Looking at the human family tree can be a bit too confusing, as we can’t really make out that much from fossils. For example, from fossils, we may never know if an animal liked one kind of fruit better than another or if two human species got on better than other human species. However, itContinue reading “Sahelanthropus tchadensis”
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Anchiornis: True Colors
In popular culture, dinosaurs are usually bland reptilian monsters that are basically larger-than-life crocodiles. While this representation with brown and green scales and thin, sinewy bodies does serve its purpose of frightening the audience (i.e. Jurassic Park), its not scientifically accurate from what we know. Browns and greens are common colors for reptiles, but they’reContinue reading “Anchiornis: True Colors”
Zuniceratops: Missing Link?
If we go back in time, one may recall Nothronychus, the therizinosaur that I wrote about for my N dino. In that post, I mentioned Zuniceratops as living in the same era and place as Nothronychus; namely, New Mexico in the Late Cretaceous. Zuniceratops means ‘Zuni horned face’ because the region that it was foundContinue reading “Zuniceratops: Missing Link?”
Yi qi: Mini-Dragon
Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately for us), dragons do not exist. I know that that’s very surprising, but the fact of the matter is that they are imaginary. However, dinosaurs did exist (once upon a time) and since they are the closest thing we have to dragons, let’s look at the most dragon-like dinosaur ever discovered.Continue reading “Yi qi: Mini-Dragon”
Xenoceratops: Alien Rhino
Today we talk about a very weird-looking almost alien relative of Triceratops: Xenoceratops. Let’s get started. Xenoceratops was a centrosaurine, part of another, much weirder branch of the ceratopsian family. Unlike its distant relative Triceratops, Xenoceratops had a trapezoidal neck frill and a good amount of horns, including two on the frill, many bony knobsContinue reading “Xenoceratops: Alien Rhino”
Vulcanodon: Misplaced Teeth
Vulcanodon is not that well-known of a dinosaur. Most people have never even heard of it, since it’s never been featured in popular media. However, this sauropod has an interesting story and dinosaur enthusiasts should know about it, which is why we’re going to talk about this dinosaur. So, what even is Vulcanodon? Where andContinue reading “Vulcanodon: Misplaced Teeth”
Wintonotitan – Giant From Down Under
Today we are going to talk about a dinosaur that nobody really knows much about that hails from down under in Australia. We are talking about Wintonotitan, a titanosaur sauropod that lived in the Middle Cretaceous in Australia! This is the first dinosaur that we’ve talked about that was found in Australia. However, there areContinue reading “Wintonotitan – Giant From Down Under”
Unenlagia: Different Continent, different raptor
While our star of the show today is a ‘raptor’ or dromaeosaurid, Unenlagia (which, by the way, means “half-bird” in the Mapuche language), belongs to a completely different branch than Velociraptor or Dromeo. To be honest, I was thinking of Utahraptor for a ‘U’ dinosaur but we always keep talking about the raptors north ofContinue reading “Unenlagia: Different Continent, different raptor”
Troodon: BIG BRAIN
Dinosaurs aren’t really known for being smart (or as kids call it these days, BIG BRAIN). However, today we’re looking at the world’s smartest dinosaurs, called Troodon. These are some unique (and fluffy dinosaurs) that were pretty common in North America. Troodon lived alongside ferocious dinosaurs like Therizinosaurus, T-rex and Triceratops (The triple T’s), butContinue reading “Troodon: BIG BRAIN”
Stegosaurus: Why the Plates?
Stegosaurus is one of those iconic dinosaurs that appears everywhere. So, today, we’re gonna look at the finer details of this dino and really examine the animal behind the name! Let’s get started. Stegosaurus lived in the Late Jurassic in North America, alongside Brontosaurus and Allosaurus. It was closely related to Kentrosaurus from Tanzania. TheContinue reading “Stegosaurus: Why the Plates?”
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