Article #50! For such an occasion, I wanted to do something fun. Inside are 50 of my favourite facts about prehistory, spanning everything from Dino-bats to devil frogs.
Tag: mesozoic
Jurassic Park introduced the world to Dilophosaurus, a predatory dinosaur that could spit venom. But was it capable of this? And have any other dinosaurs been revealed as venomous?
In 1999, a small bird fossil is hailed by National Geographic as the link between dinosaurs and birds. If this was the case, then why is it never spoken of? Read about the archaeoraptor conundrum to find out.
Have you ever felt the burning desire to correct your teacher, consequences be dammed? If so, you can relate to my first day of grade 11 history class. As a preface to the start of human history, our teacher gave my class a grand lecture about the history of our planet. For the first few […]
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The Nitty-Gritty Scoop on Dinosaur Poop
Does dinosaur poop carry important scientific information? Or is it just the butt of all dinosaur jokes? Read this article to find out!
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The Colour of the Dinosaurs
Believe it or not, not all dinosaurs looked like they belonged in the swamp. But how colourful were they? And how is it possible that paleontologists can answer this question?
Stegosaurus is most famous for its deadly tail spikes, referred to by paleontologists as “Thagomizers.” But where did the name thagomizer come from? And what does it have to do with a 1982 newspaper comic?
Just how many dinosaurs have been named Megalosaurus? If you ask me, far too many.
While today we recognize fossils as the remains of extinct animals, our ancestors weren’t so observant. This led to a few… peculiar name choices, including that of the first known dinosaur fossil…
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