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Stephen Brusatte, The Conversation

Why Brontosaurus is no longer a dirty word for dinosaur hunters

Since 1903, pop culture has been struggling to catch up with the fact that there was no such creature as a Brontosaurus. But now it turns out that there was, so thank goodness for that.

Stephen Brusatte, The Conversation
· Apr 14, 2015 · 06:30 am
Meet the super salamander, who very nearly ate your ancestors for breakfast

Metoposaurus algarvensis, aka toilet jaws, was all over our early ancestors. The thing that got us off the hook? A big hot interception 200m years ago.

Stephen Brusatte, The Conversation
· Mar 25, 2015 · 06:30 am
Dinosaur puzzle solved, revealing the weirdest-looking creature to walk the planet

It has been a banner year for dinosaur discoveries.

Stephen Brusatte, The Conversation
· Oct 30, 2014 · 12:30 pm