Therizinosaurus
“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along comes the Therizinosaurus. And believe it or not, those huge claws you see? They actually helped to feed on vegetation. For real! But er… just do me one favor, OK? Don’t let it near my hair with those things!” – Isaac Clement Therizinosaurus is an extinct […]
Quetzalcoatlus
“Thats another plane right?”“Not exactly.” – Owen and Kayla upon the arrival of a Quetzacoatlus Quetzalcoatlus was a pterosaur known from the Late Cretaceous of Texas (Maastrichtian stage, 72.1–66.0 million years ago). It was a member of the Azhdarchidae, a family of advanced toothless pterosaurs with unusually long, stiffened necks. Its name comes from the […]
Ampelosaurus
“This… this is a mighty dinosaur with the size of a titan.”– Unknown escavator Ampelosaurus is a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of what is now France. Its type species is A. atacis, named by Le Loeuff in 1995. A possible unnamed species has given Ampelosaurus an age reaching to the latest […]
Skorpiovenator
“An Scorpiovenator has just been successfully incubated. And for now, let’s hope it isn’t too hungry. Because we are out of scorpions.” – Claire Dearing Skorpiovenator is an extinct genus of abelisaurid theropod that lived during the Late Cretaceous in what is now Argentina. It is one of the most complete and informative abelisaur fossils […]
Extreme Damage Allosaurus
“An Albertosaurus has just been successfully incubated. That’s great work on your part. And for now, let’s hope it isn’t too hungry.” – Claire Dearing Albertosaurus was a tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Dinosaur Provincial Park between 73 and 70 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period. It could attain a length of […]
Velociraptor 4 of 4
“Everyone knows I have a soft spot for this dinosaur, the Velociraptor. And they get a bad rap, as far as I’m concerned. But if you imprint early enough, you can make real connections with them. Other than Claire, raptors are the most intelligent partners I’ve ever had… and like her, they could kill me […]
Liopleurodon
“It is the diversity of life we are discovering that I find to be most interesting. Take this animal, the Liopleurodon, for instance. This is a carnivorous marine reptile that is optimized for efficiency – both for swimming effortlessly through the water and for relentlessly hunting its prey. And what nature created, we can recreate […]
Brachiosaurus
“Okay, what we have here is a Brachiosaurus. It has long limbs relative to the rest of its body, and what makes it really unique is that it’s a warm-blooded dinosaur. I mean, how amazing is it that in bringing these dinosaurs back, we’re also learning so much about them.”– Isaac Clement Brachiosaurus is a […]
Parasaurolophus
“Okay so this next dinosaur, the Parasaurolophus, has a flair for the dramatic, especially where its head is concerned. It has a distinctive cranial crest, which is used for added resonance in its vocalizations and to regulate body temperature.”– Isaac Clement Parasaurolophus is an extinct genus of hadrosaurid (sometimes referred to as the hadrosaurs or […]
Gallimimus
“Some of these animals present a real test of our abilities. Take, for instance, this latest dinosaur, the Gallimimus. It’s an opportunistic omnivore that does best in groups – that alone isn’t the problem. But the speed… Gallimimus is incredibly fast, which presents special challenges for the ranger teams tasked with monitoring them.”– Tim Murphy […]