Mesozoic Mind

If you haven't been paying attention in the last couple months in the palaeosphere, there's been buzz of a new palaeo-documentary, created by animator and CG palaeoartist Max Bellomio. It's an indie one, named  Forgotten Bloodlines: Agate , about life of denizens of Miocene North America 20 mya, in particular the chalicothere Moropus and the giant entelodont Daeodon . The kicker is that it narrated by none other then Nigel Marven, a hero to many in the palaeo-media community. I am very excited for it ever since I found out about it on the Discord sever I frequent and kept tabs on its pre-production, and have even helped promote it (as I'm doing right now). The Miocene is a very under-represented period in palaeo-media, always overshadowed by the Ice Age and the Mesozoic in spite of its diverse array of life, both from ancient lineages from earlier in the Cenozoic and ones just evolving, all as the world's climate cooled and grasslands spread across the Earth. Even W...

  This trailer was released just a few days ago.  Talon is a cartoon created by one artist Heather Parra about a baby raptor with magic lightning powers who learns she and other dinosaurs like her will save their world from evil aliens, who if not stopped could cause a mass extinction (..... guess they failed), and they embark to do so. I have one word for it: fantastic! I love the idea of super powered magic dinosaurs, like Avatar: The Last Airbender meets The Land Before Time , and the designs are stylised yet accurate to a tee, which I always love. My only gripe is that generic fantasy wizard who it set up to be the mentor for the series.  It feels out of place in the Mesozoic setting, unless that's the point. I would have gone with a more avian or reptilian look. And also, Talon is mentioned as a Dakotaraptor , now regarded as an invalid genus (long story). I'm hyped for Talon , is what I'm saying, and so should you. I eagerlt wait updates, and urge you to support it...

Hello, and welcome back to Mesozoic Mind. I'd like to tell y'all about recently announced new palaeo-media you may want to keep an eye on and check out once they come. The reason I didn't mention them here is that I posted about them on Twitter before a man child bought and ruined it earlier. Life On Our Planet Hoo boy, consider me excited for this. This is a documentary narrated by God Morgan Freeman to stream on Netflix in late 2023 about the entire history of life on earth, done across eight parts . Not much is shown in the trailer, which is for more nature docs in general, but that's not a problem for me. I'm very excited for it, as the format will allow for not just the Mesozoic, but creatures of the Palaeozoic and Cenozoic to shine. Did I mention the effecrs are being done by ILM? Without the constraints of film execs breathing down their neck like the other dinosaur project they do, the visuals and designs look truly amazing, whether its a pair of the giant ...