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Kids discover extremely rare teen T. rex fossils sticking out of the ground during North Dakota Badlands hike
By Patrick Pester published
'Teen Rex' is about to go on display for the first time and appear in a new T. rex documentary, thanks to a discovery made by three young boys.

If you thought T. rex had tiny arms, wait until you see this apex predator's ridiculously tiny appendages
By Patrick Pester published
Newly discovered dinosaur — the apex predator of its environment — had a weirdly flat skull compared to its contemporaries, along with ridiculously small arms.

T. rex was as smart as a crocodile, not an ape, according to study debunking controversial intelligence findings
By Hannah Loss published
A new study debunks previous findings that the dinosaur's intelligence was similar to that of primates, finding instead that they're about as smart as modern-day crocodiles.

Enormous dinosaur dubbed Shiva 'The Destroyer' is one of the biggest ever discovered
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers discovered the remains of a huge dinosaur named Bustingorrytitan shiva last year and have now released artistic reconstructions of the Cretaceous giant.

Triceratops: Facts about the three-horned dinosaur
By Joseph Castro last updated
Triceratops lived at the end of the Cretaceous period, between 67 million and 65 million years ago. Once considered solitary, new fossil discoveries indicate it was a social animal that may have lived in herds.

Tyrannosaurus rex: Facts and photos of the dinosaur king
By Laura Geggel last updated
Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs that ever lived.

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.

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.

'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.

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.
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