Day 19: Thumbs. They’re great for texting, opening jars, and, if you’re an Iguanodon, defending yourself against predators. This Early Cretaceous herbivore might look unassuming, but those spiked thumbs are…

Day 18: When I first heard about Indominus Rex, I thought, “There’s no way that’s real.” Turns out, I was half right. Indominus might be a Hollywood creation, but the…

Day 17: Most dinosaurs either tower over you or terrify you with claws and teeth. But Archaeopteryx? It’s smaller, faster, and sneakier—more like an oversized prehistoric crow with an attitude.…

Day 16: Some dinosaurs are scary because they’re big, others because they’re fast, and then there’s Therizinosaurus. This bizarre herbivore has claws so long and sharp they look like they…

Day 15: When you’re paddling through prehistoric waters, you expect danger to come from below—a Mosasaurus, maybe, or a lurking predator. What you don’t expect is a long, sinuous neck…

Day 14: You know that dinosaur from Jurassic Park with the frills and the venom that could blind you? Yeah, that’s Dilophosaurus—or at least Hollywood’s version of it. The real…

Day 13: When you think of long-necked dinosaurs, you probably picture gentle giants munching on treetops, right? That’s what I thought too—until I got a little too close to a…

Day 12: If dinosaurs had a “weirdest-looking predator” contest, Carnotaurus would win hands down. Picture this: a medium-sized carnivore with horns like a bull, tiny arms that make T-Rex look…

Day 11: You’d think a dinosaur with a built-in musical instrument wouldn’t be all that intimidating. That’s what I thought before I stumbled across a Parasaurolophus herd and learned just…

Day 10: If dinosaurs were medieval warriors, Ankylosaurus would be the knight in full plate armor, complete with a weapon that could crush anything in its path. This tank of…