Newfound Species
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![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.
![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.
![Fossil evidence suggests that during the Cretaceous era, 'dwarf dinosaurs' populated a tropical archipelago near modern-day Romania.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E7NvYqQ6WqgYneW8dF3LbG-320-80.jpg)
'Dwarf dinosaur' that lived on prehistoric island unearthed in Transylvania
By JoAnna Wendel published
The new "dwarf dinosaur" species lends more evidence to the "island rule," which posits that animals evolving on islands become smaller than their mainland counterparts.
![A reconstruction of what the new tyrannosaur, Daspletosaurus wilsoni, may have looked like.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v4Zp7GfrbjeKQSkjynGRdm-320-80.jpg)
'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.
![The "exceptional" fossil of Daurlong wangi from the Upper Cretaceous period of Inner Mongolia, China.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WayawL3YSSije9msgBqJ8E-320-80.jpg)
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.
![An artist's interpretation of the species Ornithomimus (not the ornithomimosaurs in the new study) based on a fossil specimen with preserved tail feathers and soft tissue.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FZPanGdeCh7kGy8gcxJduA-320-80.jpg)
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.
![A new species of tardigrade (not shown here) was discovered in a parking lot in Japan.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iX4kMvGHWksG7L3xfNhjMf-320-80.jpg)
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.
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