All about the amazing creatures who once ruled the planet.
List of State Dinosaurs
Did you know that most of the U.S. states have a special state dinosaur to call their own? Check out our list and…
Dinosaur News Fossil finds from the miniature to the monstrous by Holly Hartman and Borgna Brunner Recent years have been a news bonanza for dinosaur fans. With the discovery of…
T. rex on the Silver Screen A history of dinosaur movies by Beth Rowen With the enormous success of the Jurassic Park film franchise—the first two installments are among the…
—Ronald J. Litwin, Robert E. Weems, and Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
Source: United States Geological Survey When did the dinosaurs first appear on Earth? Are all fossil animals…
Dinosaurs (“terrible lizards”) belong to a large group of reptiles called Archosauria (“ruling reptiles”). They are classified into two distinct orders, which are distinguished by their pelvic…
WHY WERE MANY DINOSAURS SO BIG? HOW MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF DINOSAUR WERE THERE? HOW WERE DINOSAURS DIFFERENT FROM REPTILES TODAY? PTEROSAURSICHTHYOSAURSFIND OUT MOREThis group of land-living…
Dinosaurs generally are named after a characteristic body feature, after the place where they were found, or after a person involved in the discovery. Usually the name consists of two Greek or…
Dinosaurs probably communicated both vocally and visually. The chambered headcrests on some dinosaurs such as Corythosaurus and Parasaurolophus might haved been used to amplify grunts or bellows…
Although there is no direct way to measure a dinosaur's intelligence, one of the few possible measures of intelligence might be a large brain in a small body. The genus that perhaps fits this…
