A gigantic asteroid brought the age of the dinosaurs to an abrupt end about 66 million years ago, as everything from pterodactyls to Tyrannosaurus rex went extinct. Fortunately, the lives of these iconic creatures were preserved in fossils — allowing researchers to decipher this lost world.
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'It's how I would imagine I would react if I saw a real-life giant dinosaur': What Jurassic World Rebirth's scientific advisor thinks of the movie
The summer blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth is hitting theaters, so Live Science asked paleontologist Steve Brusatte what it's like being the movie's scientific advisor.
Mysterious 'runner' dinosaur a sign there are more Jurassic secrets to unlock beneath western US
The discovery of Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a dog-size "runner" dinosaur, has left researchers re-evaluating Nanosaurus and several other US dinosaurs from the Morrison Formation in Colorado.
Meet 'Dragon prince' — the newly discovered T. rex relative that roamed Mongolia 86 million years ago
A new species of dinosaur that was probably a princely ancestor of T. rex, the king of the dinosaurs, has been identified from fossils excavated in Mongolia.
T. rex may have evolved in North America after all, scientists say
T. rex was previously suspected to have evolved in Asia and migrated to North America, but new research shows that the direct ancestors of this iconic dinosaur may have been the one to make the journey instead.
Pterosaur tracks reveal flying reptiles were comfortable on land, too
Researchers studying pterosaur tracks have found that ancient flying reptiles became better adapted to life on land during the middle of the Jurassic period and even shared environments with dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs might still roam Earth if it weren't for the asteroid, study suggests
The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and unexposed late Cretaceous rock layers mean they're either not preserved or hard to find.
Researchers react to T. rex 'leather' announcement
Companies claim that Tyrannosaurus rex leather could soon be entering the luxury fashion market, but dinosaur researchers say you can't make genuine T. rex skin.
What was the fastest dinosaur?
Dinosaurs left behind clues about their maximum speeds, but do we know which dinosaur was the fastest?
