Dinosaur news, features and articles
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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
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What was the typical life span of a dinosaur?What was the typical life span of a dinosaur? It depends on the size and species, of course.
By Cameron Duke Published
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Scientists say their robot dinosaur could help explain the evolution of wings. But 1 expert says the study is flawed.The robot faced up against grasshopper prey. But did the dinosaur it mimics actually eat insects?
By Kiley Price Published
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Gargantuan 'star lizard' was one of the last (and largest) dinosaurs of its kindScientists spent years retrieving fossils of the Cretaceous sauropod, which they've named Sidersaura, or "star lizard."
By Patrick Pester Published
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'I felt my heart skip a beat': Researcher discovers dinosaur 'chicken from hell' after buying fossil onlineA "chicken from hell" dinosaur that lived just before the asteroid struck has been discovered in South Dakota.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Newfound T. rex relative was an even bigger apex predator, remarkable skull discovery suggestsThe newly identified tyrannosaur species is the closest known relative of T. rex and could have been even larger than the famous dinosaur king.
By Harry Baker Published
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Dinosaur finger bone from Lesotho rock shelter suggests Africans discovered fossils centuries before British didAfricans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term 'paleontology' existed
By Julien Benoit Published
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Nanotyrannus vs. T. rex saga continues: Controversial study 'doesn't settle the question at all'A new study of long-debated dinosaur fossils has found growth patterns inconsistent with those of T. rex, suggesting the bones belong to a distinct species, but other experts aren't convinced.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Why was the name 'Brontosaurus' brought back from the dead?The dinosaur Brontosaurus was canceled but then resurrected. What happened?
By Charles Q. Choi Published
