Introduction The Morrison Formation of western North America is one of the most well-studied geological formations within the world. These rock layers, which extend from Montana to New Mexico and from Utah to South Dakota, are dated to the late… Read More ›
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Ornitholestes
Ornitholestes, “the bird thief”, was a small meat-eating dinosaur which lived in western North America during the late Jurassic Period about 154 million years ago. Since its discovery in the year 1900, Ornitholestes has come to be regarded as the… Read More ›
Announcement! New Cloverly Formation merch is available on my Redbubble page
Do you love Deinonychus? Who doesn’t? Well, weirdos, I suppose, but anyway, I’ve just uploaded a new paleo logo to my Redbubble art merch page representing the Cloverly Formation of south-central Montana and north-central Wyoming, which lasted from 140-98 million… Read More ›
Announcement: New Dilophosaurus merch on my Redbubble page
Is Dilophosaurus your favorite dinosaur? Then you might be interested to hear that I’ve just uploaded A LOT of Dilophosaurus merch onto my Redbubble art page. Here you can buy clothes, bags, coffee mugs, magnets, stickers and lots of other… Read More ›
Phaedrolosaurus
Phaedrolosaurus, meaning “elated lizard”, was a species of dromaeosaurid raptor dinosaur which lived in western China during the early Cretaceous Period approximately 130-120 million years ago. In 1963, a team of local geologists were exploring an area near the town… Read More ›
Sarcosaurus
Sarcosaurus was a 10-12 foot long meat-eating dinosaur which lived in England during the beginning of the Jurassic Period about 198 million years ago. In the early years of the 20th Century, some fossil bones were discovered by S. L…. Read More ›
Segisaurus
Segisaurus was a 3 foot long theropod dinosaur which lived in northern Arizona during the early Jurassic Period 180 million years ago. Only one fragmentary skeleton has been found, discovered in 1933 within the Navajo Sandstone in Tsegi Canyon on… Read More ›
Siats
Introduction Siats, whose name is in reference to a monster from native Ute folklore, was a large meat-eating dinosaur which lived in Utah during the middle Cretaceous Period 98 million years ago. As far as we know, Siats was the… Read More ›
Megaraptor
Megaraptor was a 25 foot long carnivorous dinosaur which lived in Argentina during the late Cretaceous Period 90 million years ago. The fossils of this animal were discovered by the Argentinian paleontologist Fernando Novas in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina in 1996…. Read More ›
Neovenator
Neovenator salerii was a 25 foot long meat-eating dinosaur which lived in England (and possibly other parts of Europe) during the early Cretaceous Period 125 million years ago. Fossils of this animal were first discovered in 1978 on the Isle… Read More ›