Dinosaur news, features and articles
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1.7 billion Tyrannosaurus rexes walked the Earth before going extinct, new study estimatesThe new prediction suggests fewer T. rex individuals roamed our planet than scientists previously thought.
By Harry Baker Published
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'Truly gigantic' Jurassic sea monster remains discovered by chance in museumThe creature is believed to be a type of pliosaur — fearsome predators that had huge skulls, giant teeth and a bite force more powerful than that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
By Ben Turner Published
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Dinosaur-killing asteroid did not trigger a long 'nuclear winter' after allGlobal temperatures did not plummet in the aftermath of the asteroid impact that caused the demise of the dinosaurs, a new study suggests.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Watch stunning preview of 2nd season of Apple TV+ award-winning show 'Prehistoric Planet'The new episodes, which will be available to watch from May 22, 2023, will transport viewers back to the age of dinosaurs with stunning visual effects.
By Sascha Pare Published
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95 million-year-old land bridge across Antarctica carried dinosaurs between continentsThe first-ever near-complete sauropod skull found in Australia is remarkably similar to fossils from South America, which suggests that dinosaurs roamed across ice-free Antarctica.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Ancient crystal-filled rock has been hiding dinosaur secret for 140 yearsPaleontologists have confirmed that a rock enclosing a perfectly round agate crystal is actually a titanosaur egg, which was probably smothered by lava after a volcanic eruption 67 million years ago.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Clever, bird-like dinosaurs that lived 74 million years ago got cozy in communal nests, study suggestsNew research has found that troodontids, a group of bird-like dinosaurs that lived 74 million years ago, had high enough body temperatures to brood their eggs in communal nests.
By Sascha Pare Published
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T. rex had thin lips and a gummy smile, controversial study suggestsPaleontologists have suggested that thin, lizard-like lips concealed the gigantic teeth of T. rex and other predatory dinosaurs, but not all experts are convinced.
By Sascha Pare Published
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'Extremely rare' fossilized dinosaur voice box suggests they sounded birdlikeA fossilized ankylosaur voice box reveals that these beasts may have sported a far more sophisticated vocal range than scientists originally thought.
By Ben Turner Published
