Pyroraptor is a small dromaeosaur from the late cretaceous. Discovered in Europe in 1992 after a forest fire, Pyroraptor is amongst the few raptor fossils to be found on the continent. CladeTheropod, DromaeosaurHeight2 feetLength5 feetEraLate Cretaceoushttp://www.pyroraptor-olympius.info/ Fully … Continue Reading about Pryroraptor
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Dromaeosaurs (Or What Jurassic Park Got Wrong, and Right, About Raptors)
Dromaeosaurs, from Microraptor to Utahraptor, are amongst the most iconic and fascinating families of dinosaurs. Bolstered by both Jurassic Park and endless scientific studies linking them directly to birds, it’s almost impossible to not love them. Resources: Quill knobs in bones Utahraptor death trap The Climbing Claw
Epidexipteryx
This dinosaur has been shaking a tail feather before it was cool. On the first edition of the DinoPit podcast, Scott talks about what makes it so unique and important to the history of bird evolution. Resources Holotype Paper
Jianianhualong Tengi
Jianianhualong Tengi The Jianianhua Dragon Had Flight-Ready Feathers While most dinosaurs did not fly, more are known to have had all the equipment necessary. Asymmetrical feathering is seen as a vital step in the evolutionary process for modern birds, and the Jiananhua Dragon (or, Jianianhualong Tengi) was recently found to have tail-feathers perfectly structured for […]
Jurassic World New Trailer Hits the Superbowl!
If you watched the Superbowl today then you undoubtedly caught the newest trailer for Jurassic World and I am more excited than ever! Okay I’d be a little more excited if Sam Neill were in it – don’t get me wrong I have nothing against Chris Pratt but it’s just not the same. Anyway if […]
Torosaurus
Torosaurus – A Massive-Skulled Ceratopsian, Dwarfing The Triceratops Torosaurus, pronounced TOR-uh-SAWR-us, (protuberance lizard) was an immense chasmosaurine ceratopsid (tribe Triceratopsini) dinosaur, having had one of the largest skulls of any known land animal, measuring in at a staggering nine-feet long. Chasmosaurinae is a subfamily of Ceratopsid dinosaurs—Torosaurus and Triceratops are two well-known relatives of the family […]