Dinosaur
‘One-Ounce Wonder’: Mouse-Sized Dino-Era Species Found in Patagonia
Unearthed in Chilean Patagonia, the 74-million-year-old Yeutherium pressor is the smallest known South American mammal from the dinosaur era.
Asteroid the size of 3 T. rex dinosaurs to pass Earth Sunday - NASA
Texas Floods Reveal Ancient Dinosaur Footprints
Paleontologists Reveal How a 200-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Rewrites East Asian History
Researchers Name Jurassic Swimmer ‘Plesionectes Longicollum’ After Long Storage
The nearly complete 2.95 meter skeleton was forgotten since 1978.
Evidence of First Mixed-Species Dinosaur Herd Found in Canada's Badlands
In just 29 square meters researchers documented footprints from at least five ceratopsians, one ankylosaurid, one small theropod and two large tyrannosaurids moving in the same direction.
Museum finds 67.5-million-year-old dinosaur fossil beneath parking lot
The fossil vertebra, found 763 feet underground, offers a rare glimpse into the late Cretaceous period.
'Ash-Winged Dawn Goddess': Oldest North American pterosaur fossil found
Jaw, wing bone, and tooth of Eotephradactylus mcintireae (209.2 Ma) reveal a floodplain ecosystem with fish, giant amphibians, and early turtles before the end-Triassic mass extinction.
Night lizards survived dinosaur-killing asteroid impact and still inhabit the region
Scientists suggest their secretive lifestyle and slow metabolism helped them endure the mass extinction.
The dragon prince: T. Rex related new dinosaur species found in Mongolia
Discovery leads to revised tyrannosaur family tree, shedding light on T. rex's ancestry.
First ever discovery of sauropod gut contents confirms herbivorous diet
Analysis reveals sauropods didn't chew but used gut microbes to digest varied plant diet.
New pterosaur species Nipponopterus mifunensis identified from Japanese fossil
Expected to provide important clues on pterosaur evolution, the fossil is the first known member of a new genus.
Nature study: Newly analyzed fossil reveals earliest feathered flight
"Archaeopteryx is not the first dinosaur with feathers, nor is it the first dinosaur with wings. However, we think it is the earliest known dinosaur that could use its feathers for flying."
When Pterosaurs ruled Brazil's sky
In 'Pterosaurs of Brazil', paleontologist Luiz Eduardo Anelli highlights four species with unique characteristics, such as enormous crests and colossal heads.
Did T. rex's 'grandparents' migrate over the Bering Land Bridge?
Tyrannosaurus rex evolved in North America, specifically in Laramidia, the western half of the continent.
