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T. rex relatives 'moonwalked' to attract mates, newfound dinosaur ‘mating arena' suggestsResearchers have identified a "mating arena" at Dinosaur Ridge where male theropods gathered during the Cretaceous period to display in front of females.
By Patrick Pester Published
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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 movieINTERVIEW 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.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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Mysterious 'runner' dinosaur a sign there are more Jurassic secrets to unlock beneath western USThe 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.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Meet 'Dragon prince' — the newly discovered T. rex relative that roamed Mongolia 86 million years agoA 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.
By Chris Simms Published
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T. rex may have evolved in North America after all, scientists sayT. 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.
By Jess Thomson Published
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Pterosaur tracks reveal flying reptiles were comfortable on land, tooResearchers 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.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Dinosaurs might still roam Earth if it weren't for the asteroid, study suggestsThe 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.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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Researchers react to T. rex 'leather' announcementCompanies 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.
By Patrick Pester Published
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What was the fastest dinosaur?Dinosaurs left behind clues about their maximum speeds, but do we know which dinosaur was the fastest?
By Roberta McLain Published
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