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Although they may not be as well-known as “exciting” dinosaurs such as the Tyrannosaurus, the duck-billed hadrosaurs were the most common plant-eating dinosaurs at the end of the Mesozoic Era. Now, a newly-classified member of the group appea… Continue reading "New" duck-billed dinosaur is actually one of the oldest
As you probably remember from Jurassic Park, velociraptors (and similar dinosaurs) were known for the terrifying sickle-shaped claws on their toes. And that was just with one on each foot – a newly-discovered dinosaur from a related species w… Continue reading New carnivorous dinosaur brandished twice the toe claws of a velociraptor
This week looks like being the most spectacular of the scientific auction year with three landmark auctions of scientific documents and specimens crossing the block. The three important artifacts are a 13-m (43-ft) Diplodocus skeleton at Aguttes in Paris on June 13 (US$1.5 million to $1.8 million), one of three original copies of Luca Pacioli’s Summa de Arithmetica at Christie’s in New York on June 12 ($1.0 million to $1.5 million) and a presentation copy of the first edition of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection at Bonhams in New York on June 13 ($ 200,000 to $300,000).
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Imprints of ancient bones or footprints are often found in rock, but that’s not the only way they form – in much rarer cases they can also be encased in opal. Now palaeontologists in Australia have uncovered the most complete “opalized” dinos… Continue reading Dinosaur herd found fossilized in gemstones in Australia
The millipede is only 8.2 millimeters long, making it an “an extreme case of miniaturization.” Continue reading This Preserved Millipede Lived 99 Million Years Ago Alongside Dinosaurs
An experiment involving 40 drugged alligators reveals how dinosaurs might have located sounds in their environment. Continue reading Scientists Gave Alligators Ketamine and Headphones to Understand Dinosaur Hearing
Antarctanax shackletoni, or the “Antarctic king,” is an iguana-sized ancestor to dinosaurs and modern crocodiles. Continue reading Scientists Discovered a Dinosaur Ancestor Called the ‘Antarctic King’
Scientists find that a surge in Earth impacts began during the Permian period, possibly because of disruptions in the asteroid belt. Continue reading Asteroids Crash Into Earth Over Twice as Often as 290 Million Years Ago
A University of Glasgow team explores the subtle art of capturing asteroids without killing everybody. Continue reading Scientists Map Out How to Nudge Small Asteroids into Earth’s Orbit
Who told these people that dinosaurs have to be war machines and volcano victims to be interesting? Continue reading ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Gives Up on Science Completely