Recent research suggests that dinosaurs may perhaps have experienced the mind altering effects of ergot – a drug similar to LSD in it’s effects – after a 100 million year old sample of ergot fungus has been discovered. A piece of amber excavated from a mine in Myanmar by German paleontologist Joerg Wunderlich encases a […]
Dinosaur News
Qijianglong, The Chinese “Dragon” Dinosaur Discovery
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the news then undoubtedly know that there was a recent dino discovery in China. Although the dinosaur is being referred to as a “dragon” dinosaur, the Qijianglong is actually a Mamenchisauridae thought to have lived during the late Jurassic period. Estimates put this new find at 50 feet […]
Dinosaurs And Continental Drift
Strewn Dinosaur Species and Continental Drift It is a fairly well-known concept today that continental drift is responsible for the seven separate continents we have today on Earth (schools of perception vary—some claiming the existence of six or even five continents today; however, this is beside today’s topic). It is also fairly well-known that much […]
Dinosaur Roadside Attractions
Down-home Traditional Kitsch—Dinosaur Roadside Attractions Just say “roadside dinosaurs” and everyone knows what to expect in our modern age of—well, NO dinosaurs. Most dinosaur roadside attractions are inaccurate representations of the real creatures that roamed the earth millions of years ago. However, they are still just that—representations. They are interesting depictions of real creatures that […]
Dinosaur Feathers Abound, Mystify and Satisfy
Dinosaur Feathers Were Colored It is official—dinosaur feathers were often sported with color pigments. It is also probable that all dinosaurs (at least all predatory dinos) had at least some feathering. Until recently, our only hope of accurately determining the skin texture of prehistoric creatures like dinosaurs was in artistic representations based upon a myriad […]
The Prehistoric Dinosaur Opisthotonus Hypothesis
The Dinosaur Opisthotonus Hypothesis Scientists have postulated for years on the most likely reasoning behind the frequent positioning (opisthotonus) of many prehistoric dinosaur fossils in an extreme supine position, where the body exhibits severe hyperextension and a specimen’s head, neck and spinal column transform themselves into a complete backward arch. In the case of dinosaurs, […]