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NEW Discovery: A Bone-headed Dinosaur the size of a Dog

the oldest bone-headed dinosaur ever unearthed in North America. The unusual dog-sized, plant-eating dinosaur was discovered by palaeontologists Dr. David Evans of the Royal Ontario Museum and Dr. Michael J. Ryan, curator of vertebrate paleontology, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and Ryan Sch

ROM Research: Detailing Wendiceratops

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. Fossils collected from a bonebed in southern Alberta during the summers of 2011 th

Damien’s Wish: A Day as a Palaeontologist

Damien’s Wish: A Day as a Palaeontologist

ntologist for a day and work alongside curators behind the scenes. The ROM facilitated this by providing a gallery tour with Dr. Hans Larsson and Dr. David Evans, after which they moved into the private collections and finally concluded in Brian Iwama ’s palaeobiology lab.   Since he was a

How accurate are the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park?

dinosaurs portrayed in this series really are or what it's like to discover a new species of dinosaur? Cineplex speaks to the ROM's own Dr. David Evans, Curator, Vertebrate Palaeontology, to find out.  For the latest news about dinosaurs and ancient life, follow @ROMPalaeo and 

The Healing Power of Dinosaurs: A look at Dinosaur Day at The Hospital for Sick Children

The Healing Power of Dinosaurs: A look at Dinosaur Day at The Hospital for Sick Children

even dressed him up. We sang songs with familiar tunes but silly lyrics like “Five T-Rexes jumping on the bed”. We made up a song to welcome Dr. David Evans and his Dino named Zuul. The highlight of the day was the visit in the afternoon by Dr. David Evans, who is the ROM's James and Loui

There’s bones in them there hills: Fossil Finding in the Badlands

There’s bones in them there hills: Fossil Finding in the Badlands

thrill, the satisfaction, the excitement of finding a fossil is something not everyone gets to experience. The Royal Ontario Museums’s very own Dr. David Evans, Senior Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology, and Michael Ryan, Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural

A New Dino Stamp Series

A New Dino Stamp Series

Named in 2013 by David C. Evans  (Royal Ontario Museum) and  Michael J. Ryan  (Cleveland Museum of Natural History), the  Acrotholus audeti (Ack-RHO-tho-LUS) is one of five dinosaurs featured in Canada Post's new "Dinos of Canada" stamp series. Acrotholus audeti, approximately

Recap of Today’s Dino Q&A

A picture of David Evans (ROM) and fellow dino hunter Dr. M. Ryan excavating a fossil in Alberta shared on Twitter during the Q&A. Dr. David Evans, ROM palaeontologist and dino hunter, took your questions over twitter this afternoon for a one-hour Q&A. Here’s a recap of the conversatio

Visiting Zuul

Visiting Zuul

f the rock matrix remains in some places that we can safely perch in certain places up above the block. Here our curator of vertebrate palaeontology, David Evans, carefully surveys the exposed fossils. To the left of David, and in front of Victoria, you can see a string of vertebrae (the backbone)

Summerasaurus Part I: Digging for Dinos

Mark Farmer recently returned from an expedition to the far end of southern Alberta with Dr. David Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the ROM, in search of dinosaurs! Join us over the course of the next month as Mark and Dr. Evans put up their notes from the field, detailing dis