Tag: CBC@CBCQuirks
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CBC Quirks & Quarks: Megalodon was enormous — but perhaps less husky than we’d thought
CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks has a segment about megalodon. A new paper in the journal Palaeontologia Electronica reveals that may not have been as robust as previously thought. The extinct shark megalodon was likely the largest predatory shark to ever swim the oceans, but a new reconstruction suggests it was not quite the behemoth…
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CBC Quirks & Quarks: A young carnivorous dinosaur’s last meal
A fossil has revealed that a juvenile Gorgosaurus fed on smaller bird-like dinosaurs, a diet that’s different from their adult counterparts, Alberta scientists say. (Julius Csotonyi/Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology) CBC Radio’s Quicks & Quarks podcast has a piece about tyrannosaurs. A juvenile Gorgosaurus, Gorgosaurus libratus, from Alberta, who lived about 75 million years ago, has…
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Trilobite Tuesday #43: Ancient sea creature sported a big fork on its head to toss away the competition, study suggests
CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks had a recent segment about trilobites. New research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests a use for the large forks that some trilobites grew on their heads. A species of ancient trilobites grew big forks on their heads to fight their opponents and impress…
