Daspletosaurus – James Ronan Palaeontologist

Venture into the Lost World…One Minute at a Time

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Step into Montana’s Late Cretaceous wilderness, where dreams came true and 79-million-year-old fossils saw daylight again. In this edition of The Palaeo Minute, I take you behind the scenes of my fossil-hunting adventure in the Judith River Formation where ancient environments, incredible discoveries, and a lifelong dream came to life. I hope you enjoy the insights from the field and a closer look at this remarkable chapter in palaeontological exploration.

This edition explores:

My Fossil Fieldwork in Montana: Digging deep into natural history!
Excavating Dinosaur Fossils: The discoveries I made & the skills I gained.
Step into the Late Cretaceous: Exploring this fossil rich site’s incredible dinosaur biodiversity.
A Glimpse into a Lost World: The palaeoenvironment where dinosaurs thrived 79–75 million years ago.

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Venture into the Lost World…One Minute at a Time

Note: This edition is a special extended feature. Future newsletters may be shorter or vary in depth depending on the topic.

In this edition: How tyrannosaurs grew fast, bit harder than sharks, and evolved skulls built for battle. Subscribe to unlock future dispatches and join the fossil frontier.

Welcome to The Palaeo Minute your one-stop dispatch from the fossil frontier. In this thunderous edition I spotlight the mascot of the newsletter delving into the life, growth, and bone-crunching bite of tyrannosaurs, from their ontogeny (development) to their skull adaptations. Get ready for the latest palaeobiology insights and fossil-fuelled discoveries, all packed into one mighty read.

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Venture into the Lost World…One Minute at a Time

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