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A recent research study by palaeontologists at University College London reveals that the long-necked giant hatchlings of the past frequently became prey to various carnivores, including…
University of Maryland paleontologist Thomas R. Holtz Jr. has explored how dinosaurs adapted to their ancient environments and the differences between those worlds and our own…
Illustration of a sauropod depicting skin pigment structure as observed under an electron microscope (inset) Tess Gallagher Microscopic features discovered in the fossilized skin of sauropods…
The most renowned mass extinction in Earth’s history occurred approximately 66 million years ago. A swift decline in environmental conditions resulted in the extinction of around…
In one of the regular segments of John Mulaney’s Netflix show, every week features live interactions with the comedian and his guests as they take calls…
Artistic representation of the pachycephalosaur Zavacephale rinpoche Masaya Hattori A dinosaur with a dome-shaped head, discovered in Mongolia, boasted a mouth full of formidable teeth and…
Recent studies indicate that dinosaurs acted as ecosystem engineers, fostering habitat openness during the late Cretaceous period. Their extinction around 66 million years ago likely triggered…
Reconstructing the life of Spicomellus Afer – Fossils of ankylosaurus discovered in Morocco Matthew Dempsey The dinosaur fossils unearthed in Morocco may represent some of the…
A new genus and species of sailed Iguanodontian dinosaurs has been discovered from a partial skeleton unearthed in the Wessex Formation on the Isle of Wight,…
Paleontologists have discovered a new species of Dromaeosaurus dinosaur from a nearly complete and unique skeleton found in Mongolia during the 2000s. Reconstruction of Sri Lapax.…
It’s not that the enormous, carnivorous dinosaurs weren’t the terrifying, bone-crushing predators we envision. A new study published in the journal Current Biology reveals that a…
wudingloong wui existed around 200 million years ago in Yunnan Province, China, during the early Jurassic Epoch. Reconstructed skeletons and representative bones of wudingloong wui. Individual…
Artwork depicting a group of Serratopsians with an Ankylosaurus moving along an ancient riverbed, observed by two tyrannosaurs Julius Csotonyi Have you ever considered a scenario…
Sri Lapax fossil Royal Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels New species of Velociraptor – Similar to the dinosaurs found in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, they boasted large…
Paleontologists have announced the discovery of what they believe to be a new species of early-running Neonysikhia dinosaurs, part of the Jurassic Yangliao Biota in northern…
Recently discovered fossil specimens of the Monsters include new genera and species, Borguamondor, found in southern Utah’s magnificent Kaiparowitz Formation at Escalante National Monument. These specimens…
A team of paleontologists from the University of Zurich has identified chronic instances of osteomyelitis (bone tissue infection) in Plateosaurus trossingensis, one of the well-known dinosaurs…
Diamantinasaurus Mathilde, which existed approximately 94 million years ago during the mid-Cretaceous period, primarily consumed conifers, ferns, flowering plants, and utilized intestinal microorganisms for digestion almost…
Artistic depiction of Diamantinasaurus matildae, a 94 million-year-old sauropod dinosaur Travis Tischler The study of fossilized intestinal contents belonging to sauropod dinosaurs marks the first significant…
Paleontologists have uncovered evidence of previously unrecognized soft tissue structures in the cheek areas of various dinosaur species. This discovery deepens our understanding of dinosaur anatomy…
A research team from Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdela University, the University of Birmingham, and the Museum of Natural History in London has identified a new specimen…
It will be assigned to a new ICHNOSPECIES Ruopodasaurus clava the footprints of these dinosaurs found in northeastern British Columbia and northwest Alberta confirm the presence…
Chinese paleontologists have excavated relatively complete skulls and vertebrae that belonged to the previously unknown Metriacansosaurus theropod dinosaurs from the mid-Jurassic period. skull of Yuanmouraptor jinshajiangensis.…
A team of paleontologists from Lake Forest College, Stellenbosch University, University of Minnesota, and North Carolina State University described a new population of fossil eggshells, members…
A new species of dinosaurs has been uncovered in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Known as Duonychus tsogtbaatari, this dinosaur possessed two feet long claw fingers on…
New genus and species of Titanosaurus have been identified from fossilized sites found in the Hayeg Basin, Transylvania, western Romania. The artist's impression of the lithotrothian…
Dinosaurs dominated the athletics ecosystem of middle-aged middle for about 160 million years, but their biological geographical origin is still well understood. The oldest clear dinosaur…
Paleontologists discovered hundreds of different dinosaur footprints, including one left by a ferocious 9-meter (29.5-foot) predator megalosaurus Dewar’s Farm Quarry in Oxfordshire, England, by a herbivorous…
During the era of dinosaurs, which occurred 246 million to 66 million years ago, none of the species existing today were present. However, there are several…
Several groups of carnivorous dinosaurs – Tyrannosaurus, Spinosaurus, and their members Velociraptor The family crept into the Bexhill-on-Sea region of present-day East Sussex, England, about 135…
Swedish and Polish paleontologists are using hundreds of fossilized fecal and vomit samples from the Polish Basin in central Europe to reconstruct the rise of dinosaurs…
A plant-eating sauropod dinosaur that evolved in a humid environment during the early Jurassic period. Marcin Ambrozik The contents of feces and vomit from 200 million…
Deep beneath the snow-covered slopes lie prehistoric wonders waiting to be discovered. Recently, hikers in the Italian Alps stumbled upon an ancient ecosystem that predates even…
Paul Riding/Joseph Woodhouse Dinosaurs ruled the earth for around 180 million years. But fossils that are at least 65 million years old are incredibly hard to…
About 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous period, a 10 km-wide asteroid struck Earth near what is now the town of Chicxulub…
Despite their intimidating appearance, dinosaurs were not slow, lumbering creatures as previously thought. As our knowledge of these prehistoric creatures grows, our early assumptions are being…
Dinosaurs were once thought to be big and fearsome creatures, but our understanding of them has changed over time. As we learn more about them, we…
Large theropods were as intelligent as reptiles, but not as smart as apes, according to a new study led by paleontologists at the University of Bristol.…
Dinosaurs, in the form of birds, continue to exist today. However, traditional dinosaurs like tyrannosaurus, triceratops, and stegosaurus, are unlikely to evolve again if the climate…
A new genus and species of ankylosaurid dinosaur have been identified from two specimens discovered in southeastern China. type specimen of Datai Inliangis Rebuilt on site.…