Dinosaur news, features and articles
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If you thought T. rex had tiny arms, wait until you see this apex predator's ridiculously tiny appendagesNewly discovered dinosaur — the apex predator of its environment — had a weirdly flat skull compared to its contemporaries, along with ridiculously small arms.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Enormous dinosaur dubbed Shiva 'The Destroyer' is one of the biggest ever discoveredResearchers discovered the remains of a huge dinosaur named Bustingorrytitan shiva last year and have now released artistic reconstructions of the Cretaceous giant.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Triceratops: Facts about the three-horned dinosaurTriceratops 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.
By Joseph Castro Last updated
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Tyrannosaurus rex: Facts and photos of the dinosaur kingTyrannosaurus rex was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs that ever lived.
By Laura Geggel Last updated
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Like 'walking through the woods of millions of years ago': Ancient ecosystem brimming with dinosaur tracks discovered in AlaskaFossilized footprints, tree stumps and feces discovered in Alaskan mountain foothills is a glimpse into life on Earth 100 million years ago.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Stunning 240 million-year-old 'Chinese dragon' fossil unveiled by scientistsA 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.
By Ben Turner Published
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'Cut down in their prime': Dinosaurs were thriving in Africa before the asteroid hitThe discovery of predatory dinosaurs in marine sediments in Morocco suggests life was abundant and diversifying at the end of the Cretaceous period.
By Nicholas R. Longrich Published
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Dinosaurs dominated our planet not because of their massive size or fearsome teeth — but thanks to the way they walkedDinosaurs 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.
By Richard Pallardy Published
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Temperature inside Chicxulub crater after dinosaur-killing asteroid hit revealed with 'paleothermometer'Researchers measured the temperature of the Chicxulub crater 66 million years ago, unlocking mysteries of the dinosaur-dooming mass extinction event.
By Patrick Pester Published
