Paleontology
South America’s First Dinosaur Tracks
Tracks now readily recognizable as belonging to dinosaurs were once attributed to prodigious birds and other creatures
July 21, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Sighting: Crocosaurus
It looks more like an alligator doing a dinosaur impression, but there is something unmistakably dinosaurian about it
July 20, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #3: How to date a fossil
The Bighorn Basin’s colorful stripes reveal an ancient riverbed
July 20, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
Los Angeles’ New Dinosaur Hall
Buzz about the new displays, particularly a trio of Tyrannosaurus growth stages, has been growing for months
July 19, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Making a Home in a Dinosaur Egg
There were five spherical eggs in the 70-something-million-year-old clutch. One egg was cracked in half and filled with cocoons
July 18, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Brontosaurus in a Bottle
Dinosaurs are famous for the gargantuan sizes some attained, and that's why these minuscule skeleton sculptures are so charming
July 15, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
A Truly Exceptional Allosaurus
Cope did not know it at the time, but he had described an especially large representative of a species his rival had named just a year before
July 14, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Sighting: Roadside Triceratops
The main drag of Dinosaur, Colorado is festooned with a number of goofy-looking dinosaurs
July 13, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dispatches From a Smithsonian Dig Site
Follow paleobiologist Scott Wing as he looks for 56-million-year-old specimens in the fossil-rich fields of Wyoming
July 13, 2011 |
By Smithsonian.com
Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #1: Why 56 Million Years Ago?
What did the earth look like during the Paleocene Epoch? A Smithsonian researcher investigates
July 13, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
Wyoming Dispatch #2: The Scene at Field Camp
Before digging, the paleobiologists must go through the arduous process of setting up camp
July 13, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
Dome-Headed Dinos Well-Suited to Butting Heads
The researchers compared the skulls of Stegoceras and Prenocephale with head-butting mammals including elk, duiker and musk ox
July 12, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dryptosaurus’ Surprising Hands
This enigmatic tyrannosauroid may have had the novel combination of short arms with big hands
July 11, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Kentrosaurus Had a Formidable Swing
In one of my favorite bits of fossil terminology, the spiked tails of stegosaurs are known as "thagomizers." Get hit with a tail like that and you'd be turned into an instant shish kebab
July 08, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Sighting: Grilled Triceratops
The town of Granger, Washington has a dinosaur sculpture park as well as dinosaurs adorning various vehicles around town
July 07, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Has a Tiny Tyrant Been Dethroned?
A 2009 discovery of a new tiny tyrant has been called into question by a recently released study
July 06, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Blog Carnival #33: Plastic Toys, Foiling a Poacher, Honored Musicians
This month's blog carnival highlights one blogger's old toys, an odd street intersection, why sketchbooks still matter and more
July 01, 2011 |
By Mark Strauss
Terra Nova Previews “Slasher” Dinosaur
Slasher is a turkey—give me Suchomimus, Acrocanthosaurus or Cryolophosaurus any day
June 30, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Dinosaur Sighting: Bustin’ Out
To me, it looks like the dinosaur is trying to do a Kool-Aid Man impression: Oh Yeah!
June 29, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
A Visit to Douglass’ Dinosaur
The site became a must-see dinosaur landmark in 1957, and in a few months, visitors will once again be able to see the spectacular quarry wall
June 28, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
