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The line separating dinosaurs from birds and reptiles is more blurry than you might imagine.  When you look at big, scary, carnivorous dinosaurs like the Tyrannosaurus rex, it’s easy to see their resemblance to crocodiles and other big lizards.  But not all dinosaurs were like this.  Some of them were tiny and feathery, much more […]

Imagine a world where dinosaurs were still alive!  A world where you could observe herding Triceratops on a Safari or watch the T-rex munching its lunch in a zoo enclosure.  It’s the theme of every Jurassic Park movie, but what if it happened for real?  Is it possible that creatures straight out of the Mesozoic

To study prehistoric animals like dinosaurs, scientists rely on bones, teeth, and other body fossils.  While they can be very instructive, these body fossils don’t tell us everything there is to know about these prehistoric animals.  Pieces of bones and even well-preserved, almost-complete body fossils only tell us what the animal looked like when it

The question of what dinosaurs looked like is one of the biggest and most fascinating questions in the world of science.  Fossils can only tell us so much because these prehistoric creatures lived several million years into the past.  The Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most familiar dinosaurs to everyone in and outside of

If you could go back in time to the Mesozoic Era, you’ll witness a planet completely dissimilar from its present condition.  All the continents were in different positions, and the climate was also different.  But arguably the most significant difference you’ll notice is the presence of dinosaurs-lots of them! Throughout the Mesozoic Era, starting from

Everything we seem to know about dinosaurs today is based on bits and pieces of their past discovered so far. These are known as fossils, and they don’t always come in the form of bones and shells alone.  Other evidence of biological activities can also be preserved as fossils.  For instance, we can tell how

The name “dinosaur” means “terrible lizard,” and when you think about the biggest and baddest lizards today, alligators and crocodiles might come to mind. Ever since the first dinosaur fossils were discovered, people have been captivated by these incredible creatures and wondered if they or any of their close relatives are still around today.  This

The last of the dinosaurs died off 66 million years ago, while modern humans only came on the scene about 200,000 years ago.  This means no human ever saw a dinosaur alive.  Yet, we seem to know so much about how they lived, what they ate, walked, and even how they died.  From blockbuster movies

When it comes to prehistoric animals, dinosaurs are arguably the most popular of them all, and for good reasons too.  They were the most diverse and dominant animal group on Earth for most of the Mesozoic Era.  What’s even more interesting is the fact that they are still around today. Birds, which are one of