The Elliot and Clarens Formations are inordinately rich in dinosaur fossils, preserving a variety of species from the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic Periods, around 210 to 190
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The Dinosaur Renaissance
The Dinosaur Renaissance was driven by a series of remarkable discoveries that offered fresh insights into the lives of these prehistoric giants. Watch the video, or read the
Top Hats of the Jurassic
Geologists glibly rattle off names like Precambrian, Ordovician, Jurassic and Cretaceous. You will know about the Jurassic thanks to all of those dinosaur movies that have been rolling
Perhaps the Largest Predator
Back in 1944 British bombers flew a mission over Munich, deep in the heart of Germany, and one of their bomb falls on the palaeontology museum which blew
The Bone Wars
The Bone Wars, waged by Edward Drinker Cope (right) and Othniel Charles Marsh (left) between 1877 and 1892, were both a high and low point in the science
Brachiosaurus
If I was the leader of a band, I would call it Brachiosaurus and the Sauropods. I would avoid silly jokes about the Hard Rock Café, but we
Gideon Mantell
Gideon Mantell - the man who discoveredIguanodon, the second dinosaur ever found Medical doctor, geologist, palaeontologist and ground-breaking thinker. His discovery of Iguanodon, the realisation that he had
Sir Richard Owen
Sir Richard Owen - the man who invented the term 'Dinosaur'Sir Richard Owen was a troublesome man, but a brilliant biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist, and it was he who
Triceratops
Triceratops is one of the classic dinosaurs discovered during the grand days of dinosaur bone hunting in the American West back in the 19th Century. Triceratops looms large
The DinoZone Dinosaur Park
Visit the DinoZone Dinosaur Park at Piggly WigglyThere is so much fun to be had at the DinoZone Dinosaur Park, situated at Piggly Wiggly on the R103 at Lion's