The Dinosaurs of the Turtle World Are Actually 3 At-Risk Species
Alligator snapping turtles look pretty intimidating. These massive, prehistoric-looking reptiles can reach more than 66 centimeters in length and weigh more than 100 kilograms.
Of After Man, The New Dinosaurs and Greenworld: an interview with Dougal Dixon
Some considerable years ago - February 2007, actually - I made the decision to write a short Tet Zoo article on speculative zoology. It was on the biology of Godzilla, and I published it with trepidation, my concern being that people would balk at the fact that I was covering an imaginary creature, not a [...]
Dinosaur Tracks Reconstructed in 3-D from Old Photographs
The original set of tracks has since been divided up and partially lost
Reconstructing an Ancient Fin and Watching it Paddle to Fame
Friends and colleagues who know that I illustrated Neil Shubin’s first book, Your Inner Fish, have been asking if I was involved in the three-part PBS series hosted by Shubin that will air next week on April 9th.
Did Dark Matter Kill the Dinosaurs?
The solar system's periodic passage through a "dark disk" on the galactic plane could trigger comet bombardments that would cause mass extinctions
Famous Fossil Bed in China Yields Feathered and Bucktoothed Dinos, Gliding Mammals and a Pterosaur
The fossil-rich layers date from the period when dinosaurs and birds split from a common ancestor
Pompeii-Like Eruption Fossilized Dinosaurs in Death Poses
The chemistry and mineralogy of the rock around extremely well preserved fossils of dinosaurs and other animals suggests that they were indeed entombed by volcanic ash
Ancient "Devil Frog" May Have Sported Armor
The large, extinct frog may have used its shell-like armor to protect itself from dinosaurs and other predators
Baby Dinosaur Skeleton Unearthed in Canada
The plant-eating dinosaur drowned 70 million years ago. Its fossilized remains are so well preserved that some of its skin left impressions in the nearby rock
Dueling Dinosaur Fossils Could Break Record at Auction
The fossil of a tyrannosaurid and ceratopsid, which captures them as if they died in combat, could fetch millions of dollars
Missing Piece of Long-Neck Dinosaur Finally Discovered
The bone is the first snout ever found that belongs to the Apatosaurus, commonly referred to as the Brontosaurus
Scientists Say New Dinosaur Found in Utah is Relative of T. Rex
Scientists in Utah say they have discovered Tyrannosaurus rex's "great-uncle," a massive predator with a thick skull and large teeth dubbed the "king of gore." Bones of the 24-foot (7.3-meter) -long dinosaur, slightly smaller than T.