Canuckosaur! First Canadian ‘dinosaur’ becomes Dimetrodon borealis

November 26, 2015 ~

source: University of Toronto

Dimetrodon is shown with an overlay of the “Bathygnathus” fossil from PEI, with a Walchia tree in the background (a common fossil found on PEI). Credit: Illustration by Danielle Dufault

A ‘dinosaur’ fossil originally discovered on Prince Edward Island, Canada, has been shown to have steak knife-like teeth, and researchers have changed its name to Dimetrodon borealis — marking the first occurrence of a Dimetrodon fossil in Canada.

For additional information click the link > Science Daily

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Fossils of new duck-billed, plant-eating dinosaur found in Alaska

November 26, 2015 ~

Latest finding supports a theory of a ‘lost world of dinosaurs’ that lived in a far cooler climate than most people associated with the creatures.

Fossils from a unique plant eating dinosaur found in the high Arctic of Alaska may change how scientists view dinosaur physiology, Alaska and Florida university researchers have said. Please click on the link > The Guardian.

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New Horned Dinosaur, Cousin of Triceratops, with ‘Bizarre’ Features Revealed

June 11, 2015~

About 10 years ago, someone stumbled across some bones sticking out of a cliff along the Oldman River in southeastern Alberta, Canada. Now, scientists describe that those bones belonged to a nearly intact skull of a very unusual horned dinosaur — a close relative of the familiar Triceratops that had been unknown to science until now.

Here is a link to the full story> New species of horned dinosaur with ‘bizarre’ features revealed

This is an artistic life reconstruction of the new horned dinosaur Regaliceratops peterhewsi in the palaeoenvironment of the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada.
Credit: Art by Julius T. Csotonyi. Courtesy of Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta.

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Thanks for stopping and have a great day!

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Paleo Dig Delayed

June 9, 2015~

We are delaying our dig by one day and will be resuming on Thursday, weather permitting.

* Update * We will be postponing the dig until mid-July due to summer school and camping trips.

Stay tuned for photos and updates.

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Plumage may have adorned even the earliest dinosaurs, long before flight

January 23, 2015~

Here is another story from National Geographic about dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs may actually have had feathers instead of scales! Enjoy the link >

Feathered Fossils Give Scaly Dinosaurs a Makeover

Story by Dan Vergano ~ published on December 9, 2014

The fluff on this pheasant chick may resemble the downy feathers of ancient reptiles such as the pterosaur, whose fossil is at left.
Photograph by Robert Clark, National Geographic

Bunny-Size Dinosaur was First of its Kind in America

January 23, 2015~

Here is another great post we recently discovered on National Geographic’s website.

It concerns the finding of a bunny-size dinosaur which has been named Aquilops americanus, and marks the earliest arrival of horned dinosaurs in North America.

Bunny-Size Dinosaur was first of its Kind in America

We hope you enjoy this small dinosaur story.

We are planning a dig for this year

January 23, 2015~

On June 10, 2015 we plan to start a dig in Wisconsin for trilobites. We are looking for helpers. We hope you would like to help during the dig. Thank you for your continued support and we will be adding more stories in the near future. Perhaps, we will also share some photos as well.