Dilophosaurus: Meat Eating Dinosaur

“We often think of the T-Rex as this huge crocodile-like bipedal reptile but in fact, its closest modern relative are birds and the T-Rex was actually the dinosaur equivalent of a chicken” explains Linda Rushmore, head researcher at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ Paleontology

Two new species of horned dinosaurs have been found in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah. The bigger of the two new dinosaurs, Utahceratops gettyi, had a skull 2.3 meter (around 7 feet) long. The first part of the name combines the origin of the find and ceratops, Greek for “horned face”. The second part of the name honors Mike Getty, the paleontology

The author, Basil Johnston, is trying to portray the connection between a mythical story from the Aboriginals and the way we are destroying the environment today, from his article Modern Cannibals of the Wilds, written in 1991. Johnston begins his article by telling a story about a habitat filled with many different species such as: fish, birds, insects and other wildlife. Then, Johnston continues to introduce a cannibalistic mythical creature called weendigoes, who feed on human flesh to try to satisfy his never-ending hunger. After Johnston introduces the mythical weendigoes, he transitions into introducing the modern weendigoes who care reincarnated as humans, depicted as industries, corporations and multinationals who dwells on wealth

Which dinosaur was responsible for the death of the construction worker early in the novel? How is this dinosaur adapted for hunting?

As omnivorous beings, it seems that is both a blessing and a curse to have such a vast amount of meal choices to choose from. In The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan explores the majority of these options and offers a sort of guide on how to make a choice. The UC Berkeley Graduate School journalism professor takes us on an eye-opening ride with this book where we find out horrifying truths on the ingredients of the foods we eat every day and whether our choices benefit our bank accounts more than they do our health and the earth.

The basilosaurus is a whale species that existed over 40 million years ago in the Paleogene period. These 90-feet-long whales swam in the warm, shallow tropical seas. This species is especially common in the state of Alabama, as that the continental coast line once existed in the modern black belt region. Similarly, the mosasaur was very common in Alabama. The mosasaur most closely relates to the snake or the lizard, with an average length of 60 feet. The mosasaur had the ability to unhinge its jaw when it ate, as well as having teeth in the back of its throat in order to prevent prey from climbing back out its mouth. The museum has one of the biggest collection of mosasaur remains.

These dinosaurs were discovered in the Shandong peninsula, which is the exact reason for its name. Also discovered in 1973 by a man named Hu. They were known to be the biggest ornithischian. This dinosaur had over 1,000 teeth and though they only used them toward eating plants. They weren’t the fastest but had the ability to sprint in order to get away from predators. They also spent their time traveling in herds in order to stay safe due to predators always on the prowl. These dinosaurs were smart enough to know that they would have strength in number and due to their size. They were known to stand their ground and had the tools to fight but when a large predator came lurking by like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, they knew their best chance of survival was to vacate the area. These massive dinosaurs stood at 25 feet in height, 54 feet in length, and weighs about 15 tons. Shantungosaurus was a very distinct dinosaur, definitely not like any other dinosaur around. But they were able to defend themselves and did so using teamwork and if they couldn’t win they were able to run away. They were able to go on their two legs and sprint. Also they had a tail that was really long and the biggest purpose of this tail was to keep them balanced, though it was thought this tail was used for aquatic reasons but it was later found that this was not the case due to the structure of the tail. The simple fact is we can only know so much about these dinosaurs; we weren’t there, so how could we really know what these dinosaurs

Dinosaurs (Gk. deinos, meaning "terrible," "potent," or "fearfully great") are a diverse group of animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria. The taxon Dinosauria was named in 1842 by paleontologist Sir Richard Owen. They first appeared during the Triassic period and most of them became extinct after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (end of Mesozoic Era).

I think that we shouldn’t create a chickenosaurus because it can be somewhat dangerous to other people or living organisms due to it transforming into a dino-like creature it will also receive having a dino’s personality that is wild and dangerous. The chickenosaurus can be too aggressive because it had been modified into more of a instinctive animal that tries to live or survive from long ago. It also can be trained for the worse, it can be used for destruction due to people wanting to own something like a place, People like corrupted people can re-create a chicken for their own personal use like for inappropriate things or bad things. If it is trained nicely it can also still be turned too the worse if the chickenosaurus doesn’t deserve or

In the website http://nationalgeographic.org/media/pterodactyl-fossil/ they said quote “Pterodactyls were not dinosaurs! Dinosaurs are generally considered to walk upright, on either two legs (like T.Rex) or four legs (like stegosaurus). Pterodactyls

Additional evidence of aggression is demonstrated by a tyrannosaur tooth embedded in a confamilar’s mandible. A Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus was attacked by another tyrannosaur. The tooth embedded matches the size and shape of a large, adult tyrannosaur. The lesion was unhealed, suggesting that the damage occurred either at the time of death or post mortem. This lack of healing indicates that the dinosaur either died during this attack or its corpse was later scavenged. It is not likely that this was fatal but may have inflicted enough damage to weaken the dinosaur. Neither the genus nor species of the attacker is known. Since it is only known that both dinosaurs were tyrannosaurs, this could be, at the very least, an instance

The Tyrannosaurus is part of the Tyrannosauroidea family. My grandpa says their also part of the family of chicken. They were about 40 feet long,15 to 20 feet tall, and their arms were about 3 feet. They were 5 to 7 ton in weight and their head was five feet long that’s almost as big as me.

For years, many discoveries and assumptions have been made about dinosaurs. All around the world, new dinosaur fossils are found and paleontologist continued to be baffled and amazed at the traits these creatures possessed. Naturally, researchers ask questions about the newly-discovered fossils. Was this dinosaur aquatic? Is it a herbivore or a carnivore? Did it take care of its young? There are many theories based on the appearance of fossils and what they can tell us by studying the modern day animals. Basically, it all comes down to what can the physical traits of these dinosaurs tell us about its behavior? In my research, I analyze articles about the different traits that three of the carnivorous dinosaurs; Giganotosaurus, Spinosaurus, and T-Rex possessed that made them seem like the top hunters of their time period. I researched how each of their unique attributes could have affected their behavior and how that could have played a role in their environment. Although, Spinosaurus, T-Rex and Giganotosarus have been known as the apex predators of their time period, their behavior is mostly assumed by what their traits tell us.

First, Crichton noted that duckbilled dinosaurs were herbivores which are supported by a trace fossil found in the coal beds of the western North America that indicated footprints with plant fossils (Martin 2006). Furthermore, duckbilled dinosaurs lived in a vegetated environment that they had to consume enough food relative to their body size. Duckbilled dinosaurs had lengthened their skull and smoothed snout to obtain and process more food. The Dilophosaurus was described as two curved crests that extended from the eyes to the nose. The crest created a V shape on the head with red and black stripes on the crests (Crichton, 1990). Based on fossil evidence, the Dilophosaurus had two crests on the head, but there was no indication of the pigment of the crest. Next, the book stated that the T. rex does not bite the prey, instead, it twisted and tore the

There is a lot to learn about the Tyrannosaurus rex. This paper will discuss many things about this dinosaur, including where and when were its earliest discoveries, what is believed the Tyrannosaurus rex looked like, and what its dietary habits were. It will also be addressing when the Tyrannosaurus rex was alive, where it lived when it was alive, some of the most famous specimens found, where one can visit these famous specimens, and why it is beneficial for scientists to learn about the Tyrannosaurus rex.