A blog by paleoartist Clara Takahashi
You’ve probably heard of Ankylosaurus, the club-tailed, low-slung, armored, tank-like dinosaur that lived alongside Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops. Its larger family, the Thyreophora (“shield bearers”), contains Stegosauria (plate-backed, tiny-headed dinosaurs, including Stegosaurus), which split from ankylosaurs in the Early or Middle...
Hi, just a quick post today. First, MERCH! I know it’s a little close to Christmas, but hopefully these make good gifts any time of year. I have a dinosaur coloring book, a deck of cards featuring my bird illustrations...
We’re back for more bird ecology! If you haven’t seen it yet, part 1 is located here.
The activity of birding comes with a lot of jargon, such as “GIS” (General Impression and Shape, pronounced “jizz”), “pishing” (making noises at birds to get them to react so you can get better photos–it’s not recommended), “vagrant” (a bird...
I recently stumbled upon a copy of The Dinosaur Heresies, by Robert Bakker, published in 1986, for $6 in as-is condition at the local used book store. I’d heard of Bakker and his book before–he’s a preeminent paleontologist and one...