Once you know that many dinosaurs had feathers, it seems much more obvious that they probably evolved into birds. But there's still a big question. How did a set of dinosaurian jaws with abundant teeth (think T. rex) turn into the toothless jaws of modern birds, covered by a beak? Tw...
Today, things have changed a bit, mostly with the addition of a new wing with modern comforts, but also with the installation of emergency lights in the old rooms, plus a few additional lights. Still, in the late afternoon in winter you do not stand much of a chance of seeing the foss...
(SGDS) was called upon to do a paleontological survey of an area where a road was to be constructed, he and his museum volunteers found HUNDREDS of fossils of tracks, various teeth, and plants at several levels in the Kayenta Formation. These awesome finds will be featured in upcoming ...
The maxillary process of the premaxilla projects horizont- ally; it is subequal in length and parallel with, the alveolar margin (Fig. 1b). The premaxilla bears six premaxillary teeth (Fig. S9b), and a subnarial notch along the caudoventral margin of the tooth row (Fig. 1b, S1) ...
reveal an evolutionary innovation in sauropod dinosaurs D. Vidal 1*, P. Mocho1,2,3, A. Aberasturi4, J. L. Sanz 5,6 & F. Ortega 1 Sauropods were among the most diverse lineages of dinosaurs, with an ample geographic distribution throughout the ...
Have it happen in a tabletop game and you’ll be laughing while gnashing your teeth and bantering with your friends. A lot of the deterministic vs random discussions don’t account for this. And a lot of the randomness DOESN’T translate well to computer games because of all the positive ...
One of the most momentous events of the post-Jurassic world happened last week with the online release of the official trailer for the upcoming movieJurassic World. Yet within mere hours of its release, a great wailing and gnashing of teeth arose from dinosaur nerdom, as professional paleontologi...
Blunt snout with prominent teeth; two-legged posture For over 60 years, theGhost Ranchquarry in New Mexico was best known for yielding thousands of skeletons ofCoelophysis, an early dinosaur of the late Triassic period. Now, Ghost Ranch has added to its mystique with the recent discovery of ...
Mark Garlick / Science Photo Library / Getty Images The dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era obviously didn't brush their teeth or floss. Some experts think shards of rotten, bacteria-infested meat constantly lodged in its closely packed teeth gaveTyrannosaurus rexa "septic bite," which infected and ev...
Along with its close contemporary, Jingshanosaurus, Yimenosaurus was one of the largestprosauropodsof the Mesozoic Era, measuring about 30 feet from head to tail and weighing as much as two tons--not much compared to the plus-sizedsauropodsof the late Jurassic period, but beefier than most...