Articles for category: Dinosaur Profiles

7 Dinosaurs Stranger Than Fiction

7 Dinosaurs Stranger Than Fiction

The prehistoric world was home to creatures so bizarre they seem like they escaped from the pages of a fantasy novel. While movies often show us the same handful of dinosaurs, the fossil record reveals an astonishing parade of oddballs that challenge everything we thought we knew about these ancient giants. From vampiric bloodsuckers to ...

Possible appearance of a Ankylosaurus according to the few bones found

Ankylosaurus: The Armored Tank With a Wrecking Ball Tail

The Late Cretaceous period witnessed some of nature’s most impressive defensive adaptations, and perhaps none were more spectacular than those of Ankylosaurus. This remarkable dinosaur, whose name means “fused lizard,” was essentially a prehistoric tank, covered from head to tail in bone-plate armor and wielding one of paleontology’s most recognizable weapons: a massive clubbed tail ...

Dinosaurs walking through a prehistoric forest. Two large dinosaurs with crests lead, followed by a smaller carnivorous dinosaur. Two bird-like creatures forage near the water's edge. The scene is lush and ancient.

Gorgosaurus: The Lesser-Known Cousin of T. rex With Speed on Its Side

Gorgosaurus, a formidable predator from the Late Cretaceous period, remains overshadowed by its famous relative, the Tyrannosaurus rex, despite being equally fascinating. This powerful tyrannosaurid roamed western North America approximately 76.6 to 75.1 million years ago, predating the T. rex by about 10 million years. While less celebrated in popular culture, paleontologists have uncovered remarkable ...