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A Toothsome Spinosaurus Bed Keeps The Charismatic Theropod Plunged In The River

March 28, 2023 Scott Kraus

I am always amazed when I see a bird dive into the water, only to emerge moments later, flying again with a prize fish dinner secured in its beak. The two things, birds and the water, seem opposed to me. So imagine how I feel reading report after report that the frighteningly enormous theropod Spinosaurus […]

Ugrunaaluk Kuukpikensis Arctic Dinosaur Discovered

April 4, 2022 Scott Kraus

Did dinosaurs, like modern reptiles, need to bask in the sun and heat to survive? Or were they warm-blooded, like the birds that would become their only surviving descendants — able to survive in the cold and dark? Erickson and Druckenmiller’s new species shows that the answer may be quite complicated. A duck-billed dinosaur similar […]

Did Dinosaurs Get High From Ergot?

Did Dinosaurs Get High From Ergot?

April 4, 2022 Scott Kraus

Recent research suggests that dinosaurs may perhaps have experienced the mind altering effects of ergot – a drug similar to LSD in it’s effects – after a 100 million year old sample of ergot fungus has been discovered. A piece of amber excavated from a mine in Myanmar by German paleontologist Joerg Wunderlich encases a […]

Qijianglong, The Chinese “Dragon” Dinosaur Discovery

Qijianglong

April 4, 2022 Scott Kraus

If you’ve been keeping an eye on the news then undoubtedly know that there was a recent dino discovery in China. Although the dinosaur is being referred to as a “dragon” dinosaur, the Qijianglong is actually a Mamenchisauridae thought to have lived during the late Jurassic period. Estimates put this new find at 50 feet […]

Dinosaurs And Continental Drift

Continental Drift

April 4, 2022 Scott Kraus

Strewn Dinosaur Species and Continental Drift It is a fairly well-known concept today that continental drift is responsible for the seven separate continents we have today on Earth (schools of perception vary—some claiming the existence of six or even five continents today; however, this is beside today’s topic).  It is also fairly well-known that much […]

Recent Dinosaur News

Recent Dinosaur News

April 4, 2022 Scott Kraus

Recent Dinosaur News Recap If you’re serious about paleontology then you likely keep up with dinosaur news as often as possible. Unfortunately for me, due to the multiple roles that I play in my life, I sometimes find that I am falling behind in the latest headlines. Today I wanted to take a look back […]

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