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Cretoxyrhina mantelli, gigantic warm-blooded sh...
Cretoxyrhina mantelli Pronounced “Cree-tox-ee-rine-uh Man-tell-eye” Means “Mantell’s Cretaceous sharp-nose” Named for the initial belief it had a large, sharp nose, in reality, the nose was blunt Late Cretaceous (108-70 million...
Cretoxyrhina mantelli, gigantic warm-blooded sh...
Cretoxyrhina mantelli Pronounced “Cree-tox-ee-rine-uh Man-tell-eye” Means “Mantell’s Cretaceous sharp-nose” Named for the initial belief it had a large, sharp nose, in reality, the nose was blunt Late Cretaceous (108-70 million...
Tylosaurus proriger, Giant Marine Reptile in Ka...
Tylosaurus proriger Cope 1869 Pronounced ‘Tie-Low-saur-us Pro-rigor’ Means “protuberance lizard bearing a prow” Named for its unusual bottle-shaped, toothless snout Late Cretaceous (94 - 66 million years ago) Lived in the...
Tylosaurus proriger, Giant Marine Reptile in Ka...
Tylosaurus proriger Cope 1869 Pronounced ‘Tie-Low-saur-us Pro-rigor’ Means “protuberance lizard bearing a prow” Named for its unusual bottle-shaped, toothless snout Late Cretaceous (94 - 66 million years ago) Lived in the...
Dynamoterror dynastes we hardly knew ya!
Dynamoterror dynastes is a tyrannosaurid named in 2018 by McDonald et al. from fragmentary remains excavated in the Late Cretaceous Menefee Formation of New Mexico. A fantastic name that means "powerful terror ruler"...
Dynamoterror dynastes we hardly knew ya!
Dynamoterror dynastes is a tyrannosaurid named in 2018 by McDonald et al. from fragmentary remains excavated in the Late Cretaceous Menefee Formation of New Mexico. A fantastic name that means "powerful terror ruler"...
Sinankylosaurus zhuchengensis, the newest addit...
Sinankylosaurus zhuchengensis "Zhucheng's Chinese Fused Lizard" A new member of the Ankylosauria from China, Sinankylosaurus zhuchengensis, was named in July 2020. It means "Zhucheng's Chinese Fused Lizard" and was excavated in the...
Sinankylosaurus zhuchengensis, the newest addit...
Sinankylosaurus zhuchengensis "Zhucheng's Chinese Fused Lizard" A new member of the Ankylosauria from China, Sinankylosaurus zhuchengensis, was named in July 2020. It means "Zhucheng's Chinese Fused Lizard" and was excavated in the...
75 million years ago Montana was a swamp and Fo...
The Fossil Crates team took a trip 75 million years back in time to what was then swampland in Central Montana. Below is a brief day-by-day account of our adventures...
75 million years ago Montana was a swamp and Fo...
The Fossil Crates team took a trip 75 million years back in time to what was then swampland in Central Montana. Below is a brief day-by-day account of our adventures...
Arizona Museum of Natural History - A Desert Jewel
Spotlight on the Arizona Museum of Natural History https://www.arizonamuseumofnaturalhistory.org/ The Arizona Museum of Natural History (AZMNH) is a desert jewel well worth a visit. Located 15 minutes from Sky Harbor...
Arizona Museum of Natural History - A Desert Jewel
Spotlight on the Arizona Museum of Natural History https://www.arizonamuseumofnaturalhistory.org/ The Arizona Museum of Natural History (AZMNH) is a desert jewel well worth a visit. Located 15 minutes from Sky Harbor...
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Majungasaurus, dinosaur with an identify crisis
Dr. Brian CurticeMajungasaurus Majungasaurus, "Mahajunga lizard," lived in Madagascar at the end of the dinosaurs' reign, from ~70 mya right up to the very end 66 mya. Like most early-named dinosaurs,...
Majungasaurus, dinosaur with an identify crisis
Dr. Brian CurticeMajungasaurus Majungasaurus, "Mahajunga lizard," lived in Madagascar at the end of the dinosaurs' reign, from ~70 mya right up to the very end 66 mya. Like most early-named dinosaurs,...
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Anz-who? Anzu, that's who!
Dr. Brian CurticeAnzu wyliei is the largest and most complete North American oviraptorosaur thus far discovered, measuring 11’ long and around 600 lbs. Its massive size dwarfs its 6’ long North American relatives, Chirostenotes and...
Anz-who? Anzu, that's who!
Dr. Brian CurticeAnzu wyliei is the largest and most complete North American oviraptorosaur thus far discovered, measuring 11’ long and around 600 lbs. Its massive size dwarfs its 6’ long North American relatives, Chirostenotes and...
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Ubirajara jubatus, "Maned Lord of the Spear": W...
Dr. Brian CurticeUbirajara jubatus, the "Maned Lord of the Spear," is a beautifully preserved 3' long, ~112 million-year-old meat-eating Brazilian dinosaur. The specimen is preserved with a proto-feathery mane down its spine...
Ubirajara jubatus, "Maned Lord of the Spear": W...
Dr. Brian CurticeUbirajara jubatus, the "Maned Lord of the Spear," is a beautifully preserved 3' long, ~112 million-year-old meat-eating Brazilian dinosaur. The specimen is preserved with a proto-feathery mane down its spine...
