Irritator
“This is so irritating to dig up. I just know the perfect name for this one”— The irritated paleontologist. Irritator was the first spinosaurid discovered in the Americas. It is from South America (specifically Brazil) moreover, which had been connected to Africa at this time. As the name suggests, something was irritating about Irritator. This […]
Nigersaurus
“The wealthiest dinosaur ever. The tooth fairy hates him.” – Mr. DNA Nigersaurus is a genus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaur that lived during the middle Cretaceous period, approximately 115 to 105 million years ago. Its fossils were first discovered in the Niger Republic in 1997 and were described in 1999. Nigersaurus was a small sauropod […]
Orkoraptor
“I really enjoy the Orkosaurus riders in the Warhammer 4000 universe with their Waaaaaagggghhh but this one is different. It is Orkoraptor and we have no proof that anybody has ever attempted to ride on top of it.” – Disappointed WH40k fan Orkoraptor is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous […]
Dilophosaurus 2
“One of the earliest carnivores, we now know that Dilophosaurus is actually poisonous, spitting its venom at its prey, causing blindness and eventually paralysis, allowing the carnivore to eat at its leisure. This makes Dilophosaurus a beautiful, but deadly, addition to Jurassic Park.”— Richard Kiley talking about Dilophosaurus on the tour. Dilophosaurus was one of […]
Regaliceratops
“She was my favorite when I was a kid. Now I see her, she’s the most beautiful thing I ever saw.” – Alan Grant Regaliceratops is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 68 to 66 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered rather recently in the Canadian […]
Gigantspinosaurus
“I am not sure what to feal. Should I be afraid of this one or I can pet it.” —Eddie Carr admiring the Gigantpisanosurus. Gigantspinosaurus is from the family of stegosaurid dinosaurs that lived during the Late Jurassic period, approximately 160 to 145 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in China and it […]
Dakosaurus
“Oh this is the Dakosaurus. We do not know much about it but we are pretty sure that is the grandfather of the modern Crocodiles.” – Mr. DNA Dakosaurus is a genus of marine crocodyliform reptiles that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, around 85 to 70 million years ago. Fossils of Dakosaurus have been […]
Borealopelta
“It took 25200000 seconds or 420000 minutes or 7000 hours or 291 days of hard work for the technitian Mark Mitchelli to scrape all the unneded sediment material from the fosil of Borealopelta. Get your head aroung that next time you go the museum.”—The annoyed museum guide probably Borealopelta is from the family of nodosaurid […]
Pyroraptor
“Mmm there’s certainly something special about this one… a ‘je ne sais quoi’. It’s a Pyroraptor. Had it not been for a forest fire sweeping through Southern France, our little feathered friend may have gone undiscovered… and my life insurance would be just that little bit cheaper!” – Cabot Finch Pyroraptor is the first positively […]
Dilophosaurus – 2
“One of the earliest carnivores, we now know that Dilophosaurus is actually poisonous, spitting its venom at its prey, causing blindness and eventually paralysis, allowing the carnivore to eat at its leisure. This makes Dilophosaurus a beautiful, but deadly, addition to Jurassic Park.”— Richard Kiley talking about Dilophosaurus on the tour. Dilophosaurus was one of […]