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 […]
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Dinosaur Feathers Abound, Mystify and Satisfy
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 Prehistoric Dinosaur Opisthotonus Hypothesis
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 Tracks and Prints
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 […]
New Widespread Prehistoric Discoveries
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 […]
Carnotaurus Neck Was Huge, Researchers Say
Carnotaurus Neck Was Hefty A recent discovery in the world of prehistoric times yielded a dinosaur yet seen—Carnotaurus. Its fossilized skeleton was found in Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina at the “Pocho Sastre” farm near Bajada Moreno, Telsen Dept., in 1985 by paleontologist Joseph F. Bonaparte. Sediments that trapped the remains of Carnotaurus correspond to the […]