Texas drought reveals dinosaur tracks dating back 100 million years
They are very well preserved and belong to two types of dinos.
Tag: dinosaur
Hadrosaurus: The Duck-Billed Dinosaur That Made History
Meet Hadrosaurus, the dinosaur that changed our understanding of prehistoric life.
A Musical Dinosaur? The Mysterious Parasaurolophus
Uncover the secrets of a dinosaur known for its unique musical crest.
T. Rex, king of the dinosaurs — here’s what makes the tyrannosaur so fascinating
It was big and fearsome, but what other mysteries does T. Rex hide?
What’s World’s Largest Reptile?
If you're asking yourself what the world's biggest reptile is, then the answer is a bit complicated because we have ...
Largest dinosaur fossil in Europe discovered by chance by a landowner in Portugal
Sometimes, doing yard work is very conducive to science.
Drought-parched river in Texas reveals a treasure trove of dinosaur tracks
A nice silver lining to a terrible drought.
Right before they hatch, baby birds have hip bones shaped exactly like a dinosaur’s pelvis
Birds really are dinosaurs!
Fossil Friday: fossils of the largest predatory dinosaur ever found in Europe, unearthed on the Isle of Wight
Precious little material has been found of this dino, but what we have points to a huge beast.
Pterosaurs had feathers — but they weren’t used for flying
Using feathers for thermoregulation and signaling may be hundreds of millions of years old.
Fossil Friday: new armless dinosaur species unearthed in Argentina
This dino was not armed, but still very dangerous!
Researchers find a pristinely preserved dinosaur embryo in China
It was preparing to hatch from its egg, just like a chicken
Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have hit Earth during spring
Weather may have been unsuspectedly pleasant on the worst day in dinosaur history.
Fossil Friday: two new spinosaurids have been discovered in the UK
These are only the second and third species of spinosaurids discovered in the UK.
Adult T-Rexs likely couldn’t keep up with their offspring, judging from their paw prints
Parents everywhere can probably relate.
Researchers uncover the oldest known species with opposable thumbs — a dinosaur in China
They nicknamed it 'Monkeydactyl', just in case you thought researchers act like adults.
Dino unearthed in Argentina is likely the oldest titanosaur we’ve ever seen
Big, bold, and old.
“Daddy, look at this”: 220-million-year-old dinosaur footprint discovered by four-year-old
So, uhm, what have you done lately?
Tyrannosaurus rex started life as large as a Border Collie, a new paper reports
To pet, or not to pet? Hmmm…
The only preserved dinosaur butthole fossil is ‘one-of-a-kind’
The dinosaur's cloaca helped it poop, have sex, and lay eggs.
Fossil dino discovered in Argentina might have been the largest-ever animal on dry land
“He’s just big-boned, alright?”
Strange dinosaur found in Brazil had stiff rods on its shoulders
The 'well-dressed' dinosaur may offer hints about how birds such as peacocks evolved to show off.
Ireland’s first-ever dinosaur fossils confirmed
Geologically speaking, Ireland is not conducive to finding dinosaur fossils.
Scientists reconstruct the brain of one of the oldest dinosaurs in unprecedented detail
Dinosaurs in the same lineage were some of the largest creatures to walk the Earth -- but this tiny predator ...
Researchers use math to tell how lady dinosaurs were different from their male counterparts
Maybe what ladies wanted all along was statistical analysis.
Researchers confirm the first case of bone cancer in dinosaurs
Even the mighty fall sick.
Insect-hunting dino “the size of a teacup” unearthed in Madagascar
These tiny dinos started evolving many of the traits of today's birds.
The earliest dinosaurs probably laid soft-shelled eggs
Dinosaurs evolved hard-shell eggs independently three times, the team adds.
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hit at “deadliest possible” angle
During an asteroid impact, angles matter.
Paleontologists find 10-meter-long megaraptor in Argentina
It's one of the largest megaraptors found so far, dating back to 70 million years ago.
Rare T-rex ancestor found in Australia
Australia has always been home to some weird looking creatures. Now, one of the strangest dinosaurs has also been discovered ...
New species of feathery raptor found in New Mexico
A newly-discovered dinosaur species from New Mexico is one of the last raptors to have walked the Earth, researchers report ...
Fossil Friday: this meat-eating dino could grow a fresh tooth in 60 days
It takes me longer to even decide to go to the dentist.
LEGO goes prehistoric with new dinosaur fossil set
The set lets you build three dinosaur skeleton models
Huge dinosaurs evolved cooling systems to escape heat stroke
Gargantuan beasts had unique ways to escape heat.
Huge sauropod bone discovered in France
The huge bone belonged to one of the largest creatures to ever walk on land.
Scientists discover new eagle-nosed, shovel-chinned dinosaur
A weird-looking new duck-billed dinosaur was found in Texas.
Dinosaur fossils are rich in microbes — and this might mean we won’t ever find dino proteins
There goes Jurassic Park!
Scientists find new dinosaur species in glittering opal-encrusted fossils
Dino fossils trapped in gemstones reveal new insights about Cretaceous life.
Bat-winged dinosaur discovered in China — only the second of its kind
This dinosaur was more like a flying squirrel than a bird.
Feathered dinosaurs may have accidentally developed flying — while running
Fake it till you make it.
This is what T. rex probably looked like as a baby
CUTE AGGRESSION!
Giant African Titanosaur had a heart-shaped tail
The perfect Valentine's dinosaur -- a massive Titanosaur!
Nanotyrannus and the Skeptical Criteria for Species
A historical example of how classifying a species can sometimes be very confusing.
Newly discovered toothless dinosaur was surprisingly cute
Some scientists say it was more a bird than a dinosaur.
‘Lizard king’, an early dinosaur ancestor, ruled over lush Antarctica more than 250 million years ago
The newly discovered archosaur provides new hints into dinosaur evolution.
Coastal erosion reveals incredibly well-preserved dinosaur footprints in southern England
It's like Disneyworld for paleontologists.
Giant, mammal-like herbivore roamed alongside Triassic dinosaurs, new fossil reveals
This could change a paleontology book or two.
