3D-prints of a rare ankylosaur dinosaur osteoderm generated by Tom Hartman of the University of Nottingham. The original bone was recently discovered in the Oxford Clay and donated to the Nottingham Natural History Museum @GeorgeTheGorilla

I’ll be bringing these prints to #SVPCA2023 to help illustrate a lightning talk about the new fossil.

#NottNatHist #3Dprints #dinosaur #fossils

A Jurassic fossil fern in the Nottingham Natural History Museum collection at Wollaton Hall. This specimen has been picked out to go on display with lots of other dinosaur-age fossils in a new dinosaur gallery in 2024.

#FossilFriday #fern #plant #bloomscrolling #NottNatHist #WollatonHall

A new blog article by @JonathanEmmett summarising our book launch yesterday at the Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall: https://jonathanemmett.com/2023/08/the-tyrannosaurs-feathers-book-launch-at-nottingham-natural-history-museum.html

#TheTyrannosaursFeathers #books #WollatonHall #NottNatHist #Trex

Listen to @JonathanEmmett and me talk about our new book The Tyrannosaur's Feathers on the latest episode of the Children's Literature Podcast: https://childrensliteraturepodcast.com/2023/07/31/85-the-tyrannosaurs-feathers

We were interviewed on-location at the Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall, where I was also able to show one of the hosts some of the historical palaeontology books in the museum's library!

#TheTyrannosaursFeathers #Podcast #childrensbooks #books #bookstodon #dinosaurs #Nottingham #NottNatHist @bookstodon

Hunter the dinosaur hasn't been seen at Wollaton Hall since 2017, but after hiding away in storage for several years, he made an appearance today!

Our volunteer Martin was giving him a health check.

#NottNatHist #museum #dinosaurs #dinosaur #puppet

Picture book author @JonathanEmmett and I are doing two FREE events at Nottingham Natural History Museum, WollatonHall,
on 6 August to mark the publication of our new book #TheTyrannosaursFeathers, Illustrated by Stieven Van der Poorten and published by UCLan
.
🦖🎟Book online at: http://bit.ly/trexevent

#dinosaurs #Trex #FossilFriday #books #bookstodon #Nottingham #WollatonHall #NottNatHist @bookstodon

Today I was restoring a specimen from the Nottingham Natural History Museum's fluid preserved collection. This grass snake was suffering from a severe fungal growth that had formed a plug floating on top of the fluid and smothered the specimen inside. Nasty stuff!

Here are shots showing the same snake and jar before and after I removed the fungus, cleaned the snake and jar, and changed the fluid.

I'm feeling proud of this one.

#restoration #museum #snake #jar @museum #NottNatHist

Palaeontologists Richard Forrest @richardforrest (left) and Jordan Bestwick (right) inspect the fossilised remains of a pliosaur recently excavated from the Oxford Clay by the Peterborough Geological and Palaeontological Group. The disarticulated bones include many beautifully preserved teeth.

Richard, who is the chair of the group, brought it into the #NottNatHist museum for us to look at and help him identify the different bits.

#FossilFriday #pliosaurs #fossils #teeth #WollatonHall #PGPG

Picking out fossils from the collection for potential future display. Came across this spectacular starfish fossil from the Jurassic of England.

The Nottingham Natural History Museum at Wollaton Hall is a treasure trove of fantastic specimens.

#FossilFriday #NottNatHist #Fossil #starfish #seastar #Nottingham #WollatonHall #Jurassic

A low angle shot of Wollaton Hall's replica T. rex skeleton, a permanent new feature at the Nottingham Natural History Museum.

Relatedly, my new children's picture book, The Tyrannosaur's Feather's, will be published in two months (and the launch will take place at Wollaton Hall!)

I wrote a little bit about them both on my blog here: https://plesiosauria.com/the-tyrannosaurs-feathers-book-coming-soon/

#FossilFriday #dinosaurs #TheTyrannosaursFeathers #skeleton #books #Nottingham #NottNatHist #WollatonHall

It's #FossilFriday. @MrIchthyosaurus was in the museum recently to remove fossil bones from our 'Titus' T. rex skeleton, and replace them with 3D-printed replicas. The fossils are being returned to the private owner and, excitingly, the full replica T. rex will remain a permanent and free feature at the Nottingham Natural History Museum at Wollaton Hall.

#NottNatHist #dinosaurs #fossils #Trex #rex #conservation #museum #Nottingham @museum

Curator @AdamStuartSmith is usually behind the camera, but here he is in our newest gallery, "The Taxidermists' Tale". The new displays here explore the materials and process of building taxidermy animals and habitat dioramas.

The gallery is open to the public and, like the rest of the museum, is completely free to enter.

Photo by @JonathanEmmett

#NottNatHist #WollatonHall #Nottingham #museum #taxidermy #NaturalHistory #curator

@Vickysaurus I was curious because we have some similar new displays at the Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall. The cast of the Charnia fossil looks identical, with a wedge missing from the corner, so it probably is!

@GeorgeTheGorilla #NottNatHist #WollatonHall #Nottingham

Most mounted dinosaur skeletons don't include the gastralia or 'belly ribs'. This is probably because they don't articulate with the rest of the skeleton, and they are delicate, so it can be tricky to position and mount them.

The cast of Stan at Wollaton Hall (into which the real bones of Titus were fitted) has them.

When present, these belly ribs show just how deep-bodied and rotund many dinosaurs were.

Anyway, today I noticed the gastralia in Stan/Titus are a bit skew-if.

#NottNatHist

This is what all the hard work was leading up to – today the new gallery at Wollaton Hall was abuzz with visitors. Natural history museums really have the power to pull in crowds.

#NottNatHist #WollatonHall #museum @museum #taxidermy #giraffe #crowds

"Is it Real?"

That's what many visitors ask about me and the other taxidermy animals in the Nottingham Natural History Museum.

Today is the Press Launch for our new 'The Taxidermists' Tale' gallery, which seeks to answer that question.

It will open to the public tomorrow alongside a new temporary gallery of microscopic sculptures by Willard Wigan.

Entry to the museum and both new galleries is free.

#WollatonTaxidermy #WollatonHall #NottNatHist #Nottingham #Taxidermy @museum

Putting the finishing touches to our new gallery, 'The Taxidermists' Tale', just in time for the Press Launch today.

It will be open to the public tomorrow and entry is free.

#WollatonHall #NottNatHist #Nottingham #WollatonTaxidermy @museum

Microscopic sculptures to go on display at Wollaton Hall: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-65092486

"The exhibition focuses on biodiversity in danger and launches alongside a new natural history gallery at Wollaton Hall which highlights the need to study taxidermy to support global conservation."

#WollatonHall #NottNatHist #biodiversity #NaturalHistory #sculpture @museum

Heading home at sunset today – my workplace was looking splendid.

Once the family home of the Willoughby family, now the home of the Nottingham Natural History Museum and @GeorgeTheGorilla

New galleries inside are opening in time for the Easter holidays.

#WollatonHall #NottNatHist

Work continues on our new gallery installation, often in the shadow of gentle giants.

We're on track for launching these new displays in time for the Easter holidays.

#NottNatHist #WollatonHall #museum @museum #giraffe #taxidermy #collections