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About 80 million years ago, the carnivorous Velociraptor and the plant eating Protoceratops fought to the death.
This horned dinosaur had two long spikes on the back of its frill, the bony extension behind its skull.
This plant-eating dinosaur was an ornithopod, as are duck-bill dinosaurs. 
Find out how your brain adjusts for changes in lighting. 

Learn how to look at a bunch of bones and draw what a dinosaur looked like. 
Named in 2000, this dinosaur is hot off the "paleo" presses! Unlike the jagged teeth of other troodontids, Byronosaurus ...
Because of the diamond-shaped plates on its back, Stegosaurus was given a name that means "roof lizard." 
As you can tell from its body plates and tail spikes, this dinosaur is related to Stegosaurus. 
With its bird-like features, this animal was mistaken for a giant bird for a while.
Dug up in the Alxa Desert in China, this is the oldest and most complete therizinosaur ever found.
Compared to other titanosaurs, Gondwanatitan was a peewee at only about 7.5 meters (25 feet) long. 

Paleontologist Mark Norell answers kids’ questions.

Investigate some of the ethical issues involved in cloning.
This prehistoric relative of living ducks had a long neck, tall legs, webbed feet, and a duck-like head.
About 80 million years ago in the Gobi Desert, sixteen dinosaurs hatched in this nest. One of the hatchlings died before...
This theropod belonged to a group called ornithomimids, also called "ostrich-mimics." 
Earth was a very different place at the beginning of the Triassic. All of Earth's continents were combined into one supe...
Effigia looks just like a dinosaur. It particularly looks a lot like bird-like dinosaurs called ornithomimids, or ostric...
Its brow horns and snout horn inspired this dinosaur's name, which means "three-horned face."
This fossilized skull was recently discovered at Ukhaa Tolgod in the Gobi Desert. It is probably from a new kind of dino...
Paleontologists uncovered this just-hatched Protoceratops in 1997 at Ukhaa Tolgod.
A dinosaur book led to this paleontologist's lifelong fascination with fossils.
Flashback to 80 million years ago in the Gobi Desert. Deltatheridium scurried among dinosaurs.
This is one of the oldest known dinosaurs!
Sterling was always fascinated by nature, ancient history, and archaeology. Since he was 15 years old, he has spent ever...
Many famous dinosaurs, such as T. rex and Triceratops, first appeared in the Cretaceous Period.
This plant-eating dinosaur might have weighed as much as 225 kilograms (500 pounds)!
This predator has fast feet, a pair of "killing claws," and more than 60 jagged teeth!
The name Jurassic conjures images of tremendous dinosaurs roaming the Earth.
Museum scientists made a surprising discovery in the Gobi Desert: an egg that contained the remains of a tiny dinosaur e...

Meet some of the more unusual members of T. rex and Velociraptor's family tree.

In this interview, meet the cast of a titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs ever found!

In this interview, meet the cast of a titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs ever found!
Oviraptor was a bizarre-looking, toothless dinosaur. 
Psittacosaurus is one of the oldest and most primitive ceratopians ever found!
This rare lizard lived in the Gobi Desert about 80 million years ago. 

Kids took the OLogy Challenge and shared their work with us!
In the 1940s, paleontologists from the American Museum of Natural History discovered rich fossil beds in the high desert...
About 80 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous, this armored plant-eater roamed the Gobi Desert in Central Asia....

In this interview, meet the cast of a titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs ever found!
One of the earlier dinosaurs to appear on Earth was Coelophysis. It was a small, but skilled hunter that lived during th...

In this interview, meet the cast of a titanosaur, one of the largest dinosaurs ever found!
His love of natural sciences and extreme camping led this scientist to paleontology.
Although extinct today, this gopher-sized mammal thrived during the Mesozoic Era for about two million years.

Match up these eight dinosaur fossil photos with their descriptions.
Of all the dinosaurs to roam the Earth, the largest ones belonged to a group called sauropods- huge plant-eating dinosau...
This massive plant-eater lived about 100 million years ago. Today, a cast of this 122-foot long titanosaur welcomes visi...
One look at Redondasaurus, and you might think it's a crocodile. After all, it has a similar long, armored body, with a ...
When the famous Tyrannosaurus rex roamed North America, a very similar dinosaur was living on the other side of the Eart...

Paleontologist Mark Norell answers questions about T. rex.

About 80 million years ago two dinosaurs were locked in deadly combat when they were suddenly buried alive. See one of the greatest fossil specimens ever found.
This "king tyrant lizard" was one of the largest carnivores that ever lived.
This living dinosaur is also known by its common name, the Martineta tinamou. 
Long before dinosaurs, these strange roach-like creatures scurried along the ancient sea floor.

Challenge your friends to this Mesozoic Era card game.
This primitive armored dinosaur had bony plates and spikes that served almost like armor.
Sauropods weren't just the largest dinosaurs. They were also the largest animals to ever live on land. The sauropod Mame...

What is it like to hunt for dinosaur fossils? And what discoveries are made back in the lab?
The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth.
Confuciusornis is the earliest-known toothless, beaked bird.
This real-life "Indiana Jones" led the first AMNH expeditions to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.
In the 1920s, the first team of Museum paleontologists trekked to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.
This famous long-necked, long-tailed wonder belongs to a group called "sauropods." 

Join the inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. 

Did you know that all continents on Earth were once a huge supercontinent?

What happens when you mix colors of light? The results might surprise you!

Join the inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. 

The largest mammal at the Museum is interviewed by the largest dinosaur
The giant squid is the largest invertebrate, or animal without a backbone, ever to have lived on Earth! 
For Steve Quinn, art and science have always gone hand-in-hand. As a kid, he liked to draw and make clay models of dinos...

How much do you know about the Age of Dinosaurs? 

Join the inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. 

Join the inquisitive Deena Soris as she interviews the fossil of a Protoceratops. 

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Carefully removing the fossils without damaging them takes talent, special tools, and lots of patience. 

Anyone can find fossils. This handy guide tells you where to look and what to do.

How do your fossil-sorting skills stack up? Put them to the test with this kid-friendly online puzzle.
This extinct bird weighed over 330 pounds and had heavy legs and tiny wings. 

Sharks have been around for 450 million years. Find out about their unique features and way of life!
Every summer, Museum paleontologists join Mongolian scientists to hunt for fossils. 

Take a peek inside two paleontologists' scrapbook.

Kids took the OLogy Challenge and shared their work with us!

Examine fossils and gather clues from experts!
Even though this whale of a whale weighs many tons, the humpback whale can make acrobatic leaps out of the water!
The first vertebrates to fly took to the skies about 215 million years ago. These creatures were neither birds nor bats....
Located in the Gobi Desert, this is a fossil "hot spot" for Museum paleontologists. 
Mongolia is a large country in the middle of Asia. Its Gobi Desert is a fossil "gold mine" for paleontologists.

Biodiversity scientist Richard Pearson answers this question.

What skin color, eye color, and type of feathers will you give this T. rex?

Biodiversity is the rich variety of life on Earth. But why is it important?
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Find out how humans are threatening species, and what we can do to help protect them.

Bury chicken bones in plaster of Paris to see the challenges paleontologists face when excavating fossils.

Kids took the OLogy Challenge and shared their work with us!

Kids took the OLogy Challenge and shared their work with us!

This rock is as old as Earth itself. What stories does it tell?

Meet a rock that's made almost entirely of fossils! 

In some marine environments like coral reefs, lionfish are super-villains.

Coal is polluting the atmosphere and is one of the causes of global warming. How can we help prevent warming?
What do we have in common with sharks, bluebirds, lizards, and toads? We are all vertebrates, or animals with backbones....
With their white bellies and dark backs, dolphins can be found jumping above the water, swimming alongside fishing ships...
To try to piece together how organisms are related, scientists use cladistics.

Find out how paleontologist John Flynn answered kids' questions.

Tracking a gorilla can get hairy. Literally. Just ask George Amato.

OLogy learning: Find resources for K-5 grade levels.

Discover where starry-eyed Neil has followed his curiosity.