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GRAWR! Dinosaurs As They Never Were
Frustrated by disappointing dinosaur facts, one blogger decides to create some of his own
November 09, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
The Origin of a Little Tyrant
Is "Nanotyrannus" a small-bodied tyrannosaur, a juvenile of some unknown species, or a young Tyrannosaurus rex?
November 08, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
SVP Dispatch: Life on the Lost Continent
At the annual SVP meeting, paleontologists review just how western North America got so many weird dinosaurs
November 04, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
At Last, a True Protoceratops Nest
Plus, fossil evidence for a Cretaceous turducken: inside the guts of a feathered Microraptor dinosaur were the partial remains of a prehistoric bird
November 03, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Sighting: Jack-O’-Ceratops
When it comes to pumpkin popularity, it looks like Tyrannosaurus has some competition
November 01, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Cinema’s Spookiest Dinosaur Scenes
Dinosaurs have been movie monsters for a century. Here's a short countdown of some of their scariest moments in film.
October 31, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Living Sauropods? No Way
Dinosaurs have long been rumored to still survive in the Congo Basin, but is there any truth to the tall tales?
October 28, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Sighting: Pumpkinosaurs
Watch out! Get to close to these giant, jack o' lantern dinosaurs and they might squash you
October 27, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
The Great Archaeopteryx Debates Continue
A new study claims to confirm Archaeopteryx as one of the earliest birds, but what does the ongoing debate about this feathered dinosaur mean for the way science works?
October 26, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Why Do We Keep Going Back to Jurassic Park?
When I met Jurassic Park scientific adviser Jack Horner by chance last month, he dropped a clue as to what the next movie is going to be about
October 25, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
The Mysterious Torosaurus
Was Torosaurus just an adult Triceratops? A poorly understood species may hold the key to the answer
October 24, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaurs of the Unknown War
In a new game set behind German lines during WWI, players run from sickle-clawed dinosaurs in the trenches
October 21, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
How Baryonyx Caused the Great Spinosaur Makeover
The discovery of a strange, crocodile-snouted dinosaur in England was the key to reconstructing one of the strangest groups of predatory dinosaurs ever
October 20, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Paleontologists Unveil the 11th Archaeopteryx
Just in time for the 150th anniversary year of Archaeopteryx, paleontologists announce an 11th specimen of the dinosaur-like bird
October 19, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
New Mexico’s Peculiar Two-Horned Dinosaur
A peculiar horned dinosaur from New Mexico may help paleontologists understand how titans such as Triceratops evolved
October 18, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
A Beautiful Baby Dinosaur
One of the most stunning theropod dinosaurs ever discovered may add to our understanding of how feathers evolved
October 14, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
How Little Tyrants Grew Up
A new study finds that Tyrannosaurus truly had "thunder thighs." Juveniles were likely more agile than adults
October 13, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Drive-In: Tammy and the T-Rex
A 1990s high school romance flick takes an odd turn when an animatronic dinosaur gets the Frankenstein treatment
October 12, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Goodbye, Anatotitan?
Just how many different dinosaurs existed in North America during the end of the Cretaceous? It's a matter of huge debate
October 07, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Sighting: Let’s Swim!
The sign makes me smile every time. It was made when the massive sauropod dinosaurs were thought to spend most of their time in water
October 05, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
