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Kristina Curry Rogers

Kristina Curry Rogers and the Hunt for Madagascan Sauropods

Dr. Kristina Curry Rogers has emerged as one of paleontology’s most prominent figures, particularly renowned for her groundbreaking discoveries of sauropod dinosaurs in Madagascar. As a vertebrate paleontologist specializing in dinosaur biology and evolution, her work has revolutionized our understanding of titanosaur sauropods and dinosaur growth patterns. Throughout her career spanning over two decades, Curry ...

What You'll Find on the Islands Today

What the World’s First Dinosaur Museum Displays Today

You might imagine would be some dusty Victorian institution filled with modest displays of bone fragments. The reality surprises most visitors who discover that this pioneering venture didn’t even have walls or a roof. Instead, it sprawled across landscaped grounds in southeast London, where life-sized concrete dinosaurs still stand today, weathering the elements just as ...

Discovery of Styracosaurus

How Continental Drift Shaped Dinosaur Evolution

The story of dinosaurs is intimately connected to the shifting geography of our planet. For over 165 million years, these magnificent creatures dominated Earth’s landscapes, evolving and diversifying as the continents themselves moved across the globe. This continental drift—the slow migration of landmasses driven by plate tectonics—created and destroyed environments, connected and isolated populations, and ...

Peter Larson

Dr. Peter Larson and the Epic Battle Over Sue the T-Rex

In the summer of 1990, a discovery in the badlands of South Dakota would ignite one of the most contentious legal battles in paleontological history. The unearthing of “Sue,” the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found, marked the beginning of a decade-long saga that would forever change the landscape of fossil collection ...