AN author’s talk on dinosaurs will take place at the Museum of Natural History in Oxford.

Steve Brusatte, one of the world’s leading paleontologists, will speak about his new book, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, at the Parks Road venue on Wednesday, from 7pm to 8pm. Tickets cost £5.

The museum is the perfect venue for the talk, organised by Waterstones, as it features displays on the discovery of dinosaur bones in Oxfordshire.

Mr Brusatte’s book, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: The Untold Story of a Lost World, is published by Macmillan, price £20.