Africa's Aquatic Dinosaur

Last evening, NOVA , on PBS, focused on the discovery and evaluation of Spinosaurus fossils, the largest carnivorous dinosaur yet unearthed ...

Sediments, Fossils & Time

Amateur naturalists are often confused by the distribution of fossils across our globe, wondering why certain fossils (of dinosaurs, for exa...

Flying with Pterosaurs

Since heavy snow still covers most of the Front Range trails, we opted for a visit to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science today. Long...

Life, Dinosaurs & Time

Life first appeared in Earth's primordial seas some 3.6 billion years ago and evolved into a wide diversity of marine and terrestrial cr...

Jurassic Parks

The Colorado Plateau of the Western U.S. harbors one of the most extensive exposures of Jurassic strata on our planet. Stretching from 200 t...

Dinosaurs and the Grand Canyon

Mention geologic history and most people think of dinosaurs or famous landforms, especially the Grand Canyon. No doubt, many visitors have ...

The Cretaceous Period

The Cretaceous Period (135 to 65 million years ago) is the last Period of the Mesozoic Era, the Age of Dinosaurs. Tyrannosaurus rex ruled th...

A Bad Rap

Like the cavemen on the Geico commercials, dinosaurs often get a bad rap. Any service or product that has gone out of favor or become obsole...