Paleontologists recently found the fossilized remains of a snake in a dinosaur’s nest , about to chow down on some baby dino . Thankfully, God spited the snake and wiped that mother out in a landslide. THAT’S WHAT YOU GET, SATAN! Scientists have found a 67 million-year-old fossil of a snake coiled around dinosaur eggs and a hatchling. This is the first evidence of snakes eating dinosaurs. “It’s a stunning, once-in-a-lifetime find,” said paleontologist Paul Sereno of the University of Chicago, who was not involved in the study . “We’ve caught one of the rarest moments in the fossil record, which is prey and predator, together.” Haha, nice Paul — I love taking credit for things I wasn’t involved in. The moon landing? That was all me. Also, fire and stretchy pants. 67 Million-Year-Old Snake Fossil Found Eating Baby Dinosaurs [wired] Thanks to Spikey DaPikey, Spiff and Footclan, who have never eaten the fruit a snake told them to. Fruit-Roll-Ups, yes, plain fruit, no.

Tinysaurs are little dinosaur models created by artist Kelly Farrell. They’re cute as hell and you better believe I’m gonna catch ‘em all . Then lacquer them and carry them around in my pocket . ZOMG — I hope they nibble holes in my underwear! Each one is laser cut out of oak tag board using a 35 watt cutting laser, and pre-perfed for (relatively) easy assembly - assuming you’ve got some really steady hands. The T-Rex, triceraptops, stegosaurus and woolly mammoth kits are all available over at Kelly’s Etsy shop , the Maker’s Market , or Everything Tiny and cost just $7 (USD) unassembled, and $16 with a pair of tweezers and glue in a handy gift tin. If you’re a complete lazy-ass with no hand-eye coordination Kelly is also selling pre-assembled dinos in a little glass case for $60. I don’t recommend those. You get no street-cred for buying things preassembled. Hit the jump for several more pics of the possibilities!

What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than home alone in front of the television at 10PM Eastern watching a Discovery Channel special on dinosaur sex ? I can’t think of a single one. Of course, I can’t think of a better way to spend any day. Tyrannosaurus Sex , the Discovery Channel’s “new special that investigates dinosaur reproduction” and uses “ground-breaking CGI [to] bring new life to one of the last mysteries of these great beasts.” The press release for the show is a thing of both beauty and terror — not unlike a dinosaur, really. “Tyrannosaurus Sex doesn’t just answer the questions, IT SHOWS DINOSAUR SEX IN ALL ITS GLORY ,” it says. Please god, no. “How did a ferocious T-Rex woo his lady? How did a female Titanosaur support the weight of a male who was as long as a four-story building is high? How did a Stegosaurus couple negotiate sex with all those deadly plates and spikes?” Oh. my. God. It’s like the Discovery Channel has been rooting around in my brain! Tell me, did you find out where I parked my car last night? Right, I remember being at that club, and then — robot threesome whaaaaat? Nope, definitely came up with this on their own. Press Release [tvbythenumbers] via ‘Tyrannosaurus Sex’: Jurassic spark? [popwatch] Thanks to Ryleigh and Craig, who are both invited to come over and watch provided we don’t ever make eye contact.

Finally scientists have proven that, despite what popular kid’s programs would have you believe, dinosaurs were not all purple and sing-songy and allowed near children. Nope, some has feathers . Red ones. The researchers removed 29 chips, each the size of a poppy seed, from across the dinosaur’s body. Mr. Vinther put the chips under a microscope and discovered melanosomes. To figure out the colors of Anchiornis feathers, Mr. Vinther and his colleagues turned to Matthew Shawkey, a University of Akron biologist who has made detailed studies of melanosome patterns in living birds. Dr. Shawkey can accurately predict the color of feathers from melanosomes alone. The scientists used the same method to decipher Anchiornis’s color pattern. Anchiornis had a crown of reddish feathers surrounding dark gray ones, and its face was mottled with reddish and black spots. Its body was dark gray, but its limb feathers were white with black tips. Given the full detail of the findings, Dr. Prum said, “it was like writing the first entry in a Jurassic field guide to feathered dinosaurs.” “….like writing the first entry in a Jurassic field guide to feathered dinosaurs.” Where the hell do these people come up with this stuff? Because I want their power of similes. Could you imagine? A word wizard of my caliber mastering the art of similes? I’d be like an unstoppable tornado of raw power and supple skin that you just want to feel against your cheek so badly but can’t BECAUSE I’M A F***ING RAGING TORNADO AND WILL TEAR YOUR GOTDAMN HOUSE DOWN. Suck it, wolf. Evidence Builds on Color of Dinosaurs [nytimes] and True-Color Dinosaur Revealed: First Full-Body Rendering [nationalgeographic] Thanks to Ryan, littlezan, big jerm, Shea, Divo, Da, Meow vs Meow, lauren!, Foxx, Anonymous_Rex, ellen, Amanda, Alan, Gabriel, Jujufruit, Griffin, Gavin, Sydney, Jennifer, Mike, Max, Brent, danundertheice, Chupacabra, Jonathan, Dustin, graf zeppelin, The Coffee Mugger, Aleisha and anybody else whose email I couldn’t find because the mail sorter at the internet post office is a jerk, I love dinos and so should you.

Finally scientists have proven that, despite what popular kid’s programs would have you believe, dinosaurs were not all purple and sing-songy and allowed near children. Nope, some has feathers . Red ones. The researchers removed 29 chips, each the size of a poppy seed, from across the dinosaur’s body. Mr. Vinther put the chips under a microscope and discovered melanosomes. To figure out the colors of Anchiornis feathers, Mr. Vinther and his colleagues turned to Matthew Shawkey, a University of Akron biologist who has made detailed studies of melanosome patterns in living birds. Dr. Shawkey can accurately predict the color of feathers from melanosomes alone. The scientists used the same method to decipher Anchiornis’s color pattern. Anchiornis had a crown of reddish feathers surrounding dark gray ones, and its face was mottled with reddish and black spots. Its body was dark gray, but its limb feathers were white with black tips. Given the full detail of the findings, Dr. Prum said, “it was like writing the first entry in a Jurassic field guide to feathered dinosaurs.” “….like writing the first entry in a Jurassic field guide to feathered dinosaurs.” Where the hell do these people come up with this stuff? Because I want their power of similes. Could you imagine? A word wizard of my caliber mastering the art of similes? I’d be like an unstoppable tornado of raw power and supple skin that you just want to feel against your cheek so badly but can’t BECAUSE I’M A F***ING RAGING TORNADO AND WILL TEAR YOUR GOTDAMN HOUSE DOWN. Suck it, wolf. Evidence Builds on Color of Dinosaurs [nytimes] and True-Color Dinosaur Revealed: First Full-Body Rendering [nationalgeographic] Thanks to Ryan, littlezan, big jerm, Shea, Divo, Da, Meow vs Meow, lauren!, Foxx, Anonymous_Rex, ellen, Amanda, Alan, Gabriel, Jujufruit, Griffin, Gavin, Sydney, Jennifer, Mike, Max, Brent, danundertheice, Chupacabra, Jonathan, Dustin, graf zeppelin, The Coffee Mugger, Aleisha and anybody else whose email I couldn’t find because the mail sorter at the internet post office is a jerk, I love dinos and so should you.

I just ordered 600 cases. Before and After Win [failblog] Thanks to yeahthatsme, Craig, Ijkabob, corey sucks at video games, retroprofile, Colin, Cloie, dcontard, Nedemai, lolpotatoes, FelipeMago, ed! and Clint, who all took black market boner pills and turned into unicorns.

I just ordered 600 cases. Before and After Win [failblog] Thanks to yeahthatsme, Craig, Ijkabob, corey sucks at video games, retroprofile, Colin, Cloie, dcontard, Nedemai, lolpotatoes, FelipeMago, ed! and Clint, who all took black market boner pills and turned into unicorns.

I just ordered 600 cases. Before and After Win [failblog] Thanks to yeahthatsme, Craig, Ijkabob, corey sucks at video games, retroprofile, Colin, Cloie, dcontard, Nedemai, lolpotatoes, FelipeMago, ed! and Clint, who all took black market boner pills and turned into unicorns.

I just ordered 600 cases. Before and After Win [failblog] Thanks to yeahthatsme, Craig, Ijkabob, corey sucks at video games, retroprofile, Colin, Cloie, dcontard, Nedemai, lolpotatoes, FelipeMago, ed! and Clint, who all took black market boner pills and turned into unicorns.

Xtractaurs are a new line of dinosaur toys from Mattel that consist of a plastic model , and the capability to fight your dino against other kids’ online in ‘My Brute’ style matches. Whee, My Brute! The whole set includes a sampled dinosaur and an ‘extraction gun’. When playing the toy, you firstly need to connect the gun to your computer and then use it to ‘extract’ the dinosaur’s DNA. After that, the DNA data will be uploaded to the Xtractaurs website from the gun and you could then enter an online game in which the dinosaurs are having a fierce battle against their enemies. And the best point is that kids are allowed to collect the DNA of different samples (about 10 of the 15 kinds of dinosaurs that are included) and combine them together to create a more powerful dinosaur. Collecting and combining dinosaur DNA — sounds like my kind of game! You ever milked a dinosaur before? They’re like scaly bulls. And I’ll pass on the extractor gun thank you very much. Xtractaurs Dinosaur Toys [inewidea] Thanks to Cobra and Ghostface, who agree I’ll make a great patriarch for the new race of dino-people. Oh I will.