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The story of Dr Dean Lomax and his research on Ichthyosaurs, including discovering some that were possibly bigger than a blue whale, is truly fascinating and inspiring. I hope you enjoy learning about his journey into the science!
Thank you to Dean for helping me make this video!
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Dean's TEDx talk: www.ted.com/talks/dr_dean_lomax_my_unorthodox_path_to_success
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Sources/Dean's Research:
www.deanrlomax.co.uk./Autobiography.html
www.deanrlomax.co.uk/Books.html
www.researchgate.net/publication/286630650_An_Ichthyosaurus_Reptilia_Ichthyosauria_with_gastric_contents_from_Charmouth_England_first_report_of_the_genus_from_the_Pliensbachian
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2014.903260?journalCode=ujvp20
www.researchgate.net/publication/265964962_The_first_Leptonectes_Reptilia_Ichthyosauria_with_associated_embryos_from_Somerset_England
The largest Ichthyosaurus breviceps, a specimen collected by Mary Anning: www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geological-magazine/article/an-ichthyosaurus-breviceps-collected-by-mary-anning-new-information-on-the-species/860729195FFDE7504DB6214F5C7D7FCB
www.researchgate.net/publication/265964980_Recognising_composite_specimens_of_Jurassic_ichthyosaurs_in_historical_collections
www.researchgate.net/publication/303932537_Composite_skeletons_of_Ichthyosaurus_in_historic_collections
Description of Wahlisaurus massarae: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14772019.2016.1183149?journalCode=tjsp20
Description of second-known specimen of Wahlisaurus massarae:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/gj.3155
Two new species of Ichthyosaurus: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/spp2.1065
Largest Ichthyosaurus pregnant with embryo: www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app003762017.html
The first known neonate Ichthyosaurus communis: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08912963.2017.1382488?journalCode=ghbi20
Study of Protoichthyosaurus: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02724634.2017.1361433?journalCode=ujvp20
An ichthyosaur pregnant with octuplets: pygs.lyellcollection.org/content/62/2/77
Giant ichthyosaurs from the UK Triassic: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0194742
A 9.7 metre long Jurassic horseshoe crab trackway: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10420940.2012.702704
New fossil site in Doncaster, England: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/gj.2602
An 8.5 metre ammonite drag mark: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0175426
Study of Hesperornithoides miessleri: peerj.com/articles/7247/
Dr Lomax’s PhD thesis: www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/files/127924285/FULL_TEXT.PDF

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Комментарии : 1,4 тыс.   
@seanmostert3326
@seanmostert3326 4 года назад
Reptiles just had to flex on mammals. But atleast we got milk.
@Unknown-wl1km
@Unknown-wl1km 4 года назад
Cerberus 69 yeah my dad is also getting some right now
@sneakysnake7695
@sneakysnake7695 4 года назад
@@Unknown-wl1km oof
@onyxi.x5777
@onyxi.x5777 4 года назад
@@Unknown-wl1km is he back?
@Unknown-wl1km
@Unknown-wl1km 4 года назад
onyx I.X no
@csweezey18
@csweezey18 4 года назад
M I L C C
@pastlife960
@pastlife960 4 года назад
Having met Dean Lomax at a book launch, I can confirm that he is one of the nicest guys ever.
@clintthegod8227
@clintthegod8227 4 года назад
We talking Keanu Reeves or Michael Bay levels of nice?
@maniacram
@maniacram 4 года назад
OG VH he is gay?
@pastlife960
@pastlife960 4 года назад
maniacram No clue and why does it matter?
@pastlife960
@pastlife960 4 года назад
Fury Dokkan PUBG And More. We’re talking wholesome Keanu nice. Just very good at listening.
@augustlandmesser1520
@augustlandmesser1520 4 года назад
So, he skipped all the boring parts in conventional education and gone straight to fun part of science? My dream path.
@gallardogd560
@gallardogd560 4 года назад
I guess Dean no longer needs a résumé, he can just use this video for his job interviews.
@gabrielchavanon4981
@gabrielchavanon4981 3 года назад
What a gamer, I'm proud of him
@guccimain89
@guccimain89 3 года назад
It’s very upsetting to me that somebody so talented and with so much passion for a subject almost got overlooked and tossed aside in the grand scheme of things because he didn’t excel in everything at school and therefore wasn’t allowed to go to university. This guy is a hero.
@RedXlV
@RedXlV 2 года назад
Funny thing, Dr Lomax links to this video from his website.
@bobsmith-jc9mj
@bobsmith-jc9mj 2 года назад
Lol
@conradbo1
@conradbo1 Год назад
Yes, I agree with you.
@dinochcdobrowski5815
@dinochcdobrowski5815 4 года назад
Dean had definitely earned his career and proper reputation as an authority in his field of palaeontology. I've seen too much snobbery comments on him when I was following his work as a 14-15 year old boy, that deterred me quite a bit when my grades weren't top of the class and had to choose subjects to do for an A-level equivalent diploma. Thankfully, his determination and sheer will emanated into me to study hard and volunteer in my local museums in Hong Kong, a place with no known dinosaur fossils. Serendipitously, I met a local dinosaur palaeontologist through a palaeontology public lecture that later helped guided my journey to make palaeontology a potential career and a subject to study in university. As Dean said, now I'm taking it as my catchphrase, "follow your passion and pursue your dreams." You can do it Ben, you are worth more than your exam grades. Gonna head off and finish my university report on ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs. :)
@groque1654
@groque1654 4 года назад
You go bro
@ludettep
@ludettep 4 года назад
I love how scientific expertise can come from effort. Richard Ross, cephalopod expert from the California Academy of Sciences started out as a professional juggler. His hobby of keeping and breeding cephalopods have him an expertise that few had and led him to a career as a scientist. The want seems similar.
@hiunaut2833
@hiunaut2833 4 года назад
No idea who you are, but I'm rooting for you brother.
@vampyricon7026
@vampyricon7026 4 года назад
Michael Pittman?
@politicallycorrectredskin796
@politicallycorrectredskin796 4 года назад
Education doesn't always sort people by aptitude for things, which anyone who has ever had a job will know. Endless mediocrities make it through, but not all great minds do. Education is very expensive is my explanation. Anyone would be discouraged looking at an average student loan.
@Crashed131963
@Crashed131963 4 года назад
Should be retitled "Dean, The creation of a legend"
@Ben-cz9hl
@Ben-cz9hl 3 года назад
Biggest inspiration for people to go into the field of paleontology
@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263
@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 3 года назад
@@Ben-cz9hl it’s really cool
@kayracan3663
@kayracan3663 3 года назад
Oh, well I was a Somalian trader, I traded fish for goods da da baba bam dan dan Oh, well I was a Somalian king, I liked to kill the fish before they got home, home, home Oh, well I was a teenage king, I did what I needed to do Oh, Oh, Oh please save my soul, I've been holding it in for so long baby it's not true I don't know when I'll release it onto you, but I'd surely want to spread it all over you Babam bam bam babam dadadam bam bam, babam, babam, babam-dan dan dan da dan da dan dan dan Oh it's coming out without the farts on, come on bladder, do your thing to lube it on Oh oh oh, I once was a Somalian trader, I traded fish for scats.
@badlaamaurukehu
@badlaamaurukehu 4 года назад
Drink everytime you hear "Dean"
@eliscanfield3913
@eliscanfield3913 4 года назад
But it's only tea, so I'll just need to pee in a few minutes. ;)
@deanfirnatine7814
@deanfirnatine7814 4 года назад
In am good with that ;)
@ScionStorm1
@ScionStorm1 4 года назад
Cue flashbacks of the show Community.
@pierrechildress8875
@pierrechildress8875 4 года назад
Fatal alchohol poisoning by 6 minute mark
@codymoon5315
@codymoon5315 4 года назад
i think im about to throw up
@mentaldude3833
@mentaldude3833 4 года назад
Thank you I have wanted to be a paleontologist for years but my grades weren't the best so i couldn't take the courses i wanted to at college You have given me hope
@garywait3231
@garywait3231 4 года назад
Keep following your dream and be persistent. College degrees aren't the only route to success. Ability, experience, and enthusiasm count for a lot, as this video demonstrates. Best wishes and good luck.
@mentaldude3833
@mentaldude3833 4 года назад
@@garywait3231 thank you for the words of encouragement
@jennytalia6724
@jennytalia6724 4 года назад
There are other colleges who arent so particular about grades
@garywait3231
@garywait3231 4 года назад
Dear Mental Dude: You're most welcome. Persevere, and best of luck!
@chrishaugen8648
@chrishaugen8648 4 года назад
@@garywait3231 or you could just take the easy way out and become an old and bitter gas station attendant
@augiespendley3389
@augiespendley3389 4 года назад
ben you're a day early for man crush monday
@jonedwards5953
@jonedwards5953 4 года назад
Nah its Monday right now
@idreessaleem4722
@idreessaleem4722 4 года назад
Yeah a dream date tbh
@sarah-8
@sarah-8 4 года назад
@ForestofTooMuchFood isn't everything a lil bit invaded
@therealpetergriffinyoutube2736
@therealpetergriffinyoutube2736 4 года назад
ForestofTooMuchFood Why did you have to clarify invaded? That’s how almost every place on earth became populated
@ihaveasmallpenisbut6748
@ihaveasmallpenisbut6748 4 года назад
That’s the gayest thing ive ever heard
@martinbambeano6520
@martinbambeano6520 4 года назад
You should have named this video, 'Dean and why I love him'
@novakaijucomics
@novakaijucomics 4 года назад
Man I would have stopped trying if I had to sell my star wars collection
@adhdlama2403
@adhdlama2403 4 года назад
bet he still regrets it /s
@vaszgul736
@vaszgul736 4 года назад
I would have had to give up as I do not have a starwars collection to sell. I'm under qualified for this step.
@lubricatedgoat
@lubricatedgoat 4 года назад
That reminds me, I should get rid of my Star Wars collection since the woke versions have completely ruined it for me. Dean however, gives me a warm and fuzzy regarding hope for humanity. A New Hope, of sorts.
@slappy8941
@slappy8941 4 года назад
That's why you'll never be anything but a nerd and you'll die a virgin.
@ScionStorm1
@ScionStorm1 4 года назад
"Teenager sells futuristic fantasy to pursue the fantasy of his future"
@ryankossick5791
@ryankossick5791 4 года назад
I wish I was that motivated...
@CaptainRufus
@CaptainRufus 4 года назад
Friggin same. I'm lucky if I can get out of bed on time or make a phone call. This dude just has drive.
@brandonfoley7519
@brandonfoley7519 4 года назад
Time, creativity, motivation
@averyjenson
@averyjenson 4 года назад
Wow, Dean’s story truly is inspiring.
@chickadeestevenson5440
@chickadeestevenson5440 4 года назад
... The part when he honoured Mary Anning... Omg I'm crying.
@kysike666
@kysike666 4 года назад
Who doesn't know her!? She is the Mother of Paleontology..
@IceSpoon
@IceSpoon 4 года назад
We still lack a Maryanningsaurus
@pierrebegley2746
@pierrebegley2746 4 года назад
@@kysike666 Very true. The sad thing was that because she was a woman, she was never given such honours in her lifetime.
@prizmarvalschi1319
@prizmarvalschi1319 4 года назад
People in that time period were still extremely sexist Who knows how much more she contributed only to be taken from her by jealous scientists
@prizmarvalschi1319
@prizmarvalschi1319 4 года назад
@Samueldedieu still
@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122
@VeryProPlayerYesSir1122 4 года назад
Reptile: I am gonna invest evolutionary points in specializing. Mass extinction: I am gonna end your career right now.
@THEshaggyrogers
@THEshaggyrogers 4 года назад
Internet Troll legit strats bruh.
@Monchegorx
@Monchegorx 4 года назад
This meme format: exists Me: I loathe this stupid fcuking meme format so damn much, laziest unfunniest shit ever
@benparker384
@benparker384 4 года назад
Mass extinction: exists Convergent evolution: Im bouta end this whole mans career
@Unknown-wl1km
@Unknown-wl1km 4 года назад
Talos Valcoran same
@gabrialgu3905
@gabrialgu3905 4 года назад
@@Unknown-wl1km it's dam to help you on the slang word and it's not to correct you in a bad way just trying to help and have a good day Lugiafan449
@barccy
@barccy 4 года назад
Education system and job requirements hold back the gifted.
@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8
@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 4 года назад
They were made when factories needed drone like workers and make some students feel like idiots
@gunner2225
@gunner2225 4 года назад
Still necessary though, needs modification not elimination
@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8
@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8 4 года назад
Gunner 22 yep, other countries should probably be more like finland, not like cages, we should encourage creative thinking, not repetition
@ratbat1072
@ratbat1072 4 года назад
@Maxx Kroes Dean is a true man, he was strong enough to sell his star wars collection
@slappy8941
@slappy8941 4 года назад
"School isn't a place for smart people." ~Rick Sanchez
@franksmoakjr9037
@franksmoakjr9037 4 года назад
I wanted to learn about giant Ichthyosaurs but I did enjoy watching a great story of drive and determination of a young person who, regardless of the naysayers, didn't give up on his dream. He pursued and accomplished the goal he set for his life's work and is succeeding, and even thriving. YOU GO DEAN!!!
@Mackeson3
@Mackeson3 3 года назад
The Doncaster museum where Dean worked has now closed and has been replaced by a much bigger and better one in the town.
@daddyaf945
@daddyaf945 4 года назад
I’m from Wyoming.i didn’t know anyone wanted to come here.
@S8tan7
@S8tan7 4 года назад
as of writing this, about 13,000 people are now wanting to come to wyoming
@daddyaf945
@daddyaf945 4 года назад
ChoccyMilk Then by tradition, 13,000 people will leave
@jamescoffey643
@jamescoffey643 4 года назад
I like your state, mostly cause no one goes there, peace and quiet, lol. It's also has a lot of beautiful land too. Trust me, spend a month or two on the east coast and you'll feel like you can't get back fast enough. But to be honest, a lot of people there don't seem to be the brightest bulb in the room.
@jamescoffey643
@jamescoffey643 4 года назад
Ok, that one is different
@PaulThronson
@PaulThronson 4 года назад
I'm in South Dakota and I love coming to Wyoming! I'd rather fly over the big horns though
@davidm5746
@davidm5746 4 года назад
I know more about Dean than the "Sea Dragon"
@davidgomez-wt7pn
@davidgomez-wt7pn 4 года назад
Haven't heard of Dr. Lomax over here in the US, but definitely a new fan! Thank you for sharing his work and some of his story. Y'all always share quality content. Bravo gents!
@nathanspencer5292
@nathanspencer5292 4 года назад
speculative animal: a filter feeding icthyosaur
@bobdolesrevenge
@bobdolesrevenge 4 года назад
Maybe not so speculative: www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/11/elizabeth-nicholls-explorer-moments-finding-a-220-millon-year-old-giant-reptile-in-Canada/
@ronjayrose9706
@ronjayrose9706 4 года назад
@@bobdolesrevenge NANI!!!!!!!????
@ronjayrose9706
@ronjayrose9706 4 года назад
@@bobdolesrevenge NANI!!!!!!!????
@lengthyounarther
@lengthyounarther 4 года назад
This is an inspirational story and also helps illustrate some of the problems associated with standardized testing and educational channeling. Also I was road tripping this summer and visited the Dinosaur Museum in Thermopolous Wyoming. It’s a really fascinating place with some amazing hot springs!
@lilitheden748
@lilitheden748 4 года назад
This is the best video you made this far. People like Dean Lomax should get more publicity. They have extraordinary talents that indeed can inspire other young people in building out a career in what the love to do. It’s amazing what a person can achieve if he sets his mind to it.
@axixax_axax
@axixax_axax 3 года назад
"he even sold his star wars collection to go to Wyoming" He's a man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will
@Deform-2024
@Deform-2024 4 года назад
The Aust colossus ichthyosaur was estimated to be equally as long as the blue whale, but was MUCH heavier. Assuming it had a build similar to Shonisaurus, the Aust colossus could weigh up to 260 tons!
@muhammadfauzan5916
@muhammadfauzan5916 4 года назад
This information... This is a good basis for Yo mama joke.
@denistyrant
@denistyrant 4 года назад
From a very good RU-vidd named The Vividen, he said that if it was like 33 meters long, and gained another 3 meters, it would weigh over 300 tons. I can’t see a Megalodon even attacking and killing this thing. But why they got big is still a mystery. My theory is that their main prey, squids were likely much bigger than they were today. Enter Triassic Kraken, a hypothetical animal, but evidence proves it likely exist.
@Unknown-wl1km
@Unknown-wl1km 4 года назад
Denis Tyrant for once I agree a megalodon wouldn’t attack it if like 3+ megalodons got into a feeding frenzy then maybe
@ninjiango9126
@ninjiango9126 4 года назад
@@denistyrant Sounds interesting, what's the evidence for Triassic Kraken?
@Fede_99
@Fede_99 4 года назад
@@ninjiango9126 there's no evidence, it's just a theory
@JedRobby
@JedRobby 4 года назад
WHAT WHAT WHAT?! THATS A CATCHY HECKIN TITLE
@nickkorkodylas5005
@nickkorkodylas5005 4 года назад
FAKE NEWS CLICKBAIT
@Deathington.
@Deathington. 4 года назад
WHY ARE WE SCREAMING AHHHHHHHHH
@JedRobby
@JedRobby 4 года назад
@@Deathington. COZ THATS WHAT NERDS DOOO WHEN THEY SEE PREHISTORIC STUUUUUUFFFF AAHHHH!!
@98Dreadboy
@98Dreadboy 4 года назад
It was no way bigger than a blue whale, the body is way too streamlined to weigh as much as a blue whale.
@nickkorkodylas5005
@nickkorkodylas5005 4 года назад
@@JedRobby TRUST ME YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS! WHAT YOU ARE SEEING NOW IS JUST MY ICHTHYOPTERYGIAN FORM... AND THIS... THIS IS WHAT WE CALL AN ICHTHYOSAUR... THIS! THIS IS AN ICHTYOSAUR THAT WAS EVOLVED BEYOND AN ICHTHYOSAUR OR YOU CAN CALL IT A SHASTASAURID... AND THIS!... ... THIS IS ... TO GO... ... EVEN... FURTHER BEYOND!....
@movedtocupowarriors4205
@movedtocupowarriors4205 3 года назад
Let's just stop and thank Dean for being such a motivated and remarkable human. Dean is a never breaking spirit. From a young age, was content with being a paleontologist. He had failed his classes, yet, never lost hope. Such an inspiration.
@battou2501
@battou2501 4 года назад
Its such a shame that my favorite field of science, paleontology, is almost nonexistent here in Russia.( I have dreamed to become a paleontologist myself, but there was no chance.(
@fermintenava5911
@fermintenava5911 4 года назад
It's really a shame, as Russian and polish paleontologists played a significant rule in the exploration of Dinosaurs in the Mongolian desert. Who knows what fossils wait under the west-Russian plains or the siberian tundra?
@nicejoecool
@nicejoecool 4 года назад
Same thing for me
@eybaza6018
@eybaza6018 Год назад
Although Russia does have some fossil layers ( particularly Permian ones), so, you still have hope :)
@titanofserpents4315
@titanofserpents4315 4 года назад
1:21 I love that cake!
@billkotsarinis1544
@billkotsarinis1544 4 года назад
I am 14 and my life dream is becoming a paleontologist, these people inspire me and making me not giving up my dream that i wish some day become one
@sammysalter
@sammysalter 4 года назад
lol what's with the profile pic then
@Vrilnigga_88
@Vrilnigga_88 4 года назад
Sammy Salter yeah dude that’s what I thought
@billkotsarinis1544
@billkotsarinis1544 4 года назад
@@sammysalter my father, i dont change acount because all my subscriptions are here and i am subbed at over 80 chanels😁😁😁😁 but i will change pic at the next days so.....😁😁😁
@billkotsarinis1544
@billkotsarinis1544 4 года назад
Also i belive thats pic of him is crige and yikes😁
@sammysalter
@sammysalter 4 года назад
@@billkotsarinis1544 lol ok I guessed it was something like that, it was just the "I am 14" next to your dad's face lol.
@joebainter
@joebainter 4 года назад
Never let anyone tell you you can not succeed!
@ACJ777777
@ACJ777777 4 года назад
Ben. Stop saying "if you think we deserve it." You deserve it. Keep up the excellent work.
@joaoaugusto7128
@joaoaugusto7128 4 года назад
Follow your dreams Ben, u'll get there
@arthurradwanski4099
@arthurradwanski4099 4 года назад
this is literally a biography of some dude
@jaystreet46
@jaystreet46 3 года назад
Selling that Star Wars collection must’ve been painful!
@Monada79
@Monada79 4 года назад
You've given this 40 year old mum of 2 hope.
@Robert399
@Robert399 4 года назад
that you'll become a palaeontologist? or bigger than a blue whale?
@sarah-8
@sarah-8 4 года назад
@@Robert399 OH MY GOD ROBERT
@Zancibar
@Zancibar 4 года назад
WTF ROBERT!
@user-eh2ci3qd1q
@user-eh2ci3qd1q 4 года назад
Jesus Christ Robert...
@Zancibar
@Zancibar 4 года назад
@@neoncircus2365 I love how encouraging and simultaneously crude and violently honest that answer is.
@garywait3231
@garywait3231 4 года назад
Thanks for this informative and inspiring story. I particularly identified with your advocacy for alternate paths to professional success. While I completed my University degrees, I chose the path of experience to pursue my true passion (rare books and manuscripts) without ever taking a library "science" degree, and at 80, am still active and productive in my field. Best wishes to you in finding your own path to success via the best of all possible routes: enthusiasm and practical experience. I think you have a fine prospect in palaeontology and as a science communicator. I follow and enjoy all of your videos with great interest. Thanks, and all best wishes !!! 👍👍👍
@Scrinwaipwr
@Scrinwaipwr 4 года назад
13:25 And there's Dean with Dr Alan Grant.
@thegrebnedu869
@thegrebnedu869 3 года назад
I just noticed 😂
@andrewince8824
@andrewince8824 2 года назад
Worked his way up from the bottom, was writing scientific documents at 18, discovered half the known Ichthyosaurus species and demonstrates wonderful humility by honouring those who inspired him, a brilliant county & the fantastic Hull based poet. What a legend.
@aerohydreigon1101
@aerohydreigon1101 3 года назад
Somebody get this man his Star Wars collection
@mandywilson4757
@mandywilson4757 3 года назад
Thank you Ben, for that wonderfully inspiring mini bio on Dean Lomax. You did such an amazing job putting the piece together, then telling it so elequantly. Engaging an audience is no easy task, then the added pressure of being recorded, yet you seemed totally unfazed, is a clear indication you'll do very well in your chosen career dispite your misgivings and apprehension. You've GOT this!! 👍😊
@xDoctorxFaustusx
@xDoctorxFaustusx 4 года назад
Wow what an incredible success story! I gotta hand it to Dean for being able to live the dream.
@aiiv7839
@aiiv7839 4 года назад
This is amazing!! Nice to see that there are other creatures (living or extinct) that match the size of a Blue Whale!
@TheEDBShow
@TheEDBShow 4 года назад
Title: Bigger Than a Blue Whale Me: *glowing eyes*
@revthescatman137
@revthescatman137 3 года назад
I hope that someday we’ll find a creature bigger than the blue whale
@vbgvbg1133
@vbgvbg1133 3 года назад
@@revthescatman137 Kinda hope we find a bigger animal, but also kinda hope we don’t. If the blue whale remains the largest animal ever, we can be the humans that future humans look back to and say “goddamn they really lived alongside those big things holy shit”
@tinamclaughlin1991
@tinamclaughlin1991 4 года назад
Computers are my vice. I can't afford life and school. Even certs are hard to obtain. This inspires me to trudge on! Thanks for your inspiration! 😘👍😇
@takuame7
@takuame7 3 года назад
Currently been in that hurdle sense high school. College has been taking a back seat the last few years but I still manage to knock out a class or two yearly. We'll get there man 👍
@homelessya
@homelessya 4 года назад
I remember the old times looking at the Shonisaurus in the encyclopedia imagining how big it is in real life. One of the remarkable Ichthyosaurs out there :)
@pigeonfowl474
@pigeonfowl474 4 года назад
Hrrngh! Colonel! I'm trying to sneak around but I'm dummy thicc and the swish of my massive tail keeps alerting the pliosaurs to my presence!
@LEDewey_MD
@LEDewey_MD 2 года назад
Having recently discovered your channel, I've been binge watching your videos, and this video in particular is amazingly well done. I loved learning about Dr. Dean Lomax, and your telling of his story shows how there are many ways to pursue your passions.
@mudpuppy8740
@mudpuppy8740 4 года назад
I found this channel a few days ago and would like to thank you for getting straight to the point and not rambling on and on in the beginning of the video, so nice getting straight to the topic
@bobsmith8405
@bobsmith8405 4 года назад
Dean's story has given me more hope in being able to do the things I love dinosaur and animal wise.
@definitlynotbenlente7671
@definitlynotbenlente7671 Год назад
I can recomend volunteering at orginizations with your interest
@pepsiman396
@pepsiman396 4 года назад
Great video shastasaurus was always my favorite prehistoric sea reptile
@prairierider7569
@prairierider7569 2 года назад
Thank you, this upload gave me hope, as I have never been able to learn at school but through uploads like yours I learn so much more. I will be volunteering at our local dig sites this summer!
@DefektiveEnvy
@DefektiveEnvy 4 года назад
I really appreciate you guys and your constant stream of quality, well-researched educational content so I can get my nature fix. I know you guys are probably super busy with school and life in general but I appreciate how much you put into this channel for us
@alcyon7536
@alcyon7536 4 года назад
Isn’t that the guy from that British Dinosaur documentary
@naturegnatiggy
@naturegnatiggy 4 года назад
Dean has had such a successful journey. What a role model!
@boredwarlock5216
@boredwarlock5216 4 года назад
This had to be one of the best channels on youtube. Keep up the great work and thank you!!!
@kelleren4840
@kelleren4840 4 года назад
LOVED this video. This is honestly one of the best vids I've seen on youtube. Loved the story and EASY all-time fav.
@tsopmocful1958
@tsopmocful1958 4 года назад
It's great to hear such a good result from entering an academic field via an alternative route to the established funnelling of criteria. Hopefully as our communication and transport technology progresses these kinds of paths will become even more of an option for aspiring talent throughout the world. The raw substance of simply studying, researching and gaining new knowledge is the only real criteria in the end.
@tech7530
@tech7530 4 года назад
fantastic video as usual, very interesting!
@tinamclaughlin1991
@tinamclaughlin1991 4 года назад
Lomax is tremendous! Inspiring, and quite the sharer of his learnings! Teach on!
@yvonnerogers6429
@yvonnerogers6429 4 года назад
Wow! 🤩 Watching this has been an awesome way of kicking off my morning here in East Tennessee! Thank you for this video and for introducing me to Dr. Lomax’s story and work. He’s truly inspirational- and you and your team on this channel are, too! I’ve learned so much from this channel! You’ll be a fabulous paleontologist, Ben G Thomas! All the best to y’all!
@williamamely7038
@williamamely7038 4 года назад
Thanks for sharing. I'm sure that Dean will inspire many young people to research dinosaurs and become fossil hunters and paleontologists.
@beatrixthegreat1138
@beatrixthegreat1138 4 года назад
Whoot Dean you are an inspiration to all kids everywhere who were told they’d never be something. Ya made it guy! You deserve a victory gloat.
@colincbatch
@colincbatch 4 года назад
Very nice hommage to Dr Lomax. It's a big departure in style from the usual format and though I was a bit skeptical at first, I found it uplifting and informative.
@Cashdummy
@Cashdummy 3 года назад
Nothing can replace determination and love for the subject. No title or grades for sure. True dedication is everything and should be recognised
@crackpapa_
@crackpapa_ 4 года назад
And here I am about 2 to 3 years older than Dr Dean Lomax and still living with my parents
@Sawrattan
@Sawrattan 4 года назад
On the other hand, Dr Lomax is an example of patience :)
@greatgallade
@greatgallade 4 года назад
But not all people have the patience or calling to do something specific for a long time. Don't worry man.
@BUCKikwi
@BUCKikwi 4 года назад
Don't worry about living with your parents man. Support them as much as possible. Don't leave them, stick by them, it's the greatest gift you can give.
@greatgallade
@greatgallade 4 года назад
Some people believe you have to leave when you turn eighteen. More than half the time they go into inconceivable debt and work endlessly now. Unless their parents gave them money for food and shelter. The thing is staying with them and learning all you can about living and managing your money and time is the best thing you can do
@crystalm4324
@crystalm4324 4 года назад
Really great biography, I’ve been to the Royal Tyrell Museum, that specimen is HUGE! I really wanted to get a big timeline map though. I can’t find a good one anywhere. I suggest you design one for your shop. I have a few suggestions in the layout to make everything fit. I think it would sell very well and be excellent in classrooms for learning and keeping eras and animals in the right timelines. I’d make it, but I don’t have the detailed knowledge.
@deandeann1541
@deandeann1541 3 года назад
Dr. Lomax's first name is remarkably elegant and inspirational. His parents showed good taste and made a fine choice.
@g.thomashart9368
@g.thomashart9368 3 года назад
That specific epithet story (for Ichthyosaurus anningae) is especially appropriate and well rewards the work that Ms. Anning performed.
@donhillsmanii5906
@donhillsmanii5906 4 года назад
This guy is a effing INSPIRATION
@jaypelletier3783
@jaypelletier3783 4 года назад
Had to sell his Star Wars collection? That's fucked up man! 😂😂
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 4 года назад
Jay Pelletier i know right 😔
@BertGrink
@BertGrink 4 года назад
What an impressive young man! Thanks for telling his story, Ben. I hope you will achieve your goal too, and in the meantime, keep up the excellent work you do here on RU-vid. Greetings from Denmark.
@SeventhSamurai72
@SeventhSamurai72 4 года назад
Great post! Your narration is really pleasant to listen to, and the content is fascinating!
@MrTheWaterbear
@MrTheWaterbear 4 года назад
Didn't realize this video was about Dean. Thought it was about megafauna. Maybe consider a different title next time?
@Sawrattan
@Sawrattan 4 года назад
*sigh* There's always one...
@Draconicus702
@Draconicus702 4 года назад
@@Sawrattan well they're not wrong.
@Jarod-vg9wq
@Jarod-vg9wq 4 года назад
Dean reminds me of myself I’ve been told it’s going to be hard for me to go through collage and probably won’t become a palaeontologist but I’m not giving up I’m gonna try even if it kills me
@alexrangel1123
@alexrangel1123 2 года назад
Imagine sailing the prehistoric sea. How terrifying and exciting it’d be actually witnessing these creatures first hand. Who knows what undiscovered creatures existed - bigger & more terrifying
@SuperManning11
@SuperManning11 3 года назад
What a lovely tribute to a remarkable young man-and he’s adorable to boot! He is obviously quite an inspiration to you. I can tell you that you are well on your way to making your own mark on the world of paleontology with the fantastic videos you make. Keep up the great work, and one day someone will no doubt be singing your praises!
@robinmatz6686
@robinmatz6686 4 года назад
Damn hes really living the dream, being out and a scientist of impact at his age.
@CouchCommander5000
@CouchCommander5000 4 года назад
What a legend. and such an inspiration!
@porcu12345
@porcu12345 4 года назад
While I didn't get in to Paleontology, I did get in to Biology at Uni after failing my Science GCSE's and having no A levels. Had to take a longer route and resit my GCSE at the ripe age of 27. Improved my Science grade from a D to an A (2 marks off an A* :/ ) and then went back to college to do an Access course at 28, which I passed with distinction. It's never too late to change careers and follow passions.
@bee_whisper
@bee_whisper 4 года назад
This story is so refreshing. I have been doing a degree in wildlife conservation after a few years out working because I didn’t think I could do anything other than retail . Hearing stories of clearly gifted passionate scientists gives me hope . Also you’d make a mint palaeontologist Ben
@AaronTelfordUK
@AaronTelfordUK 4 года назад
Dean is a true legend :-)
@GaasubaMeskhenet
@GaasubaMeskhenet 4 года назад
does any one have paleontology scientific papers that are easy to digest? For beginners, so to speak... I've never managed to find a scientific paper that wasn't a nightmare to get through.
@fermintenava5911
@fermintenava5911 4 года назад
I heard Bob Bakker's books are very good to read.
@catherinehubbard1167
@catherinehubbard1167 4 года назад
Thank you for this excellent video. What a story! It needs to be heard as widely as it can. You too have a gift for communicating your knowledge and love of ancient life. I pursued my own long-held dream despite near-constant discouragement too, and I did succeed in going to college (the first on either side of my family to do so), graduate school, postdoctoral study, and a career as a research scientist in biochemistry and cell biology. One thing I believe: those who are loudest in telling you to give up your dream are actually trying to rationalize having given up their own.
@evodolka
@evodolka 4 года назад
this was both super interesting to learn about and very inspiring to watch the story of Dr Dean
@kobovad
@kobovad 4 года назад
Mate, I love your vids to bits but some parts of the background music sound exactly like my alarm in the morning
@gunner2225
@gunner2225 4 года назад
Hadn't noticed until you said that
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 4 года назад
Kobo99 lol
@hailgiratinathetruegod7564
@hailgiratinathetruegod7564 4 года назад
2:09 I coudnt stop crying. So sad.
@mortified776
@mortified776 4 года назад
Many thanks for sharing Dean's story, but more importantly bringing attention to the fact that there are many paths to a given destination and a difficult time in secondary school doesn't mean you can't go on to further studies. This is something I would have appreciated knowing about this time eighteen years ago.
@franceslambert8070
@franceslambert8070 4 года назад
I truly hope you manage to realize your dream. I myself didn't graduate high school till I was in my 50s. I have always loved science, enjoyed literature, hated math, so I understand the dream. I live in Nevada, USA and there are two Ichthyosaures in a park in Gabb, NV. one is in a building, still in the surrounding dirt and rock, the other seems to not be a complete speciman and is exposed to the elements. You should make a trip to Nevada and take a gander at them and then go to Montana and other places with dinos. You could volunteer too.
@afergie76
@afergie76 4 года назад
Damn, Dean is one handsome man.
@spinosaurustricycloplots1346
@spinosaurustricycloplots1346 4 года назад
*What i learn about this video* : Ichthyosaurus ate Squidward
@kokroucz
@kokroucz 4 года назад
Go for it mate, for all you do you already deserve recognition.
@ProcyonDei
@ProcyonDei 3 года назад
Imagine being rich enough to have a Star Wars collection, yet somehow the system still makes you poor enough to have to sell it.
@That-Google-Guy
@That-Google-Guy 4 года назад
“Shoneysaurus?” “Icthysaurus Applebyi”??? Scientists are REEEEEALLY into American Fast Casual Dining...🤣😉
@primrosevale1995
@primrosevale1995 4 года назад
I get the Applebyi bit, but what is Shoneysaurus a reference to? Legitimately curious. (Also do you mean Shonisaurus?)
@MsIcey
@MsIcey 4 года назад
Rip starwars figures
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 4 года назад
JakubDaHud R.I.P.
@kinderblutsaufenderreptiloide
Applause to Dr. Dean Lomax! When I was a child I also wanted to become a paleontologist, but for social reasons I had to quit school and earn my own money. In 2004, at the age of 28, I quit my job and went back to "Plan A". Time at the university was hard, I had to do terrible jobs to stay alive and there still were phases where I had barely enough to eat. But I made it and now I'm a paleontologist, too. Thanks to my wife for her support!!!
@robertfletcher3421
@robertfletcher3421 4 года назад
This was such an inspiring video and shows what you can do when you are determined. I trust you are in contact with Dean, such an inspiration. He reminds me somewhat of Gerald Durrell who did not have the academic training but volunteered at Whipsnade and London Zoo. Gerald became one of the greatest zoologists and naturalists of the 20th century. Stick at it Ben you dream will come true.
@veggieboyultimate
@veggieboyultimate 4 года назад
Does anyone know what type of science and math classes you need to take in college to become a paleontologist?
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 4 года назад
Veggieboy Ultimate biology i guess
@veggieboyultimate
@veggieboyultimate 4 года назад
@@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 any math?
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 4 года назад
Veggieboy Ultimate ye but i don't know which math system you have to learn
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 4 года назад
Veggieboy Ultimate ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xblDaUVq55s.html
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125
@lukeskywalkerjediknight2125 4 года назад
Veggieboy Ultimate ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cT0_3aRkTIE.html
@opegamin
@opegamin 4 года назад
All I know Ben...... is Praise be Lord Helix!
@gardevoirthequeen9021
@gardevoirthequeen9021 4 года назад
Lord helix is the god of god of goooOood of god of GODS.
@brianlevine871
@brianlevine871 4 года назад
Now this was quite a discovery. Not only for the massive Ichthyosaurs, but also for Dean's journey to becoming a paleontologist and how much he accomplished in his career.
@SSSyndrome214
@SSSyndrome214 4 года назад
What an inspirational story. Thank you for sharing. It reminds me of Jane Goodall since she didn't go to college either (or not very much of it) but had so much passion and dedication that she did world-class work, rose to the top of her field, and was awarded a Ph.D. anyway. There are many such scientists out there. I've learned a lot from this channel, and I bet you can achieve your dreams, too, if you never give up!