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You probably don’t want to think about your childhood dinosaurs getting it on, but the sexual lives of prehistoric creatures is an important area of paleontological study. But just how did they get it on? And what were their naughty bits like? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and I look at our best guesses regarding sex in the land before time.
Giant horned turtles emerge from the muck
by Robert Lamb | September 16, 2010
As a long-time Gamera fan, it made my morning to see this post over at Australian Geographic: Fearsome giant turtles found in Pacific cemetery. As it turns out, we’re looking at prehistoric monsters more in the 3.3 feet(1 meter) range, so they wouldn’t have been able to hold their own against a skyscraper. And despite the tough shell and cool array of horns, they apparently couldn’t hold their own against prehistoric human hunters. When the two species first encountered each other around 3,000 years ago, the bipedal island hoppers apparently racked up on turtle meat and decorated their cemeteries with their bones.
If you want to solve history’s biggest murder mystery, you can forget about digging up Jimmy Hoffa’s concrete slab, unmasking Jack the Ripper or finding Laura Palmer’s killer. Nope, one of Earth’s biggest murder mysteries surrounds dinosaurs and their complete vanishing act from our planet 65 million years ago.
A panel of 41 international experts claims to have found our dinocidal maniac. And the experts, which included researchers from the Imperial College London, didn’t even need any help from David Lynch’s space owls.
Stuff from the Science Lab Roundup: Lizard Throwdown!
by Allison Loudermilk | February 19, 2010
Imagine you’re walking along the beach of a small Indonesian island, the pounding surf in your ears and thoughts of your next fruity drink filling your mind. Then the world’s largest and most intelligent lizard, the Komodo dragon, lumbers into your path, its forked tongue flicking the air incessantly, while its clublike tail drags through the sand, marking your last days. Got that image?
Now go back in time 68 million years or so. You’re hiking through the woods enjoying the prehistoric scenery when the forest fills with the roar of the great lizard king, Tyrannosaurus rex. Oh, and both beasts haven’t eaten in a while. So which scenario, if either, makes you want to run like one of those cartoon characters with the windmilling legs?
A Norwegian expedition recently discovered fossils from a previously undiscovered Jurassic-era sea monster, according to the University of Oslo’s Natural History Museum. As if attempting to test the very limits of awesomeness, researchers from the expedition have dubbed the 49-foot (15-meter) beast “Predator X.”
What exactly happened to the dinosaurs that them wiped them off the earth?
by Marshall Brain | February 27, 2009
You asked: What exactly happened to the dinosaurs that them wiped them off the Earth? — Luke, Edson, Canada Marshall answered: There are many theories, running from an asteoid impact or a giant volcanic eruption to more gradual climate change. To explore the possibilities, see Dinosaur Extinction.
You asked: If dinosaurs evolved into birds, why are there no modern birds with teeth? — Lee, Dusseldorf, Germany Marshall answered: It is true that all birds today have beaks. You do not see any birds with enamel. But if you look at the fossil record, you can see that birds once did have teeth. [...]
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