#ultimatedinos

[reesespeaksblog]

Beware of dinos while on bike rides under bridges along the #rideaucanal this morning! This one almost ate our VPs! #museumofnature #ultimatedinos #dinoattack #kidsatplay #bikelife #parentlife (at Rideau Canal, Ottawa Ontario, Canada)

[romkids]

Here we have the dermal scute of a a 75 million year old crocodile! Dermal scutes are pretty cool. Not quite scales, not quite bone, or keratin, scutes are layer upon layer of these features, that together compose a sort of armour. Scutes are primarily used for protection, whether from predators, or from inter species battles over mates and territory. Examples of animals with dermal scutes are the pangolin, the turtle, the armadillo and the crocodile. Dermal scute fossils are helpful because they give us a better idea of what animals looked like, in the same way that fossilized skin imprints help.

[romkids]

Austroraptor, popular with the kids these days. #ultimatedinos #summerclub2012

[romkids]

Not a chestburster but an Amargasaurus mouth. #ultimatedinos

Though not the classic movie alien, an Amargasaurus mouth could do amazing things, like stripping branches of their tasty, tasty leaves.

So ya... no actual bursting with this guy, unless you mean bursting with awesomeness. 

[romkids]

In a world dominated by the image of the Tyrannosaurus, I love how Giganotosaurus is so big and has such appropriately sized arms.

#ultimatedinos

[romkids]

The Battle of Madagascar: Majungasaurus vs Rapetosaurus! #ultimatedinos

[romkids]

Rahonavis taking flight! #ultimatedinos

[romkids]

Buitreraptor. One of the top 10 dinosaurs I want to see alive. #ultimatedinos