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Category: Prehistoric Planet

Deinocheirus mirificus: A Fossil Goose Chase

06/03/2020 Darwin's Door

An exploration of the wacky and wonderful story that lead to the discovery of the world’s weirdest dinosaur.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cretaceous, Mongolia, Ornithomimosaur

Chalicotherium goldfussi: The Miocene Giraffe

14/02/2020 Darwin's Door

A mini article all about one of the strangest mammals to date.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Miocene, perissodactyl, teeth

Styracosaurus albertensis: The Cretaceous Rhinoceros

07/02/2020 Darwin's Door

Find out all about a very curious genus.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: ceratopsian, Cretaceous

How Flight Evolved in Pterosaurs: When Flying Got Big

24/01/2020 Darwin's Door

The second article in this miniseries all about flight. Find how the first winged vertebrates developed this ability.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cretaceous, Eudimorphodon, Flight, Jurassic, Pteranodon, Pterosaurs, Rhamphorhynchus, Triassic

Borealopelta markmitchelli: The Living Tank Just Wasn’t Enough

27/12/2019 Darwin's Door

An accidental find that uncovered a new species.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Ankylosaur, Colours, Cretaceous, Nodosaur

The Palaeolithic Art of Europe: Palaeoart in the Most Literal Sense

29/11/2019 Darwin's Door

Discover some of the oldest art known to us in this feature-length article.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Art, France, Homo, Ice Age, neanderthalensis, Neanderthals, Palaeolithic, pleistocene, sapiens

How Flight Evolved in Insects: Why Flies Can Bug You So Much

15/11/2019 Darwin's Door

The first in a series all about the evolution of flight, but how did this develop in insects?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Arthropods, Carboniferous, Flight, Hexapoda, Insects, Meganeura

Terror Birds: Flightlessness Made Terrifying

31/10/2019 Darwin's Door

The final part of the Everything Dark and Horrifying 2019 series explores the terrifying birds of South America.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: neogene, paleogene, Phorusrachidae, predator, south america, terror birds

Helicoprion: Nature’s Swimming Buzzsaw

24/10/2019 Darwin's Door

The third part of the Everything Dark and Horrifying 2019 series explores the toothy fish which puzzled people for generations.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: helicoprion, Permian, ratfish, teeth

Dinosaur Fight Club

18/10/2019 Darwin's Door

A battle frozen for all time. How did this unique fossil come about, and what does it tell us about these dinosaurs?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cretaceous, Mongolia, Protoceratops, Velociraptor

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