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![The wicked curved claw of the red-legged seriema (Cariama cristata) is held off the ground so that it always stays sharp.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4BHdw5RVo7mEJRncG7iNgZ-320-80.jpg)
Velociraptors probably didn't use their 'wicked' claws for slashing, surprising new study suggests
By Stephanie Pappas published
Unlike their portrayal in Jurassic Park, curved-clawed dinos may have used their sharp appendages to pin and grasp, not slash.
![An illustration of a newfound ancient bird about to prey on a mammal running up a tree. The bird's fossilized skeleton is superimposed on top of its body.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ozuo3jnyzRvCjQEN4KDmGd-320-80.jpg)
Ancient bird with T. rex-like skull discovered in China
By Harry Baker published
A 120 million-year-old bird fossil from China has some rather unusual dinosaur-like features in its otherwise standard avian skeleton, including a weirdly T. rex-like skull.
![An artist's interpretation of what the Microraptor may have looked like while eating a rodent.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oDB3omM3366vcp2akHeAcf-320-80.jpg)
Scientists find the earliest evidence of a dinosaur eating a mammal
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Birdlike dinosaur "was not a picky eater," as evidenced by a rodent's foot found in its fossilized remains.
![An artist's interpretation of a trio of dinosaurs.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WPZFTQqt2HBrtbsVB2EsTZ-320-80.jpg)
Ancestors of 'veggie' dinosaurs actually feasted on meat
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers analyzed the teeth of the earliest dinosaurs to determine what they ate.
![A gif of the computer model of a diplodocid tail.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rUT9wFxxbMKoEUnJKpUX9o-320-80.gif)
Did long-necked dinosaurs' whip-like tails really break the sound barrier? Not so fast.
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
New research contradicts the claim that diplodocids could whip their tails at supersonic speeds. Instead, it was a (still impressive) 62 mph.
![An artist's interpretation of ankylosaur Zuul crurivastator in battle.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hhq8CXbAh4DkMqVEJpLZSa-320-80.jpg)
'Jousting ankylosaurs' whacked their peers with their 'sledgehammer-like tails'
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Not only did ankylosaurs like "Zuul" use their tails as weapons against potential predators, but they also used them to battle their peers.
![illustration of a triceratops in the midst of foliage that contains two small mammals, and nearby, there's a small turtle on a log](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eJjjmoegqZCggD2j3LPTbe-320-80.jpg)
Mammals were already poised to take over the world before the dino-killing asteroid struck
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Ancient mammals were better adapted than nonavian dinosaurs to survive the Chicxulub asteroid impact.
![A reconstruction of Natovenator polydontus shows how the semiaquatic dinosaur may have swum and dived.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iMM5szBBbFte5ZdP3my2za-320-80.jpg)
Noodle-necked swimming dinosaur may have been a diving predator like a penguin
By Mindy Weisberger published
Scientists recently discovered the first non-avian theropod dinosaur with a streamlined body similar to that of penguins, auks and other modern diving birds.
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