Dinosaurs
Monthly Archive: December Dino
ROM Research: Detailing Wendiceratops

David Evans and Michael Ryan reveal a spectacular new species of ceratopsian, Wendiceratops was approximately 6 metres from nose to tail and weighed more than a ton (2,000 lbs).
Guest blog by Shiona M. Mackenzie.
T. rex vs. Pan Am Athletes: Who Would Win a Race?

Guest blog post by Environmental Visual Communication Student Lisa Milavic
Do you think you could out-run a Tyrannosaurus rex? What about the athletes in the 2015 Pan Am Games?
How accurate are the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park?
Cineplex speaks to the ROM's own Dr. David Evans, Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, to find out.
Triceratops Dig Week 1

For the past week, a small crew from the Royal Ontario Museum’s palaeontology division has been excavating a Triceratops site on private ranchland in Harding County, South Dakota.
Introducing Acheroraptor temertyorum
![Left: Two Acheroraptor feeding at a Triceratops carcass as Tyrannosaurus rex approaches. Courtesy of Julius Csotonyi. (cropped) Right: Acheroraptor temertyorum recreation. By Emily Willoughby, www.emilywilloughby.com [CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Illustrations of dinosaurs in landscape.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/acheroraptor-temertyorum_jcesar.jpg?itok=3MotNn-g)
ROM Scientists Reveal New “Raptor” Dinosaur Discovery!
David Evans: Palaeontologist. Educator. Model?
David Evans is our latest feature palaeontologist for Dino Days! Meet him Sunday November 25th, but get to know him HERE! So get ready, let’s talk about David Evans!
#5Reasons to come to @ROMToronto this weekend!
So this weekend @ROMToronto? Kind of a big deal. On Saturday we’re covering all things archaeology and Sunday we’re doing the same with palaeontology. Maybe the two best ologies!
Phil Currie, the legend, my hero, is coming to the ROM!
One of the greatest experiences of my life occurred when I was just 7 years old. My mom took me for a week-long adventure to Alberta to visit Drumheller and the Badlands.
Paul Sereno is coming to the ROM!
Paul Sereno, one of my FAVOURITE palaeontologists, is coming to @ROMToronto this Sunday and I could not be be MORE excited. Except for maybe those times when I was a kid…
(cue time travel sound effect- swosh swish swash)
When I was a kid I had a pretty strict bed time. For grades 3 through 5, bed time was somewhere around 8-9PM. Very rarely were exceptions made. About the only time I ever remember my mom letting me stay up was for one of my favourite tv shows, Paleoworld.
School, Dinosaurs, and the ROM Schooling about Dinosaurs.
School, Dinosaurs, & the ROM Schooling about Dinosaurs. OR The Reason why Kiron Dreaded the First Day of School.