Articles that give more knowledge about dinosaurs
Although dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years, discoveries are being uncovered all the time. One such recent unearthing occurred in November 2021 in Argentina and involved a group of dinosaur eggs being found. Why is this finding important? The dinosaur egg discovery in Argentina is noteworthy due to the sheer number of eggs …
If you don’t get a good night’s sleep, you tend to feel like a dinosaur when you wake up. Otherwise, though, you’ve never stopped to think about the sleeping habits of dinosaurs. You’re sure that clades of dinosaurs like sauropods slept, but you have no idea about the logistics. How did sauropods sleep? Although experts …
Omnivorous dinosaurs were unique in that they consumed both plant matter and animals. You wonder about the traits of these dinosaurs, given their diet, especially their size. Were omnivorous dinosaurs particularly large, and which was the biggest? The biggest omnivore dinosaur was the Deinocheirus, an ornithomimosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period with remains found in …
Of all the families of dinosaurs, there is something special about the long-necked sauropods. From the well-known Brontosaurus (Apatosaurus) to the Diplodocus and the Argentinosaurus, you still want to know more about them. You would love to someday learn about all the sauropods, but how many existed? In general, there are over 210 species of …
If you look at a dinosaur diagram or even a life-sized recreation, one conspicuous feature in its absence is ears. You’re not expecting all dinosaurs to have big, bat-like ears, but you’ve never seen any traces of ears on a dino’s enormous skull. Did dinosaurs have ears? Yes, dinosaurs did have ears, although they likely …
Imagine living a hundred million years ago and having an encounter with a dinosaur. Sounds frightening yet exciting, right? One dinosaur is enough to set you running on your feet. This famous formation called Kem Kem Beds is considered the most dangerous place on the planet then and most probably now (if the dinos are …
When talking about fossils, we all know that these are remains of past living animals like bones and teeth, always the hardest part of the creature’s body. Now discovering a dinosaur fossil with its skin might be shocking to hear, but an absolute addition to the growing studies and findings made about the dinosaurs and …
Triceratops is one of the most famous dinosaurs attributed to its unique feature: the three horns in its head. Looking at a Triceratops, you might have compared it to elephants of the modern days because of its tusks and striking body similarity. Both are equally magnificent, but it will also be nice to know the …
The Giganotosaurus was a theropod that lived during the Cretaceous Period about 99 million years ago. We know it came from today’s Argentina, but what was the Giganotosaurus’ environment like during its lifetime? The Giganotosaurus’ habitat was believed to have been quite warm as well as windy and arid. The Candeleros Formation in Argentina where …
The Baryonyx was a huge theropod dinosaur related to Spinosaurus. It was among the largest carnivorous dinosaurs ever discovered at the time of its discovery. It lived in modern-day Africa and Europe and is estimated to have lived during the middle Cretaceous period. So what makes the Baryonyx related to Spinosaurus? Spinosaurus and Baryonyx are both …
