: The surprising evolutionary path of small, feathered dinosaurs that survived to become modern birds. Key Scientific Themes
: Brusatte emphasizes that we are currently in a "new golden age" of paleontology, with new species being named roughly once a week. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New Histo...
: The era of famous apex predators like T. rex and the diversification of thousands of species across the splitting supercontinent, Pangea. : The surprising evolutionary path of small, feathered
: Major mass extinctions of competitors at the start of the Jurassic allowed dinosaurs to take over. This era saw the rise of giants like sauropods. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New Histo...
: A detailed account of the Chicxulub asteroid impact 66 million years ago and the rapid environmental collapse that followed.