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Camarasaurus, Jurassic Giant
Camarasaurus lentus (Cope, 1889) Pronounced - Cam- air -ah -sore -us -Lent- us Means Tough Chambered lizard Named for the gigantic holes in the side of its dorsal (back) vertebrae...
Camarasaurus, Jurassic Giant
Camarasaurus lentus (Cope, 1889) Pronounced - Cam- air -ah -sore -us -Lent- us Means Tough Chambered lizard Named for the gigantic holes in the side of its dorsal (back) vertebrae...
Rebbachisaurus, Moroccan sauropod with tall spines
Rebbachisaurus garasbae Lavocat, 1954 Pronounced “Reb- bawk -ee -sore -us Gar- az- bay” Means “Garasb’ Rebbach lizard Named for the part of the world it was found in Lived during...
Rebbachisaurus, Moroccan sauropod with tall spines
Rebbachisaurus garasbae Lavocat, 1954 Pronounced “Reb- bawk -ee -sore -us Gar- az- bay” Means “Garasb’ Rebbach lizard Named for the part of the world it was found in Lived during...
Pachycephalosaurus, the thick-headed lizard
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis (Gilmore, 1931) Pronounced “Pack - ee - sef - uh - low - sore - us Why- oh- ming -in -sis” Means “Wyoming’s Thick-Headed Lizard” Named for its...
Pachycephalosaurus, the thick-headed lizard
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis (Gilmore, 1931) Pronounced “Pack - ee - sef - uh - low - sore - us Why- oh- ming -in -sis” Means “Wyoming’s Thick-Headed Lizard” Named for its...
Triceratops, the three-horned face
Triceratops horridus (Marsh, 1889) Pronounced “Try- sair- uh- tops Hoar-eye-dus” Means “Standing Up Three-Horned Face” Named for the 3 large horns projecting from the face Lived in the Late Cretaceous,...
Triceratops, the three-horned face
Triceratops horridus (Marsh, 1889) Pronounced “Try- sair- uh- tops Hoar-eye-dus” Means “Standing Up Three-Horned Face” Named for the 3 large horns projecting from the face Lived in the Late Cretaceous,...
Brigham Young University's Museum of Paleontolo...
For my money, the Museum of Paleontology located in Provo, Utah, literally in the shadow of Brigham Young University's Cougar Stadium, offers the best dinosaur museum experience per square foot,...
Brigham Young University's Museum of Paleontolo...
For my money, the Museum of Paleontology located in Provo, Utah, literally in the shadow of Brigham Young University's Cougar Stadium, offers the best dinosaur museum experience per square foot,...
Cretoxyrhina mantelli, gigantic warm-blooded sh...
Cretoxyrhina mantelli Pronounced “Cree-tox-ee-rine-uh Man-tell-eye” Means “Mantell’s Cretaceous sharp-nose” Named for the initial belief it had a large, sharp nose, in reality, the nose was blunt Late Cretaceous (108-70 million...
Cretoxyrhina mantelli, gigantic warm-blooded sh...
Cretoxyrhina mantelli Pronounced “Cree-tox-ee-rine-uh Man-tell-eye” Means “Mantell’s Cretaceous sharp-nose” Named for the initial belief it had a large, sharp nose, in reality, the nose was blunt Late Cretaceous (108-70 million...
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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. 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. 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...
