Pterosaurs had feathers — but they weren’t used for flying
Using feathers for thermoregulation and signaling may be hundreds of millions of years old.
Tag: dinosaur
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.