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.
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
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...
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...
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,...