The Cockroach of Dinosaurs Likely Survived Extinction Because of Its Big Wet Eggs
Fantastic numbers of leathery, beaked Lystrosaurus—a distant ancestor to today’s mammals, often the size of a small dog—roamed…
New Baby Dinosaur Discovered in Korea
A tiny dinosaur no bigger than a turkey has captured scientists’ attention, and hearts. Researchers from the University…
Ancient Poodle-sized Crocodile Relative Walked on Two Legs as It Grew Up
Artist’s reconstruction of Sonselasuchus cedrus in its environment in what is now Petrified Forest National Park, 215 million…
Grant Garmezy Molds a Full-Size Dakotaraptor from Molten Glass — Colossal
Dakotaraptor, a fossilized skeleton of which was discovered a little more than 20 years ago by paleontologists in…
T. Rex Could Run Faster Than Usain Bolt, on Its Toes
Tyrannosaurus rex may loom large in our collective imagination, but new research suggests the creature moved more…
New AI Method Identifies Which Dinosaurs Left Which Footprints
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Footprints are among the most common dinosaur fossils. Sometimes scientists come across a…
132-million-year-old dinosaur tracks could solve ‘dark period’ puzzle
Two groundbreaking dinosaur track discoveries are changing the outdated image of the Jurassic period in South Africa; it…
Late Jurassic predators likely fed often on baby dinosaurs
The Morrison Formation is a notable rock layer from the Upper Jurassic period, recognized for its variety of…
Baby long-necked dinosaurs were a ‘perfect snack’ for predators
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – It may have been suicidal for a predator to go…
Asia’s mountains were born before Dinosaurs knew it: The lost Tethys ocean behind today’s landscape
Central Asia’s rugged terrain was shaped by the ancient Tethys Ocean, not climate change or mantle flows, according…
Dinosaur eggshells are accurate timekeepers of fossil age, study finds
Layers of rock can tell the story of life on Earth, but only if you know when each…
Study Rewrites The Book On One Of History’s Most Fearsome Predators
Dunkleosteus was a much more vicious predator than previously believed. (Credit: Danny Ye on Shutterstock) The aquatic apex…