big thanks to the Dredd for bringing this to my attention
2020-04-04
Dino101 progress report
hey everyone,
i know you’ve all been waiting with baited breath to hear about what i’ve learned in my online dinosaur class so here’s an update!
i have just completed week 4 of the 12 week course.
so far, we’ve covered -
appearance & anatomy
death & fossilization
eating
moving around
some interesting things i have learned so far:
1. a major skeletal difference used to sort dinos is the pelvis (their hips don’t lie)
2. taphonomy is the study of all natural processes that involve an organism after it dies
3. dinosaurs SHED THEIR TEETH! some types of dinosaurs had over 1000 teeth over their lifespans
4. cololites are fossilized gut contents (not to be confused with coprolites which, of course, are fossilized poop)
5. we don’t use the terms warm or cold-blooded anymore. we use endothermic or ectothermic (and sometimes, like in the case of the leatherback turtle, we use gigantothermic). endotherms use metabolic processes to regulate body temperature (sweating, panting) and ectotherms adjust their internal temperatures through behaviours in their environments (like heristopheles laying on a warm rock).
one third of my way through the course and loving it so far!
i know you’ve all been waiting with baited breath to hear about what i’ve learned in my online dinosaur class so here’s an update!
i have just completed week 4 of the 12 week course.
so far, we’ve covered -
appearance & anatomy
death & fossilization
eating
moving around
some interesting things i have learned so far:
1. a major skeletal difference used to sort dinos is the pelvis (their hips don’t lie)
2. taphonomy is the study of all natural processes that involve an organism after it dies
3. dinosaurs SHED THEIR TEETH! some types of dinosaurs had over 1000 teeth over their lifespans
4. cololites are fossilized gut contents (not to be confused with coprolites which, of course, are fossilized poop)
5. we don’t use the terms warm or cold-blooded anymore. we use endothermic or ectothermic (and sometimes, like in the case of the leatherback turtle, we use gigantothermic). endotherms use metabolic processes to regulate body temperature (sweating, panting) and ectotherms adjust their internal temperatures through behaviours in their environments (like heristopheles laying on a warm rock).
one third of my way through the course and loving it so far!
2020-03-31
dino dentist?
a dentist and a palaeontologist walk into a cave....
this cave happens to have dinosaur footprints on the ceiling...
what comes next??
a mystery that has baffled palaeontologists since the 50s is solved - that’s what!
this cave happens to have dinosaur footprints on the ceiling...
what comes next??
a mystery that has baffled palaeontologists since the 50s is solved - that’s what!
2020-03-25
university of alberta - dino 101
day 1 of taking this free online course!
i’ll post about my progress 🦕💥🦖
i’ll post about my progress 🦕💥🦖
2020-02-28
PEROGISARAUS
Thanks to Mamie Jane,
I know about this amazing blend of my heritage (Polish-Ukrainian)
and my first love (dinosaurs)
♥️
I know about this amazing blend of my heritage (Polish-Ukrainian)
and my first love (dinosaurs)
♥️
2019-11-14
the t-rex of the sea
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| Tylosaurus! (Art by Julius T. Csotonyi, courtesy Royal Tyrrel Museum of Palaeontology, Drumheller, Alta. |
2019-10-16
the mint has made good choices
i'm excited to share the news (that daniel shared with me) about the royal canadian mint's decision to to put out a 3-coin set titled DINOSAURS OF CANADA.
the big guys chosen to be 25 cent'ed are:
albertosaurus sarcophagus (tyrannosaurid)
pachyrhinosuarus canadensis (ceratopsid)
edmontonia longiceps (nodosaurid)
good work canada!
the big guys chosen to be 25 cent'ed are:
albertosaurus sarcophagus (tyrannosaurid)
pachyrhinosuarus canadensis (ceratopsid)
edmontonia longiceps (nodosaurid)
good work canada!
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