Extinct Animal of the Week

(formerly Dinosaur of the Week)

07 October 2020

Synonyms Everywhere

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Hadrosaurs, the so-called "Duck-billed" dinosaurs have been compared to cows on a regular basis. I think the main idea with this c...
01 October 2020

A Notable Find

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Cryolophosaurus , as a holotype fossil, consists of a partial skeleton that was discovered with a complete skull (cranium and face plus lowe...
28 September 2020

A Short Discussion

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 Enjoy this video today from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. This is a short tour of the Cryolophosaurus  reconstruction t...
27 September 2020

Antarctic Dinosaurs

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Over the years this site has covered a lot of different dinosaurs and fossil animals from a lot of different areas, regions, and continents ...
24 September 2020

Life at the End

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It is not too often that we are able to say that we have a fossil that comes from an area of the fossil record that basically butts up again...
21 September 2020

The Alamo

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Reconstructed and restored skeletons of Tyrannosaurus rex harassing an Alamosaurus sanjuanensis . CC BY 2.0 Alamosaurus sanjuanensis  is es...
17 September 2020

Pack or Loner?

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 It is unclear exactly how most dinosaurs hunted prey. We have hypotheses, some more well supported and considered than others, but unfortun...
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Ian N. Cost
I am an educator and a researcher. I am interested in how the feeding apparatus of reptiles, especially birds and dinosaurs, has changed over time. Therefore, I conduct research focused on the anatomy and biomechanics of the head. My research specifically seeks to answer questions concerning the functional morphology and biomechanical environment of the palate, including kinetic movements of the skull. Understanding the impact that palatal movements and the joints that are in the head have on the ecological role of all reptiles, including birds, allows us to better comprehend the evolution of the feeding apparatus in extant and fossil animals and is of great interest to me.
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