Carnotaurus sastrei: The Short-Handed Sprinter

11/09/2020Article by: J. D. DixonEdited by: Adam Manning, Lewis Haller, Jack Wood, and Harry T. JonesRepublished. For the original article click here. Carnotaurus sastrei striding across the Cretaceous of Argentina, towering above Yaminuechelys sp., an extinct variety of turtle. Artwork by Henry Sharpe. Name: Carnotaurus sastreiName Meaning: Meat-Eating BullAge: Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian)Diet: CarnivoreSize: 9 metres in length approx.Weight: 1500 kg approx.Location: ArgentinaCarnotaurus sastrei was first … Continue reading Carnotaurus sastrei: The Short-Handed Sprinter →

The Evolution of Cetaceans: A Whale of a Time

31/07/2020Article by: J. D. DixonEdited by: Jack Wood, Lewis Haller, and Harry T. JonesRepublished. For the original article click here.Cetacea is an infraorder of vertebrate animals. The modern members of the group are split into two suborders. The Odontoceti suborder consists of the species with teeth (for example, dolphins, porpoises, and narwhals). The Mysticeti suborder contains the species that filter-feed (for example, the gray whale, blue whale, … Continue reading The Evolution of Cetaceans: A Whale of a Time →

The Permian Period

03/07/2020Article by: J. D. DixonEdited by: Lewis Haller, Jack Wood, and Harry T. JonesRepublished. For the original article click here. Two Dinogorgons, a genus of gorgonopsid, fighting over a meal. Gorgonopsids are therapsids, a type of derived synapsid. Artwork by Julius Csotonyi. The Permian Period started 298.9 ± 0.15 million years ago (Ma) and ended 251.902 ± 0.024 Ma, and was the final period … Continue reading The Permian Period →