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.
Ode to the Field Season
The field season is upon us. That special time of the year when we dust off our boots (ok, who am I kidding, there is no dust as I wear...
Ode to the Field Season
The field season is upon us. That special time of the year when we dust off our boots (ok, who am I kidding, there is no dust as I wear...
International Dinosaur Days and Reflections
Such is the popularity of dinosaurs that they have two International Dinosaur Days, June 1st and the 3rd Tuesday in May. A bit of internet sleuthing revealed Dinosaurs Day on...
International Dinosaur Days and Reflections
Such is the popularity of dinosaurs that they have two International Dinosaur Days, June 1st and the 3rd Tuesday in May. A bit of internet sleuthing revealed Dinosaurs Day on...
Intense Interest, or a bit about BC's childhood!
Intense Interest As far back as I can recall I loved dinosaurs. Not in a "isn't Tyrannosaurus cool?" kind of way but in the "Tyrannosaurus rex was named in 1905,...
Intense Interest, or a bit about BC's childhood!
Intense Interest As far back as I can recall I loved dinosaurs. Not in a "isn't Tyrannosaurus cool?" kind of way but in the "Tyrannosaurus rex was named in 1905,...
Pack Hunting Raptors - What is the evidence?
Pack Hunting Raptors - What is the evidence? Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Utahraptor, and all the other dinosaurs colloquially known as “Raptors”, are bipedal (two-legged) carnivores (meat-eaters) possessing sharp teeth and...
Pack Hunting Raptors - What is the evidence?
Pack Hunting Raptors - What is the evidence? Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Utahraptor, and all the other dinosaurs colloquially known as “Raptors”, are bipedal (two-legged) carnivores (meat-eaters) possessing sharp teeth and...
How do we know some dinosaurs have feathers?
How do we know Velociraptor had feathers since we haven’t actually found any feathers? Despite not having found a feather belonging to Velociraptor paleontologists are confident they were present. Why? Comparative...
How do we know some dinosaurs have feathers?
How do we know Velociraptor had feathers since we haven’t actually found any feathers? Despite not having found a feather belonging to Velociraptor paleontologists are confident they were present. Why? Comparative...
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Majungasaurus, dinosaur with an identify crisis
Dr. Brian CurticeMajungasaurus Majungasaurus, "Mahajunga lizard", lived in Madagascar at the end of the reign of the dinosaurs, from ~70 mya right up to the very end 66 mya. Like most...
Majungasaurus, dinosaur with an identify crisis
Dr. Brian CurticeMajungasaurus Majungasaurus, "Mahajunga lizard", lived in Madagascar at the end of the reign of the dinosaurs, from ~70 mya right up to the very end 66 mya. Like most...
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Anz-who? Anzu, that's who!
Dr. Brian CurticeAnzu wyliei is the largest, and most complete, North American oviraptorosaur thus far discovered, measuring 11’ long and around 600 lbs. Its massive size dwarf its 6’ long North American relatives...
Anz-who? Anzu, that's who!
Dr. Brian CurticeAnzu wyliei is the largest, and most complete, North American oviraptorosaur thus far discovered, measuring 11’ long and around 600 lbs. Its massive size dwarf its 6’ long North American relatives...
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Ubirajara jubatus, "Maned Lord of the Spear": W...
Dr. Brian CurticeUbirajara jubatus, the "Maned Lord of the Spear", is a beautifully preserved 3' long, ~112 million-year-old meat-eating Brazilian dinosaur. The specimen is preserved with a proto-feathery mane down its spine...
Ubirajara jubatus, "Maned Lord of the Spear": W...
Dr. Brian CurticeUbirajara jubatus, the "Maned Lord of the Spear", is a beautifully preserved 3' long, ~112 million-year-old meat-eating Brazilian dinosaur. The specimen is preserved with a proto-feathery mane down its spine...
