News
Revealing Some Of The Most Shocking Facts About The T-Rex
We’ve collected and put together a ROAR-some T-Rex fact file of knowledge and information about one of the best-known dinosaurs in this blog so that you can wow your friends and family with your expert knowledge. Are you ready to learn more about this mighty dinosaur? Here’s what we know about one of the world’s favorite hunters from Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils: Terrifying T-Rex Facts Its name means “King Tyrant Lizard” Tyrannosaurus Rex (now commonly known as T-Rex), and it was named in 1905 by American Paleontologist Henry Fairfield Osborn. The name is derived from Greek and Latin words that mean...
10 Descendants And Relatives Of Dinosaurs That Are Still Alive
Tyrannosaurus Rex was among the scariest dinosaur species on this planet about 70 million years ago. Today, it’s extinct just like any other dinosaur, but there still are some animals roaming the Earth that are connected to those ancient species. From soaring birds to swimming crocs, we’ve found 10 living species that call dinosaurs their (great-great-great-great-great-great-great) grans and grandads. Chickens Who are you calling chicken? Theropods, a clade of two-legged dinosaurs that included the smaller Velociraptors and the formidable Tyrannosaurus rex, are the ancestors of birds. Hang on, the T-rex was one of the biggest, meanest animals that have ever...
Jurassic World Dinosaurs Are Cool, But Not The Most Accurate. Here’s Why.
The scientific depiction of Jurassic world dinosaurs is far different from what both scientists and the general public believed 20 years ago. In fact, our understanding of how dinosaurs behaved and what they looked like has changed almost constantly from when dinosaur fossils were first discovered. But though our scientific understanding of these fascinating prehistoric creatures has only grown over time, depictions of dinosaurs in pop culture have largely remained stagnant ever since the release of a certain 1993 blockbuster by the name of Jurassic Park. The Steven Spielberg-directed film, one of the first films to make significant (and convincing)...
Velociraptor: The Feathered Villain Of The Jurassic World
Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Jurassic Park popularized the Velociraptor dinosaur. According to the film and its sequels, this animal was a vicious, human-sized creature. It possessed a leathery hide and heightened intelligence. It may attack prey in groups. It would then disembowel it with one sickle-shaped talon strike to each foot. Hollywood typically portrays the Velociraptor in this way. The real Velociraptor differed significantly from the movie version. Paleontologists believe Velociraptors share more similarities with birds than reptiles, which may be the most significant difference. It is believed to have been completely covered in feathers! At first glance, a Velociraptor...
Why Do Common Fossils Come In Different Colors?
When it comes to the most common fossils available in the market for collectors to buy, the basic process of its fossilization involves mineral replacement as remains, such as bones, are buried in the ground. Buried bones absorb minerals from groundwater, filling in microscopic gaps. The organic, or original, material in the bone degrades over time, while minerals fill in the empty spaces where the organic material once existed. Finally, the bone contains little, if any, organic material and is primarily composed of hardened minerals. As a result, the bone's weight increases dramatically, and its color changes to match the...