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more about #paleontology crashedpc - Haifisch: Wait, where's the demon duck of doom? more » Ghost_in_the_Machine: Who's a pretty cat? Who's a pretty...Help! It bit my finger off! more » Ebylon: While I'd hoped to see a pic of just how big the leopard's teeth are, I'm satisfied with the 'OMG SO CUTE' pic chosen instead. more » collex: Real Velociraptor are already smaller than the ones in JP. JP's raptor ar deinonychus, named raptor because , when the book was written, some paleonto... more » Rasselas: Sometimes it seems like dinosaurs hold all the cards. Except for the "not being extinct" card, of course. more » BadUncle: Bird-lizards? Great. What next? Chicken-moose? more » futuremouse: Clever girl. more » Belabras: Never has Mr. Munroe's teaching rung more true. [xkcd.com] more » Bootknife-Jackson: someone get me Syfy on the phone! and you! get me Bruce Campbell! i smell me a movie of the week! we shoot in three weeks in Bulgaria! more » DeSpawn: i am frightened more » ♠ Final ♠: Where can I go about obtaining a DogCroc? I have some children that don't understand the boundaries of my lawn. more » CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): By the artist's rendition, that croc looks pretty terrifyingly fast! more » Grey_Area: "Steampunk Posthumans vs Zombie SuperCrocs in a Post-Apocolyptic Dystopia!" All we need is a poll asking which Summer Glau character is the best Femin... more » NorthernWhistle: Um holy crap, apparently there are modern crocs who can gallop, too. If I saw one come at me with this speed I think I would just lay down to be e... more » scroggzilla raids again: Those eeeediots!! They forgot the fearsome Crockostimpy! more » Wookie1972: Back when he was cool. more » Counterglow: No doubt it's only a matter of time until discovery of the Thatsa-Crock, a creature that leaps to its feet and thunders its battle cry whenever a poli... more » Grey_Area: Okay, what's with all the HipNamez for these NuCrocs? I can only imagine the torment Carl Linnaeus must be suffering in his SpinGrave. more » hamshank: this is not all that shocking, given everything from that time was terrifying. Except maybe the tubers those small ones ate. And possibly the frogs. B... more » Logan5: A crocodile that can gallop- Perfect for a game of full contact polo. more » -
#monstersamongus
10 Remarkable Monsters Named in the Last Ten Years
We know that real monsters walk, slither, and crawl among us, and each year we learn more about the amazing creatures from Earth's past and present. We look at ten of the more monstrous names we added this decade. -
#dinosaurs
Velociraptor's Cousin Had a Venomous Bite
Raptors get more fearsome all the time. Jurassic Park painted velociraptors as clever, fleet-footed predators, and they may have hunted from trees. Now researchers suspect their turkey-sized relative had a venomous bite — and other raptors might have it, too. More » -
#supercrocs
Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
Dinosaurs may not have been the most fearsome creatures to stalk the Saharan plains. Paleontologists have discovered fossils of several crocodile species that indicate some crocs galloped upright on land, some were enormous, and some literally ate dinosaurs for breakfast. More » -
#madscience
The Strange Case of a Goat That Lived Like a Reptile
The now-extinct Myotragus balearicus, or "mouse goat," stood a mere 19 inches high, but its small stature is by no means its most unusual trait. Paleontologists have determined that this diminutive goat had more in common with reptiles than mammals. More » -
#dinosaurs
Dinosaurs Were Probably Warm-Blooded, Incredibly Athletic, and Always Hungry
Just one more reason to fear Jurassic Park: a new study has found that, unlike modern-day reptiles, dinosaurs were likely warm-blooded. It's a trait that suggests dinosaurs were far from lumbering reptiles, and were actually quite the prehistoric athletes. More » -
#dinosaurs
Your Favorite Dinosaurs May Have Never Existed
Are you a fan of the Nanotyrannus, the three-horned Torosaurus, or the Dracorex hogwartsia, named for the famed school of wizardry? Then paleontologists have some bad news: these and roughly a third of other recorded dinosaur species probably never existed. More » -
#madscience
New Fossil Discovery is the Closest We've Come to the Missing Link
Humanity has a new older sister. A fossilized skeleton of Ardipithecus ramidus or "Ardi" predates Lucy by over a million years. The discovery has led to new insights about human evolution, suggesting previously unknown relationships to our chimpanzee brethren.
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#madscience
The Mighty T-Rex Died from a Common Bird Parasite
Tyrannosaurus Rex may have been fierce, but it was vulnerable to a parasite found commonly in today's birds. Evidence released yesterday shows these dinosaurs shared more than a common genetic ancestor with birds. They also died of the same infections. More » -
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#madpaleontology
Powerful 3D Imaging Tools Reveal Ancient Secrets
A process known as computed tomography scanning, or CT for short, has revolutionized scientists' ability to investigate the past. Using devices a trillion times more powerful than hospital X-rays machines, scientists can peer inside priceless fossils without destroying them. More » -
#dinosaurs
Scientists Discover Fossils of Feathered Dinosaur with Four Wings
A dinosaur that lived between 160 and 151 million years ago could be the missing link between birds and dinosaurs. Scientists in Beijing announced yesterday that a four-winged creature called Anchiornis huxleyi could finally prove birds are descended from dinosaurs. More » -
#dinosaurs
Meet T-Rex's Diminutive Ancestor
In the days before Tyrannosaurus Rex roamed the Earth, prehistoric animals lived in fear of its ancestor, the Raptorex. But this petit progenitor of the Tyrannosauri would have been a mere mouthful for the mighty T-Rex. More » -
#dinosaurs
Beware of Velociraptor Attacks from Above
If you still have nightmares about the fleet-footed Velociraptors from Jurassic Park, here is yet another reason to fear them. Paleontologists now believe that the predatory dinosaurs climbed trees, where they would wait to pounce on their prey. More » -
#monstersamongus
Prehistoric Sea Monster Returns to Terrorize Children
Coelacanths, once thought extinct since the Cretaceous period, have been sighted a few times over the last few decades. Indian paleontologists believe a group of frightened children have found the largest Coelacanth on record, weighing 320 kilos. [via Xenophilia] -
#triviagasm
30 Real Animals with Science Fiction Names
It's no secret that many scientists are great fans of science fiction, and sometimes tributes to characters and authors end up in their work. We list 30 species, alive and extinct, that bear scifi-themed names. More » -
#evolution
12 Million Year Old Hominid With Human Features Discovered In Spain
Get ready to rewrite the fossil record one more time. Researchers have unveiled a 12 million year old hominid fossil from Spain, with startlingly modern facial features, and it may indicate our evolutionary origins are more complicated than is commonly accepted. More » -
#monstersamongus
World's Biggest Snake Could Live Again
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains of the world's biggest snake, which was 13 meters long (over twice as big as this giant anaconda, pictured). Though they lived 60 million years ago, such snakes could re-evolve.
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