I get it — they are warm, furry, companionable, loyal and full of character, and if left to their own devices, completely out of control. They will sit
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The Red Headed Step Child
It was Steve Brusatte, in his book The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, who said something to the effect that those who study invertebrate palaeontology were the
Of Deserts and Dinosaurs
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
Time and Time Again
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
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
The Burgess Shale – a Window into an Ancient World
The Burgess Shale formation is a remarkable geological deposit located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia. This formation, which dates back approximately 508 million years to the
The Great Oxygen Event
Sitting here in the DinoZone is a special rock. In fact, all of the rocks at the DinoZone are special. However this one in particular has special significance
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
That Great Treasure Trove of Dinosaur Bones
The Morrison Formation is the greatest treasure trove of dinosaurs ever found. If you were to come up with a random name for any one of the iconic