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- Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of GastrolithsCreated: Sat Jul 5 20:54:57 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Gastroliths… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of CoprolitesCreated: Sat Jul 5 20:50:39 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Coprolites… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of EctothermyCreated: Sat Jul 5 20:43:31 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Ectothermy… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of HomeothermyCreated: Sat Jul 5 20:39:19 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Homeothermy… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of EndothermyCreated: Sat Jul 5 20:35:11 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Endothermy… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of CladisticsCreated: Sat Jul 5 20:29:40 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Cladistics… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Cambrian ExplosionCreated: Sat Jul 5 20:23:52 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Cambrian Explosion… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Paleozoic EraCreated: Sat Jul 5 20:18:38 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Paleozoic Era… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Permian PeriodCreated: Sat Jul 5 20:14:41 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Permian Period… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of TitanosaursCreated: Sat Jul 5 17:07:32 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Titanosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of DinosaursCreated: Sat Jul 5 16:56:32 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Dinosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of IchnologyCreated: Sat Jul 5 16:46:58 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Ichnology… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of CycadsCreated: Sat Jul 5 16:42:58 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Cycads… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of CrocodiliansCreated: Sat Jul 5 16:37:10 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Crocodilians… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Mesozoic EraCreated: Sat Jul 5 16:31:39 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Mesozoic Era… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of ArchosaursCreated: Sat Jul 5 14:29:18 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Archosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of TherapsidsCreated: Sat Jul 5 14:23:43 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Therapsids… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of PelycosaursCreated: Sat Jul 5 14:15:11 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Pelycosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of TherizinosaursCreated: Fri Jul 4 23:21:26 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Therizinosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of TheropodsCreated: Fri Jul 4 23:12:25 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Theropods… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of MosasaursCreated: Fri Jul 4 23:05:33 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Mosasaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of PliosaursUpdated: Fri Jul 4 20:37:44 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Pliosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of PterosaursCreated: Fri Jul 4 20:36:16 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Pterosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of PlesiosaursCreated: Fri Jul 4 20:25:28 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Plesiosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of IchthyosaursCreated: Fri Jul 4 20:20:28 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Ichthyosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of RaptorsCreated: Fri Jul 4 20:16:17 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Raptors… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of TyrannosaursCreated: Thu Jul 3 21:28:37 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Tyrannosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of PachycephalosaursCreated: Thu Jul 3 20:49:12 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Pachycephalosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of HadrosaursCreated: Thu Jul 3 20:42:57 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Hadrosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of OrnithopodsUpdated: Thu Jul 3 20:35:59 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Ornithopods… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of AnkylosaursCreated: Thu Jul 3 20:31:53 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Ankylosaurs… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of CeratopsiansUpdated: Thu Jul 3 20:04:48 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Ceratopsians… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of SauropodsCreated: Thu Jul 3 19:16:03 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of Sauropods… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Cretaceous PeriodUpdated: Thu Jul 3 19:08:57 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Cretaceous Period… - Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Jurassic PeriodUpdated: Thu Jul 3 00:07:57 2008
Dinosaur Glossary - Definition of the Jurassic Period… - Dinosaur Definitions - Definition of Triassic PeriodCreated: Wed Jul 2 23:51:18 2008
The span of geologic time stretching from 250 to 208 million years ago. The first primitive dinosaurs evolved during the Triassic period, and flourished in the later Jurassic and Cretaceous periods… - Tyrannosaurs--The Most Dangerous DinosaursUpdated: Wed Jul 2 21:20:57 2008
Tyrannosaurs (technically known as "tyrannosaurids") were the killing machines of the Cretaceous period: these huge, powerful beasts were all legs, trunk and teeth, and they preyed relent… - Hadrosaurs--The Duck-Billed DinosaursUpdated: Wed Jul 2 21:19:57 2008
Among the last--and most common--dinosaurs to roam the earth, hadrosaurs were large, low-slung plant eaters with tough beaks on their snouts to dig out vegetation. Here’s a look at how paleont… - Pachycephalosaurs--The Bone-Headed DinosaursUpdated: Wed Jul 2 21:19:20 2008
Twenty million years before the dinosaurs went extinct, a strange new breed evolved: medium-sized, four-legged herbivores with unusually thick skulls. Here's a look at current thinking about pachyc… - Ankylosaurs - The Armored DinosaursUpdated: Wed Jul 2 21:18:42 2008
Ankylosaurs were among the last dinosaurs standing 65 million years ago, and with good reason: these otherwise gentle herbivores were the Cretaceous equivalent of Sherman tanks, complete with armor… - Before the Dinosaurs: Pelycosaurs, Archosaurs, and "Mammal-Like Rept…Updated: Wed Jul 2 21:17:45 2008
Dinosaurs weren’t the first four-legged creatures to prosper on land. The Carboniferous and Permian periods witnessed a large variety of "primitive" terrestrial reptiles--many of wh… - Ceratopsians--The Horned, Frilled DinosaursUpdated: Wed Jul 2 21:15:32 2008
Probably the oddest-looking dinosaurs that ever lived, ceratopsians--"horned faces"--included such familiar herbivores as Triceratops and Pentaceratops. Here's a look at how paleontologis… - Raptors--The Bird-Like Carnivores of the Late CretaceousUpdated: Wed Jul 2 21:14:51 2008
Among the most feared predators of prehistoric times, raptors (also known as dromaeosaurs) were closely related to modern birds. Here's a look at how paleontologists classify raptors, as well as pr… - A Brief History of T. RexUpdated: Wed Jul 2 21:11:36 2008
How do we know what we know about T. Rex? Here's a timeline of the pertinent fossil discoveries… - Were Dinosaurs Warm-Blooded?Updated: Wed Jul 2 21:08:07 2008
Although many people think the issue has been settled once and for all, scientists still debate whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded or cold-blooded (or something in between). Here's a look at the e… - T. Rex: Hunter or Scavenger?Updated: Wed Jul 2 21:05:15 2008
Did Tyrannosaurus Rex actually hunt for its food, or did it scavenge already dead (or dying) prey?… - How Smart Were Dinosaurs? Dinosaur Intelligence, and How It's Measur…Updated: Wed Jul 2 21:02:11 2008
Did all dinosaurs have a brain the size of a walnut? Here's a look at modern views of dino intelligence… - The K/T Extinction Event: The Asteroid Impact that Killed the Dinosa…Updated: Wed Jul 2 21:00:25 2008
What caused the sudden extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago? Most scientists blame an astronomical impact… - What Is a Dinosaur? The Definition of a DinoUpdated: Wed Jul 2 20:58:53 2008
The scientific definition of what constitutes a "dinosaur" is a lot more involved than you might think. Here's a brief explanation… - Protoceratops vs. VelociraptorUpdated: Wed Jul 2 20:56:53 2008
It’s got way too many syllables to be turned into a Hollywood movie, but a spectacular fossil find shows these two dinosaurs engaged in heated combat… - Walking (Literally) with Dinosaurs: Dinosaur Footprints and Trackmar…Updated: Wed Jul 2 20:55:00 2008
A dinosaur could only fossilize once--but it could leave behind millions of footprints in its lifetime. Here's how fossil footprints are investigated by paleontologists, and what they can tell us a… - The Origins of Flight: How Feathered Dinosaurs Learned to FlyUpdated: Wed Jul 2 20:53:19 2008
There are two theories about how feathered dinosaurs started to fly, which can be loosely classified as "bottom up" and "top down." Here's a look at the evidence for and against… - Did Dinosaurs Have Arthritis?Updated: Wed Jul 2 20:51:24 2008
Consider it the Jurassic equivalent of an urban myth: dinosaurs suffered from arthritis, the same way people do. Is there any truth to this belief?… - Sinosauropteryx: The First Feathered Dinosaur?Updated: Wed Jul 2 20:49:46 2008
A famous fossil in China produced the first indisputable evidence of feathered dinosaurs. Here's how Sinosauropteryx was found, and what it implies for the evolution of birds from dinosaurs… - Creationism and Dinosaurs--What Creationists Believe About DinosaursUpdated: Wed Jul 2 20:47:40 2008
Creationist don't believe in evolution, and insist that the earth is only a few thousand years old. How do dinosaurs fit in their world view?… - Dinosaur Gender--How to Tell a Boy Dinosaur from a Girl DinosaurUpdated: Wed Jul 2 20:44:52 2008
No, it's not as dirty as it sounds. The question is, did the males of some dinosaur species differ in size and appearance from the females?… - How Did Dinosaurs Evolve? Dinosaurs and Their AncestorsUpdated: Wed Jul 2 20:43:04 2008
Like all living creatures, dinosaurs evolved from preexisting ancestors. Here's an overview of current thinking about dino evolution… - How Dinosaurs Are Named: The Art of Naming DinosaursUpdated: Wed Jul 2 20:41:35 2008
Why do some dinosaurs have such goofy names, while others are christened after people or places? Here's a brief explanation… - Why Were Dinosaurs So Big? Explaining the Size of Ancient DinosaursUpdated: Wed Jul 2 20:33:36 2008
Species by species, individual by individual, dinosaurs were bigger than any other land-dwelling animals that ever lived. Here are some theories that just might account for dino gigantism… - Ichthyosaurs - The "Fish Lizards"Updated: Wed Jul 2 16:17:35 2008
Although they weren't technically dinosaurs, ichthyosaurs ("fish lizards") ruled the Triassic and Jurassic oceans in much the same way tyrannosaurs ruled the continents. Here's a look at … - Pterosaurs - The Flying ReptilesUpdated: Wed Jul 2 16:15:22 2008
Though they weren't technically dinosaurs, pterosaurs ("winged lizards") ruled the skies of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods at the same time as their terrestrial cousins dom… - Did the Dinosaurs Really Go Extinct?Updated: Wed Jul 2 16:13:10 2008
Some folks believe the world may still harbor living, breathing dinosaurs. Here's a peek into their reasoning, and why they're probably wrong… - Plesiosaurs and Pliosaurs - The "Sea Serpents"Created: Wed Jul 2 16:11:11 2008
During the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, the earth's oceans, lakes and rivers were filled by large, agile reptiles, called plesiosaurs and pliosaurs, that looked uncannily like sea serpents. Her… - Dinosaurs A to Z - A Complete, Alphabetical List of Carnivorous, He…Updated: Wed Jul 2 14:17:12 2008
An A-Z list of every dinosaur that ever lived, including herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs, avian and aquatic reptiles, and the primitive reptiles that preceded the dinosaurs. This list is cons… - Dinosaur Classification: A Guide to Dinosaur Orders, Suborders and I…Updated: Wed Jul 2 14:03:44 2008
How do paleontologists classify long-extinct dinosaurs? Here's a quick guide to the major orders, suborders and infraorders of dinos, according to the state of current research… - The Three Ages of Dinosaurs - The Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous…Updated: Wed Jul 2 14:00:16 2008
What does it mean to say that a dinosaur lived in the Triassic, Jurassic, or Cretaceous period? Here's a description of these three stretches of time, and the plants, animals, climate and geologic … - 10 Dinosaurs that Went Extinct Very, Very QuicklyCreated: Wed Jul 2 13:56:08 2008
We all know about dinosaurs like T. Rex and Stegosaurus that met their doom 65 million years ago, during the K/T Extinction. But what about the lesser-known dinos that appeared briefly during the M… - How to Translate Dinosaur Names - The Greek Words Used to Name Dinos…Updated: Wed Jul 2 13:52:53 2008
Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish a Micropachycephalosaurus from a Brachytrachelopan, especially if you don't happen to know Greek. Here's a list of the Greek words most commonly used to name… - Crocodiles - The Ancient Cousins of the DinosaursCreated: Wed Jul 2 13:49:32 2008
Toward the end of the Triassic period 200 million years ago, the archosaurs ("ruling lizards") started to branch off into three major groups: the dinosaurs, the pterosaurs, and the crocod… - Sauropods - The Biggest DinosaursUpdated: Wed Jul 2 13:46:16 2008
The sauropods were the true giants of the dinosaur family; some of them may have attained lengths of 100 feet and weights of 100 tons. Here's a brief overview of what makes a sauropod a sauropod, a… - Antarctosaurus - Dinosaur Antarctosaurus Characteristics, Behavior a…Created: Tue Jul 1 23:19:19 2008
Despite its name, this titanosaur may not have lived in Antarctica… - Quaesitosaurus - Dinosaur Quaesitosaurus Characteristics, Behavior a…Created: Tue Jul 1 21:24:42 2008
This titanosaur may have had unusually sharp hearing… - Nemegtosaurus - Dinosaur Nemegtosaurus Characteristics, Behavior and…Created: Tue Jul 1 21:18:43 2008
This titanosaur has been reconstructed from a single, incomplete skull… - Isisaurus - Dinosaur Isisaurus Characteristics, Behavior and HabitatCreated: Tue Jul 1 21:11:04 2008
Otherwise known as the Indian Statistical Institute Lizard… - Hypselosaurus - Dinosaur Hypselosaurus Characteristics, Behavior and…Created: Tue Jul 1 21:05:09 2008
This titanosaur's eggs were a foot in diameter… - Gondwanatitan - Dinosaur Gondwanatitan Characteristics, Behavior and…Created: Tue Jul 1 21:00:17 2008
Yet another titanosaur from South America… - Futalognkosaurus - Dinosaur Futalognkosaurus Characteristics, Behavi…Created: Tue Jul 1 20:52:36 2008
It sounds like a hot dog, but it was one of the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived… - Epachthosaurus - Dinosaur Epachthosaurus Characteristics, Behavior a…Created: Tue Jul 1 20:44:54 2008
This "heavy lizard" was relatively primitive for its time and place… - Bonitasaura - Dinosaur Bonitasaura Characteristics, Behavior and Hab…Created: Tue Jul 1 20:38:58 2008
This titanosaur wasn’t as beautiful as its name implies… - Andesaurus - Dinosaur Andesaurus Characteristics, Behavior and Habit…Created: Tue Jul 1 20:32:42 2008
This titanosaur rivaled Argentinosaurus in size… - Ampelosaurus - Dinosaur Ampelosaurus Characteristics, Behavior and H…Created: Tue Jul 1 15:04:01 2008
One of the best-known of the armored titanosaurs… - Alamosaurus - Dinosaur Alamosaurus Characteristics, Behavior and Hab…Created: Tue Jul 1 14:48:43 2008
No, it wasn't named after the Alamo (but it should have been)… - Aegyptosaurus - Dinosaur Aegyptosaurus Characteristics, Behavior and…Created: Tue Jul 1 14:41:23 2008
Guess what country this titanosaur was found in?… - Stomatosuchus - Dinosaur Stomatosuchus Characteristics, Behavior and…Created: Fri Jun 20 23:04:28 2008
This giant crocodile fed on tiny plankton, like a sperm whale… - Simosuchus - Dinosaur Simosuchus Characteristics, Behavior and Habit…Created: Fri Jun 20 22:59:45 2008
This ancient crocodile had an unusually short skull… - Rutiodon - Dinosaur Rutiodon Characteristics, Behavior and HabitatCreated: Fri Jun 20 22:54:37 2008
This crocodilian's nostrils were located on top of its head… - Protosuchus - Dinosaur Protosuchus Characteristics, Behavior and Hab…Created: Fri Jun 20 21:40:47 2008
This land crocodile competed for prey with early dinosaurs… - Mystriosuchus - Dinosaur Mystriosuchus Characteristics, Behavior an…Created: Fri Jun 20 21:36:24 2008
This Triassic archosaur looked a lot like a modern gharial… - Metriorhynchus - Dinosaur Metriorhynchus Characteristics, Behavior …Created: Fri Jun 20 21:31:14 2008
One of the most common crocodiles of the Jurassic period… - Gracilisuchus - Dinosaur Gracilisuchus Characteristics, Behavior and…Created: Fri Jun 20 20:56:57 2008
One of the most dinosaur-like of all the Triassic crocodiles… - Erpetosuchus - Dinosaur Erpetosuchus Characteristics, Behavior and H…Created: Fri Jun 20 20:51:45 2008
This tiny reptile may have been the ancestor of all crocodiles… - Doswellia - Dinosaur Doswellia Characteristics, Behavior and HabitatCreated: Fri Jun 20 20:45:11 2008
This may (or may not) have been one of the earliest crocodiles… - Deinosuchus - Dinosaur Deinosuchus Characteristics, Behavior and Hab…Created: Fri Jun 20 20:39:01 2008
One of the biggest crocodiles of the Cretaceous period… - Chimaerasuchus - Dinosaur Chimaerasuchus Characteristics, Behavior a…Created: Fri Jun 20 20:27:06 2008
The first vegetarian crocodile ever to be discovered… - Bernissartia - Dinosaur Bernissartia Characteristics, Behavior and H…Created: Fri Jun 20 20:20:33 2008
One of the smallest of all the Cretaceous crocodiles… - Woolungasaurus - Dinosaur Woolungasaurus Characteristics, Behavior a…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:20:00 2008
The remains of this plesiosaur were dug up in Australia… - Thililua - Dinosaur Thililua Characteristics, Behavior and HabitatCreated: Fri Jun 13 21:19:16 2008
Try saying its name ten times fast… - Thalassiodracon - Dinosaur Thalassiodracon Characteristics, Behavior…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:18:31 2008
This impressive-sounding plesiosaur was actually very small… - Terminonatator - Dinosaur Terminonatator Characteristics, Behavior a…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:17:22 2008
Not quite a Terminator, but close enough… - Styxosaurus - Dinosaur Styxosaurus Characteristics, Behavior and Hab…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:16:37 2008
This long-necked swimmer was a relative of Elasmosaurus… - Rhomaleosaurus - Dinosaur Rhomaleosaurus Characteristics, Behavior a…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:15:51 2008
One of the most fearsome predators of the Jurassic seas… - Pliosaurus - Dinosaur Pliosaurus Characteristics, Behavior and Habit…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:15:02 2008
A complete skeleton if this giant swimmer was recently found in Norway… - Plesiosaurus - Dinosaur Plesiosaurus Characteristics, Behavior and H…Updated: Fri Jun 13 21:14:21 2008
This long-necked swimmer set the standard for aquatic reptiles… - Megalneusaurus - Dinosaur Megalneusaurus Characteristics, Behavior a…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:12:35 2008
This pliosaur rivaled Liopleurodon in size… - Mauisaurus - Dinosaur Mauisaurus Characteristics, Behavior and Habit…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:11:52 2008
One of the few plesiosaurs to be discovered in New Zealand… - Macroplata - Dinosaur Macroplata Characteristics, Behavior and Habit…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:11:07 2008
This aquatic reptile looked like a cross between a plesiosaur and a pliosaur… - Liopleurodon - Dinosaur Liopleurodon Characteristics, Behavior and H…Updated: Fri Jun 13 21:10:20 2008
This mean-looking pliosaur was one of the biggest of all marine reptiles… - Leptocleidus - Dinosaur Leptocleidus Characteristics, Behavior and H…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:09:22 2008
This pliosaur spent most of its time in shallow ponds… - Kronosaurus - Dinosaur Kronosaurus Characteristics, Behavior and Hab…Updated: Fri Jun 13 21:08:33 2008
This pliosaur made a great white shark seem like a guppy by comparison… - Hydrotherosaurus - Dinosaur Hydrotherosaurus Characteristics, Behavi…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:07:44 2008
This "fisherman lizard" roamed the prehistoric coasts of California… - Elasmosaurus - Dinosaur Elasmosaurus Characteristics, Behavior and H…Updated: Fri Jun 13 21:07:04 2008
From head to tail, the longest plesiosaur that ever lived… - Dolichorhynchops - Dinosaur Dolichorhynchops Characteristics, Behavi…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:05:53 2008
A typical pliosaur of the late Cretaceous… - Cryptoclidus - Dinosaur Cryptoclidus Characteristics, Behavior and H…Updated: Fri Jun 13 21:05:12 2008
A classic, sleek, long-necked plesiosaur… - Attenborosaurus - Dinosaur Attenborosaurus Characteristics, Behavior…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:04:25 2008
This plesiosaur was named after the documentarian David Attenborough… - Aristonectes - Dinosaur Aristonectes Characteristics, Behavior and H…Created: Fri Jun 13 21:03:40 2008
One of the last plesiosaurs left before the K/T extinction…