Rocks formed immediately before and after non-avian dinosaurs went extinct are strikingly different, and now, tens of millions of years later, scientists think they’ve identified the culprit—and it ...
Dinosaurs weren't in decline when an asteroid smashed into Earth and wiped them out, scientists say. Instead, the idea that dinosaur diversity was declining before the asteroid struck 66 million years ...
pt. 1. The conquering cold-bloods: a conundrum : Brontosaurus in the Great Hall at Yale ; Wyoming reverie: meditation on the geological text ; Mesozoic class warfare: cold-bloods versus the fabulous ...
When the big asteroid hit Mexico 66 million years ago, it set off wildfires, tsunamis and massive clouds of dust that darkened the skies, killed much of Earth’s plant life and triggered a chain of ...
From prestigious museums and universities, to blockbuster films and toys--dinosaurs have always fascinated us. But, why? Join dino-obsessed teen James and his filmmaker father as they interview ...
Most people have heard how the dinosaurs went extinct. Around 66 million years ago, a meteor likely struck the earth, killing off 80% of all species and taking non-avian dinosaurs with it. But what ...
Stegosaurus and T Rex are often imagined together, but the fossil record tells a very different story. These two iconic ...
Long-necked sauropods ruled the land during the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. These plant-eating giants appeared on every continent and grew to sizes no other land animal has matched. A key reason for ...
Dinosaurs and other extinct saurians : a historical perspective : introduction / Richard T.J. Moody ... [et al.] -- The roles played by museums, collections and collectors in the early history of ...