Newly discovered pliosaur terrorised ancient Russian seas

CaptureThe Mesozoic played host to some of the most dangerous predators to ever swim the Earth’s oceans. Among these, pliosaurs were lethal hunters, and some of the largest predators ever on this planet. They were the

A Day in the Life of an Ammonite

Asteroceras_BWSeveral years ago, back when I was working as the lab and collections manager for the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site in St. George, Utah, we constructed a temporary exhibit with hundreds of ammonite shells

Happy Fins: Plesiosaurs Flapped like Penguins

plesiosaur_striking-crop-690x320One of the most infuriating things about being a paleontologist is being able to study some of the coolest organisms that have ever inhabited the Earth, yet never being able to see one in life.