The Oviraptor is one of the most adorable dinosaurs out there. But make no mistakes, Oviraptor has a hard crest on its skull and is just big enough to reach a men’s crotch and is very well known for smashing eggs. Ouch! This suggests that oviraptors may have been pretty dangerous beasts. Jokes aside, […]
Mosasaurus – Was it a real dinosaur? Mosasaurus lived 83,6 – 66 million years ago but were more like an ancient sea monster, bigger than most known dinosaurs. When it was first discovered, people thought it was a crocodile or a whale. Oh, how wrong they were! So, no, it wasn’t a real dinosaur. Mosasaurus […]
An outdated drawing of a fight between an ichthyosaur and an plesiosaur – the letter wasn’t able to lift its head out of the water The name “Ichthyosaurus” (pronunciation IK-thee-oh-SAWR-uhs) comes from the old Greek, meaning “Fish” and “Lizard.” So it was weather a fish nor a dinosaur, but a marine reptile and lived 201 […]
The Tyrannosaurus rex probably did eat 254 kg (560 lbs) of meat a day! So how do we come up with that?There’s no way to know precisely how much the T.rex ate, but we have a pretty good idea because we know that most reptiles eat about 4% of their body weight each day.The T […]
Dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 160 million years.They appeared about 240 million years ago and became extinct about 66 million years ago.This time is called Mesozoic Era and began about 250 million years ago and ended 65 million years ago. It’s also called the “Era of reptiles” or the “Age of dinosaurs.”If you’re wondering […]
With estimated speeds of 50mph (80kph), Gallimimus was the fastest dinosaur in the world. There you have it. But first things first – dinosaurs are extinct. Well, you probably knew that, but what I want to say is – there’s no way to figure out for sure which the fastest dinosaur in the world was. There are, […]
Triceratops is one of the most famous dinosaurs. It is also one of the best-researched dinosaurs and easily recognizable because of its headgear (three horns), unique among dinosaurs. Was Triceratops dangerous? Probably not. Fossilized track marks do not suggest that they were carnivorous. Chances are they’re very similar to rhinos (huge herbivores with horns on their skull) and preferred […]
We all know Dilophosaurus as the cute little dinosaur from a certain dinosaur movie, where it had an impressive neck frill and the ability to spit venom! But was this based on facts? Read on and find… well, actually, let me tell you right away, they made it up. Totally made up. But the real […]
The Jurassic National Monument near Utah is one of the world’s richest and most important sources for paleontology. Paleontologists found over 15.000 bones there, and many of the fossils are extremely well preserved. The Jurassic National Monument near Utah is one of the world’s richest and most important sources for paleontology. Paleontologists found over 15.000 […]
Dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years, but the mystery surrounding their demise has remained. They were once thought to be slow, stupid, and tail-dragging lizards until scientists discovered more about them in the last few decades. Some of these dinosaur facts won’t be new for you, but I’m sure there will be some […]
