Ceratosaurus was a Horned Jurassic Predatory Theropod Ceratosaurus (pronounced sayr-AT-oh-sawr-us) means “horned lizard”. It’s from the Greek keratos, meaning “horn”, and sauros meaning “lizard”. It was a fearful predator that lived during the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago, with a huge tail, strong and stocky body, and heavy bones. The biggest rival […]
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Just How Big Was Ankylosaurus?
Ankylosaurus is likened by many paleontologists to a tank, not only due to the thick armor that shielded its body from attacking carnivores, but also due to it’s size. This late Cretaceous herbivore may seem as though it was peaceful, but there was nothing peaceful about it when a predator set it in it’s sights. […]
Utahraptor
Utahraptor, which means “Utah’s predator”, is a theropod dinosaur that lived about 125 million years ago in the early Cretaceous era. It’s thought to have been the largest raptor that ever lived (ironically, the two ton “Gigantoraptor” from central Asia isn’t even in the running because it was just a large theropod dinosaur, not a […]
Dinosaur Videos
YouTube is Filled with Dinosaur Videos…or Why I Didn’t Finish My Boss’s Last Project on Time I was procrastinating on looking through YouTube the other day when I ran in to a couple of pretty awesome dinosaur videos that I thought my fellow dinosaur lovers would appreciate. Some of My Favorite YouTube Dinosaur Videos Parasaurolophus […]
An Early Decline of the Dinosaurs
How the Decline of the Dinosaurs Occurred is a Mystery The cause of extinction for the non-avian dinosaurs remains a mystery. Yes, there are many theories about this, and palaeontologists have whittled them down to a few, e.g. an asteroid striking the Earth, huge volcanic eruptions, changes in sea level and climate change; yet how […]
Dinosaur DVD’s For Dinosaur Lovers
When it comes to dinosaur DVD’s there are a good many out there to choose from. I tend not to be too picky about the ones I choose to watch though since I have a constant stream of dinosaur DVD’s playing as I work. If I do want a good one to watch when I’m […]