The Sensitive Face of a Big Predatory Dinosaur
Some large predatory dinosaurs had surprisingly complex facial nervous systems. What might this mean for their biology, behavior and life appearance?
Tetrapod Zoology
Amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals - living and extinct
Incredible Elephant Seals, Part 1
Gargantuan deep-dive champs, beachmasters, clapping trunk-bearers, battle-scarred sexual behemoths... the story of some very special seals.
Stellagama the Rainbow Dragon
Your regularly scheduled reminder that agamid lizards are out there and that they’re really interesting
The Terrible Leaf Walker Frog
One of the most terrifying frogs in existence is bright yellow, social, reasonably intelligent (for a frog), and one of the biggest members of its group...
Dinosaurs and the Anti-Shrink-Wrapping Revolution
It’s been four years since All Yesterdays was published. Four long years...
A Review of Neanderthal: the Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman, Part 2
The second and final part of a book review. Here’s where it gets a little weird...
A Review of Neanderthal: The Strange Saga of the Minnesota Iceman, Part 1
A book on a perennially popular and notorious mystery animal case has finally been translated into English...
Books That Influenced Me The Most
Some books influence us more than others...
The Borioteiioids
The robust-skulled, heterodont, teiid-like lizards of yore
Mass Survival of Multitudinous Dinosaur Lineages across the K–Pg Boundary
The final nail in the coffin. The last stone to be... overturned. The last domino falls. A paradigm crumbles. The sun sets. The birds fly into... the... sunset?
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