Artist’s reconstruction of the feathered pterosaur Tupandactylus, showing the feather types along the bottom of the headcrest: dark monofilaments and lighter-colored branched feathers. Credit: ©…
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T. rex’s short arms may have lowered risk of bites during feeding frenzies. Over the two decades paleontologist Kevin Padian taught a freshman seminar called…
Spinosaurus, the longest predatory dinosaur known, is opening its elongate jaws, studded with conical teeth, to catch a sawskate. Contrary to previous suggestions, this animal…
Spinosaurus, the longest predatory dinosaur known, is opening its elongate jaws, studded with conical teeth, to catch a sawskate. Contrary to previous suggestions, this animal…
This picture illustrates a scene from northern Laurentia (North America) in the period a few weeks after the Chicxulub impact showing the onset of freezing…
This is the earliest armored dinosaur found in all of Asia, and is helping our understanding of when and where these animals first appeared. Credit:…
Guemesia ochoai could have looked similar to relatives such as Carnotaurus sastrei (pictured). Credit: © Fred Wierum, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons…
Artistic reconstruction of the Seiche wave surging into the Tanis river, bringing in fishes and everything in its path (dinosaurs, trees) while impact spherules rain…
The asteroid that killed nearly all dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime. An international team of scientists from the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam (The Netherlands), Uppsala…
Hypothetical life restoration of MOR 7029. Note that the pulmonary disease infecting this animal would not have been externally evident, but the probable pneumonia-like outward…
Nuclear techniques confirm rare finding that crocodile devoured a baby dinosaur. Credit: Dr. Matt White/Australian Age of Dinosaurs Advanced nuclear and synchrotron imaging has confirmed…
Extinct dinosaurs may have had bright color on their skin, scales and beaks in a manner similar to modern birds, according to research led by…
Hypothetical life restoration of MOR 7029. Note that the pulmonary disease infecting this animal would not have been externally evident, but the probable pneumonia-like outward…
Limb muscles of the Bristol dinosaur, Thecodontosaurus antiquus. Credit: Artwork by Gabriel Ugueto New research led by the University of BristolThe University of Bristol, a…
Life reconstruction of the dinosaur Struthiosaurus austriacus from the Late Cretaceous of Austria. Credit: © Fabrizio De Rossi Fossil braincase provides new surprising insights. German…
Life reconstruction of a close-to-hatching oviraptorosaur dinosaur embryo, based on the new specimen “Baby Yingliang.”Credit: Lida Xing Over the last 100 years, many fossilized dinosaur…
Vectiraptor greeni, a new fierce predatory dinosaur from the Isle of Wight in the UK. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto A new bird-like dinosaur that used brute…
Life reconstruction of a close-to-hatching oviraptorosaur dinosaur embryo, based on the new specimen “Baby Yingliang.”Credit: Lida Xing A 72 to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a…
Original artwork from scientific illustrator Emiliano Troco depicting a Brontosaurus (likely the most famous sauropod dinosaur) acting as an ecosystem engineer in a warm and…
Theropod dinosaurs evolved more robust jaws through time allowing them to consume tougher food, a new study reveals. Researchers used digital modeling and computer simulation…