Category: Dinosaurs
A 160-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur and Its Egg Are Discovered
The fossil of a species of flying reptile that coexisted with dinosaurs is the first female of its kind to be associated with an egg.
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A 160-Million-Year-Old Pterosaur and Its Egg Are Discovered
Eodromaeus, a Pet-Size Dinosaur, Was Early Ancestor to T. Rex, Resarchers Say
The creature was only about four feet long and weighed 10 to 14 pounds.
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Eodromaeus, a Pet-Size Dinosaur, Was Early Ancestor to T. Rex, Resarchers Say
Broader Diet Than T. Rex’s Is Seen for Many Theropod Dinosaurs
Fossil evidence suggests many theropods were omnivores or herbivores, with physical features like beaks in common.
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Broader Diet Than T. Rex’s Is Seen for Many Theropod Dinosaurs
Smaller Mammals Grew After Dinosaurs Went Extinct
Mammals exploded in size after dinosaurs went extinct and continued to grow for about 25 million years, according to a new study.
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Smaller Mammals Grew After Dinosaurs Went Extinct
Dinosaur Ancestors’ Oldest Fossils Are Found in Poland
The oldest known relatives of dinosaurs were the size of a house cat, walked on four legs and left footprints in the quarries in Poland about 250 million years ago, researchers report.
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Dinosaur Ancestors’ Oldest Fossils Are Found in Poland
Dinosaurs Appear Even Taller in New Study
Dinosaurs, paleontologists write in the journal PLoS One, had thick pieces of cartilage between their joints that increased their height.
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Dinosaurs Appear Even Taller in New Study
Discovering Concavenator Corcovatus, the Dinosaur With a Hump
The humplike structure on the 20-foot creature has previously never been seen in a dinosaur.
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Discovering Concavenator Corcovatus, the Dinosaur With a Hump
Fossil Hunters Find a 2-Clawed Relative of Velociraptor
The dinosaur lived more than 65 million years ago and had two sicklelike claws on each foot.
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Fossil Hunters Find a 2-Clawed Relative of Velociraptor
Tracing Oil Reserves to Their Tiny Origins
If you thought petroleum came from dinosaurs, think again, and much smaller.
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Tracing Oil Reserves to Their Tiny Origins
Old Bones Yield a New Age of Dinosaurs
Giant bones found regularly in the Khorat Plateau of northeastern Thailand turned out to be from dinosaurs.
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Old Bones Yield a New Age of Dinosaurs