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'Frightful' never-before-seen tyrannosaur might be the 'missing link' in T. rex evolution
By Harry Baker published
Paleontologists have discovered fossils belonging to a newfound species of tyrannosaur, which could fill an important gap in the evolutionary history of T. rex.

Ravenous meat-eating dinosaur's guts preserved in exceptionally rare fossil
By Joanna Thompson published
Paleontologists in China have examined the remarkable gut remnants of a birdlike dinosaur that lived more than 100 million years ago.

Giant, ostrich-like dinosaur and its smaller cousin roamed Mississippi during the late Cretaceous
By Laura Geggel published
A giant, ostrich-like dinosaur and its smaller cousin, also an ornithomimosaur, sprinted through what is now Mississippi about 85 million years ago.

An Even-Weirder-Than-Usual Tardigrade Just Turned Up in a Parking Lot
By Stephanie Pappas last updated
The world's newest species of water bear has eight legs and eggs covered with tentacles.

Rare Discovery: Hook-Legged Spider Found in Oregon Cave
By Douglas Main last updated
The spider has unique clawlike hooks on its legs.

Newfound 'snaky croc-face' sea monster unearthed in Wyoming
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers in Wyoming have named a new species of plesiosaur defined by its long neck and snappy jaws.

Oldest African dinosaur ever found unearthed in Zimbabwe
By Joanna Thompson last updated
Meet Mbiresaurus raathi, the oldest African dinosaur (and one of the world's earliest) whose neighbors lived in Brazil.
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