Riley Black

Riley Black

 

Riley Black is the author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs and many other books. She is a science correspondent for Smithsonian magazine covering fossils and natural history, and she writes about the prehistoric past for a variety of publications. 

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When Tyrannosaurus Chomped Sauropods

Even though Tyrannosaurus missed Apatosaurus by many millions of years, the tyrant still had a chance to feed on long-necked giants

About 83 million years separated Late Jurassic icons—such as this Torvosaurus—from Cretaceous celebrities like Tyrannosaurus.

On Dinosaur Time

Though the Age of Dinosaurs ended long ago, less time separates us from Tyrannosaurus rex than separated T. rex from Stegosaurus

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Dinosaurs From Space!

Might there be advanced, hyper-intelligent dinosaurs on other planets?

The original AMNH mount of Brontosaurus, reconstructed in 1905

Why Brontosaurus Still Matters

Though it never actually existed, Brontosaurus is an icon of just how much dinosaurs have changed during the past century

A miniature Jurassic Park in Nipomo, California

Dinosaur Sighting: Miniature Dinosaurs Run Amok

Jurassic Park lives on—in miniature—at a California flea market

A feathery Troodon on the Museum of Life and Science Dinosaur Trail, in Durham, North Carolina.

Dinosaur Egg Hunt

A well-timed analysis suggests that non-avian dinosaurs, not the Easter bunny, are the best candidates for laying the candy eggs hidden away on lawns

The skull of Yutyrannus

Scientists Discover a Gigantic Feathered Tyrannosaur

A newly described dinosaur confirms that even the formidable tyrannosaurs were covered in feathers

Were the arms of Tyrannosaurus adapted for catching and inspecting fish? No way.

Paleontologists Sink Aquatic Dinosaur Nonsense

Tales of aquatic dinosaurs have proliferated through the news, providing one more sad example of failed reporting and the parroting of fantastic claims

Dinosaurs, such as this Apatosaurus at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, were landlubbers, not aquatic creatures.

Aquatic Dinosaurs? Not So Fast!

A cell biologist says dinosaurs spent their days floating in lakes, but his idea doesn't hold water

Burning the midnight sauropod

Dinosaur Sighting: Our Lady of Sauropods

For an April Fool's prank, one of our readers created a burning sauropod

My Allosaurus ink

Allosaurus Ink

When I decided to get my first science tattoo, the choice was clear—it had to be Allosaurus

A partial Tenontosaurus skeleton on display at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana.

How Tenontosaurus Grew Up

The head of Tyrannosaurus at the Las Vegas Natural History Museum.

Las Vegas’ Truly Terrible Dinosaurs

A trio of Pittsburgh dinosaurs - from the left, Philiposaurus, Ketchupsaurus, Mr. Dig

Dinosaur Sighting: Ketchupsaurus and Company

Eight years ago, 100 decorative dinosaurs roamed Pittsburgh, and some of them are still in town

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Symphony of Dinosaurs

A new video brings you a dinosaur documentary mash-up set to techno beats

A reconstruction of Corythosaurus at the Royal Ontario Museum

The Case of the Headless Hadrosaur

After nearly a century, a mystery is solved and a skull has been matched to its skeleton

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Battle Lizard

A film-in-progress imagines a future in which cowboys ride dinosaurs

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Paleontologists Announce Two Tiny Ceratopsians

A pair of mysterious, tiny dinosaur specimens have turned out to be new species of horned dinosaurs

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Life in the Time of Dinosaurs

What was life like for Canada's dinosaurs 70 million years ago? Paleontologist Annie Quinney can tell you

A reconstruction of a hypothetical adult Brachiosaurus next to a possible juvenile Brachiosaurus, SMA 0009.

A Baby Brachiosaur?

Brachiosaurus was once thought to be the ultimate prehistoric titan, but we know surprisingly little about this Jurassic dinosaur

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