Dr. BC's Hindsight

Best Gifts for Dinosaur Fans! Dinosaur paleontologist, Dr. Brian Curtice, shares his top 5 must haves for dinosaur fans!   1 - Fossil Crates Mayb...

    The Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point is one of the best dinosaur museums in the world!  Located in Lehi, Utah and open Monday - Sa...

Thanatotheristes degrootorum "De Groot's Reaper of Death" was named by Voris et al. in February, 2020 based on partial upper and lower jaws of a t...

Rebbachisaurus ("Rebba" :-)) and I go back to last century when, as an intrepid PhD student, I flew to Paris to spend an evening with Rebbachisauru...

Camarasaurus lentus (Cope, 1889) Pronounced - Cam- air -ah -sore -us -Lent- us Means Tough Chambered lizard Named for the gigantic holes in the s...

Rebbachisaurus garasbae Lavocat, 1954 Pronounced “Reb- bawk -ee -sore -us Gar- az- bay” Means “Garasb’ Rebbach lizard Named for the part of the w...

Edmontosaurus annectens (Marsh, 1892) Pronounced “Ed- Mahn- to -sore- us An-neck-tens” Means “Connected Edmonton Lizard”  Named for the Edmonto...

Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis (Gilmore, 1931) Pronounced “Pack - ee - sef - uh - low - sore - us Why- oh- ming -in -sis” Means “Wyoming’s Thic...

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...

Triceratops horridus (Marsh, 1889) Pronounced “Try- sair- uh- tops Hoar-eye-dus” Means “Standing Up Three-Horned Face” Named for the 3 large horn...

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...

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...