Dinosauroid Brain Size: Dale Russell's Theory
Chapter 1

Ancient scales and serpent deities in world mythology

Chapter 2

The pulp fiction birthplace of shape-shifting serpent men

Chapter 3

Reptilian invaders of the science fiction screen

Chapter 4

The dinosauroid: paleontology meets speculative evolution

Chapter 5

The psychology of the lizard brain

YOUR GOAL

Master of How lizard people scaled our imagination

Ch 4 · The dinosauroid: paleontology meets speculative evolution
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007skaty The physical anatomy of the hypothetical three-fingered dinosauroid

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007skaty The Dinosauroid

If that asteroid missed us, we'd be shaking three-fingered hands!

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We naturally project our own likeness onto our ideas of progress.

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007skaty The intelligent Dinosauroid model left a lasting legacy on evolutionary science.

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The scientific backlash to humanoid dinosaurs

007skaty Gregory S. Paul and Darren Naish argued that intelligent dinosaurs would retain tails, horizontal postures, and avian-like bodies.

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The anatomy of the three-fingered dinosauroid

007skaty A technical 3D render displays the glass and chrome anatomy of a dinosauroid.

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The dinosauroid: paleontology meets speculative evolution
BETA

007skaty Choose evolutionary traits to discover how a dinosaur could have evolved into the speculative dinosauroid.

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Fun Fact

Dinosauroid's big brain: Dale Russell's hypothetical Dinosauroid had an estimated brain size of 1,100 cubic centimeters, nearly identical to a modern human's.

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Glossary
dinosauroid (noun)
A hypothetical intelligent bipedal creature imagined as an evolutionary descendant of theropod dinosaurs. In 1982, paleontologist Dale Russell proposed this model based on the Cretaceous dinosaur Stenonychosaurus.

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Gossip

Would intelligent dinosaurs have built cities?

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Quiz

Which small, big-brained Cretaceous dinosaur was the basis for the Dinosauroid hypothesis?

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What is the scientific term for the ratio of an animal's brain weight to its body weight?

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How many fingers did the speculative Dinosauroid model have on each hand?

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Why do modern paleontologists criticize the upright, tail-less design of the Dinosauroid?

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Who was the taxidermist and artist who co-created the Dinosauroid model with Dale Russell?

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What was the estimated brain volume of the Dinosauroid model?

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In what year did paleontologist Dale Russell propose the 'Dinosauroid' thought experiment?

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Which famous TV presenter hosted the 1991 documentary 'Dinosaur!' featuring the Dinosauroid?

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