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Published on September 22nd, 2019 | by Guest Blogger
The recent discovery of a dinosaur trackway site on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, provides insight into “a day in the life of a bunch of dinosaurs just loitering about, 170 million years ago” according to [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 28th, 2019 | by Guest Blogger
As with most children who are fascinated by dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Stegosaurus were amongst the first dinosaurs I learnt of. But as I grew older, another group of dinosaurs began to pique my interest, a [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 23rd, 2018 | by Chris Barker
If you’ve been on twitter these last few months, or follow palaeozoologist Darren Naish on social media, you’ll have surely heard about the new book written by Brian Ford, “Too Big to Walk: The New Science [&hellip... Read More →
Published on June 7th, 2018 | by Guest Blogger
Whenever we think about extinct animals we often imagine them tucking into their favourite meals, whether it be a Tyrannosaurus rex munching on a Triceratops steak, or a woolly mammoth enjoying an Ice Age salad. But [&hellip... Read More →
Published on May 5th, 2018 | by Guest Blogger
Since I was child, I wanted to pursue a career in palaeontology. As I am now starting my career as a postgraduate student in the palaeontological field, I have noticed that it has been filled with [&hellip... Read More →
Published on January 9th, 2018 | by Guest Blogger
One year after a bizarre act of local fossil vandalism on Scotland’s Dinosaur Isle let us consider the value of footprints in the sand and the implications for U.S. Government cuts to national monuments of global [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 31st, 2017 | by Chris Barker
Christmas was not particularly kind for one titanosuchid. Published on the day many were receiving gifts and well wishes, this Permian reptile was given the bad news that it was suffering from a bout of osteomyelitis, [&hellip... Read More →
Published on December 10th, 2017 | by Guest Blogger
Or what a difference a word makes. Words have meaning. That meaning gives them power. Two essentially identical sentences can have entirely different meanings just by changing a single word. In some cases, that word can [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 30th, 2017 | by Liz Martin-Silverstone
[This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article here.] A hoard of fossilised pterosaur eggs discovered in China is helping scientists gain a rare insight into the extinct flying reptiles. Newly released [&hellip... Read More →
Published on November 21st, 2017 | by Guest Blogger
I have the great opportunity to write about paleontology. Paleontology is something I’ve always wanted to be involved with, but it’s something I never pursued academically. I have acquired several books on the subject that I [&hellip... Read More →
A new species of notosuchian expands our understanding of stem-croc diversity: Epoidesuchus tavaresae
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Langebaanweg Part 2 – Geology and Palaeoecology
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Episode 162: Cerney Wick
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Langebaanweg – A Cenozoic treasure trove in South Africa
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Episode 161: Notosuchians
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