Pteranodon Wasn’t a Dinosaur at All Pteranodon, pronounced “ter-AN-o-DON”, was a flying carnivorous reptile that lived during the Late Cretaceous period about 75-85 million years ago. Its name means “Winged and Toothless”, referring to its toothless beak, which was like that of modern birds, and its huge wingspan, which was much larger than any modern […]
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Funny Dinosaur Species
Have You Ever Wondered About Those Funny Dinosaur Species? There is so much diversity in the dinosaur species that have been recreated from fossilized remains to date, but some are certainly much more unusual than others. Today I’m going to take a look at some of the most unusual dinosaur species there are! Some Interesting […]
Real Jurassic Park?
Clive Palmer Plans a Real Jurassic Park Clive Palmer, an eccentric mining billionaire from Queensland, Australia, has been rumored to be planning a real-life Jurassic Park tourist attraction, an add on for his $3 billion luxury Palmer resort on the Sunshine Coast in Southern Queensland, north of Brisbane. This isn’t the first ambitious goal (read: […]
Wooden Dinosaur Skeleton Kit
The Wooden Dinosaur Skeleton Kit It’s make a dino Monday and today I want to share with you a “toy” that I loved as a kid, the wooden dinosaur skeleton kit. My parents loved it because it was affordable and I loved it because…let’s face it, I loved anything and everything dinosaur related. Whether you’re […]
Argentinosaurus
Argentinosaurus was a Huge Cretaceous Sauropod Argentinosaurus lived during the late Cretaceous period about 95 million years ago and comes from the Titanosauria family of Sauropods, meaning armored giants. Occasionally known as the “Dino Don” the Argentinosaurus is one of the most famous sauropods of huge proportions that was discovered in the 1990’s. The name […]
How Big Was Apatosaurus?
Apatosaurus is one of the more popular dinosaur species, although for most people it is more recognizable as the “brontosaurus.” Native to the Jurassic period, Apatosaurus is known for four species that have been discovered to date: A. ajax, A. excelsus, A. louisae and A. parvus. While Apatosaurus is also known as Brontosaurus, it has […]