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April 16, 2022
Stop the Madness! Why Scientifically Inaccurate Pliosaur Renderings Need Addressing
I’m a big supporter of paleo-art. Heck, I’ve got a free gallery on my site to help promote paleo-artists. But these “scientifically accurate” pliosaur silhouettes I keep seeing making the rounds have gotten to the point that they need to be addressed. The one below is a prime example (top portion). The artist Eotyrannus5 is […]
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March 13, 2022
Did Mega Shark Fight Mega Shark in the Prehistoric Seas? A Giant Tooth Tells the Tale
Did the bus-sized shark Otodus chubutensis clash with another colossal shark in the shallow waters of what is now central Florida?
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March 11, 2022
PLIOSAUR EATEN BY A LARGER PLIOSAUR?
In the Jurassic seas off the coast of present-day UK – did a bus-sized monster make a meal out of its smaller brethren? Were pliosaurs cannibals? Did pliosaurs eat their own kind? Let’s find out. From my collector’s case: the centrum portion of what was listed as a sub-adult “Pliosaurus macromerus” vertebra. The specimen have […]
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March 3, 2022
“Killer” Whales May Have Killed Off Megalodon
Were organized, pack-hunting Orcas responsible for driving the giant prehistoric shark Megalodon to extinction?
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March 2, 2022
“A Tyrannosaurus For Christmas” Arrives With a Roar
The hit song by author Max Hawthorne proves that kids really do want a dinosaur for Christmas.
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“I Want a Tyrannosaurus For Christmas” Stomps Into Stores For The Holiday Season
Author Max Hawthorne Gives Kids What They Really Want This Holiday Season: a Dinosaur!
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What Did Megalodon Eat? Fossil Evidence Provides Shocking Clues
Award-winning novelist and researcher presents fossils that confirm the controversial “megalodon scavenger” theory.
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The new Kronos Rising Novel has Been Unleashed, and it’s Everything Dinosaur Fiction Could (and should) be
Max Hawthorne’s latest novel has it all, from water-walking raptors to acid-oozing octopuses. No wonder his readers are in a tizzy!
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January 31, 2022
How Big Was the Monster Shark That Took This Bite?
GREAT WHITE RECEIVES BITE FROM GIANT SHARK – WAS IT A MEGALODON? If you’ve read my #1 Amazon bestseller, Monsters & Marine Mysteries, you know that I’ve explored fantastic and, often, never-before-discussed sightings relating to an assortment of huge and horrifying sea creatures. It appears we now have additional photographic evidence of at least one […]
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August 5, 2021
Are There Mountain Lions in Pennsylvania?
Are there cougars, AKA mountain lions, in Pennsylvania? There have been no “confirmed” reports of mountain lions, AKA Puma concolor, in Pennsylvania since the late 1800s. That said there have been numerous sightings of them over the years. So is the second largest extant cat in North America still managing to eke out a living […]
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