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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Dreadnoughtus schrani

A newly unearthed “supermassive” dinosaur, Dreadnoughtus schrani, is the largest known land animal for which mass can be accurately calculated, concludes a new study.
Its name might be a tongue-twister, but Leikupal Laticauda has vaulted into the upper reaches of dinosaur stardom.
The dinosaur, whose scientific name means “fear nothing” and is nicknamed “Dread,” is described in the latest issue of Scientific Reports. Dread measured 85 feet long and weighed about 65 tons, according to the study, which also reports that the dinosaur’s skeleton is the most complete ever found for its type.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Interesting Facts about Jurassic World

     Jurassic World, the "World’s Greatest Theme Park," opened for business in June 2005. According to the section of the viral site dedicated to Jurassic World – also labeled as "the safest theme park in the world" – the park played host to 98,120 visitors during its first month of operation. Right, but how many of them were accidentally devoured by the park’s attractions? 


    This knowledge actually comes from the official Jurassic World web site, which has a countdown clock ticking away toward… something. I’m going on record as saying it’s the first Jurassic World trailer. And if you do the math, you realize it’s supposed to drop on Thanksgiving Day. In the evening. Possibly during football. Pass the turkey, and run from dinosaurs. 


    The new park, Jurassic World, has been constructed on Isla Nublar – the site of the horrors featured in the original Jurassic Park (as opposed to the sister location of Isla Sorna, featured in Joe Johnston’s 2001 sequel Jurassic Park III). The site claims that the "events" of the early Jurassic Park movies created a "frenzy" in the media. "Conservation groups around the globe were looking and waiting for any incident to tarnish our reputation to try and take Isla Nublar away from us," the site reports. "We had to set a feeling of safety, for when the time came for opening in 2005, we had to ensure people were willing to come." And they do come. The dinosaurs have to eat something, after all. 

Tuesday, November 18, 2014