Deadly embraceCannibalCancerous growthLife expectancyFew dinosaurs reached old age. These creatures were constantly at risk from the environment and from other animals. Many dinosaur species are…
Dinosaur on screenRebuilt in 3-DToday computers are used in all aspects of dinosaur study. In the field, fossil sites can be mapped and plotted using electronic measuring devices. In the laboratory…
Most people are familiar with their state’s official flower and flag, but did you know that almost every state has an official fossil as well?
These state symbols are a representation of a territory…
Sprint from dangerBlending inClub tailWhip tailArmoured jacketThe dinosaur world was not over-run by gangs of vicious killers. Most dinosaurs were peaceful creatures that never attacked anything.…
There are dozens of theories to explain a probable cause or causes. Throughout the Mesozoic Era, individual dinosaur species were evolving and becoming extinct for various reasons. The unusually…
Baffling boneA new word is born1822 Giant iguana1824 First described1853 First life-size models1860 First bird1878 First skeletons1880s The bone warsDinosaur fossils have been emerging from the…
Growth ringsComplete babyStages of growthSome of the most exciting fossil finds over the last fifty years have been those that have something to do with young dinosaurs – their nests, eggs, or…
Similarities between Compsognathus and ArchaeopteryxEfficient hunterCompsognathus skeletonFlying dinosaurArchaeopteryx skeletonModern birdThere are dinosaurs flying in our skies today – despite…
Internal anatomyExternal anatomyCeratopsian hornsAnkylosaur scutesStegosaur platesSome armoured dinosaursThree major groups of plant-eating dinosaurs were well equipped to defend themselves – some…
Family lifeHatching outNesting in coloniesBrooding OviraptorFossilized mother and eggsEver since dinosaurs were identified as reptiles, scientists have assumed that they laid eggs, in the same way…
