Salaamasaurus eopostus!

Hello, salaam, and bonjour, everyone lucky enough to stumble upon this (to those from Discord, hello to you too). Welcome to Mesozoic Mind. My name is Zain Ahmed.

I am not a bona fide palaeontologist, writer, or artist. In fact, I have not even started college, university, or any post-secondary education yet. Rather, I am simply just a young adult with a love of the natural sciences and history. Nevertheless, I have a ton of projects both personal and real, and in fact i’m already working on a book of mine, which you will see throughout this place. I will display others of these ideas here, as well as so much more, such as reviews of all thing palaeo: books, shows, documentaries, movies, and even places, by which museums and attractions, though given 2021’s current situation its unlikely at best). I will also give my own thoughts and opinions* about trends and events in palaeo-media, paleoart, and sci coms (that’s science communication).

*And also Rants, depending on how bad I’m feeling.

Just among the many palaeo-media I do own right now are all books. Specifically:

  • The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte
  • Discovering the Mammoth by John McKay
  • The Dinosaur Artist by Paige Williams
  • King of the Dinosaur Hunters by Lowell Dingus
  • The Sauropod Dinosaurs: Life in the Age of Giants By Mark Hallett and Mathew J. Wedel
  • Eyewitness: Dinosaur Expert Files
  • Horned Armadillos and Rafting Monkeys: The Fascinating Fossil Mammals of South America by Darin Croft
  • Cameron and his Dinosaurs by Scott Christian Sava
  • EDIT: Locked in Time: Animal Behavior Unearthed in 50 Extraordinary Fossils by Dean Lomax as of May 25, 2021
  • EDIT: The Dinosaur Hunters: The Extraordinary Story of the Men and Women Who Discovered Prehistoric Life by Lowell Dingus and Mark Norell as of October 22, 2021
  • EDIT: Every Hidden Thing by Kenneth Opal and American Dinosaur Abroad: A Cultural History of Carnegie's Plaster Diplodocus by Ilja Nieuwland as of July 2022
  • EDIT: A History of Painting: With Dinosaurs by Jon Conway as of December 24, 2022
  • EDIT: Ancient Sea Reptiles: Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Mosasaurs, and More by Darren Naish as of 2023

I'm sure that if my parents allow it, its only going to get bigger as I get more books.

For our first actual post next time, we'll be going back to the early 2010's period for a look at a childhood favourite of mine. I won't reveal it, but its one the ones I listed above. 

So anyways, now that we have gotten the introduction out, goodbye for now, and remember, stay safe from COVID!


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