Collaborate Disseminate
It has long been known that some of the earliest mammals coexisted with the later-period dinosaurs. Now, for just the second time ever, scientists have documented fossil evidence of a dinosaur having actually eaten one of those mammals.Continue Reading… Continue reading Fossil evidence shows that a dinosaur included mammals in its diet
A comprehensive new study has examined the diets of the earliest dinosaurs and found that, unsurprisingly, they included carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. But what is surprising is that the ancestors of many of the most famous herbivores – like Tri… Continue reading Surprising study finds ancestors of most herbivorous dinosaurs ate meat
One of planet Earth’s single worst days ever occurred around 66 million years ago, when a huge asteroid slammed into Earth and wiped out most life, including the dinosaurs. Now a pair of new studies has identified more evidence for just how bad things … Continue reading Dino-killing asteroid set off mile-high tsunami and month-long mega-quake
The Earth still bears the scar of the gigantic asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, along with three quarters of all life – but a new study suggests that killer rock wasn’t alone. Scientists have discovered a new crater in the seabed of the No… Continue reading Newly discovered crater suggests multiple asteroids killed dinosaurs
Armored dinosaurs like Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus were mostly big, bulky animals that walked on four legs, but paleontologists have now discovered a bizarre relative the size of a dog that strutted around on two legs.Continue ReadingCategory: Science… Continue reading Bizarre new armored dinosaur species was a two-legged tank
The dinosaur king may yet retain its crown. Earlier this year a study proposed that the iconic Tyrannosaurus rex should be split into three distinct species, but a new analysis says there isn’t enough evidence for such a drastic shake-up.Continue Readi… Continue reading No evidence Tyrannosaurus rex is three separate species, says new study
As far as collectibles go, it’s hard to find something cooler than the skeleton of a long-dead apex predator. The latest to hit the auction block is a Gorgosaurus, a distant relative of T-rex, which will be offered for sale by Sotheby’s New York this month as the headline act for its Natural History sale.
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Tags: Dinosaurs, Auction, Sotheby’s, Fossils, Bones
Continue reading Huge carnivorous dinosaur skeleton goes up for auction in New York
Paleontologists have described a new species of giant carnivorous dinosaur from a fairly complete skeleton in Patagonia. The discovery could help shed new light on the mystery of why such powerful predators had almost comically tiny arms.Continue Readi… Continue reading New “giant dragon” dinosaur offers clues to T-rex’s weirdly tiny arms
In drawings or renderings of dinosaurs, we generally don’t see the beasts sporting human-like belly buttons. The reptiles did have an equivalent to a navel, however, and scientists have recently discovered the first known fossilized example of one.Cont… Continue reading Scientists spot first known fossilized dinosaur “belly button”
Dinosaurs sit at the crossroads between reptiles and birds, leading scientists to debate whether they were warm- or cold-blooded. A new study may have found the answer for different groups of dinosaurs, by analyzing metabolic markers from their breath … Continue reading Were dinosaurs warm- or cold-blooded? Clues lie in their breath and bones