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  Newfound Tiny Tyrannosaur Had Horns

  Newly described fossil of tyrannosaur family member has horns, long snout, small skull.

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  Dinosaur-killing Space Rock Barely Rattled Algae

  The identification of molecular fossils from algae in the so-called K-P boundary point to a very fast recovery of these organisms following the meteorite impact that killed the dinosaurs.

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  Mighty T. rex Killed by Lowly Parasite, Study Suggests

  The T. rex named Sue might have been killed by a disease that afflicts birds even today.

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  Four-Winged Dinosaur Discovered in China

  A new four-winged dinosaur sheds light on evolution of birds.

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  Man-Sized Dinosaur Was a Tiny T. Rex

  A miniature Tyrannosaurus rex of sorts walked the Earth 125 million years ago.

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  Velociraptor Claws Made for Climbing

  The tip of the claw functioned as the puncturing and gripping element, study shows.

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  Life in the Dark: How Organisms Survived Asteroid Impacts

  New studies of mixotrophic algae have shown how such organisms could survive the darkened skies that follow a major asteroid impact.

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  Ancient Bird's Feathers Had Iridescent Glow

  Microstructures in feather fossils show evidence feathers were iridescent.

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  Prehistoric 'Runway' Used by Flying Reptile

  Prehistoric tracks suggest that pterosaurs preferred beach landings.

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  T. Rex Link to Birds Holds Up

  A new group has restudied soft tissue data and linking T. rex to chickens.

• A Space Rock Hunter Picks Top 10 Asteroid Facts

  Learn why asteroids are a whole lot more than space debris.

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  Before Dinosaurs, the First Tree-Climber Revealed

  Before dinosaurs arrived, trees were the ultimate refuge from predators

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  Could Extinct Animals Be Resurrected from Frozen Samples?

  Extinct animals could be cloned from DNA found in frozen tissue samples and maybe the reconstructed genomes of ancient species.

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  Pot-Bellied Dinosaur Skeleton Found in Utah

  Remains of a pot-bellied dinosaur shed light on evolution of paleo veggie diets.

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  How Dinosaurs Got So Big

  A new study could explain how dinosaurs got to be so large

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  Study Hints at What and How Dinosaurs Ate

  Tiny scratches on fossilized dinosaur teeth suggest the animal ate low-lying grasses.

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  Huge Dinosaur Tooth Found in Spain

  An allosaurid tooth as long as a tall man's finger has been found in Spain, making it the largest tooth of a carnivorous dinosaur ever found there.

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  Giant Dinosaurs Get Downsized

  Dinosaurs didn't weigh nearly as much as previously thought, a new study suggests.

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  Nut-Cracking Dinosaur Like a Giant Parrot

  Parrot-beaked dinosaur devoured nuts and seeds.

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  Fossil Solves Mystery of Dinosaur Finger Evolution

  Dinosaur hands shed light on evolution of modern bird wings.

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  Do Dinosaurs Still Exist?

  The idea of still-living dinosaurs has captured the public imagination for well over a century.