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dinosaur evolution
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The Dinosaur Dilemma That Darwin Couldn’t Solve
An ingenious experiment with chickens reveals the surprising evolutionary advantage of a "half wing" in non-flying dinosaurs, finally solving a puzzle that has stumped scientists since Darwin's time.
The Dinosaurs Too Big To Be Dinosaurs
These sauropods were barely possible, seemingly existing only despite physics and persisting only thanks to some extreme evolutionary adaptations.
New dinosaur with rare skull helps fill sauropod evolutionary gap
Researchers in China have discovered a new species of long-necked dinosaur with a remarkably complete skull, providing key evidence about the evolution of sauropods.
What We Know of Spinosaurus (So Far)
Spinosaurus is central to one of paleontology’s greatest debates—was it a swimming predator or a wading hunter? Evidence…