The only preserved dinosaur butthole fossil is ‘one-of-a-kind’
The dinosaur's cloaca helped it poop, have sex, and lay eggs.
Tag: dinosaur
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.