Media & Outreach
2020
15 January:
ABC News: Winton dinosaur field reveals biggest carnivorous dinosaur ever found in Australia
The Brisbane Times: Largest Australian carnivorous dinosaur found in Queensland
Daily Mail: T. rex's creepy cousin: Terrifying new dinosaur with huge claws and serrated razor sharp teeth is unearthed in the Australian outback
16 January:
7 News: Bones of biggest carnivorous dinosaur ever found in Australia uncovered
Phys.org: Fossils of largest theropod to date found in Australia
19 January:
North West Star: Winton Museum reveals largest theropod dinosaur found in Australia
2 April:
CNET: Flies having sex preserved in fossil dating back millions of years
Cosmos: Gondwana in amber
Gizmodo: These Flies Have Been Trapped In The Bone Zone For 41 Million Years
Inverse: Oldest-known example of animal behavior is frozen in time and freaky
The New York Times: Scientists Find 2 Mating Flies Trapped in Prehistoric Amber
3 April:
ABC: Historic haul of Australian amber fossils includes ants, spiders and fornicating flies
The Australian: Aussie scientists uncover a fossil 'holy grail' preserved in amber
Daily Mail: Caught in the act: Pair of fornicating flies that became frozen in amber 41 million years ago are among the oldest fossilised mating animals ever discovered
Live Science: 41 million-year-old insect sex romp preserved in amber
News18: Amber Fossil Shows Two Trapped Flies that Died while Mating 41 Million Years Ago
Newsweek: Amber With Two Flies That Got Stuck Mating 40 Million Years Ago Discovered
The Sydney Morning Herald: Mating flies found in huge cache of Australian amber
4 April:
Republic World: Fossil In Australia Shows Flies Preserved In Amber 41 Million Years Ago
Science Alert: Scientists Discover Two Mating Flies Trapped in Amber 40 Million Years Ago
18 May:
ABC: Fossilised bones of rare 'delicate' dinosaur elaphrosaur identified in a first of its kind in Australia
Australian Geographic: Fossil of unusual toothless dinosaur discovered in Australia
BBC: Elaphrosaur: Rare dinosaur identified in Australia
The Brisbane Times: Unusual dinosaur species fossil discovered in Australia for first time
The Guardian: Rare long-necked dinosaur that roamed the polar world unearthed in Australia
New Atlas: Long-necked, toothless T.rex cousin unearthed in Australia
Phys.org: Australia's first elaphrosaur discovered in Victoria
Sci News: New Dinosaur Unearthed in Australia
Swinburne News: Swinburne palaeontologists identify ‘toothless’ Victorian dinosaur
19 May:
9 News: Australian palaeontologists discover rare 'toothless' dinosaur in Victoria known as an elaphrosaur
Fox News: Unusual 'toothless' dinosaur discovered in Australia
Spatial Source: Meet ‘Eric’: the new dinosaur discovered in Victoria
20 May:
Cosmos: An Aussie elaphrosaur younger than the rest
Smithsonian Magazine: Rare ‘Light-Footed’ Dinosaur Discovered in Australia for the First Time
Tech Explorist: A rare, toothless dinosaur identified in Australia
Webby Feed: Fossil Found of a Bizarre New Dinosaur That Lived Close to the South Pole
21 May:
Nature Research Ecology and Evolution: A tiny dinosaur bone with a big story to tell — Australia's first elaphrosaur
24 May:
Syfy: Weirder than Star Wars, this dinosaur kind of looked like Jar-Jar Binks with no teeth
28 May: I Know Dino (podcast interview) – A new polar ceratosaur from Australia – Episode 287
3 June:
Lab Down Under: Luck and logic: How a brand new group of Australian dinosaurs was uncovered
3 December:
Smithsonian Magazine: How Dinosaurs Thrived in the Snow
10 December:
ABC: Pterosaurs evolved from small, wingless reptiles called lagerpetids, fossils suggest
17 December:
3CR Lost in Science: radio interview
2019
30 April:
Charters Towers State High School: Presented to 30 students about careers in palaeontology and museums.
Blackheath & Thornburgh College: Presented to 100 Year 9 & 10 students about at their careers expo.
All Souls St Gabriels School: Presented to 50 students about careers in palaeontology and museums.
Columba Catholic College: Presented to 20 students about careers in palaeontology and museums.
4 October:
9 News: Flying dinosaur discovered in Queensland nicknamed 'Butch'
10 Daily: New 'Iron Dragon', Or Prehistoric Flying Reptile, Discovered In Queensland
ABC: A new pterosaur, or prehistoric flying reptile species, has been discovered in outback Queensland
The Age: Researchers unearth 'iron dragon' of ancient Queensland outback
The Ararat Advertiser: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
Australia Science: A new ‘iron dragon’ pterosaur
Barossa Herald: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
BBC Science in Action: Meet 'Butch' the globe-trotting pterosaur
Bega District News: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
The Border Mail: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
Breaking News: Huge prehistoric flying reptile that was bigger than a condor, had a 13-foot wingspan and lived 96million years ago is discovered in Australia
The Brisbane Times: Researchers unearth 'iron dragon' of ancient Queensland outback
The Business Standard: Australia used to have ‘iron dragons’
Canberra Times: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
CNN: Scientists discovered a new partial skeleton of pterosaur and promptly named it 'Butch'
The Conversation: 4-metre flying reptile unearthed in Queensland is our best pterosaur fossil yet
Cosmos: Late finisher
The Courier: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
The Daily Mail: Huge prehistoric flying reptile that was bigger than a condor, had a 13-foot wingspan and lived 96million years ago is discovered in Australia
Fox News: 96M-year-old pterosaur nicknamed 'Butch' discovered in Australia
The Guardian: Fossilised partial skeleton of new flying reptile species found in Queensland
Guardian News: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
IFLScience: Newly Described Australian Pterosaur Might Have Been One Of The Last Surviving Species Of Its Kind
The Independent: Giant ‘iron dragon’ flying reptile with enormous jaws and razor-sharp teeth found in Australia
The Islander: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
Katherine Times: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
The Leader: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
Macarthur Advertiser: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
The Macleay Argus: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
Montreal Gazette: 'Iron dragon' soared over Australia in age of dinosaurs
National Geographic: New 'iron dragon' pterosaur found in Australia
National Post: Fish-hunting 'iron dragon' soared over Australia in age of dinosaurs
The New York Times: Fish-Hunting 'Iron Dragon' Soared Over Australia in Age of Dinosaurs
Newcastle Herald: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
North Queensland Register: Australian Age of Dinosaur Museum unveils rare flying dinosaur
The North West Star: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
Phys.org: New Australian pterosaur may have survived the longest
Queensland Country Life: Australian Age of Dinosaur Museum unveils rare flying dinosaur
Reuters: Fish-hunting 'iron dragon' soared over Australia in age of dinosaurs
Sci News: New Cretaceous Pterosaur Discovered in Australia
Science Alert: A Fossil of a Ginormous Flying Reptile Has Just Been Discovered in Australia
Swinburne News: 4-metre flying reptile unearthed in Queensland is our best pterosaur fossil yet
Swinburne News: Swinburne student examines most complete winged-reptile discovery in Queensland
Syfy: This savage new species of Aussie pterosaur has been branded the Iron Dragon
The Sydney Morning Herald: Researchers unearth 'iron dragon' of ancient Queensland outback
The Washington Post: Fish hunting iron dragon soared over Australia in age of dinosaurs
WBAP: Scientists discovered a new partial skeleton of pterosaur and promptly named it 'Butch'
Western Advocate: Name of new flying dinosaur honours former Winton Mayor
Xinhua Net: Aussie scientists identify 96-mln-year-old pterosaur fossil, dubbed "iron dragon"
7 October:
Radio Adelaide Breakfast: radio interview
18 October:
National Geographic: Huge Antarctic pterosaur found in fire-struck museum
24 October:
7 News: Outback Dinosaur Discovery
15 November: Palaeocast (podcast interview) – Ferrodraco – Episode 105
4 December: I Know Dino (podcast interview) – Sauropods and pterosaurs in the Outback – Episode 262
2021
June 17:
ABC News: Dinosaur footprints reveal behaviour of prehistoric animals living near Winton 95 million years ago
The Conversation: The march of the titanosaurs: the Snake Creek Tracksite unveiled
June 18:
Gizmodo: The March Of The Titanosaurs: The Snake Creek Tracksite Unveiled
May 13: Beyond Blathers (podcast interview) – Amber with Adele Pentland – Episode 46
3CR Lost in Science: radio interview
April:
Reader's Digest Australia: A Dragon On The Farm
11 March:
3CR Lost in Science: radio interview for International Women's Day 2021
2022
March 6th:
Women of the World Festival: Spoke as a panellist addressing 60 people in Longreach
April 17:
ABC News: Australia's smallest sauropod dinosaur confirmed from fossils found in outback Queensland
April 18:
Daily Mail: Meet Australia's smallest sauropod
April 19:
Earth.com: The smallest sauropod has been found in Australia
The Science Times: Dinosaur 'Ollie' From Outback Queensland Site Confirmed as Australia's Tiniest Sauropod
April 20:
Canberra Times: Dinosaur bones unearthed in Winton officially identified
The Courier: Dinosaur bones unearthed in Winton officially identified
North Queensland Register: Winton dinosaur fossils identified as Australia's smallest sauropod
North West Star: Dinosaur Jr Ollie is a hit in Winton
Stawell Times: Dinosaur bones unearthed in Winton officially identified
April 21:
Australian Business Journal: Australia’s Smallest Sauropod Dinosaur Confirmed From Fossils Found In Outback Queensland
Queensland Country Life: Dinosaur bones unearthed in Winton officially identified
29 April:
Cosmos: Baby dinosaur fossil Australia’s smallest sauropod – at 4.2 tonnes!
May 20:
ABC Western Queensland: radio interview
May 21:
IFLScience: Pterosaur Bone With Crocodile Toothmarks Reveals Flying Reptiles Weren't Safe From Aquatic Attack
May 23:
9 News: Remains of ancient flying reptiles discovered in outback Queensland
July 6: Fossils & Fiction (podcast interview) – The Research Journal: Pterosaurs And Kangaroos – Episode 10
July 12:
Canberra Times: Rare dinosaur teeth found in Qld outback
July 13:
Canberra Times: Rare dinosaur teeth found in Qld outback
The Guardian: ‘Exceptionally rare’: Australian scientists find 17 dinosaur teeth in Queensland
News Week: Rare Dinosaur Discovery in Australia Investigated by Scientists ‘
The Guardian: Exceptionally rare’: Australian scientists find 17 dinosaur teeth in Queensland
Newsweek: Rare Dinosaur Discovery in Australia Investigated by Scientists
July 14:
ABC News: Dinosaur teeth from Diamantinasaurus unearthed in outback Queensland
Brisbane Times: Scientists sink teeth into dino diet research after rare fossil find
Cosmos: Dinosaur dentures: as rare as sauropod teeth
Phys.org: Rare sauropod dinosaur teeth uncovered in Australia
North West Star: Winton dinosaur museum unearths 100 million year old teeth
Science Times: Scientists Unearthed 17 Teeth of the Biggest Dinosaur That Ever Roamed in Australia; Exceptionally Rare Discovery Is the Most Complete Sauropod Fossil
July 15:
ABC: Dinosaur teeth from Diamantinasaurus unearthed in outback Queensland
The Citizen: Dinosaur dentures: as rare as sauropod teeth
North West Star: Winton dinosaur museum unearths 100 million year old teeth
2023
August 10: Zoom Call with Parramatta West Public School – Dinosaurs & More
August 9: Fossils & Fiction (podcast interview) – 'Dig Up Stupid' - Adele Pentland talks Pals in Palaeo – Episode 21
July 2: Extinct (podcast interview) – A new pterosaur – Episode 4
June 26: Pteranodon with Adele Pentland
June 16: Just the Zoo of Us (podcast interview) – Pterosaurs w/ Adele Pentland – Episode 197
May 31:
9 News: 'Really rare': Remains of ancient flying reptiles discovered in Victoria are oldest of kind from Australia
ABC News: 107-million-year-old fossil pterosaur bones found at Dinosaur Cove oldest ever discovered in Australia
Cosmos: Australia’s oldest pterosaur fossils include the country’s first juvenile
Earth.com: Oldest pterosaur bones found in Australia date back 107 million years
The Guardian: Giant flying reptiles revealed to have soared Australia’s skies 107m years ago
The Korea Herald: Researchers confirm pterosaur bones oldest found in Australia
Phys.org: Study finds 107-million-year-old pterosaur bones are oldest in Australia
SBS: These reptile bones date back 107 million years. Here's how they are linked to Australia
Sci News: 107-Million-Year-Old Fossils are Oldest Pterosaur Material Ever Found in Australia
Torres News: The oldest flying reptiles from Australia have been discovered in Victoria
April 12:
9 News: Near-complete skull of 'enormous' dinosaur found in outback Queensland, researchers confirm
ABC News: Almost-complete skull of Diamantinasaurus dinosaur discovered in western Queensland reveals ancient secrets
Canberra Weekly: Queensland dinosaur skull reveals journey via warmer Antarctica
The Conversation: First near-complete sauropod dinosaur skull found in Australia hints at ancient links between continents
Daily Mail: 'Enormous' skull of 100-million-year-old dinosaur discovered in central Queensland revealing ancient secrets
The Guardian: Dinosaur skull found in Queensland belonged to sauropod that roamed almost 100m years ago
North West Star: Dinosaur skull reveals journey via warmer Antarctica
SBS: Australian palaeontologists have pieced together the story behind a dinosaur skull found in Queensland in 2018.
13 April:
Cosmos: Australia’s most complete sauropod skull reveals link with dinosaurs in South America via Antarctica
14 April:
Popular Science: A rare, 95-million-year-old titanosaur skull found in Australia
17 April:
Live Science: 95 million-year-old land bridge across Antarctica carried dinosaurs between continents
30 November:
Panel Discussion at the 30th Anniversary Screening of Jurassic Park at IMAX, Melbourne: Hosted by Dr Erich Fitzgerald (Museums Victoria’s Senior Curator of Palaeontology, sold out event with 400+ attendees
2024
March 22nd:
Channel 7: News
May 31st:
9 News: Townsville
June 1st
Channel 9: My Way
June 1st:
River94.9: radio interview
June 12:
The Conversation: 100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland sea
BBC: New species of pterosaur with 'muscular tongue' discovered
Popular Science: New species of flying dinosaur found in Australia
Science Daily: No bones about it: 100-million-year-old bones reveal new species of pterosaur
Cosmos: Most complete Australian pterosaur specimen, new species, found in Queensland
IFL Science: New Species Of 100-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur Is The Most Complete Ever Found In Australia
Newsweek: 'Fearsome' New Pterosaur Species Discovered With 15-Foot Wingspan
New Scientist: Australian pterosaur had a huge tongue to help gulp down prey
The Times: Amateur discovers new species of pterosaur in Australian outback
Miami Herald: New species of pterosaur discovered in Australia
4GC: radio interview
4HI: radio interview
4LG: radio interview
4LM: radio interview
4SB: radio interview
4VL: radio interview
4ZR: radio interview
Hot Country West FM: radio interview
June 13:
9 News: New species of ancient flying reptile discovered in Queensland outback
ABC: New species of flying pterosaur reptile discovered in outback Queensland fossil dig
ABC: News At Noon
Australian Geographic: 100-million-year-old fossil find reveals huge flying reptile that patrolled Australia’s inland sea
Discovery Magazine: New Pterosaur Species Lived 100 Million Years Ago with a 15-Foot Wingspan
CNN: New pterosaur species discovered by Australian farmer
Phys.org: 100-million-year-old bones reveal new species of pterosaur
The Guardian: ‘Demonic pelican’ fossil unearthed in outback Queensland
Science News: New Flying Reptile Fossils Found in Australia
Yahoo News: New pterosaur species discovered by Australian farmer
2CC Radio Canberra: radio interview
RTR FM: radio interview
Triple M Townsville: radio interview
ABC Mt Isa: radio interview
Sky News: interview
ABC Riverland SA: news
ABC Radio Adelaide: radio interview
ABC South East SA: news
ABC North and West SA: news
hit103.1 Townsville: news
Triple M Sunraysia: news
ABC Western Queensland: news
ABC Radio Canberra: news
ABC North West QLD: news
ABC Sunshine Coast: news
ABC Radio Hobart: news
ABC Radio Brisbane: news
ABC Newscastle: news
SAFM: news
Triple M Mackay: news
ABC Wide Bay: news
ABC Midwest and Wheatbelt: news
4LM 666: news
Triple M Albany: news
Triple J: news
ABC Radio Melbourne: news
Triple M Central Queensland: news
ABC Radio Sydney: news
101 FM: news
June 14:
ABC Radio Perth: radio interview
Daily Mail: Fossils of 'sea phantom' flying reptile unearthed in Australia
June 15:
Reuters: Fossils of 'sea phantom' flying reptile unearthed in Australia
ABC Radio National: radio interview
June 17:
Interstellar News: Haliskia Pterosaur Fossils Unearthed in Australia: A Glimpse into the Past
June 18:
ABC Radio Brisbane: radio interview
June 23:
AAP: Australia’s dino digging girls drawing line in the sand
August 17:
Prehistoric Bayside: Science Week Panel Discussion: Spoke as a panellist addressing 50 people at Brighton Town Hall
September 13: Zoom Call with Parramatta West Public School – Explore STEM
2025
November 24:
19th Conference on Australasian Vertebrate Evolution, Palaeontology and Systematics (CAVEPS)
Free Media training workshop (hosted with Sally Hurst)
Please register here
This interactive workshop will provide practical guidance on how to craft compelling messages for the media, write engaging press releases, and prepare for live and pre-recorded interviews. Participants will also learn how to collaborate with institutional media teams, pitch articles to platforms like The Conversation, and use social media to boost the visibility of their research. The workshop is suitable for students, early-career researchers and senior academics alike.
September 5:
Ruyton Girls' School
August 28:
Meet the Scientists STEM Event at Mater Christi College
August 16:
Keynote Speaker at STEM Like a Pat’s Girl Conference, St Patrick's College, Townsville
August 15:
Speaker at Soapbox Science Melbourne
July 26:
Storytime Saturday at the Carnegie Toy Library
July 22:
Science Queeries with Dr Catriona Nguyen-Robertson on JOY
July 10:
Nocturnal, Melbourne Museum talk with with Jake Kotevski
June 28:
Interview on ABC Saturday Breakfast (Regional Victoria) with Gavin McGrath
June 16:
BBC Wildlife Magazine: 100-million-year-old fossil found INSIDE belly of gigantic dinosaur in Australian desert
June 13:
ANSTO: Last meal reveals eating habits of Australian sauropod
Dunya News: What did the biggest dinosaurs eat?
Mirage News: Last Meal Reveals Eating Habits Of Australian Sauropod
News Nation: ‘Last meal’ of sauropod fossil confirms dinosaur lived on plants
June 12:
Daily Bulletin: For the first time, fossil stomach contents of a sauropod dinosaur reveal what they really ate
June 11:
Earth.com: Fossilized guts reveal the eating habits of sauropod dinosaurs
Xinhua: Fossil discovery sheds light on dinosaur eating habits
June 10:
ABC News: First reported sauropod fossil stomach contents show the dinosaurs were 'bulk feeders' of plants
BBC: Fossil discovery suggests sauropods didn't chew their food
The Conversation: For the first time, fossil stomach contents of a sauropod dinosaur reveal what they really ate
Cosmos: What did the biggest dinosaurs eat? First fossilised sauropod guts found
Curtin University: What Judy ate: unveiling a sauropod dinosaur’s last meal for the first time
IFL Science: World-First Fossil Discovery Of Sauropod Stomach Contents Reveals They Didn't Chew Their Food
National Tribune: What Judy ate: unveiling a sauropod dinosaur’s last meal for the first time
Science Daily: What a dinosaur ate 100 million years ago—Preserved in a fossilized time capsule
Smithsonian Magazine: First Fossil Evidence That Sauropods Were Herbivores Supports a Widespread Assumption About the Long-Necked Dinosaurs
Yahoo News: For the first time, fossil stomach contents of a sauropod dinosaur reveal what they really ate
ZME Science: Saurpod Dinosaur’s Last Meal Perfectly Preserved for 95 Million Years Shows What They Really Ate
June 9:
Courthouse News: Judy the dinosaur’s guts suggest sauropods fed on flora
El Pais: A dinosaur’s last supper: Gut of a 100-million-year-old sauropod sheds light on its diet
Fox 28: Fossilized stomach reveals long-necked dino dining secrets
Interesting Engineering: Fossil gut reveals 101-million-year-old dinosaur gulped plants and let bacteria digest them
New Scientist: Sauropod dinosaur's last meal reveals that it didn't bother to chew
New York Times: First Fossil Proof Found That Long-Necked Dinosaurs Were Vegetarians
Popular Science: Paleontologists dig through fossilized dino guts to see what’s inside
Sci News: Paleontologists Find Fossilized Gut Contents of Sauropod Dinosaur
Science: Long-necked dinosaur found with its last meal still inside
June 2:
Western Australian Museum Dino Lab presentation
May 8:
Cartoon Dinosaurs Storytime Richmond Shire Daycare Centre
May 7:
Drawing Cartoon Dinosaurs Workshop for the Richmond Shire (QLD) Outside of School Care Hours Centre
ABC Queensland: radio interview for National Dinosaur Day
April 24:
Australian Heritage Festival Online Talk: Dinosaur Debate: Arguing Australia's Greatest Archosaur. Hosted by Sally Hurst with Jake Kotevski
April 22:
Australian Heritage Festival Online Talk: Interview with a Palaeontologist. Hosted by Sally Hurst with Jake Kotevski
April 18:
Australian Heritage Festival Online Talk: Digging Dinosaurs - tales from the field. Hosted by Sally Hurst with Jake Kotevski
February 17:
Phillip Island Village School: Presented to 35 students from Prep to Grade 6 about dinosaurs found along the Bass Coast
Bass Coast College: Presented to 20 students about the dinosaurs found on the Bass and Otway coasts by the Dinosaur Dreaming volunteer group
February 11:
ABC Gippsland: radio interview
Women in Palaeontology Panel Discussion: Hosted by Superstar of STEM Sally Hurst with Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich, Dr Doris Seegets-Villiers and Alyssa Fjeld attended by 25 people and livestreamed
Adele Pentland
pentlandadele@gmail.com
Twitter: @AdelePentland
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