GoKawiilMark Witton's upcoming book revives speculative sauropod art, prompts SV-POW! retrospective
Paleoartist Mark Witton is developing a speculative biology book, 'Dinosaurs Evolved,' imagining how life might look today had the K-Pg extinction never occurred. In response, an SV-POW! blog post surveys past speculative sauropod designs, including Memo Kösemen's Brontosapiens and Dougal Dixon's creatures from 'The New Dinosaurs' (1988), such as the trunked Lumber and armored Turtosaur.
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The post suggests renewed interest in speculative biology as a genre, using real paleontological knowledge—like actual dwarf island sauropods—to evaluate how plausible older fictional designs were. This kind of retrospective could shape expectations and critical reception for Witton's forthcoming book among paleoart enthusiasts.
- Mark Witton is writing 'Dinosaurs Evolved,' a speculative biology book about a world without the K-Pg extinction.
- The SV-POW! blog revisits earlier speculative sauropod designs by Memo Kösemen and Dougal Dixon.
- Some speculative concepts, like dwarf island sauropods, have since been validated by real paleontological discoveries.
Mark Witton: The Palaeoartist's Handbook — If speculative sauropods and dinosaur evolution get your imagination going, this book by paleoartist Mark Witton is a perfect companion, diving into the techniques and science behind bringing prehistoric creatures to life. It's a great way to explore the art and reasoning behind speculative biology while you wait for his upcoming Dinosaurs Evolved project.
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Published there as: “Speculative Sauropods”
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