Now Farmville Players Can Make Farmville Dinosaurs Today’s “make a dino Monday” post is a little unorthodox because it doesn’t actually involve making anything at all. If you have been sucked in to Farmville – or, if like me your mother convinced you she needed someone to send her things – AND you are a […]
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Troodon
Troodon Was The Most Intelligent Dinosaur To Ever Live Troodon was an eye-opener for palentologists and scientists who believed dinosaurs had been destined to be dumb creatures. When this dino was dug up, the Dromaeosaurids reigned supreme in the brains department as the smartest dinosaur ever found — however, Troodon was soon confirmed to have […]
Just How Big Was Spinosaurus?
Spinosaurus goes down in the record books as the largest carnivorous dinosaur to be discovered to date. Perhaps one of the most characteristic features of Spinosaurus is the incredible sail that jutted from its back and added to this carnivores height. This sail is believed to have played a role in thermoregulation. Let’s take a […]
Dinosaur Fleas Didn’t Jump
Dinosaur Fleas Were Ten Times Bigger Than Fleas Today The discovery of large flea-like fossils, about ten times bigger than the fleas we see today, is enough to make your skin crawl. Imagine the poor dinosaur that had to endure a painful bite from such a paleo-pest crawling onto its soft under-belly. The only consolation […]
The Evolution Store
The Evolution Store Has A Great Dinosaur Collection Once in a while…okay, quite a lot of the time I find myself searching for new and awesome dinosaur finds. The other day I happened to run in to The Evolution Store after they fanned me on Facebook. The rest of the afternoon from that point on […]
New Smithsonian Dinosaur Hall Funded
$35 Million Funds New Smithsonian Dinosaur Hall $ 35 million. The single largest donation made to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in its 102-year history. And it is all in aid of building a new Smithsonian Dinosaur Hall. This exciting news was recently made public, and in response to this the Smithsonian Board […]