The dinosaur that starred in your nightmares was the wrong size Picture the Velociraptor from Jurassic Park — sleek, six feet tall, hunting in coordinated packs, rattling door handles. Now picture a feathered turkey with a bad attitude. That second image is closer to the truth. vel-OSS-ih-rap-tor — “veh-LOSS-ih-rap-tor” Fast Facts Field Info Time period … Read more
Three Horns, One Attitude Imagine standing in a forest clearing and watching six tonnes of muscle, bone, and horn step out of the treeline. That’s roughly the experience that faced anything unlucky enough to cross a Triceratops — one of the last and most formidable dinosaurs to walk the Earth before the asteroid ended everything. … Read more
It didn’t sneak up on you. It didn’t need to. Tyrannosaurus rex was so large and so unavoidably imposing that if it noticed you, you’d know something enormous was nearby—and the decision about what happened next probably wasn’t yours. Pronunciation Guide Ty-RAN-oh-SORE-us REX — “tie-RAN-oh-sore-us recks” Quick Facts Info Details Time Period 68–66 million years … Read more