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New Dinosaur Finds Imply European Origins of the Spinosaurids
The 2001 film Jurassic Park III revealed to the world one of the most peculiar—yet absolutely fearsome—dinosaurs to…
Volcanic Eruptions In Triassic “Mega Monsoon” Kickstarted the Age of Dinosaurs
The Triassic Period, being the opening page of the Mesozoic Era which spanned from 251 million years ago…
Chinese Fossil Find Yields 125 Million-Year-Old Preserved Dinosaur Cells
Caudipteryx (kaw-DIP-tear-ricks) is a small two-legged theropod dinosaur that’s about the size of a modern-day peacock. It lived…
Moroccan Ankylosaur Find Is Africa’s First—and Perhaps the World’s Oldest
In what can be perhaps best described as a “living tank,” ankylosaurs (ann-KIL-luh-saurs) are among the most bizarre…
New “Shark-toothed” Dinosaur From Uzbekistan May Have Been Among the Last of Its Kind
Back in the 1980s, a dinosaur jawbone was found in the Kyzylkum desert, the 15th largest desert in…
The Bone Wars: How a Bitter Rivalry Gave the Spotlight to Paleontology
No, that’s not a Star Wars joke; there was a time—a long time ago, in a continent far,…
Newest Australian Dinosaur Find Is Its Biggest Yet
Despite the age of dinosaurs having passed more than 65 million years ago, and with it the plethora…
Tyrannosaurids May Have Hunted in Packs, New Research Suggests
The image of a lone Tyrannosaurus rex, famously shortened to T. rex, locked in combat with another dinosaur…