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Armored dinosaur could withstand the impact of a high-speed car crash, thanks to the 'bulletproof vest' over its plate armor
By Sierra Bouchér published
The new research suggests that this dinosaur's armor was adapted for fighting between members of Borealopelta markmitchelli.
80 million-year-old dinosaur 'mini eggs' unearthed at Chinese construction site are the smallest ever found — and belong to a never-before-seen T. rex relative
By Harry Baker published
Half a dozen dinosaur eggs, each around the size of a grape, were recently saved from a construction site in China. Researchers say the tiny fossilized shells are exceptionally well preserved.
Duck-billed dino with absolutely enormous honker unearthed in Mexico
By Sierra Bouchér published
The newly named dinosaur is unique to Mexico, and it's helping change scientists' understanding of dinosaur ranges across the Americas.
T. rex relative with giant, protruding eyebrows discovered in Kyrgyzstan
By Patrick Pester published
The newly discovered Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus fossils are the first of their kind from Kyrgyzstan and provide evidence of predatory dinosaurs caring for offspring in the Jurassic.
Heavy rains expose one of the oldest dinosaur skeletons ever discovered, researchers claim
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers say they've recovered one of the world's oldest known dinosaurs after heavy rains exposed a Herrerasaurid skeleton in southern Brazil.
T. rex could have been 70% bigger than fossils suggest, new study shows
By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated
The largest T. rex to ever live may have weighed up to 33,000 pounds.
Pair of dog-size dinosaurs likely crushed to death in underground burrow collapse
By Richard Pallardy published
New species of dinosaur discovered in Utah may have lived underground, with near-complete fossils indicating they died in burrows.
If birds are dinosaurs, why aren't they cold-blooded?
By Margaret Osborne published
If dinosaurs were reptiles, then why aren't birds cold blooded?
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