Dinosaur Word Roots: What's In A Name?

You’ve probably noticed that a lot of dinosaur names end in the suffix -saurus. Some others you might know end in -ceratops or -raptor. But can you guess what sort of dinosaur (or other creature) it might be, just based...

What Makes A Mammal?

You may have learned in elementary school that mammals all have the following traits: Warm-blooded Produce milk for their young Have fur Give live birth

Glossary

Main dinosaur groups Sauropods (meaning “reptile foot”) are the long-necked dinosaurs. They come in two main flavors: the gigantic vertical-necked titanosaurs (including Brachiosaurus, Patagotitan, and Alamosaurus) and the horizontal-necked, whip-tailed diplodocoids (including Diplodocus, Brontosaurus, and Amargasaurus). Sauropods and their basal...

"Brontosaurus Isn't Real?"

One question I sometimes get is, “I keep hearing that this or that dinosaur ended up not being real. I don’t get it. Are paleontologists making stuff up? How am I supposed to know what’s real and what’s not?” The...