“As new discoveries continued to accumulate it became apparent that almost every group of coelurosaurs had feathered representatives, from the weird secondarily herbivorous forms such as Beipiaosaurus to Dilong, an early relative of Tyrannosaurus. It is even possible that, during… — Brian Switek Copy Share Image
“The places paleontologists looked for fossils and how those fossils have been interpreted have been influenced by politics and culture, reminding us that while… — Brian Switek Copy Share Image
“Distinguishing the first true birds from their feathered dinosaur relations has become increasingly difficult. If we define birds as warm-blooded, feathered, bipedal animals that… — Brian Switek Copy Share Image
“the difficulties of making temperature experiments [on fully grown alligators] would be great and can be best left to the imagination.”)” — Brian Switek Copy Share Image
“I nurtured my dinomania with documentaries, delighted in the dino-themed B movies I brought home from the video store, and tore up my grandparents'… — Brian Switek Copy Share Image
“In order to approximate dinosaurian physiology, the trio of scientists carried out the unenviable task of sticking thermometers in the cloacae of American alligators.” — Brian Switek Copy Share Image
“This area produces a protein given the whimsical name Sonic Hedgehog,” — Brian Switek Copy Share Image
“As new discoveries continued to accumulate it became apparent that almost every group of coelurosaurs had feathered representatives, from the weird secondarily herbivorous forms… — Brian Switek Copy Share Image
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