Crocodiles Evolved Backwards From Warm-Blooded Species to Cold-Blooded Killers
Despite an incredible number of visible differences, modern-day crocodiles and birds share a common ancestor dating back to…
Baby T-Rexes Were Cat-Sized and Already Ready to Hunt
New research finds that Tyrannosaurus young were leaving the nest and actively hunting not long after hatching. Credit:…
Forgotten for 20 Years, This 240-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a New Reptile Species
Part of the fossil was accidentally lost for more than two decades. Its rediscovery allowed the animal to…
T. Rex Babies Were No Bigger Than House Cats—But Already Deadly
Paleontologists know very little about Tyrannosaurus rex babies. Given how long these iconic carnivores have loomed over the…
Tech wealth fuels record prices for dinosaur bones, art and watches: Experts
The head of “Gus,” one of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found, is pictured during a press…
Ever Wondered What a Deadly Flying Squirrel With Velociraptor Claws Would Look Like? Science Has Your Answer.
The velociraptor had a four-winged cousin that, according to the artist rendering released with news of its discovery,…
Scientists Discover 43-Foot Sea Reptile Twice the Size of a Great White Shark
The holotype for the newly described Tylosaurus rex is a giant specimen displayed at the Perot Museum of…
Scientists discover a giant ‘last titan’ Dinosaur
The majority of dinosaur fossils found in Thailand are large, long-necked sauropods. Yet, in the Khok Kruat Formation,…
Study suggests dinosaurs may have fed their young ones a special diet to grow faster
Some dinosaurs may have fed their young ones a softer and more nutritious food compared to that eaten…
Scientists Unearth Remarkable 150-Million-Year-Old Stegosaur Skull
Illustration of Dacentrurus armatus. Credit: Adrián Blázquez / Fundación Dinópolis A newly discovered stegosaur skull from Spain is…
210-million-year-old crocodile cousins found during rise of dinosaurs
Two hundred ten million years ago, two crocodile cousins tragically died side by side, according to Yale paleontologists…
College Student Identifies Bizarre New Carnivorous Dinosaur Three Times Older Than T. rex
Artistic rendition of Ptychotherates bucculentus. Credit: Illustration by Megan Sodano for Virginia Tech. A distorted dinosaur skull, once…