Day 22: Velociraptors get all the Hollywood fame, but if you’re looking for the real nightmare of the raptor world, you need to meet Utahraptor. This massive predator is bigger,…

Day 21: Therizinosaurus is one of the weirdest dinosaurs I’ve ever encountered. It’s a herbivore, but its claws are so long and sharp that it looks more like a slasher…

Velociraptors have been Hollywood’s go-to dinosaurs for years, thanks to Jurassic Park. But here’s the thing: the real Velociraptor is a little different from the movie version. It’s smaller, feathered,…

Spinosaurus is a dinosaur that defies expectations. Bigger than T-Rex, it’s built like a predator, but it spends most of its time in the water. Is it a fisherman, a…

Day 20: When you’re wandering the prehistoric world, it’s easy to forget to look up. That’s a mistake I’ll never make again after encountering a Pteranodon—a flying reptile with a…

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…