EUREKASAURUS! It’s time again for another edition of Pterry’s True Science!

As we learned a few months back, the debate over the cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs has finally come to a close. A group of 41 paleontologists and scientists concluded that a giant asteroid slamming into the Earth is now the universally accepted explanation.

However, new evidence has come to light that suggests that two asteroid crashes may have been responsible for the extinction. The Chicxulub Crater in the Gulf of Mexico was the site of the originally discovered asteroid crash. A second site, the newly discovered Boltysh Crater in Ukraine, may prove that multiple asteroids crashes led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. Yikes!

The impacts at the Chicxulub Crater and Boltysh Crater took place thousands of years apart from one another, but still close enough together to raise some questions. Some scientists speculate that an entire shower of asteroids may have struck Earth around 65 million years ago. If that’s the case, expect to hear about more impact sites in the future!

 Such a fascinating discovery, but now it’s time for me to get back to my research!

- Pterry

Brrrrr…. *shivers* Be careful to not catch a cold while you’re out earning a fat stack of coins in Ice Age Quizbo. This week’s Game of the Week is a ferociously cold quiz game testing your knowledge of one of the chilliest times on Earth! Think you’re up for the challenge? Head to the Sub Alpine Forest to find this awesome game and see if you’ve got what it takes to answer the questions correctly.

-Rex

New Webosodes being released at the Prairie Pool!

Very excited to announce that we’ll be releasing new Nigel Marven Webosodes this Friday! You know what a Nigel Marven friend Rexxy is so of course he’s going to throw a movie night party!!

You may have seen these Webosodes on the small screen somewhere in the site already but we’re bringing them to the big screen! There will also be a special bonus Webosode from South Africa you haven’t seen before.

Besides the new Webosodes, Rexxy will be touring all of the other theaters because….

….on Saturday, Pterry is going to throw a Webosodes Quiz Party! He’ll have a list of facts shared in the Nigel Marven Webosodes and the first person to answer each correctly will win a sick Webopedia Trophy. It’s an all-weekend long Webosode extravaganza!

Friday: Webosode Tour with Rexxy – New Webosodes

Time: 17:30 WST

Where: Meet at Prairie Pool – Jurassic Server

Saturday: Webosode Quiz Party with Pterry

Time: 12:00 WST

Where: Buckland’s Peak – Jurassic server

-Rex

Nigel stands back safely from these gorgeous beasts

We’ve finally released the last of our original set of Nigel Marven webosodes. Until the new South Africa ones come out, enjoy this awesome webosode featuring the beautiful American Bison. Nigel Marven travels to central Texas to feed a few of these hungry guys and share his knowledge.

Bison are pretty incredible creatures (and a whole lot more fun to watch than cows). Too bad they’re so big, I’d love to pet one! You can find this brand new webosode at the Prairie Pool Theater.

-Rex

We could crush you but... let's just hang out for now

Okay so a few days ago Hornstrkier and Eddysaur asked pretty much the same question. What was the nicest/least fearsome dinosaur?

A: While it might be argued that the Sauropod dinosaurs would have been fearsome because of their size (up to 60ft tall) these guys were the gentle giants of the Mesozoic. One footstep would flatten you like a pancake but they would probably step out of your way than crush you.

Of course, what I’m saying is complete speculation. Keep this in mind though, they were vegetarians. Being as large as they were, they needed to eat a lot of trees. Most likely they were more occupied with destroying forests than hurting living creatures. Plus, we all know Stretch is the chillest dude around. What else do you need?

So I pose the question to all of you. Do you agree with me? If not, who do you think was the friendliest dinosaur?

-Rex

In case you didn’t know, this Saturday is Rainforest Adoption Day. To celebrate the rainforests we’re going to throw a rainforest quiz party at 12:00 WST at the Forest Floor in the Jurassic server on Saturday.

Rainforests are a precious resource on earth holding over 50% of the world’s flora and fauna. Rainforests used to cover 14% of the earth’s surface and now the cover only 6%. Rainforest Adoption Day encourages people to give back to the rainforests and help non-profit organizations save these beautiful places.

Our quiz will be on generalized facts about the rainforest. Study what you can about them and I promise I’ll take it easy on you guys

There will be about 20 questions to answer and the first person to answer each one will get a gold Webopedia trophy! Can’t wait to see you all there and see how much you know about the rainforests.

-Rex

Exhibit A: Why is Horns such a tough dude? It's in his blood.

Q: Which dinosaur had the longest horn? Eachares

A: The dinosaur with the longest horn should come as no surprise. This honor belongs to the world famous Triceratops who sported horns that grew up to 3ft(90cm) long above the eyes. Paleontologists are still unclear what the primary point of these horns were. While Triceratops certainly could have used them for defense, other ceratopsians sport horns that were so elaborate and twisted around that they wouldn’t work for fighting.

Some have suggested that the Triceratops horns could have been used for friendly pushing matches. They would lock horns with each other and push back and forth as a competition. It is also suggested that they could have used their horns for mating purposes. The dino with the biggest horns would have been the most attractive mate. What do you think?

-Rex