Tyrannosaur Skulls & Evolution: Welcome to The Palaeo Minute your fossil dispatch from the Mesozoic frontier. In this edition I delve into the bone-crunching bite of tyrannosaurs, from their teeth to their skull adaptations. Get ready for the latest palaeobiology insights and jaw dropping discoveries, all packed into one mighty read.
Crests, Calls & Cretaceous Kinships: This issue explores hadrosaur life beyond the bones. Dive into how these Cretaceous giants communicated, raised their young, and thrived together in mixed herds across the prehistoric world. I hope you enjoy the fascinating palaeontology content and discoveries in this edition.
This edition explores:
Meet the Hadrosaur Family: The Saurolophinae (non-crested) vs. Lambeosaurinae (crested) hadrosaurs.
How Hadrosaurs Communicated: Their social calls, signals & nesting behaviours.
Herd Life Revealed: The fossil evidence proving hadrosaurs thrived in social groups.
Dinosaur Parenting: Why hadrosaurs were devoted caregivers to their young.
The Ginger-Tailed Dinosaur That Changed Everything: Welcome to The Palaeo Minute, where feathered secrets come to life, one filament at a time. In this edition, I spotlight Sinosauropteryx prima with its ginger-striped tail and “bandit mask” camouflage. I also examine Zhenyuanlong suni a spectacular dromaeosaurid from China with elaborate plumage.
From display and thermoregulation to evolutionary signalling, fossils continue to reshape our understanding of feather function in non-avian dinosaurs. I hope you enjoy this deep dive into their fossil stories and the evolutionary insights they continue to reveal.
This edition explores:
Sinosauropteryx prima: A feathered dinosaur with a fascinating history.
Melanosome & Pigmentation: How we can identify colour in dinosaurs.
How Scientific Discoveries: Have reshaped our understanding of dinosaur appearance.
Zhenyuanlong suni: A unique feathered dromaeosaurid from China.
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 and growth of tyrannosaurs, from their evolution to their ontogeny (development). Get ready for the latest palaeobiology insights and fossil-fuelled discoveries, all packed into one mighty read.
In this article I cover the news that the documentary film Why Dinosaurs? is getting a UK tour. You can find out the details about where to see the film below.
In this article I share the trailer for a new documentary film called The Bones examining the impact of the commercial fossil trade on fossil excavation, recovery and research.
In this article I share a new series of interviews from Palaeocast covering the development and research behind the new Netflix series Life on Our Planet. You can find out more below!
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