Reptilian Rants » Extinct Reptiles http://reptilis.net The rants and ravings of the webmaster Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:17:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 T-U-R-T-L-E Power! Part 2: The weird and wacky origin of turtles. http://reptilis.net/2010/06/26/t-u-r-t-l-e-power-part-2-the-weird-and-wacky-origin-of-turtles/ http://reptilis.net/2010/06/26/t-u-r-t-l-e-power-part-2-the-weird-and-wacky-origin-of-turtles/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:15:14 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=568
  • T-U-R-T-L-E Power! Part 1: Turtles are Weird.
  • Tuataras do it faster than anyone else.
  • New paper dispells Komodo myth. Also Megalania may have been the world’s largest venomous animal.
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2010/06/26/t-u-r-t-l-e-power-part-2-the-weird-and-wacky-origin-of-turtles/feed/ 4     Get in on the deal: Indiana University Press one day sale. http://reptilis.net/2010/02/17/get-in-on-the-deal-indiana-university-press-one-day-sale/ http://reptilis.net/2010/02/17/get-in-on-the-deal-indiana-university-press-one-day-sale/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:39:58 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=563
  • Bow down to the warrior croc _Guarinisuchus munizi_
  • Site update
  • Two new paleo-herps illustrate the problems of a persistent reptile myth.
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2010/02/17/get-in-on-the-deal-indiana-university-press-one-day-sale/feed/ 0     Mechanics of bipedalism suggest dinosaurs had to be warm-blooded. Or: Why the aerobic capacity model needs to be retired. http://reptilis.net/2010/01/23/mechanics-of-bipedalism-suggest-dinosaurs-had-to-be-warm-blooded-or-why-the-aerobic-capacity-model-needs-to-be-retired/ http://reptilis.net/2010/01/23/mechanics-of-bipedalism-suggest-dinosaurs-had-to-be-warm-blooded-or-why-the-aerobic-capacity-model-needs-to-be-retired/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:14:40 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=516
  • New paper says dinosaurs were endomorphs.
  • Tuataras do it faster than anyone else.
  • A critical evalution of Tianyulong confiusci – part 3: Plucking at the idea of feathered dinosaurs
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2010/01/23/mechanics-of-bipedalism-suggest-dinosaurs-had-to-be-warm-blooded-or-why-the-aerobic-capacity-model-needs-to-be-retired/feed/ 5     The dangers of documentaries. http://reptilis.net/2009/12/16/the-dangers-of-documentaries/ http://reptilis.net/2009/12/16/the-dangers-of-documentaries/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:44:13 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=513
  • Stateside and XPed again.
  • Jurassic (Bites) Club
  • JFC lockjaw
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2009/12/16/the-dangers-of-documentaries/feed/ 0     Land lubbing crocs get their day in the sun. Also, there’s a varanid special on NOVA. http://reptilis.net/2009/10/20/land-lubbing-crocs-get-their-day-in-the-sun-also-theres-a-varanid-special-on-nova/ http://reptilis.net/2009/10/20/land-lubbing-crocs-get-their-day-in-the-sun-also-theres-a-varanid-special-on-nova/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:55:44 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=455
  • “Dakota” and National Geographic
  • Supersize crocs on PBS
  • _Microraptor gui_ to be featured in tomorrow night’s NOVA.
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2009/10/20/land-lubbing-crocs-get-their-day-in-the-sun-also-theres-a-varanid-special-on-nova/feed/ 1     New paper says dinosaurs were endomorphs. http://reptilis.net/2009/07/14/new-paper-says-dinosaurs-were-endomorphs/ http://reptilis.net/2009/07/14/new-paper-says-dinosaurs-were-endomorphs/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:59:05 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=384
  • Mechanics of bipedalism suggest dinosaurs had to be warm-blooded. Or: Why the aerobic capacity model needs to be retired.
  • The old grey sauropod just ain’t what she used to be.
  • A critical evalution of Tianyulong confiusci – part 3: Plucking at the idea of feathered dinosaurs
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2009/07/14/new-paper-says-dinosaurs-were-endomorphs/feed/ 1     New paper dispells Komodo myth. Also Megalania may have been the world’s largest venomous animal. http://reptilis.net/2009/05/18/new-paper-dispells-komodo-myth-also-megalania-may-have-been-the-worlds-largest-venomous-animal/ http://reptilis.net/2009/05/18/new-paper-dispells-komodo-myth-also-megalania-may-have-been-the-worlds-largest-venomous-animal/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 00:21:06 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=340
  • Turns out Komodo dragons aren’t all that unique afterall.
  • Biomechanics of theropod necks
  • Virgin Dragons and Fossil Sharks
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2009/05/18/new-paper-dispells-komodo-myth-also-megalania-may-have-been-the-worlds-largest-venomous-animal/feed/ 5     Sprawling crocodylians walk straight even if there isn’t much O2 to go around. http://reptilis.net/2009/04/22/sprawling-hyperoxic-crocodylians-walk-straight-and-fast/ http://reptilis.net/2009/04/22/sprawling-hyperoxic-crocodylians-walk-straight-and-fast/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:55:22 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=314
  • Mechanics of bipedalism suggest dinosaurs had to be warm-blooded. Or: Why the aerobic capacity model needs to be retired.
  • New paper on the strangest pterosaur ever.
  • So, why go bipedal?
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2009/04/22/sprawling-hyperoxic-crocodylians-walk-straight-and-fast/feed/ 0     A critical evalution of Tianyulong confiusci – part 3: Plucking at the idea of feathered dinosaurs http://reptilis.net/2009/04/13/a-critical-evalution-of-tianyulong-confiusci-part-3-plucking-at-the-idea-of-feathered-dinosaurs/ http://reptilis.net/2009/04/13/a-critical-evalution-of-tianyulong-confiusci-part-3-plucking-at-the-idea-of-feathered-dinosaurs/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:14:55 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=246
  • A critical evaluation of Tianyulong confiusci – part 2
  • A critical evaluation of Tianyulong confiusci – part 1
  • Feathers in ornithischians? Probably not.
    • ]]>     http://reptilis.net/2009/04/13/a-critical-evalution-of-tianyulong-confiusci-part-3-plucking-at-the-idea-of-feathered-dinosaurs/feed/ 6     A critical evaluation of Tianyulong confiusci – part 2 http://reptilis.net/2009/04/06/a-critical-evaluation-of-tianyulong-confiusci-part-2/ http://reptilis.net/2009/04/06/a-critical-evaluation-of-tianyulong-confiusci-part-2/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:30:21 +0000 Jura http://reptilis.net/?p=224
  • A critical evaluation of Tianyulong confiusci – part 1
  • A critical evalution of Tianyulong confiusci – part 3: Plucking at the idea of feathered dinosaurs
  • Feathers in ornithischians? Probably not.
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