Tag Archives: The Big Golden Book of Dinosaurs

The Next Bone of Contention…

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

Yes, that is what feathering T. rex is becoming! Once again I’m feeling the same as what was happening  in the 80’s and 90’s when several madcaps like some of us  confronted the hard core scientists that claimed they had … Continue reading →

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SVP at LA… a personal chronicle.

Posted on November 21, 2013 by

It was a double whammy returning to LA and SVP at the same time. It’s been a while since my last Society of Vertebrate Paleontology meeting …and even longer while since I last had visited Los Angeles… In ’76, it … Continue reading →

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Outtakes from the Big Golden Book (Part One)

Posted on October 15, 2013 by

A busy scene from the Cretaceous North America, with Albertosaurus chasing Maisaura and chicks (there’s a really 9ld version of this one where Albertosaurus had only a timid feather fan round its arms… things move fast!) ,  Originally the big … Continue reading →

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The day Safari got inspired by yours truly!

Posted on September 10, 2013 by

Remember this old painting… ? It was first released in Extreme Dinosaurs more than 13 years ago. It became famous enough for something extraordinary to happen… suddenly  recently suddenly it became a Safari ltd 3D miniature(Oviraptor On Nest Version 2)! … Continue reading →

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It’s official… The *New* Big Golden Book of Dinosaurs is advertised at Amazon!

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

Sixty years ago children and dinosaur fans in general marvelled at the great illustrations of Rudolph Zallinger (both at the Yale Museum famous mural and at children books like Dinosaurs And Other Prehistoric Reptiles)… Artistically his stylish artwork remain a landmark, … Continue reading →

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