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Dinosaurs and Flowers: Causality or Coincidence?
February, 23 11:18 AM
Dinosaurs and Flowers: Causality or Coincidence?
Above: Sauropods browsing on conifers. Artwork by Clarence Shoemaker.

Angiosperms – plants with flowers – make up more than 90% of the modern flora. From oak trees to tulips and from grass...
 
Egg-laying sauropods used osteoderms as calcium banks
February, 7 11:20 AM
Egg-laying sauropods used osteoderms as calcium banks
Above: Reconstructed skeleton of Alamosaurus, an armored sauropod, at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.

Sauropods - long-necked dinosaurs like...
 
How to Write Exhibit Signs
January, 17 3:06 PM
How to Write Exhibit Signs
In the coming weeks, we will be installing a brand new set of signs at Dinosaur Park, which we’ve been working on for well over a year. The first step in creating an exhibit is to decide on the story...
 
Are Crocodiles "Living Fossils"?
November, 29 2:08 PM
Are Crocodiles "Living Fossils"?
Above: Public domain illustration of Revueltosaurus by Jeff Martz for Petrified Forest National Park.

Picture a crocodile in your mind. Did you...