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Tag: Iguanodon

Dinosaurs: Then and Now

protohedgehogEvolution, Fossils, Palaeontology

When people discuss innovation and cutting-edge research in science, Palaeontology, and specifically dinosaurs, will hardly be the first thing that springs to mind, especially in  times of the Large Hadron Collider, nanotechnology, and stem cell research. But in terms of actual progress, considering that dinosaurs have only existed in science and the eyes of the […]

What is a Fossil Species..?

protohedgehogEcology, Evolution, Fossils, Geology, Homology, Morphometrics, Palaeontology, Zoology

What do we currently understand by a ‘species’? Naming species, also known as alpha taxonomy, forms the fundamental basis and core of systematic analysis (e.g., for biodiversity, macroevolutionary and ecological studies). Since the origin of the species concept, there has been heated and continuous debate as to what exactly constitutes a species. The discovery of […]