Tag Archives: palaeontology

Film review: Ammonite

Posted on October 18, 2020 by R.J. Southworth

Well, I certainly hadn’t expected that by mid-October, I would have seen a grand total of six films at the cinema. I’m not even sure I’ll see another one this year: new releases continue to be put back, and my … Continue reading →

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Book review: 50 Dinosaur Tales

Posted on August 26, 2019 by R.J. Southworth

Note: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I Know Dino is a weekly podcast – hosted by Garret Kruger and Sabrina Ricci – which features dinosaur-related news items, interviews, and facts on the … Continue reading →

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Book review: The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

Posted on July 5, 2019 by R.J. Southworth

Most dinosaur books I’ve read take a general ‘big picture’ approach: they go over the well known taxonomic groups of dinosaur (theropods, sauropodomorphs, etc) with additional chapters describing things like the world that dinosaurs lived in, how they behaved, how … Continue reading →

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A Baby Snake in Amber!

Posted on July 21, 2018 by R.J. Southworth

Amber, or fossilised tree sap, has the ability to beautifully preserve the remains of animals and plants that become trapped in it. In the film Jurassic Park (and the novel it was based upon), the whole concept of bringing dinosaurs … Continue reading →

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Borealopelta: A Dinosaur with Camouflage

Posted on August 8, 2017 by R.J. Southworth

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 →

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A Great Dinosaur Enigma Solved!

Posted on October 24, 2014 by R.J. Southworth

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 →

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