BiologyJuly 31, 2018
The End of Tetrapod Zoology, ver 3
Good-bye
Stories by Darren Naish
Darren Naish is a science writer, technical editor and palaeozoologist (affiliated with the University of Southampton, UK). He mostly works on Cretaceous dinosaurs and pterosaurs but has an avid interest in all things tetrapod. His publications can be downloaded at darrennaish.wordpress.com. He has been blogging at Tetrapod Zoology since 2006. Check out the Tet Zoo podcast at tetzoo.com!
BiologyJuly 23, 2018
Dinosaurs in the Wild: An Inside View
Mix up-to-date science with cutting-edge robotics, CG, time travel and Cretaceous dinosaurs, and combine them to create an amazing visitor attraction. The result? Welcome... to Dinosaurs in the Wild...
EvolutionJuly 16, 2018
Speculative Zoology, a Discussion
Of flightless future bats, alt–time line dinosaurs—a homage to Dixoniana...
EvolutionJuly 7, 2018
Summer 2018 at Tet Zoo Towers
Things are happening in the TetZooniverse…
CultureJune 29, 2018
25 Years after Jurassic Park, Part 3
The third and last of my musings on Jurassic Park...
CultureJune 20, 2018
25 Years after Jurassic Park, Part 2
In which we look back at a movie released 25 years ago...
CultureJune 15, 2018
25 Years after Jurassic Park, Part 1
I love Jurassic Park. There, I’ve said it. Now, some elaboration...
BiologyJune 8, 2018
Misreading the Mokele-Mbembe (the Mokele-Mbembe, Part 1)
There aren’t living sauropod dinosaurs in the Congo. But why did people ever think there were?
BiologyMay 20, 2018
Of Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting
New World nine-primaried oscines aren’t just found in the New World...
BiologyMay 17, 2018
Sexual Selection at Chicheley Hall
A meeting of horned beetles and dinosaurs, peacocks and cichlid fishes…
BiologyMay 4, 2018
Coming Soon in 2018: Katrina Van Grouw's Unnatural Selection
Domestic animals—although "human-made"—provide exceptional demonstration of the reality of evolution
EvolutionApril 30, 2018
Eberth and Evans's Hadrosaurs, a Book Review, Part 2
Final thoughts on that big book about hadrosaurs...
EvolutionApril 17, 2018
Enough with the "Duck-Billed Dinosaurs"
Those duck-billed dinosaurs weren’t duck-billed
EvolutionApril 12, 2018
The Making of Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight
The backstory to a book that, sadly, is no longer that easy to obtain...
BiologyMarch 31, 2018
Pigeons and Doves 101
In which we briefly consider pigeons and doves...
EvolutionMarch 25, 2018
Book Review: God's Word or Human Reason? An Inside Perspective on Creationism
The claims of young-Earth creationists are easily checked and easily countered. And a new book—written by former creationists themselves—does this in substantive, compelling detail...
CultureMarch 14, 2018
The Scientific Palaeoart of Dr Mark Witton
There is a revolution in palaeoart, and a revolution in the science of pterosaurs. Here, we look at an artist and scientist deeply involved in both of these events...
BiologyMarch 10, 2018
The Enigma of Leguatia, 6-Foot-Tall Mauritian Super-Rail
We’re all familiar with the idea that weird animals have evolved on islands, and you’ve surely heard of many of them. But have you heard about the SIX-FOOT-TALL MAURITIAN SUPER-RAIL?
BiologyFebruary 26, 2018
A Battle among Blue Tits
Watching small passerines can be maddening (at least, if you’re trying to photograph them). But it can also be rewarding...
EvolutionFebruary 21, 2018
Fossil Bat Stories, Part 3: Bulldog Bats
The bulldog bat fossil record is... well, it’s not great. But it’s still a thing
EvolutionFebruary 19, 2018
Fossil Bat Stories, Part 2: What Are Noctilionids? What Are Noctilionoids?
More on the amazing and complex evolutionary history of bats...
EvolutionFebruary 6, 2018
Fossil Bat Stories, Part 1
Sometimes there just aren’t enough bats
BiologyJanuary 28, 2018
The Tet Zoo 12th-Birthday Event, Part 2
2017, a year of Peak TetZoo, perhaps. This is part 2...
BiologyJanuary 21, 2018
The 12th Year of Tet Zoo
As of January 21, 2018, Tetrapod Zoology has been going for 12 years. What does this mean? It means that—once more—it’s time to review the year that’s passed...