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Dinosaurs The Mesozoic Mailbag

Two Dinosaurs in One? Breaking Down the Saurophaganax Debacle

How do you make a somewhat dubious dinosaur even more problematic? By splitting it into two different species, of course!

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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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Dino Docs!

Dino Docs: The Ballad of Big Al

Meet Big Al, an immature Allosaurus whose life in the Jurassic is, well… difficult, to say the least. A review of the Walking with Dinosaurs special program, The Ballad of Big Al!

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Dinosaurs Species Spotlight

The Monopoly of Allosaurus, the “Lion” of the Jurassic

Is there a dinosaur that somehow connects feuding 19th century paleontologists with cannibalism and creationist museums? Meet Allosaurus, the Jurassic’s most successful – and miscast – killer

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The Mesozoic Mailbag

Edition 1, February 2020

A collection of the latest headlines, species and research in the field of paleontology from January and February of 2020.