When you want to dig for dino data!
When you want to dig for dino data!
This attempts to be a central source that can be used to learn information about dinosaurs, the paleontologists that discovered them, the locations that they were found in, the media that features them, and other accompanying information.
This is very much a (slow) work in progress.
DinoData contains information for:
DinoData has tried using language similar to what is used in scientific papers, but that ended up being really obtuse to read, and not super enjoyable. Because of that, we've tried to make DinoData's language more accessible.
There are some paleontology terms that are so useful though, that they actually simplify things in some ways. These words (and their definitions) can be found in the glossary.
Another useful bit of information would be the geological timelines that dinosaurs lived in. A full chart of the Mesozoic Era (the timeframe that dinosaurs lived in) can be found here.
Haszkarapter escuilliei is a small, semi-aquatic dinosaur, similar to modern cormorants. It was described in 2017, after being smuggled out of Mongolia and being kept in private collections for an unknown length of time.
Learn moreFancisco Javier Muñiz was an Argentinian paleontologist from the 19th century. Like many early paleontologists, he did not have a specialisation, but is considered to be Argentina's first important naturalist.
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