New Species of Armored Dinosaur Identified in Japan
Cranial fossils of a nodosaurid ankylosaur unearthed more than two decades ago on the Japanese island of Hokkaido…
Archaeopteryx Took Off with Series of Hops, Not One Big Leap: Study
Archaeopteryx — the first ever bird to inhabit the Earth — may have hopped its way into the…
Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed ‘Gus’ sells for nearly $72m
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton nicknamed “Gus” has become the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction. The fossil,…
Fossil kept in drawer for 40 years is Antarctica’s first dinosaur bone
In December 1985, geologist Dr Mike Thomson was mapping rock layers on the Antarctic Peninsula when he unearthed…
Rare Antarctic dinosaur fossil found in a drawer
Scientists have discovered a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica that had been stored away in a drawer for…
World’s largest scorpion identified, roamed Earth 415 million years ago
The University of Manchester has discovered that the world’s largest scorpion, which lived 415 million years ago, was…
New Dinosaur Species from Argentina May Have Specialized in Catching Fish
Paleontologists in Argentina have identified a previously unknown species of unenlagiid dinosaur that stalked freshwater wetlands during the…
Rare Ostrich-Like Dinosaur Fossil Found on Canadian Island
Paleontologists in Canada say they have recovered a dinosaur tail vertebra from 75- to 80-million-year-old marine rocks on…
Big-Nosed Herbivorous Dinosaur May Have Been Picky Eater
New research shows that the large-bodied ornithopod dinosaur Muttaburrasaurus langdoni from the mid-Cretaceous of Australia was no ordinary…
New Species of Plant-Eating Dinosaur Unearthed in Korea
A new species of small plant-eating dinosaur has been identified from a partial skeleton of a juvenile individual…
World’s largest clutch of 47 Mesozoic crocodile eggs found in Brazil
In a famous fossil bed in Brazil, researchers have discovered a new treasure of three egg clutches. These…
New Spinosaurus Species Discovered in Niger
Paleontologists have identified the first unequivocal new species of the fish-eating dinosaur Spinosaurus in more than a century.…