Tag Archives: palaeontology

Borealopelta: A Dinosaur with Camouflage

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

Recently, a new paper was published describing an amazing dinosaur fossil, discovered in a mine in Alberta, Canada in 2011. The new species was named Borealopelta markmitchelli, meaning “Mark Mitchell’s northern shield”, after a technician at the Royal Tyrrell Museum … Continue reading →

Posted in Science | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

A Great Dinosaur Enigma Solved!

Posted on October 24, 2014 by

I maintain a healthy interest in palaeontology these days, but looking back to the dinosaur-obsessed days of my childhood, I’m amazed just how much our knowledge of dinosaurs has changed. Things I thought I knew then are totally out of … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Science | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments