Dinosaur news, features and articles
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Secrets of 1st dinosaurs lie in the Sahara and Amazon rainforest, study suggestsThe first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as researchers previously assumed due to an abundance of fossils in places like Argentina and Zimbabwe.
By Sascha Pare Published
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'Sexy' pterosaur tail should have been nightmare for flying. How did it work?The first pterosaurs had a sail-like tensioning system for flying with potentially cumbersome tail vanes, which they could have used for displays, a new study finds.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Giant horned dinosaur's fossils were destroyed in WWII — but photos reveal it was an unknown speciesScientists have unveiled a giant horned dinosaur from Egypt called Tameryraptor markgrafi after discovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in WWII.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Enormous skull of 200 million-year-old giant dinosaur discovered in ChinaThe well-preserved skull belongs to a never-before-seen species of sauropodomorph that potentially grew up to 33 feet long.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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Oldest known dinosaur in North America is a 'chicken-size' raptor — and changes what we know about how dinos conquered EarthA newfound "chicken-size" dinosaur, recently unearthed in Wyoming, changes what paleontologists thought they knew about how dinosaurs spread across the globe.
By Harry Baker Published
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Weird bumps in UK quarry turn out to be 166 million-year-old dinosaur 'highway' for some of Jurassic's biggest dinosaursResearchers have excavated the largest dinosaur footprint site in the U.K. after a quarry worker found tracks left by two of Britain's biggest Jurassic dinosaurs.
By Patrick Pester Published
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A sea monster with its head on its butt? 10 times we were completely wrong about dinosaur-age creaturesHumans have a long history of misinterpreting ancient fossils. Here are 10 creatures from the dinosaur age that looked way different than we thought.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Most expensive dinosaur skeleton ever now on display in New York City'Apex,' one of the most complete stegosaurus fossils ever found, is on display at the American Museum of Natural History.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Dinosaur puke and poop help reveal how they took over the worldFossilized digestive material offers unparalleled insights into the dinosaurs' diets, feeding behaviors and parasites.
By Pandora Dewan Published
