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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 […]

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 […]

Down-home Traditional Kitsch—Dinosaur Roadside Attractions Just say “roadside dinosaurs” and everyone knows what to expect in our modern age of—well, NO dinosaurs.  Most dinosaur roadside attractions are inaccurate representations of the real creatures that roamed the earth millions of years ago.  However, they are still just that—representations.  They are interesting depictions of real creatures that […]

Dinosaur Feathers Were Colored It is official—dinosaur feathers were often sported with color pigments.  It is also probable that all dinosaurs (at least all predatory dinos) had at least some feathering.  Until recently, our only hope of accurately determining the skin texture of prehistoric creatures like dinosaurs was in artistic representations based upon a myriad […]

The Dinosaur Opisthotonus Hypothesis Scientists have postulated for years on the most likely reasoning behind the frequent positioning (opisthotonus) of many prehistoric dinosaur fossils in an extreme supine position, where the body exhibits severe hyperextension and a specimen’s head, neck and spinal column transform themselves into a complete backward arch.  In the case of dinosaurs, […]

Propanoplosaurus—Making Maryland Proud, 2012 Long ago in a flooding plain of the prehistoric Cretaceous Period, at least one 13 centimeter long tiny baby nodosaurid dinosaur was overcome by water or possibly by other fleeing creatures in the wake of a flood.  Ultimately, the little dinosaur drowned and was covered by sediment to be unveiled 112 […]

Prehistoric Discoveries Are Constant It seems almost every day we can learn of new information regarding old life and times prehistoric.  Dinosaur and other animal life can be better understood each day we move forward, thanks to tireless efforts of scientists young and old.  Prehistoric Discoveries Unveil Color and Camouflage Many new prehistoris discoveries have […]

Paleoartist Tyler Keillor Reconstructs a Digital Dinosaur The Digital Dinosaur project is part of Project Kickstarter. If you have never seen nor heard of Project Kickstarter before then you are missing out on some of the most brilliant minds in the world. The website is dedicated to helping these minds seek the funding that they […]

Marine Reptiles Show Signs of the “Dinosaur” Bends Marine reptiles and similar creatures might have sustained injuries from diving to great depths or swimming at great depths for too long. A study was completed on fossilized Ichthyosarians that brought attention to bone deformities that are consistent with bone deformities of humans suffering from decompression sickness, […]

Sauropod Armor is Not Something Frequently Referenced The sauropods, known for their huge size and extremely long necks and tails on a stout body, aren’t instantly associated with having armor like the Ankylosaurs. It has always been thought that the huge size of the sauropods kept these herbivores safe from predators, but how much do […]

Dinosaur Arthritis Existed 150 Million Years Ago Palaeontologists from Bristol University, England have discovered that a degenerative condition similar to human arthritis existed 150 million years ago when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. Giant Marine Reptile Jaw Bone Discovered A fossilized jaw bone from a giant Pliosaurus dating back to the Upper Jurassic period was […]

Lighter Dinosaurs Could Have Been 75% Lighter A team of international scientists have discovered that dinosaurs were actually much lighter in weight that previously though. Some of which weighed less than half of what was first estimated. Lighter Dinosaurs Calculated with Laser Technology Biologists at the University of Manchester in England together with U.S scientists […]

Dinosaur Flatulence Story Gets Blows Out of Proportion After the paper of a recent study about dinosaur flatulence was released by researchers David Wilkinson, Graeme Ruxton, and Euan Nisbet, several news outlets including FOX News, the Daily Mail, and Gawker blew the story way out of proportion. In the paper, the researchers speculated about the […]

Palaeontologists Discover Dinosaur Sex Theory Paleontologists think they have now figured out how dinosaurs had sex. That has long been a challenge for scientists, even though they have been studying the fossils for centuries. Soft tissue is rarely found in fossils and it is even more rare to find skeletons that were in the midst […]

Mesosaur Embryos Suspected To Be 280 Million Years Old Embryos of fossil reptiles, from ca. 280 million years ago, have been discovered by a team of international palaeontologists. Their research article, published in the journal Historical Biology, contains reports of well-preserved mesosaur amniotic embryos. Mesosaurs are an ancient group of aquatic reptiles that lived during […]

Dicynodonts Fossil Found in Tasmania A leisurely beach stroll on the Tasmanian Peninsula has led to a significant fossil discovery by a couple, Bob and Penny Tyson. The fossils are of a dicynodont, a strange-looking species that pre-dates the dinosaurs by 30 million years, and it confirms its existence in Australia. Furthermore, this discovery confirms […]

Yutyrannus Had Primitive Feathers Isn’t science awesome?  Palaeontologists announced that a giant, feather-covered dinosaur (a type of tyrannosaur) has recently been discovered and described. It was named Yutyrannus huali by the authors of the description, Xu Xing et al. Three well-preserved skeletons were found of the carnivorous species that reached nearly 30 feet in adult […]

What is the Age of the Dinosaurs? How would one understand dinosaurs without having a concept of time? To understand how a species of dinosaur fitted into the greater scheme of things it is important to know when it lived. Yet estimates of ‘Deep Time’, spanning millions of years, are frequently bandied about, making it […]

Pachycephalosaur Head Butting is a Well Rumored Theory Pachycephalosaurus. A thick-skulled dinosaur with a head shaped like a dome. Could the purpose of such a dome be to butt heads with an opponent? Bighorn sheep indulge in such behavior nowadays, but did these dinosaurs ever do so? This question may seem trivial, but it has […]

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 […]

$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 […]

Researchers Say Dinosaur Parenting Involved Nesting Early dinosaur mothers cared for their young in nests, according to a recent research article published in the Journal of the National Academy of Science. This discovery was made in South Africa’s Golden Gate Highlands National Park, where numerous clutches of fossil eggs were found. Nesting behavior has previously […]