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.
What's in a name? Some ramblings about dinosau...
The best-known dinosaur name in all of paleontology is Tyrannosaurus rex, the "Tyrant Lizard King". Everyone the world over knows those 6 syllables. The original publication, from 1905, was written...
What's in a name? Some ramblings about dinosau...
The best-known dinosaur name in all of paleontology is Tyrannosaurus rex, the "Tyrant Lizard King". Everyone the world over knows those 6 syllables. The original publication, from 1905, was written...
Everything you know about Utahraptor hands is w...
Utahraptor, the Early Cretaceous apex predator of Utah and the largest dromaeosaurid "raptor" ever discovered, is mounted with toe claws on its hands! Toe Claws on its hands! (Toe claw...
Everything you know about Utahraptor hands is w...
Utahraptor, the Early Cretaceous apex predator of Utah and the largest dromaeosaurid "raptor" ever discovered, is mounted with toe claws on its hands! Toe Claws on its hands! (Toe claw...
Largest Jurassic Predator? Meet Torvosaurus!
The title of largest Jurassic predator is up for grabs. Torvosaurus certainly makes a great case for being the heaviest, and longest, of the known Jurassic giant-killers! Originally named in...
Largest Jurassic Predator? Meet Torvosaurus!
The title of largest Jurassic predator is up for grabs. Torvosaurus certainly makes a great case for being the heaviest, and longest, of the known Jurassic giant-killers! Originally named in...
2021 Year in Review
2021 Selected Interesting Dinosaur Papers 2021 was another banner year for dinosaurs! Let's go through, month by month, and revisit some of my favorites! Thank you kindly, BC January We...
2021 Year in Review
2021 Selected Interesting Dinosaur Papers 2021 was another banner year for dinosaurs! Let's go through, month by month, and revisit some of my favorites! Thank you kindly, BC January We...
Spinosaurus!
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (Stromer, 1915) “Spine Lizard from Egypt” named because of the tall sail made up of tall vertebral spines Late Cretaceous, 100-93 mya, Egypt, Morocco Spinosaurus is one...
Spinosaurus!
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (Stromer, 1915) “Spine Lizard from Egypt” named because of the tall sail made up of tall vertebral spines Late Cretaceous, 100-93 mya, Egypt, Morocco Spinosaurus is one...
2023 Holiday Gift Guide
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 of the Dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex is...
2023 Holiday Gift Guide
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 of the Dinosaurs Tyrannosaurus rex is...
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Majungasaurus, dinosaur with an identify crisis
Dr. Brian CurticeMajungasaurus Majungasaurus, "Mahajunga lizard," lived in Madagascar at the end of the dinosaurs' reign, from ~70 mya right up to the very end 66 mya. Like most early-named dinosaurs,...
Majungasaurus, dinosaur with an identify crisis
Dr. Brian CurticeMajungasaurus Majungasaurus, "Mahajunga lizard," lived in Madagascar at the end of the dinosaurs' reign, from ~70 mya right up to the very end 66 mya. Like most early-named dinosaurs,...
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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 dwarfs its 6’ long North American relatives, Chirostenotes and...
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 dwarfs its 6’ long North American relatives, Chirostenotes and...
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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...
