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Rebbachisaurus, Moroccan sauropod with tall spines!
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Rebbachisaurus garasbae Lavocat, 1954
Pronounced “Reb- bawk -ee -sore -us Gar- az- bay”
Means “Garasb’ Rebbach lizard
Named for the part of the w...
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Edmontosaurus Duck Bill Supreme
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Edmontosaurus annectens (Marsh, 1892)
Pronounced “Ed- Mahn- to -sore- us An-neck-tens”
Means “Connected Edmonton Lizard”
Named for the Edmonto...
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Pachycephalosaurus, the thick-headed lizard
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis (Gilmore, 1931)
Pronounced “Pack - ee - sef - uh - low - sore - us Why- oh- ming -in -sis”
Means “Wyoming’s Thic...
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Ultimate Herbivores: Triceratops! Fun Facts about our Frilly Friend
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Triceratops is a legend among dinosaur fans and deservedly so! Three times the length and weight of a rhino, with a skull over 8' long, two brow...
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Triceratops, the three-horned face
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Triceratops horridus (Marsh, 1889)
Pronounced “Try- sair- uh- tops Hoar-eye-dus”
Means “Standing Up Three-Horned Face”
Named for the 3 large horn...
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Brigham Young University's Museum of Paleontology - Absolutely Stacked Dinosaur Museum
by Dr. Brian Curtice
For my money, the Museum of Paleontology located in Provo, Utah, literally in the shadow of Brigham Young University's Cougar Stadium, offers the b...
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Ultimate Herbivores!
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Welcome Fossil Fans to September! Fall is the perfect season to celebrate our friends the herbivores! Plant-eaters are always in style (and on t...
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Megalodon - The largest predatory shark the world has ever known
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Carcharocles megalodon
Pronounced “Car-care-oh-klees Meg-uh-low-don”
Means “Large toothed glorious shark”
Named for its giant teeth
“Megalodon” l...
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Cretoxyrhina mantelli - Gigantic warm-blooded shark!
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Cretoxyrhina mantelli
Pronounced “Cree-tox-ee-rine-uh Man-tell-eye”
Means “Mantell’s Cretaceous sharp-nose”
Named for the initial belief it ha...
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Xiphactinus audax, the largest predatory bony fish, was warm-blooded!
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Xiphactinus audax
Named by Leidy in 1870
Pronounced “Zif-Fact-in-us Odd-ax”
Means “Bold Sword-ray”
Named for Its amazing fins and massive teeth
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Tylosaurus proriger - Giant Marine Reptile in Kansas!
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Tylosaurus proriger Cope 1869
Pronounced ‘Tie-Low-saur-us Pro-rigor’
Means “protuberance lizard bearing a prow”
Named for its unusual bottle-s...
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Dynamoterror dynastes we hardly knew ya!
by Dr. Brian Curtice
Dynamoterror dynastes is a tyrannosaurid named in 2018 by McDonald et al. from fragmentary remains excavated in the Late Cretaceous Menefee Format...
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