from the Lyme Regis #FossilFestival. Things kick off tomorrow, more pictures then.
C-r-a-w-l-i-n-g towards #LymeRegis for this weekend's #FossilFestival where I'll be promoting King Tyrant. Cancelled and late-running trains are making the journey... interesting, but we'll get there today. Probably.
Cover of the 2025 programme, showing Scelidosaurus.
East Cliff at high tide.
Splendidhand Mary Anning figure.
Mary Anning statue.
One more day until I make my annual trek to #LymeRegis for the 20th #FossilFestival. A thriving and brilliant event, I can't wait to see friends and the many things that happen there. I'm talking, and doing a #Dinopedia signing, let's see if I remember to take my Mary Anning action figure this time!
Lyme Regis Fossil Festival 2025 poster
Heading to Lyme Regis this weekend? So are we! Rockwatch will be at the Fossil Festival with hands-on fossil crafts and fun activities for young explorers. Come say hi along the seafront and join in the fun!
#LymeRegis #FossilFestival #Rockwatch #FamilyFun #GeologyRocks #FossilFun
