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![Landscape image showing the De Long Mountains.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B6Y7x4WBKKN26LvN6y9syd-320-80.jpg)
Like 'walking through the woods of millions of years ago': Ancient ecosystem brimming with dinosaur tracks discovered in Alaska
By Patrick Pester published
Fossilized footprints, tree stumps and feces discovered in Alaskan mountain foothills is a glimpse into life on Earth 100 million years ago.
![A photo of the Dinocephalosaurus orientalis fossil.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c96duYwLqnnbeamdwJhpTa-320-80.jpg)
Stunning 240 million-year-old 'Chinese dragon' fossil unveiled by scientists
By Ben Turner published
A bizarre dragon-like creature that lived during the Triassic period used its remarkably long neck to hunt unsuspecting prey in shallow water, scientists have found.
![More and more dinosaurs are being discovered in Africa, painting new picture of life just before the asteroid hit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7LwEiqKU9ZGqZfV4bmmhmJ-320-80.jpg)
'Cut down in their prime': Dinosaurs were thriving in Africa before the asteroid hit
By Nicholas R. Longrich published
The discovery of predatory dinosaurs in marine sediments in Morocco suggests life was abundant and diversifying at the end of the Cretaceous period.
![Dinosaur species - Brachiosaurus, Velociraptor, Triceratops, Parasaurolophus,in the nature. This is a 3d render illustration.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XwQSkhizwwso2k3gTUHU7C-320-80.jpg)
Dinosaurs dominated our planet not because of their massive size or fearsome teeth — but thanks to the way they walked
By Richard Pallardy published
Dinosaurs may have ruled Earth for over 160 million years because the way they walked gave them a big advantage during the drying climate of the Triassic.
![Illustration of Pteranodon sp. flying reptiles watching a massive asteroid approaching Earth's surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hDrWb4frnZas85F4yLz6jN-320-80.jpg)
Temperature inside Chicxulub crater after dinosaur-killing asteroid hit revealed with 'paleothermometer'
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers measured the temperature of the Chicxulub crater 66 million years ago, unlocking mysteries of the dinosaur-dooming mass extinction event.
![Tyrannosaurus and velociraptor walking through the forest. This Dinosaur lived in the late Cretaceous period.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CMvuzUFG9XqBGizqhCmjW8-320-80.jpg)
What was the typical life span of a dinosaur?
By Cameron Duke published
What was the typical life span of a dinosaur? It depends on the size and species, of course.
![(A) Reconstructed Caudipteryx. (B) Robopteryx, imitating the morphology of Caudipteryx, positioned in front of a grasshopper in the field (marked by a red arrow). (C) Grasshopper tested in the experiments.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6cygpuGhf5HEy79h2ZfVcB-320-80.jpg)
Scientists say their robot dinosaur could help explain the evolution of wings. But 1 expert says the study is flawed.
By Kiley Price published
The robot faced up against grasshopper prey. But did the dinosaur it mimics actually eat insects?
![An artist reconstruction of Sidersaura marae.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/win9bZQA5KjqBjV3BGyd6a-320-80.jpg)
Gargantuan 'star lizard' was one of the last (and largest) dinosaurs of its kind
By Patrick Pester published
Scientists spent years retrieving fossils of the Cretaceous sauropod, which they've named Sidersaura, or "star lizard."
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