Paleontologists are not perfect. For example, Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) put Iguanodon’s thumb claw on top of its nose. It stayed that way for 40 years. Edward Cope (1840-1897) reconstructed Elasmosaurus (“thin plate”) with its head on the end of its tail. Until recently, Apatosaurus ...
Panoplosaurus was a typical nodosaur, a family of armored dinosaurs included under theankylosaurumbrella: basically, this plant-eater looked like a huge paperweight, with its small head, short legs and tail sprouting out of a stocky, well-armored trunk. Like others of its kind, Panoplosaurus...
Dinosaur Island: Regia di Fred Olen Ray, Jim Wynorski. Con Ross Hagen, Richard Gabai, Antonia Dorian, Griffin Drew. Five downed pilots must contend with hungry prehistoric beasts and lusty cave women on a lush island paradise.
Seismosaur is even bigger - about 50% bigger. That is at least double the power! Besides being a weapon, the sound may have been used to communicate with other Seismosaurs. Dinosaurs Sounds: If you know that a big animal can make loud trumpeting sounds from its head, what does that tel...
The little dinosaur was almost ready to hatch. Nestled inside its oblong egg, the beaked, almost parrot-like oviraptorosaur curled into a C-shape with its head tucked between its arms and legs. This wasn’t an accidental pose as the dinosaur neared a hatching day that would never come....
It shows the presentation of various war captives to the ruler, Chaan Muan, along with some trophy heads (perhaps brought for sacrificing). In addition to the human heads, the men are carrying an animal head and what looks a lot like a dinosaur head (enlarged in the picture to the right...
megaraptor because with one tooth it could rip your head off . from anthony c., age 8, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; February 22, 1999 We like Tranosaurusrex because everybody likes it.It is a specal dinosaur. from Kelsey S. & McKenzie W., age 8 and 8, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; ...
(8-9 m) long. This fierce predator had a large head with many sharp teeth, tiny arms, large powerful legs, and a stiff tail. Over 20 incomplete fossilized skeletons have been found in Alberta, Canada and Montana, USA. This relatively intelligent dinosaur dates from the lateCretaceous period...
Using different size marshmallows, straws, and toothpicks, can your child build a bipedal and quadrupedal Dino that can stand without being top-heavy (or having its head fall off)? Don’t forget the importance of the tail for balance! Compare how hard or easy this was. Dino Math a...
Stegosaurus armatus Marsh 1877, based on a partial tail and a very large dermal plate from the Morrison Formation (Late Jurassic) of Morrison, Wyoming, USA, is a nomen dubium. Valid Morrison stegosaur species (with possible autapomorphies, dermal “armor