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Largest dinosaur ever auctioned sells for over $6 million — and it's twice as long as a school busA 70-foot-long Apatosaurus skeleton, named Vulcan, recently became the biggest dinosaur fossil ever sold when it was acquired for around $6.4 million at an auction in France. The sizable remains weigh more than 22 tons.
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Cretaceous 'Pompeii' of China isn't what we thoughtIncredibly well preserved dinosaurs at China fossil site were thought to have been buried in huge volcanic eruptions, similar to the Mount Vesuvius that covered the city of Pompeii 2,000 years ago. But new research says this isn't how things happened.
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Armored dinosaur could withstand the impact of a high-speed car crash, thanks to the 'bulletproof vest' over its plate armorThe new research suggests that this dinosaur's armor was adapted for fighting between members of Borealopelta markmitchelli.
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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 relativeHalf 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.
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Duck-billed dino with absolutely enormous honker unearthed in MexicoThe newly named dinosaur is unique to Mexico, and it's helping change scientists' understanding of dinosaur ranges across the Americas.
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T. rex relative with giant, protruding eyebrows discovered in KyrgyzstanThe 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.
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Heavy rains expose one of the oldest dinosaur skeletons ever discovered, researchers claimResearchers say they've recovered one of the world's oldest known dinosaurs after heavy rains exposed a Herrerasaurid skeleton in southern Brazil.
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T. rex could have been 70% bigger than fossils suggest, new study showsThe largest T. rex to ever live may have weighed up to 33,000 pounds.
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Pair of dog-size dinosaurs likely crushed to death in underground burrow collapseNew species of dinosaur discovered in Utah may have lived underground, with near-complete fossils indicating they died in burrows.
