Prehistoric Life

Could Tyrannosaurus rex have been warm-blooded? Scientists have finally measured the body temperature of the King of the Dinosaurs! 🦖🌡️ A new study published in Science Advances has revealed that T. rex maintained an estimated body temperature of 36.3°C (97.3°F) — comparable to the body temperatures of some modern mammals! But how did scientists figure this out from fossils that are approximately...

For the first time, paleontologists may have found a trackway made by an adult Tyrannosaurus rex! 🦖👣 Discovered in the Hell Creek Formation of southwestern North Dakota, this remarkable trackway preserves four connected three-toed footprints, each roughly 1 meter (3 feet) long. The trackway stretches for about 7 meters (23 feet) and dates back approximately 66.5 million years. The trackmaker is...

A dinosaur we thought was exclusively North American has now been found in Spain! 🦕🇪🇸 Paleontologists have identified fossils from the La Tejería site near El Castellar in Teruel, Spain, as belonging to Diplodocus — making this the first confirmed evidence of Diplodocus outside North America! The fossils include 14 tail vertebrae and several chevrons, dating to roughly 150 million years ago durin...

🏛️ WE HAVE TO STAND UP FOR OUR NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS.Another natural history museum is facing an uncertain future. According to a September 22, 2026 report from the Hays Post, an employee of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays, Kansas, announced that the museum would close at the end of the year. However, Fort Hays State University has not officially announced a closure, and universi...

🦖 A NEW THERIZINOSAUR HAS BEEN DISCOVERED! Meet Kayrasaurus changliensis, a newly described therizinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China. In this episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, we're taking a look at this bizarre new dinosaur and what its discovery can tell us about the evolution and ecology of early therizinosaurs. The specimen is particularly...

🏛️ WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO TURN AN OLD SCHOOL BUILDING INTO A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM?In this episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, I'm taking you inside my current vision for a future natural history and paleontology museum in the Bull Street District of Columbia, South Carolina. For years, I've talked about my goal of creating a museum where people can experience dinosaurs, fossils, geol...

📄 YouTube Description🦖 Welcome to Day 2 of Prehistoric Live 2026!📅 May 2nd, 2026 — the final day of an incredible journey into dinosaurs and prehistoric life. From cutting-edge research to fossil reconstructions and deep-time discoveries, Day 2 brings together a diverse group of speakers to close out Prehistoric Live with insight, passion, and serious prehistoric energy.🎤 Day 2 Speaker Lineup:...

🏛️ ANOTHER NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM IS CLOSING.https://www.inquirer.com/education/academy-of-natural-sciences-closing-museum-philadelphia-20260901.htmlOn September 1, 2026, Drexel University and the Academy of Natural Sciences announced that the Academy's museum in Philadelphia will close at the end of September, ending nearly 200 years of public museum operations. The museum opened to the publi...

📄 YouTube Description 🦖 Welcome to Day 1 of Prehistoric Live 2026! 📅 May 1st, 2026 — the event kicks off with an incredible lineup of speakers from across the paleontology and paleoart world. Prehistoric Live brings together scientists, artists, and communicators to explore dinosaurs and ancient life from multiple perspectives — from fieldwork to art to cutting-edge research. 🎤 Day 1 Speaker L...

🦖 THE FIRST STEP TOWARD MY MUSEUM STARTS HERE. If you want to support: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/palmettopaleonmuseum/help-bring-prehistoric-life-to-south-carolina?ref=d54alm For years, I've talked about my dream of creating a paleontology and natural history museum in South Carolina. Now, I'm finally taking the first real physical step toward making that dream a reality. In th...

Can We Build a Natural History Museum Together? | My Kickstarter PlanDescription🦖 WHAT IF WE COULD BUILD A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM TOGETHER?For years, I've dreamed of creating my own natural history museum—a place where people can experience dinosaurs, fossils, geology, and the incredible story of life on Earth. In this episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, I'm talking about an idea tha...

🦴 Comparative Articulation I define comparative articulation as a full specimen, or most of a specimen, articulated primarily to display its biological structure—essentially answering the question: "What are they supposed to look like?" The goal is to clearly communicate the animal's anatomy and allow visitors to understand how the bones fit together. 🏃 Dynamic Articulation Dynamic...

🦖 THE EAST COAST ROAD TRIP 2026 CONTINUES!After walking in the footsteps of dinosaurs at Dinosaur State Park, we're continuing our journey through Connecticut and heading to one of the most famous natural history museums in the country—the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History! In this episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, we explore Yale's incredible collections of dinosaurs, fossils...

🦖 WE'RE WALKING WHERE DINOSAURS ONCE WALKED!The East Coast Road Trip 2026 continues! After exploring the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and the Virginia Museum of Natural History, we're heading to one of the most unique prehistoric destinations on our journey: Dinosaur State Park in Connecticut! Instead of just looking at dinosaur skeletons in a museum, this time we're step...

🦖 THE EAST COAST ROAD TRIP 2026 CONTINUES! After kicking off our journey at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, we're back on the road and heading north for our next stop! In this episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, we visit the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville, Virginia, to explore the incredible prehistoric life and natural history of the region. As we cont...

🦖 THE EAST COAST ROAD TRIP 2026 HAS BEGUN! The journey is officially underway! In this episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, we kick off our 2026 East Coast Road Trip with our very first stop: the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, North Carolina! I'm joined by Bodhi Shonin from DinoMight TV as we explore one of the Southeast's most incredible natural history museums...

🦖 THE NEXT BIG PREHISTORIC LIFE ADVENTURE IS HERE! In this episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, I'm finally revealing my plans for my 2026 East Coast Road Trip! After years of visiting museums, interviewing paleontologists, and exploring the world of prehistoric life, I'm hitting the road again to visit even more museums, fossil sites, and natural history destinations across the East...

What does it take to turn a passion for dinosaurs and paleontology into a business? In this episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, I sit down with the team behind Total Dino for an in-depth conversation about the world of dinosaur fossils, collecting, and the business of bringing prehistoric life to people around the world. We talk about their work, their passion for dinosaurs, the challenges of...

🦖 A brand new dinosaur has just been described from Alberta, Canada! In this episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, we break down the newly published paper describing Plesiolophus warnerensis, a newly named lambeosaurine dinosaur that may represent one of the earliest known relatives of Parasaurolophus. This discovery comes from the Oldman Formation of southern Alberta and helps fill a major ga...

What happens behind the exhibits at one of America's greatest natural history museums? 🦖In this special episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, I visit the Natural History Museum of Utah for an incredible behind-the-scenes experience that takes us beyond the public galleries and into the museum's fossil preparation lab! I had the amazing opportunity to meet Alex Straley and get an up-clo...

🦖 Why does Jurassic Park still captivate millions of people over 30 years after its release? In this video essay, I explore why Jurassic Park may be one of the most important pieces of dinosaur media ever created—not because it was the most scientifically accurate, but because it inspired something even more powerful: wonder. While documentaries teach us incredible facts about prehistoric life, J...

The Suchomimus Taxonomy Scandal + Mind-Blowing New Spinosaur CT Scans! Is one of the world’s most famous spinosaurs actually a lie? 🦖In today’s episode of the Prehistoric Life Podcast, we are diving straight into the massive paleontology scandal taking the internet by storm! A groundbreaking 2026 paper published in Geodiversitas by Frédéric Pittet has proposed that Suchomimus tenerensis might act...

🦖 Welcome back to the Western Dino Road Trip 2026!In this episode, I visit the Mountain America Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point Utah, one of the largest and most impressive dinosaur museums in the world! With one of the biggest displays of mounted dinosaur skeletons anywhere, the Museum of Ancient Life is an absolute must-visit for anyone passionate about paleontology. From towering...

🦖 Welcome back to the Western Dino Road Trip 2026!In this episode, I visit the Natural History Museum of Utah (Located in Salt Lake City Utah), one of the premier natural history museums in the United States! Home to world-class fossil collections and groundbreaking paleontological research, the museum showcases Utah's incredible prehistoric past through stunning exhibits featuring dinosaurs,...

🦖 Welcome back to the Western Dino Road Trip 2026!In this episode, I visit the BYU Museum of Paleontology (Located in Provo Utah) to explore one of Utah’s incredible centers for dinosaur research, fossils, and prehistoric discoveries! The BYU Museum of Paleontology is home to an amazing collection of dinosaur specimens, with displays showcasing the incredible diversity of life that once roamed th...