http://dinosaurs.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2013-05-16T15:55:19Z Thu, 16 May 2013 15:55:19 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/20/10-facts-about-the-tasmanian-tiger.htm <img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/G/Y/X/-/-/thylacineWC.jpg" width="200" height="130" align="right" border="0" hspace="5"> <p>The Tasmanian Tiger wasn't really a tiger, but a dog-like marsupial that went extinct in the 20th century. Here are <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/otherprehistoriclife/a/10-Facts-About-The-Tasmanian-Tiger.htm">10 facts you may or may not have known</a> about this striped predator.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/20/10-facts-about-the-tasmanian-tiger.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/20/10-facts-about-the-tasmanian-tiger.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 09:15:17 +0000 2013-05-20T09:15:17Z http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/16/how-feathered-dinosaurs-learned-to-fly.htm <img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/G/s/0/-/-/featherdinoluisrey.jpg" width="200" height="300" align="right" border="0" hspace="5"> <p>Did the feathered dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period learn to fly by running on the ground or jumping from tree to tree? Here's what we know about the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/thedinobirdconnection/a/originflight.htm">origins of flight</a> among the dino-birds of the Mesozoic Era.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/16/how-feathered-dinosaurs-learned-to-fly.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/16/how-feathered-dinosaurs-learned-to-fly.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 15:55:19 +0000 2013-05-16T15:55:19Z http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/13/readers-respond-the-case-for-leviathan.htm <img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/G/a/L/-/-/leviathan.jpg" width="200" height="250" align="right" border="0" hspace="5"> <p>Though most readers insist that Megalodon would come out on top in a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaursinpopculture/ss/Megalodon-vs-Leviathan.htm">one-on-one matchup with Leviathan</a>, a few still remain in Leviathan's camp. Here are some arguments in favor of the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaursinpopculture/a/Readers-Respond-The-Case-For-Leviathan.htm">giant whale emerging as the victor</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/13/readers-respond-the-case-for-leviathan.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/13/readers-respond-the-case-for-leviathan.htm Mon, 13 May 2013 09:24:57 +0000 2013-05-13T09:24:57Z http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/09/the-top-10-dinosaurs-of-north-america.htm <img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/6/K/C/-/-/diplodocusVN.jpg" width="200" height="150" align="right" border="0" hspace="5"> <p>A huge assortment of dinosaurs lived in North America during the Mesozoic Era. Here's a list of the 10 most important (and most influential) <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/typesofdinosaurs/tp/North-American-Dinosaurs.htm">North American dinosaurs</a>, ranging from Allosaurus to Tyrannosaurus Rex.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/09/the-top-10-dinosaurs-of-north-america.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/09/the-top-10-dinosaurs-of-north-america.htm Thu, 09 May 2013 09:17:31 +0000 2013-05-09T09:17:31Z http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/06/readers-respond-the-case-for-megalodon.htm <img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/G/h/S/-/-/megalodonNT.jpg" width="200" height="150" align="right" border="0" hspace="5"> <p>In <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaursinpopculture/ss/Megalodon-vs-Leviathan.htm">Megalodon vs. Leviathan - Who Wins?</a>, we examined a scenario in which a full-grown Megalodon engaged a full-grown Leviathan in one-on-one combat. In our analysis, Leviathan emerged as the winner, enraging hundreds of Megalodon fans who posted their comments and complaints. Here's the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaursinpopculture/a/Readers-Respond-The-Case-For-Megalodon.htm">reader case in favor of Megalodon</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/06/readers-respond-the-case-for-megalodon.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/06/readers-respond-the-case-for-megalodon.htm Mon, 06 May 2013 09:17:13 +0000 2013-05-06T09:17:13Z http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/02/meet-the-dino-birds.htm <p><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/G/D/G/-/-/shuvuuiaWC.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" width="200" height="150" align="right" /></p> <p>During the Cretaceous period, the earth's continents were overrun by small, feathered, carnivorous dinosaurs, aka "dino-birds"--some of which wound up evolving into modern birds. Here's everything you need to know about these <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/thedinobirdconnection/a/dinobirds.htm">feathered dinosaurs</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/02/meet-the-dino-birds.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/05/02/meet-the-dino-birds.htm Thu, 02 May 2013 09:22:08 +0000 2013-05-02T09:22:08Z http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/25/what-can-dinosaurs-tell-us-about-global-warming.htm <img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/G/A/M/-/-/jaxartosaurusGE.jpg" width="200" height="150" align="right" border="0" hspace="5"> <p>Both sides in the global-warming debate--those who believe modern civilization is helping to accelerate climate change and those who insist it's all a natural process--invoke the fate of the dinosaurs to back up their arguments. Who's right? Here's what <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dinosaurcontroversies/a/Dinosaurs-Global-Warming.htm">dinosaurs tell us about global warming</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/25/what-can-dinosaurs-tell-us-about-global-warming.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/25/what-can-dinosaurs-tell-us-about-global-warming.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:18:04 +0000 2013-04-25T09:18:04Z http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/22/great-dinosaur-movie-tag-lines.htm <img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/G/A/9/-/-/kingdino.jpg" width="200" height="150" align="right" border="0" hspace="5"> "From a million years back...horror explodes into today!" "Invulnerable - untouchable - the biggest thing since creation!" Movie publicists have never been at a loss for words when promoting dinosaur ...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/22/great-dinosaur-movie-tag-lines.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/22/great-dinosaur-movie-tag-lines.htm Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:22:56 +0000 2013-04-22T09:22:56Z http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/18/the-dinosaurs-of-australia-and-antarctica.htm <p><img src="http://dinosaurs.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XL&#038;zTi=1&#038;sdn=dinosaurs&#038;cdn=education&#038;tm=4&#038;f=22&#038;tt=3&#038;bt=8&#038;bts=3&#038;zu=http%3A//0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/0/w/P/-/-/australovenator.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="5" width="200" height="150" align="right" /></p> <p>Although Australia and Antarctica weren't in the mainstream of dinosaur evolution during the Mesozoic Era, these remote continents hosted their fair share of theropods, sauropods and ornithopods. Here's a list of the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/typesofdinosaurs/tp/Australian-And-Antarctic-Dinosaurs.htm">10 most important dinosaurs of Australia and Antarctica</a>, ranging from Antarctopelta to Rhoetosaurus.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/18/the-dinosaurs-of-australia-and-antarctica.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/18/the-dinosaurs-of-australia-and-antarctica.htm Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:16:51 +0000 2013-04-18T09:16:51Z http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/15/10-facts-about-dinosaur-eggs-2.htm <img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/G/J/P/-/-/dinosaureggsGE7.jpg" width="200" height="220" align="right" border="0" hspace="5"> <p>Did you know that most dinosaur eggs were eaten by predators before they had a chance to hatch? Or that surprisingly few fossilized embryos have been found inside intact fossilized eggs? Here are <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/dailylifeofadinosaur/a/10-Facts-About-Dinosaur-Eggs.htm">10 facts about dinosaur eggs</a>.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/15/10-facts-about-dinosaur-eggs-2.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://dinosaurs.about.com/b/2013/04/15/10-facts-about-dinosaur-eggs-2.htm Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:22:00 +0000 2013-04-15T08:22:00Z