"The Broad Lizard" Plateosaurus was among the first dinosaurs to grow relatively large. Some specimens grew up to 10 meters long. It was a massive dinosaur with stocky and thick bones. Its hind legs were more powerfully developed than its front legs, which were also strong. Plateosaurus could stand up on its hind legs to reach […]

"Speedy Thief" During the first expedition of the American Museum of Natural History in the Gobi Desert (outer Mongolia) in 1923 the first velociraptor fossil. It consisted of a central and a complete skull, which, however, was unfortunately shattered. In 1924 Henry Fairfield Osborn, then president of the American Museum of Natural History, gave the […]

Great Lizard Megalosaurus means big lizard in English. But he could also have the name "the first". He was the first dinosaur fossil ever discovered. He was also the first dinosaur genus ever scientifically named. And in February 2020, the Royal Mint of Great Britain issued the first of three 50p coins to commemorate the […]