Category Archives: Fossil of the Month

Allosaurus Roar’s Fossil of the Month: Gastonia

Posted on June 9, 2017 by

Recently National Geographic has published photos from one of the most dramatic dinosaur fossils ever found, an unidentified nodosaur.  What are nodosaurs?  They are a family of dinosaurs closely related to the more well-known ankylosaurs, sharing the same basic body plan … Continue reading →

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Allosaurus Roar’s Fossil of the Month: Didelphodon

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

Mammals lived during the Mesozoic Era when dinosaurs ruled the earth, but they were relatively small, never growing much larger than a modern opossum.  Because many early mammals were small and likely nocturnal, for years Mesozoic mammals have been portrayed … Continue reading →

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Allosaurus Roar’s Fossil of the Month: Parasaurolophus

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

One of the more unusual dinosaurs is the tube-crested hadrosaur Parasaurolophus.   This large herbivore from the Late Cretaceous period has been beloved in our family since my oldest son decided this was his favorite dinosaur quite a few years … Continue reading →

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