Just Call Her Venus of the Morning, Croc
A surprise, stubby-snouted fossil emphasizes that crocs were thriving during the "Dawn of the Dinosaurs."
I Want My DinoTV: The Dinosaurs E4
The Dinosaurs goes out with an obligatory bang but the show's science is nothing but a whimper.
Friday Fragments #8
What in the world is Tankya? And other morsels from this week.
The Lizard in the River
A large tooth indicates that some of the largest lizards of all time slid through rivers in the land of T. rex and Edmontosaurus.
I Want My DinoTV: The Dinosaurs E3
Netflix's The Dinosaurs is obsessed with dominance and power, a show for the Trump era.
Friday Fragments #7
Contemplation on cardinal color and my new writing from the week!
The Mother of Spiders, Horseshoe Crabs, and Things That Go Snap
An exceptional fossil from Utah's west desert reveals pinching claws key to a major invertebrate family.
I Want My DinoTV: The Dinosaurs E2
Somehow episode two of The Dinosaurs sinks even deeper into the stinky swamp of bad science tv.
Friday Fragments #6
39 days until the paperback release of When the Earth Was Green 214 days until the release of Tyrant Lizard Queen Hobbes learned to “touch” when he wanted...
I Want My DinoTV: Netflix's The Dinosaurs E1
I grew up in the heyday of dinomania. Honestly, looking back, I don’t know how I could have avoided growing up to be a nerd obsessed with the long-dead...
Friday Fragments #5
46 days until the paperback release of When the Earth Was Green 221 days until the release of Tyrant Lizard Queen An aquarium just isn’t complete without an...
The Scaly Sauropod Shimmer
A small patch of sauropod skin suggests long-necked dinosaurs were surprisingly colorful. Art by Tess Gallagher. Do you remember drab dinosaurs? The...
Friday(ish) Fragments #4
51 days until the paperback release of When the Earth Was Green 226 days until the release of Tyrant Lizard Queen A speculative step in the evolution of...
The Gorgon Bird
The toothed bird Gorgonavis socializing in Early Cretaceous Spain. Art by Roc Olivé. Birds used to have teeth. Many of them, at least. From Archaeopteryx...
Friday Fragments #3
60 days until the paperback release of When the Earth Was Green 235 days until the release of Tyrant Lizard Queen Tyrant Lizard Queen is dedicated to Strata,...
Baby Longnecks Were Jurassic Popcorn
Brachiosaurus was among the largest of the Morrison Formation sauropods, including at Dry Mesa. If I could travel to any ancient environment, where would I...
Friday Fragments #2
66 days until the paperback release of When the Earth Was Green 241 days until the release of Tyrant Lizard Queen I got a cherry latte and thought about the...
Tyrant's Tooth Reveals Cretaceous Face Bite
“The Bite” by artist Jen Hall The fossil had been on display for years. MOR 1627, the shovel-beaked skull of an Edmontosaurus found in 2005 among Montana’s...
Friday Fragments #1
74 days until the paperback release of When the Earth Was Green 249 days until the release of Tyrant Lizard Queen I was excited to get a new desktop. Strata...
Tyrannoroter, the Plant-Munching Lump
Absolutely adorable, Tyrannoroter was one of the first herbivores on land. Art by Hannah Fredd. I want to pet Tyrannoroter. I can’t help it. The moment the...
