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Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Mapusaurus roseae

Cretaceous South America was home to some of the largest dinosaurus known to science, and among them was Mapusaurus, a theropod comparable…

Jan 17, 2017

Mapusaurus roseae

Jan 17, 2017

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Shanag ashile

This toothy little creature is named after the traditional dancers who perform during the Buddhist Tsam dance ritual. It was discovered…

Jan 16, 2017

Shanag ashile

Jan 16, 2017

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Drinker nisti

Drinker nisti might sound as though it was named after some inferred behavioural tendency, but the reality is that there is no evidence in…

Jan 15, 2017

Drinker nisti

Jan 15, 2017

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Erketu ellisoni

Mongolia is one of the world’s top locations for discovering Cretaceous dinosaurs — famous finds include Velociraptor, Oviraptor and…

Jan 14, 2017

Erketu ellisoni

Jan 14, 2017

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Fukuisaurus tetoriensis

Named after the Japanese Prefecture of Fukui in which it was discovered, Fukuisaurus is an ornithopod from the Early Cretaceous period. It…

Jan 13, 2017

Fukuisaurus tetoriensis

Jan 13, 2017

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Daemonosaurus chauliodus

Daemonosaurus chauliodus’ name literally means “big toothy demon-lizard”, and a quick glance at its skull shows how it got its name.

Jan 12, 2017

Daemonosaurus chauliodus

Jan 12, 2017

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Ostafrikasaurus crassiserratus

Known from only a single tooth discovered in what was then known as the German colony of East Africa back in the 1920’s, for many years…

Jan 11, 2017

Ostafrikasaurus crassiserratus

Jan 11, 2017

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Coahuilaceratops magnacuerna

Scientists believe that Coahuilaceratops had the largest horns of any dinosaur yet discovered. The whole horn would likely have measured up…

Jan 10, 2017

Coahuilaceratops magnacuerna

Jan 10, 2017

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Concavenator corcovatus

You know a dinosaur discovery is unusual when a leading scientific journal publishes its description with the word ‘bizarre’ featuring…

Jan 9, 2017

Concavenator corcovatus

Jan 9, 2017

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Limusaurus inextricabilis

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this small Jurassic theropod was that Limusaurus underwent considerable morphological change as it…

Jan 8, 2017

Limusaurus inextricabilis

Jan 8, 2017

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Chips the Gecko

Correlophus ciliatus. Obsessed with my glorious reptilian ancestors, the dinosaurs (and other prehistoric reptiles).

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