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Dinosaurs

Valentine’s Day Special: The Broken Heart of Willo the Dinosaur

For the most romantic day of the year, Max’s Blogosaurus investigates the occasion when a herbivorous dinosaur had her heart broken by paleontologists.

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Paleoart

Paleoart of the Month: January 2024

Looking for art depicting the animals of prehistory? Look no further!

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Dinosaurs The History of Paleontology

The 10 Most Common Dinosaurs in the Fossil Record

Ever wonder which dinosaurs are known from the most specimens? Look no further!

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Aquatic Life Dino Docs!

Dino Docs: River Monsters Prehistoric Terror

The premier crossover event of the 21st century, River Monsters’ episode dedicated to prehistory offers one of the greatest paleo documentaries around.

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Dinosaurs

Keeping Your Ears to the Ground: Was Thescelosaurus a Burrowing Dinosaur?

Once thought to be an ordinary ornithischian, recent studies have framed Thescelosaurus as a dinosaurian groundhog

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Dinosaurs The Mesozoic Mailbag

Meet Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis: the Newest Species of Giant Tyrannosaur

In what has already become a fascinating year for paleontology, Tyrannosaurus gains a second species that hints at the origin of these gigantic predators

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Dinosaurs The Mesozoic Mailbag

The Gorgon’s Last Meal: Fossilized Stomach Contents of a Teenage Tyrannosaur

The undigested stomach contents of an immature Gorgosaurus has shed new light on the behaviour of these enigmatic predators and their relatives…

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Dinosaurs The Mesozoic Mailbag

The Pipe Dream of Nanotyrannus Reaches New Heights: Comments on Longrich & Saitta 2024

The dream of a second Tyrannosaur genus at the end-Cretaceous of North America receives new validation, but ultimately does little to change the great Nanotyrannus debate.

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Dinosaurs

The Lost World of Appalachia: Why are There so Few Dinosaurs in Eastern North America?

Western North America has long been a goldmine for dinosaur fossils. Eastern North America? Not so much. But why is this a case? And have paleontologists finally started to correct the issue?

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Museums!

An Update to the Royal Ontario Museum’s Fossil Gallery?

Something big is coming to Toronto’s foremost natural history museum…