Andrey Atuchin

Andrey Atuchin (born September 10, 1980) is a Russian paleoartist, illustrator and biologist who focuses on artistic reconstructions of extinct animals.^[1] He is known for his clean, detailed style reminiscent of classic National Geographic illustrations.^[2] Atuchin has collaborated with paleontologists all over the world in illustrating new species for papers and press releases, such as the 2014 feathered dinosaur Kulindadromeus zabaikalicus,^[3] as well as more recent discoveries including the pliosaur Luskhan itilensis, described in 2017,^[4] and the 2018 ankylosaur dinosaur Akainacephalus johnsoni.^[5]

Life restoration of Baryonyx by Andrey Atuchin

Andrey won the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's John J. Lanzendorf PaleoArt Prize in Scientific Illustration in 2020. ^[6]

Publications

• White, Steve (2017). Dinosaur Art II. Titan Books. pp. 76–97. ISBN 978-1785653988.
• Sadler, Christa (2016). Where Dinosaurs Roamed. Glen Canyon Natural History Association. pp. 1–160. ISBN 978-0-9622233-5-8.
• Molina-Pérez, Rubén (2016). Récords y curiosidades de los dinosaurios. LAROUSSE. pp. 1–288. ISBN 978-84-16641-15-4.