Chips the Gecko in Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Jan 15, 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…

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Chips the Gecko in Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Jan 6, 2017

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Futalognkosaurus dukei

Futalognkosaurus dukei has a suitably long name for such an enormous animal. Originally estimated to measure in at 34…

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Chips the Gecko in Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Jan 16, 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…

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Chips the Gecko in Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Jan 7, 2017

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Nyctosaurus

Dinosaur purists, look away now — today’s obscure prehistoric reptile is a late-Cretaceous pterosaur, Nyctosaurus. And what has it got on…

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Chips the Gecko in Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Jan 12, 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…

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Chips the Gecko in Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Jan 13, 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…

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Chips the Gecko in Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Jan 14, 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…

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Chips the Gecko in Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Jan 17, 2017

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Mapusaurus roseae

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

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Chips the Gecko in Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Jan 9, 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…

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Chips the Gecko in Obscure Dinosaur of the Day

Jan 4, 2017

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Gigantoraptor erlianensis

Although the name Gigantoraptor, literally meaning “GIANT RAPTOR!”, sounds like the title of a low budget horror…

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