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T. Rex Vs Shark
Inspired by several postings I did in the past I wanted to do a rendering of a T-rex doing something a little different...In Eyelids of Mourning I suggested that theropods likely used nictitating...
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Happy Veteran's Day from da' Salad
For the freedom fighters both past and present!!!Dominion: Dinosaurs Versus Aliens (c) concept art
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Chicken Fat in the Fall
What does the Fall mean to you? Cozy evenings by the fireplace? Chamomile tea and that extra hour of sleep from daylight savings? A pervading sense of the rhythms of life winding down? Turkey, flu...
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The Turkey Will Have Its Revenge...
On turkey day let us not lose sight of the fact that we are eating a domesticated derived avian theropod- a dinosaur. The turkey is also one of two domesticated new world animals that I can think of-...
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Plant Wars
Over at one of my favorite blogs- The Dragon's Tales - they highlight a new study which provides a model for angiosperm spread during the Cretaceous. For your convenience I will copy and paste the...
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"All Yesterdays" is All the Rage
You can't penetrate very far into the paleo-blogosphere these days without coming across rave reviews and accolades for the new speculative, paleo-illustrated book All Yesterdays. It seems Conway,...
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Asia Rising: The Year of the Dragon
One of the eventualities of the end of the year is the end of the year list. Whatever your passion is someone on the interwebz is probably compiling their top stories of that particular subject for the...
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It Came From the Depths...
Gnarly, bitey stuff from the depths is something we will never get sick of here at da' salad and I hope you feel the same way- if you do there is much of interest to you in this post. Hollywood, myth...
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Merry X-mas from da' Salad
I have no idea who is artist (c)Mesozoic Fall. Rod Chile (c)
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Cold War Theories, Indonesian Peatlands and Giant Termite Mounds
Steve Hasiotis. fossil termite moundWhen one has the curiosity, motivation and time to pursue arcane or obscure subject matters one can never predict where one will end up. This free fall into the void...
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Year's End Contemplation
We are in a bit of a contemplative mood here at salad headquarters. The year is wrapping up, the blog has been going for a little over 6 months now and we are closing in on 10, 000 page views. Some...
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California Dreaming: Moss in the Desert
Here in southern Califas it is winter. This basically means that on the colder days, shorts are not really an option. In the opinion of people from more northern or inland parts of the country- the...
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This Island Earth IIId: Planet Parasite Revisited
Finding direct evidence of parasite/host infection in the fossil record is about as rare as say, finding a good Kiss song. (The following post is best enjoyed while listening to one of the good ones-...
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Hungry, Hungry Bronto
Over at SVPOW Brian Engh posted a beautiful pic of a Brontomerus amidst a background of semi-toppled trees.Brian EnghHe actively solicited thoughts on this topic and well, I just had to chime in. Long...
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Happy MLK Day from da' Salad!!!!
IF you have never listened to the complete speech, do yourself a favor and watch. Much here for all people to gain from and be inspired by.Cheers!!!
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Crown of Thorns Saltasaurus
Inspired by the comments section debate and the Brian Engh Brontomerus depiction over at SVPOW dealing with sauropod plant interactions I drew this today-Here we have a Saltasaurus which, in its...
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In Australia Camels Eat Your Toilet
Never mind dingoes eating their babies, now Australians have to worry about camels eating their toilets. As if cane toads, plagues of mice, and the ravages of global warming was not enough for the...
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I'm Sori But That Dino is Juicing...
One of the more vexing questions in dinosaur paleontology in my view is the question of herbivorous dinosaur growth rates. Lacking the jump start mammals get from milk and seemingly left to fend for...
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"Jurassic Burglar Alarm" Preview
Duane Nash. (c) 2013Like I have lamented before, I always have wanted to draw more pics for this blog- so here is a preview of an upcoming drawing I am working on. Decided to branch out from pen and...
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