Jun 23 2011

Big Dinos Stayed Cool

Tag: Alligators and Crocodiles,Animals,Climate,Dinosaurs,Fossils,Tyrannosaurus — Jennifer Viegas @ 6:00 pm
It turns out huge sauropods had a similar body temperature to humans -- paleontologists thought they would have been much hotter.

Oct 01 2010

Underwater T.Rex-Like Carnivores Built to Kill

Tag: Alligators and Crocodiles,Carnivores,Dinosaurs,Fossils,Predators,Tyrannosaurus — Jennifer Viegas @ 1:20 pm
These extinct relatives of crocodiles sunk their sharp, serrated teeth into prey and then spun, ripping out chunks of flesh.

Aug 05 2010

Croc, Gator Attacks Far Outpace Sharks

Tag: Alligators and Crocodiles,Endangered Species,Fear,Predators,Sharks,Wild Animal Attacks,Wild Animals — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:20 pm
Nervous about sharks? Your chances of being killed by an alligator are actually much higher.

May 24 2010

Woolly Mammoths, Rhinoceroses Were Toasty

Tag: Alligators and Crocodiles,Dinosaurs,Fossils,Mammoth,Rhino — Jennifer Viegas @ 7:00 pm
Scientists devise an accurate method of determining the body temperatures for extinct animals, including woolly mammoths and eventually even dinosaurs.

May 21 2010

Dino-Era Reptiles: Part Cow, Armadillo, Crocodile

Tag: Alligators and Crocodiles,Dinosaurs,Fossils,Herbivores,Paleontology,Reptiles — Jennifer Viegas @ 11:00 am
This heavily armored reptile may have lived among dinos, but it sure wasn't threatened by them.

Mar 24 2010

New Dinosaur Might Have Been Buried Alive

Tag: Africa,Alligators and Crocodiles,Animals,Artists,Avalanches and Mudslides,Birds,Carnivores,Deserts,Dinosaurs,Fossils,Geology,Geophysics,History,Mummies,Museums and Tours,Native Americans,North America,Predators,South America,Tyrannosaurus,Video,Wind,Windows — Jennifer Viegas @ 12:01 am
Fossils of a new dinosaur have frozen the animal during its final moments.

Mar 22 2010

How Dinos Ruled the World

Tag: Alligators and Crocodiles,Atlantic Ocean,Baking,Climate Change,Coal,Dinosaurs,Earth,Events,Forests,Fossil Fuels,Fossils,Global Warming,Human Ancestors,Lakes,Lava,Mass Extinction,Materials,Organic,Plants,Scientists,Snakes,Video,Volcanic Eruptions,Volcanoes — Larry O'Hanlon @ 7:25 pm
A massive volcanic eruption tipped the scales in the battle between dinosaurs and crocodiles for global dominance.

Feb 11 2010

Florida’s Wildlife Freezing to Death

Tag: Alligators and Crocodiles,Fish,Iguana,Life Science,Mammals,Manatee,Plants,Snakes,Turtles,Wild Animals,Wildlife Conservation,Winter — Jennifer Viegas @ 6:45 pm
Manatees, sea turtles and fish in the Sunshine State are dying in record numbers because of the unusually long cold snap.