Articles that give more knowledge about dinosaurs
Even if you are not new to dinosaurs, knowing what are the common dinosaur types and how dinosaurs are grouped can go a long way to helping a beginner understand the big picture about types of dinosaurs. This makes me wonder, what exactly are the main types of dinosaurs? The three most common dinosaur types …
When it comes to dinosaurs, people naturally wonder how strong these creatures were. While countless comparisons have been made to the T. Rex‘s inimitable strength, you’re curious about a different dino, the Triceratops. How strong were they? Triceratops are considered quite strong, as they weighed several tons, had powerful horns, a beak-like appendage, and a …
Chickens and raptors are similar in many ways. Both are omnivores that eat insects and rodents like mice and squirrels. Both species lay their eggs in nests and feed their young with regurgitated food. When considering the Velociraptor dinosaur and whether it is related to the chicken it is best to say they are distantly …
The Triceratops was about 9.8 feet tall and 30 feet long and weighed up to 26,000 pounds. It was, in other words, a massive dinosaur. You’re very curious about what comprised the Triceratops’ diet at such a huge size. What did this horned dino eat? Triceratopses were herbivores or plant-eaters. During the Late Cretaceous Period, …
The Triceratops is best remembered for its triple facial horns and huge skull frill protecting its neck, but this dinosaur species had some serious heft. Precisely how large was the Triceratops? The Triceratops was 26 to 30 feet long and stood nearly 10 feet tall. It was truly one burly dino, weighing between 13,000 and …
According to Scientific American, as of 2021, almost 11,000 unique dinosaur fossils have been uncovered. That’s 11,000 out of possibly millions, maybe even billions or trillions. It’s hard to say. Given the wide range of fossils, are there any continents in which dinosaur fossils have not been found? Dinosaurs lived across all continents, and thus fossils …
Have you ever wondered how scientists and other experts determine the age of something that existed millions upon millions of years ago, long before people roamed the earth? It’s through radiocarbon dating! Is this method of age identification viable for dinosaur specimens as well? Radiocarbon dating like carbon-14 does not work on dinosaur fossils, and …
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 …
