When it comes to dinosaurs and mammals , neither had quite yet evolved yet.  Most people consider animals like Herrerasaurus and Eoraptor ...

As a reward for winning our  Winter Trivia Contest , Carla has requested a "Top Five Extinct Crocodilians " post, and I was all t...

What comes after seven?  Well, if you subscribe to a linear view of time, then generally eight!  So here is my eighth song!  And let me tel...

At last: here we go on the sixth post of our Denver Gem and Mineral Show series!  Even though I went with my friend Masaki Kleinkopf a fe...

Today's Animal of the Day is Coelophysis !  The picture of the cast you see off to the left (taken by me at the Denver Gem and Min...

As some of you may know, right now, we are in the midst of a lis of my  to p t en f avorite d inosaurs .  However, on December 7th, a new ...

Before we learn about Proterosuchus , it will be helpful to discuss where this creature comes from.  Proterosuchus is an archosaur , and to ...

320 million years ago, during the Carboniferous Period , the flora and fauna looked quite different than it does today.  Oxygen levels in t...