Dr. BC's Hindsight

Skorpiovenator    Is Skorpiovenator a real dinosaur?   Skorpiovenator was named in... 2008 and it is most definitely a real dinosaur.  This ...

Pyroraptor  Pyroraptor, "fire thief", is a "raptor" (technically a dromaeosaurid) from the Late Cretaceous of France, ~72 million years old.  The n...

Atrociraptor marshalli Currie & Varricchio 2004   What's an... Atrociraptor?   Making its big-screen debut in Jurassic World - Dominion is...

The best-known dinosaur name in all of paleontology is Tyrannosaurus rex, the "Tyrant Lizard King".  Everyone the world over knows those 6 syllable...

Utahraptor, the Early Cretaceous apex predator of Utah and the largest dromaeosaurid "raptor" ever discovered, is mounted with toe claws on its han...

  The title of largest Jurassic predator is up for grabs.  Torvosaurus certainly makes a great case for being the heaviest, and longest, of the kn...

Valentine's Day Gift Guide Looking for an awesome gift for your dino loving sweetheart?  Fossil Crates has you covered!     The T. rex Love S...

2021 Selected Interesting Dinosaur Papers 2021 was another banner year for dinosaurs!  Let's go through, month by month, and revisit some of my fav...

Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (Stromer, 1915)  “Spine Lizard from Egypt” named because of the tall sail made up of tall vertebral spines Late Cretaceou...

Want to buy your favorite dino fan a crate but don't know which one to buy?  No worries, we've got you covered! Tyrannosaurus rex, King...

  Life restoration of Supersaurus It would take 4 full seconds for the fastest man in the world to run from nose to tail.  It is longer than 3 la...

Supersaurus vivianae - World's Longest Dinosaur It would take the fastest sprinter in the world 4 full seconds to run the length of the newly crown...