Cretaceous

Tim Elam along with his partner, Travis Bibee, entertained us with a fascinating presentation on dinosaurs. It was quite amusing to watch him through it. The jokes were absolutely “dad jokes” which I believe keep you focused on the topic. They went over dinosaurs’ characteristics, aesthetically and anatomically and they also spoke about who created the names of the fossils and creatures. Tim Elam informed us about dinosaurs being similar worldwide, with evidence of fossils, because the land was

Kenneth Lacovara, a paleontologist, speaks in depth about Earth’s geological history and his discovery of the Dreadnoughtus. After he discovered the 77 million -year- old dinosaur in Patagonia, Argentina he named it Dreadnoughtus meaning “fears nothing.” There was no doubt how astonishing it was when he talked about the Dreadnoughtus once living on Earth. However, even more impressive was his talk on the development of it. Dinosaurs are interesting animals, in my opinion, so when Kenneth

The dinosaur group named the theropods shook the Earth at one point in time. This group, which included Tyrannosaurus Rex and velociraptors, had razor sharp teeth used to tear prey apart. But over many time periods, these vicious predators traded their serrated teeth in for long beaks and feathers. No one quite knows how the theropod transformed its teeth into a beak, but a recent study discusses insight on the evolutionary mechanics behind the transformation. A Tyrannosaurus rex linked to a pigeon

amounts of evidence of the creatures which roamed the Earth at that time. Such magnificent creatures which varied from a very small size to giant sizes. Creatures which are now known to humanity as dinosaurs. The name of this extinction was the Cretaceous-Tertiary Mass Extinction. This extinction took place roughly sixty five million years ago. It has not been too long since this incident compared to the life span of the Earth. And yet it is still unclear how this extinction occurred. Paleontologists

After visiting the dinosaur museum in Price, Utah, my interest in fossils grew. I decided to use that area of Utah for my research this week. Near Price, Utah, there is an unusual amount of predatory dinosaur bones that have been found. Many dinosaurs have been discovered there. In fact, the Utah Raptor is what Spielberg used as a model for his Jurassic Park movies. When he wanted to use the raptor in his film, many scientists laughed at him. There was no way that a raptor would be big enough to

1. Sedimentary rocks are made from different pieces of rocks and sediments. This happened through the process of erosion and weathering. Every now and then animals get buried under sediments and formed with the rock. As the tissues decay, the bone stay preserved in the rock because of the carbon that release from the corpse. Sedimentary rocks can tell scientists about the fossil's habitat by the size and formation of the rock. For example, one direction ripple marks indicate that the rock formed

Mastodonsaurus is the genus that derived from the middle Triassic period and is classified as Temnospondyl amphibian. Temnospondyli is often referred to as the primitive amphibians which were prosperous during the Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic periods . This diverse group order was composed of a small to giant tetrapods. They go by several synonyms including Batrachosaurus,‭ ‬Labyrinthodon,‭ ‬Mastodonsaurus acuminatus,‭ ‬Mastodonsaurus conicus,‭ ‬Mastodonsaurus maximus‭ ‬,‭ ‬Mastodonsaurus

The Riversleigh fossil site is a part of the Boodjamulla National Park. The site was World Heritage listed in 1994. The fossil record of Riversleigh's habitats have greatly strengthened our understanding of evolution, origins, and the history of organisms. Many of the most abnormal and phenomenal organisms in the Australian fossil record have been discovered at the site. The sight contained about 30,000 footprints from a stampede involving nearly 200 dinosaurs. It sits on the south-western boundary

Unit 1: Antarctica Antarctica is another name for the South Pole. It is also another continent. A long time ago, the pole was close to the equator. That was 500 million years ago. It was once joined to Australia; then all the land on earth started to move. Antarctica moved away from Australia and went south. Dinosaur’s bones were once found at the South Pole. Do you know why? Dinosaurs lived there millions of years ago. This was before it moved away from the equator. About 98% of this continent is

The movie I decided to write about is called Jurassic World. It tells the story of two brothers, Zach and Gray, who go on a trip to a theme park in Costa Rica where their aunt Claire works. This particular amusement park has the usual rides and roller coasters, but what makes it special is its main attraction: dinosaurs. Jurassic World is a futuristic film where scientists have brought back the creatures that have been extinct for 65 million years. When the park’s attendance rates start rapidly declining