Archive for September 1st, 2012

Vertibral Paleontology questioning facts on Tyrannosaur ?

Scientists have identified several of the “biggest, baddest” theropods, and everyone asks, “Which one is the very biggest?” Giganotosaurus? Spinosaurus? T. rex? Acrocanthosaurus? “I think they’re all reaching the maximum size a two-legged, large-bodied carnivore can get,” explains Peter Larson, T. rex expert (Wyrex is his eighth rex excavation!). “All of these creatures are hovering at around the same size, […]

Why Did Mammals Survive the ‘K/T Extinction’?

Picture a dinosaur. Huge, menacing creatures, they ruled the Earth for nearly 200 million years, striking fear with every ground-shaking stride. Yet these great beasts were no match for a 6-mile wide meteor that struck near modern-day Mexico 65 million years ago, incinerating everything in its path. This catastrophic impact — called the Cretaceous-Tertiary or […]