The Mesozoic era, meaning “middle life”, is a division of earth’s history spanning from around 252 to 66 million years ago. It is subdivided into the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. The beginning of the Mesozoic is characterised by a long phase of recovery following the end Permian mass extinction. The end of the Mesozoic is marked by the Cretaceous/Paleogene extinction event which wiped out the dinosaurs among other groups.

Cretaceous

Episode 170: Cariocecus bocagei

Published on September 15th, 2025 | by David Marshall

The iguanodontians were an incredibly successful group within the Cretaceous. They could reach incredible sizes, with the largest species even matching the proportions of some sauropods, and they also had an incredible palaeogeographic range, meaning that [&hellip... Read More →


Cenozoic

Episode 168/169: Grasslands

Published on September 1st, 2025 | by David Marshall

Grass dominated ecosystems cover 40% of the land on Earth. Prof. Caroline Strömberg explains why they are so successful... Read More →


Blog

Evolution of the Bizarre Arms of Oviraptorosaurs

Published on May 14th, 2025 | by Hady George

I don’t need to tell you how awe-inspiring dinosaurs are, but I would like to tell you about how weird they were. There is no shortage of bizarre dinosaurs, from the hotly debated Spinosaurus with a [&hellip... Read More →


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