The Land Before Time (1988) played a huge role in sparking my early love of dinosaurs. Born in the early ’80s, this movie was made for my generation, and it absolutely hit the mark with me. It was one of the few VHS tapes I owned, since most of what we watched back then was either rented or recorded off of TV, and I watched it constantly. To this day, I still find myself quoting […]
I know pterosaurs aren’t dinosaurs, but it feels like they should be, right? I mean I get it, dinosaurs are defined by their skeleton and evolutionary history, all sharing an upright posture yadda yadda yadda. But I didn’t grow up playing dinosaurs and their somewhat-related reptile cousins who happen to fly and / or swim […]
I fell in love with dinosaurs early. Awkward and overweight, I was a fan of the giant herbivores who could hold their own against the horrible meat-eaters. Triceratops, popular with friends, was obviously great but never one of my favourites. Stegosaurus though, the oddly-shaped, lumbering dork with a back full of plates and […]