Richard Fallon published 'Reimagining Dinosaurs in Late Victorian and Edwardian Literature,' a book that explored how popular fiction and journalism turned dinosaurs into transatlantic cultural icons. Fallon argued that literature was critical in making these extinct creatures meaningful to huge readerships, relating them to concerns about empire, progress, and faith. His work sheds light on the previously overlooked role of popular writers, like Arthur Conan Doyle, in establishing the cultural authority of the dinosaur.

Fallon's research has significantly reshaped our understanding of the cultural history of paleontology, emphasizing the crucial role of popular literature in making dinosaurs a fixture of the modern imagination. He shows that the dinosaur's rise to cultural prominence was not just a story of museum displays but also one of serialized fiction and sensational journalism. This work has highlighted how literary figures helped to define the dinosaur as a symbol of both scientific wonder and national identity, influencing the way we still think about these creatures today.