Dinosaur Central: Dinosaurs in science and popular culture

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The dinosaur art of Mineo Shiraishi

Showcasing the extraordinary life restorations of the highly respected Japanese paleoartist, Mineo Shiraishi.

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Dinosaur Central: Dinosaurs in science and popular culture

"The public image of dinosaurs is tainted by extinction. It's hard to accept dinosaurs as a success when they are all dead. But the fact of ultimate extinction should not make us overlook the absolutely unsurpassed role dinosaurs played in the history of life."

Robert T. Bakker
The Dinosaur Heresies

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The best scene in a dinosaur movie?
The votes are in.

Prehisterics
Dinosaur science and matters paleo are, importantly, sombre and serious businesses. Here's a collection of paleo and dinosaur-themed comic strips to lighten the mood.

Paleo/Evo activism
Armchair paleontologist/dinosaur groupie and want to do more without leaving your computer?

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Dinosaur DataDig	Dinosaur tropes
Free dinosaur fonts	What KT extinction?
Free clip art	Lost worlds of the dinosaur
Free wallpapers	Best scene in a dino movie?
Dinosaur picture gallery	Mesozoic megaplex
Drawing dinosaurs	Listening room
Dinosaur Field guide	Prehysterics
Genera list	Paleo / Evo activism
Dinosaurologist directory	NewsWatch
Greek and Latin	BlogWatch
Ruling reptiles	New species: 08, 09, 10
Dinosaur Directory	Top news: 08, 09
Dinosaurs: A cultural phenomena	This week in history

Dinosaur reference: Dinosaur species, list of dinosaur species and paleontologists

A feature-rich, illustrated database of 141 key dinosaurs.

An up-to-date list of every dinosaur genera currently known.

A directory of paleontologists and other dinosaur workers A developing directory of those who have made significant contributions to dinosaur science.

Greek and Latin for dinosaurologists explains the terms used by dinosaur workers.

Mesozoic reptiles: Pterosaurs and marine reptiles The other Mesozoic reptiles, rulers of the air and oceans.

Visual guide: Pterosaurs

Spotlight: Pterodaustro, the flamingo pterosaur.

Directory of dinosaur web links

Dinosaur Central: Directory of dinosaur websites

The Internet's largest collection of dinosaur web links. Annotated and now with a rating system.

Dinosaurs in popular culture

A resource collection focussing on dinosaurs as a cultural phenomenon in Western societies.

Explore dinosaur cultural themes Explore themes that have arisen from our culture's fascination with dinosaurs.

What KT extinction?

Lost Worlds of Dinosauria: A visual survey

A trope is a storytelling shorthand for a concept that the audience will recognize and understand instantly. For dinosaurs and dinosaur-related tropes...

Snapshots explores visual themes in pop culture Exploring visual themes in pop culture.

Panoplies: Panoply: "A splendid or striking array."

Eyecons: "Look into my eyes...uh, eye."

Dinosaur video and audio at the Paleo playhouse Mesozoic megaplex: Watch dinosaur films, television, docos and more.

The Listening room: Audio of dinosaur fiction.