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Category: Prehistoric Planet

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

Titanoboa cerrejonensis: A Very Bad Thermometer

17/10/2019 Darwin's Door

The second part of the Everything Dark and Horrifying 2019 series explores the largest snake ever discovered.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Boa, Palaeoclimate, Paleocene, Snake

The Giant Arthropods of the Carboniferous

10/10/2019 Darwin's Door

The first part of the Everything Dark and Horrifying 2019 series explores the giant arthropods of the Carboniferous.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Arthropleura, Arthropods, Carboniferous, Halloween, Meganeura, Megarachne

Allosaurus fragilis: When Your Bark is Bigger Than Your Bite

06/09/2019 Darwin's Door

Find out about one of the Jurassic’s top carnivores, whose bite may not have actually been so terrible.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Allosaurus, Bite Force, Jurassic, Theropods

The Skull of Erlikosaurus andrewsi and Understanding Therizinosaurs

23/08/2019 Darwin's Door

How did this unique find revolutionise the study of an entire group of dinosaurs?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cretaceous, Erlikosaurus, Herbivore, Skull, Theropods

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