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A Turkey's Thanksgiving Family Feast Attendees
Ah, the turkey, that staple of Thanksgiving fare! Its scientific name is Meleagris gallopavo. The genus means "Guinea fowl," and the species name means "rooster peacock." The origin of the word...
A Turkey's Thanksgiving Family Feast Attendees
Ah, the turkey, that staple of Thanksgiving fare! Its scientific name is Meleagris gallopavo. The genus means "Guinea fowl," and the species name means "rooster peacock." The origin of the word...
Megaraptor vs Raptor - what's the difference?
Raptor versus Megaraptor  What's a "raptor"? Today "raptor" refers to voracious, bipedal dinosaurs with "killing claws," toe claws that never touch the ground and thus are always sharp.  Velociraptor is the...
Megaraptor vs Raptor - what's the difference?
Raptor versus Megaraptor  What's a "raptor"? Today "raptor" refers to voracious, bipedal dinosaurs with "killing claws," toe claws that never touch the ground and thus are always sharp.  Velociraptor is the...
Small dinosaurs grew slower in harsh environments
Not knowing much about noasaurs I found this paper rather interesting! Released in September, 2020 and written by Souza et al., the team studied the bone growth (histology) of the...
Small dinosaurs grew slower in harsh environments
Not knowing much about noasaurs I found this paper rather interesting! Released in September, 2020 and written by Souza et al., the team studied the bone growth (histology) of the...
Largest display of dinosaurs in the world at th...
  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 - Saturday, 10...
Largest display of dinosaurs in the world at th...
  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 - Saturday, 10...
Thanatotheristes degrootorum we hardly knew ya?
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 tyrannosaurid from around 80 million years ago...
Thanatotheristes degrootorum we hardly knew ya?
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 tyrannosaurid from around 80 million years ago...
Rebbachisaurus, we'll always have Paris!
Rebbachisaurus ("Rebba" :-)) and I go back to last century when, as an intrepid PhD student, I flew to Paris to spend an evening with Rebbachisaurus! It was as romantic as I'd...
Rebbachisaurus, we'll always have Paris!
Rebbachisaurus ("Rebba" :-)) and I go back to last century when, as an intrepid PhD student, I flew to Paris to spend an evening with Rebbachisaurus! It was as romantic as I'd...
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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. Â Click here to learn...
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. Â Click here to learn...
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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...
