Paleontologists in Argentina have unearthed yet another Titanosaur, dated at 98 million years old. This is one of the oldest titanosaurs on record, firmly establishing the enormous sauropods as coexisting with others, from small rebbachisaurids to other sauropods. The discovery was reported in Cretaceous Research and splashed worldwide in recent news releases. The … [Read more...]
Pryroraptor
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 feathered darling of Hollywood? You don't get dino-nerd credit if you … [Read more...]
Just How Big Was Microvenator?
Microvenator is an unusual, almost bird like oviraptorosaurian, that most likely featured feathers and a short, sharp beak. Although this theropod stood only two and a half feet tall, this carnivore took its advantage in sheer speed. Where larger, clumsier carnivores were often outrun by their prey items, Microvenator gave every meal a run for its money! This was an early … [Read more...]
Just How Big Was Mamenchisaurus?
Mamenchisaurus, a Huge Sauropod Mamenchisaurus is an incredibly large sauropod of the late Jurassic period. One of the most notable features of this herbivorous beast is it's amazingly long neck. Researchers state that the neck of this dinosaur made up more than half of its total length! The recognition of dinosaur with the longest neck is competed between Mamenchisaurus and … [Read more...]
A List Of Amazing Dinosaur Facts To Wow Your Friends And Family
There are plenty of amazing dinosaur facts but if you're like me then you find most dinosaur related facts to be amazing. Today I want to take a look at some incredible facts that you may not have known before today. Amazing Dinosaur Facts You Need to Know Many dinosaur species would never be able to survive in Earth's current climate. It took Mamenchisaurus … [Read more...]