Dinosaur

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.

 The dragon prince: T. Rex related new dinosaur species found in Mongolia.
 Australian Age of Dinosaurs Collection Manager Mackenzie Enchelmaier holds up sauropod gut content fossil.

First ever discovery of sauropod gut contents confirms herbivorous diet

 New pterosaur species Nipponopterus mifunensis identified from Japanese fossil.

New pterosaur species Nipponopterus mifunensis identified from Japanese fossil

 Nature study: Newly analyzed fossil reveals earliest feathered flight.

Nature study: Newly analyzed fossil reveals earliest feathered flight


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.

 When Pterosaurs ruled Brazil's sky.

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.

 The disparity of the Northern and Southern hemisphere’s evolution of terrestrial Cretaceous faunas after the Cretaceous Thermal Maximum

New Dinosaur-era mammal species "Ravjaa ishii" discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert

This is the first finding of Zhelestidae in Mongolia, changing the understanding of their distribution.

 New Dinosaur-era mammal species "Ravjaa ishii" discovered in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.

Massive dinosaur fossil found at Big Bend National Park

Student expedition leads to discovery of a large vertebra belonging to an Alamosaurus.

 Massive dinosaur fossil found at Big Bend National Park.

Study: Private collectors own majority of T. rex fossils, limiting research

Commercial collectors have discovered 2.4 times more T. rex fossils than public institutions since the early 1990s.

 Study: Private collectors own majority of T. rex fossils, limiting research.

Dinosaurs were not in decline before asteroid impact, new study suggests

New research finds gaps in fossil record, not actual extinction trends, explain apparent dinosaur decline.

 Closeup of a replica of fossilized Velociraptor dinosaur.

Previously unknown dinosaur species discovered in Portugal's Lusitanian Basin

‘This specimen reflects that iguanodonts had a much greater diversity than previously thought,’ said Bruno Silva of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

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Flowering plants, not dinosaurs, drove mammals to ground 72 million years ago

Professor Janis said, "The vegetational habitat was more important for the course of Cretaceous mammalian evolution than any influence from dinosaurs."

 Dryolestes, a Late Jurassic relative of the Cretaceous therians.

Duonychus tsogtbaatari: new two-fingered dinosaur with giant claws discovered in Mongolia

Scientists found this therizinosaur had only two fingers on each hand, with 30-centimeter claws used to grasp branches and feed on leaves.

 Duonychus tsogtbaatari: new two-fingered dinosaur with giant claws discovered in Mongolia. Illustration.

Rare fossil sheds light on unusual claw-bearing Therizinosaur

A rare fossil unearthed in Mongolia's Gobi Desert has led to the identification of a new dinosaur species Duonychus tsogtbaatari.

 Dinosaurs from the Cretaceous. A biological rule that lasted millions of years ago

From dinosaurs to birds: How cranial kinesis shaped evolution

Cranial kinesis allows modern birds to eat a wider variety of foods and use their beaks as multifunctional tools.

 From dinosaurs to birds: How cranial kinesis shaped evolution.