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Thanatotheristes degrootorum we hardly knew ya?

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! - Fossil Crates

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...

Camarasaurus, Jurassic Giant - Fossil Crates

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, 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 - Fossil Crates

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...

Ultimate Herbivores: Triceratops!  Fun Facts about our Frilly Friend

Ultimate Herbivores: Triceratops! Fun Facts ab...

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 horns 3'+ in...

Ultimate Herbivores: Triceratops! Fun Facts ab...

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 horns 3'+ in...

  • Majungasaurus, dinosaur with an identify crisis - Fossil Crates

    Majungasaurus, dinosaur with an identify crisis

    Dr. Brian Curtice

    Majungasaurus   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 Curtice

    Majungasaurus   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,...

  • Anz-who?  Anzu, that's who! - Fossil Crates

    Anz-who? Anzu, that's who!

    Dr. Brian Curtice

    Anzu 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 Curtice

    Anzu 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...

  • Ubirajara jubatus, "Maned Lord of the Spear": Were the ribbons real? - Fossil Crates

    Ubirajara jubatus, "Maned Lord of the Spear": W...

    Dr. Brian Curtice

    Ubirajara 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 Curtice

    Ubirajara 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...

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