Dr. BC's Hindsight
Paleontologist & Fossil Crates Co-Founder Dr. Brian Curtice's periodic musings about what's going on (and what went on millions of years ago) in the world of dinosaurs.

In Memory of mi amigo Dr. Jorge Calvo
In Memoriam Dr. Jorge Calvo (April 27, 1961 - January 10, 2023) (Image from Proyecto Dino FB page) I met Jorge in the mid-90s at an SVP meeting where we had...
In Memory of mi amigo Dr. Jorge Calvo
In Memoriam Dr. Jorge Calvo (April 27, 1961 - January 10, 2023) (Image from Proyecto Dino FB page) I met Jorge in the mid-90s at an SVP meeting where we had...

Protrachodon, or how I spent hours chasing a gh...
What the heck is a Protrachodon (and should it even be italicized)? (If you are thinking about being a paleontologist, this blog captures the steps I took to track down...
Protrachodon, or how I spent hours chasing a gh...
What the heck is a Protrachodon (and should it even be italicized)? (If you are thinking about being a paleontologist, this blog captures the steps I took to track down...

Chienkosaurus ceratosauroides - a dinosaur you'...
Chienkosaurus ceratosauroides Another theropod you likely haven't heard of, Chienkosaurus ceratosauroides, "Chien Ko Lizard Ceratosaurus-like'' (my best guess at the correct genus translation) was name by Young in 1942 from only teeth. ...
Chienkosaurus ceratosauroides - a dinosaur you'...
Chienkosaurus ceratosauroides Another theropod you likely haven't heard of, Chienkosaurus ceratosauroides, "Chien Ko Lizard Ceratosaurus-like'' (my best guess at the correct genus translation) was name by Young in 1942 from only teeth. ...

Larger than Tyrannosaurus rex?
Larger than Tyrannosaurus rex? More than you ever wanted to know about a mysterious group of theropod dinosaurs! I came across the fragmentary femur pictured above while researching Szechuanosaurus. I never thought it'd...
Larger than Tyrannosaurus rex?
Larger than Tyrannosaurus rex? More than you ever wanted to know about a mysterious group of theropod dinosaurs! I came across the fragmentary femur pictured above while researching Szechuanosaurus. I never thought it'd...

Seriema - modern day Velociraptor?
Modern Day Velociraptor? (Link to our research photos and video here!) Meet the red-legged seriema, Cariama cristata. This modern South American bird is the only surviving cousin to the famed "terror...
Seriema - modern day Velociraptor?
Modern Day Velociraptor? (Link to our research photos and video here!) Meet the red-legged seriema, Cariama cristata. This modern South American bird is the only surviving cousin to the famed "terror...

Saurophaganax, "King of the Lizard Eaters", Fun...
Saurophaganax King of the Lizard Eaters Video about Snax here:https://youtu.be/04Rvai4NN8Y Saurophaganax maximus "King of the Lizard Eaters, Maximum", is legendary in size, yet how long and heavy was this massive...
Saurophaganax, "King of the Lizard Eaters", Fun...
Saurophaganax King of the Lizard Eaters Video about Snax here:https://youtu.be/04Rvai4NN8Y Saurophaganax maximus "King of the Lizard Eaters, Maximum", is legendary in size, yet how long and heavy was this massive...