awakeWhat is a metoposaur? NMMNHS's "Museum in a Minute" explains in this short video.
What is a Metoposaur?
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Who mastered fire, and when? A primer on the long-running anthropological debate...
Who Mastered Fire?a
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Over at the EveryONE blog, Andrew Farke talks about something important.
New Paleontology Guidelines Enforce Ethics, Reproducibility
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An amazing find... A prehistoric spider and insect prey preserved in amber.
Unique Ancient Spider Attack Preserved in Amber
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How did dinosaurs say goodnight? Fossil is a snapshot of Cretaceous slumber.
How Did Dinosaurs Sleep?
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If you love fossils and road trips, check out this map of national parks and palaeo stuff.
The Paleontology Portal
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One of Brian Switek's favourite discarded dinosaur ideas: T. Rex used short arms as "brakes" to help itself up after naps.
Doing the T. Rex Stretch
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The bat-winged dinosaur that never was.
The Bat-Winged Dinosaur That Never Was
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Weird Jurassic Park 4 concept art shows that the series has no idea what to do with their dinosaurs...
Jurassic Park 4's Discharged Dinosaur Soldiers
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The first in Brian Switek's ABCs of Dinosaurs, highlighting less commonly known dinos.
A is for Agujaceratops
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The hyped "Predator X" finally gets a name - Pliosaurus funkei (better known as P-Funk to its friends). Predator X and The Monster hyped as biggest marine predators ever (50 ft+). They shrink in the official description.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/paleontologists-reveal-identity-of-predator-x/ Palaeontologists reveal the Identity of Predator X
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The saddest Dinosaur cartoon. Ever.
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Did dinosaurs eat ants? Alvarezsaurs may have.
Did Dinosaurs Eat Ants?
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Latest news in Tarbosaurus auction story: Man charged with smuggling and receiving stolen goods.
A Case of the Skeleton Out of the Cupboard
