Category Archives: Beasts

Hatzegopteryx Model Review

Posted on 04/04/2013 by james

I was recently asked to review this Hatzegopteryx model: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_quagga/8613016126/in/set-72157633143744671/ Unfortunately, there is very little in the way of Hatzegopteryx fossils, so most reconstructions are based on its close relative Quetzalcoatlus. I use both skeletal reconstructions: http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/8758/mm-quetzalcoatlus-skeleton-biga.png and Paleoart (This one is by Mark Witton): http://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/article-1289843122891-0c1330a5000005dc-872280_636x618.jpg?w=636. A word … Continue reading →

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Guess the fossil!!!

Posted on 11/16/2012 by james

  Can you guess what each fossil is?   Answers coming later!

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Magical Tim Haines Liopleurodons

Posted on 06/23/2012 by james

Calling Liopleurodon magical may seem silly but in Walking With Dinosaurs and Primeval’s case, that description would be quite fitting. Liopleurodon was actually about 6-7 metres long, possibly 10, but probably no more than that. So the idea it could pluck … Continue reading →

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Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart

Posted on 09/01/2011 by james

This year I went to Heidelberg and Stuttgart on holiday. Whilst in Stuttgart I visited the State museum for natural history. The museum is split into two parts, the Schloss Rosenstein is for stuffed animals and the Museum am Lowentor is only for German prehistoric animals (so … Continue reading →

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Platypterygius vs ?

Posted on 05/19/2011 by james

120 million years ago an icthyosaur named Platypterygius fought with another marine reptile. It survived, but was scared on its snout. The question is, what made these wounds? Kronosaurus vs Platypterygius Kronosaurus was the top predator at that time. It’s … Continue reading →

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Baby giant ground sloth in my back garden!

Posted on 12/23/2010 by james

I like things big. So it is not suprising that I made a ground sloth in my garden using snow. Bigger than a snowman (though smaller than an adult ground sloth) this is one huge baby!  If you have a … Continue reading →

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More prehistoric colour

Posted on 10/21/2010 by james

This time the colourful animal in question is not a dinosaur but a penguin. When it was discovered we had the technology to find colour, straight away the tests were done. Suprisingly the penguin, instead of being black and white … Continue reading →

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