Sauropods are very unique Dinosaurs. No other land animal has been as large or vaguely resembled them. I always see them as Friendly Nurturing Giants. Sweeping across the land consuming tons of vegetation like gigantic vacuum cleaners is another image that comes to mind. Amargasaurus is very unusual for a Sauropod. First it was much…
Month: January 2021
Carcharodontosaurus & Spinosaurus
There are currently no Carcharodontosaurs at the Park. However, Spencer AKA Spike the Spinosaurus joined the Park 2 years ago this month. Carcharodontosaurus & Spinosaurus terrorized the deltas and floodplains of Northern Africa during the Early Cretaceous Period. Carcharodontosaurus (meaning shark toothed lizard) was smaller and more slender than Spinosaurus, but just as fierce (40…
Fossils
A good friend of mine gave me a gift certificate to fossilera.com for Christmas. It assisted me with purchasing some Dinosaur Teeth. Steve Brusatte’s book “Dinosaurs” with the Huge 17 ¼ X 14 3/8 inch pages makes a Great Backdrop for photos of the fossils. It is also available in a 14 ½ X 12…
The Prehistoric Hidden Garden continued…
We left off with a preliminary sketch of the front gate of the Prehistoric Hidden Garden. Remember from post dated December 18, 2020 “A Hidden Garden”, this Art Project was inspired by the readingtokids.org December book “The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden” by Karina Yan Glaser. “The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden” is a Wonderful…
Tanystropheus a Very Strange Reptile!
Tanystropheus Not a Dinosaur but a Prehistoric Reptile that lived 240 Million Years Ago. When the early Dinosaurs started roaming the earth Tanystropheus was seeking prey in the water. Its neck was 3 times as long as its torso, which had 13 extremely elongated vertebrae! Scientists have been puzzled over how and where this…