A dinosaur fossil that sat unnoticed in a museum collection for nearly a century has…
Browsing: Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs were a diverse group of reptiles that dominated Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems for over 160 million years, from the Triassic through the Cretaceous period, until their sudden extinction around 66 million years ago. They ranged from towering carnivores like Tyrannosaurus rex to gentle giants like Brachiosaurus, as well as small, bird-like species that gave rise to modern birds. Paleontologists continue to uncover new fossils and use advanced technologies to learn more about their biology, behavior, evolution, and the mass extinction event that ended their reign. Explore this page for the latest research, fossil discoveries, and evolutionary insights into the age of dinosaurs.
Scientists expected Zimbabwe’s fossil beds to yield familiar South African dinosaurs, but the newly named…
A dinosaur long thought to belong exclusively to North America has turned up in Spain,…
Dinosaurs and their prey likely ate seaweed, which may help explain the unusually high carbon…
A new study sheds light on which animal groups evolved from life on land to…
Rare tracks from northeastern British Columbia reveal an ornithopod-dominated dinosaur community from a poorly documented…
A newly identified mammal relative suggests that Tanzania’s possible early dinosaur fossils may be younger…
A snapped rib reveals that Scotty, the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found, survived long…
A small iguanodontian fossil from Japan adds evidence that Late Cretaceous coastal ecosystems supported dinosaurs…
An exceptionally preserved Cretaceous mammal challenges longstanding assumptions about early placental relatives. A nearly complete…
For all their astonishing diversity, dinosaurs seem to have hit one evolutionary limit: they almost…
Analysis of living vertebrates shows that changes in brain evolution helped drive major shifts in…
New research helps scientists determine whether marks on fossils are genuine bite marks. Deep grooves…
Fragmentary bones from Brazil reveal a new Triassic reptile close to the lineage that preceded…
Ancient microbes may have helped preserve a pterosaur fossil and its chemical clues for more…
Tiny fossil teeth from Alaska are changing how scientists view mammal life and migration in…
A newly discovered feathered dinosaur from China may help solve a long-standing mystery surrounding a…
Scientists have uncovered a fish-hunting raptor from Patagonia that may have stalked prey like a…