Dartmouth-led research fortifies link between mega volcanoes and mass extinctions. What killed the dinosaurs 66…
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.
Climate change drove reptile evolution during the Permian-Triassic era, with rising temperatures prompting rapid diversification.…
A Study Reveals How Dinosaurs Carried Their Massive Weight Researchers have solved a long-standing mystery…
Harvard researchers find rapid evolution of reptiles was triggered by nearly 60 million years of…
A newly discovered impact crater below the seafloor suggests that more than one asteroid may…
According to new research, large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of…
Plesiosaur fossils discovered in an ancient riverbed suggests some species, traditionally thought to be sea…
Paleontologists find insufficient evidence that the iconic Tyrannosaurus rex should be reclassified. A bold assertion…
Discovery provides insight into the evolution and anatomy of big, carnivorous dinosaurs. Researchers discovered a…
Meraxes gigas — a new species of dinosaur has been discovered with disproportionally short arms…
Cockroaches survived the dinosaur extinction by hiding, eating anything, and protecting their eggs, making them…
Thriving in a Series of Sudden Global Chills That Killed Competitors Many of us are…
Researchers found the remains of the ‘White Rock spinosaurid,’ a large predator from the Vectis…
Paleontologists have identified the remains of one of Europe’s largest ever land hunters. Spinosaurids, or…
A new method shows that most dinosaurs were warm-blooded, especially theropods and sauropods, offering insights…
Remarkable new evidence that pterosaurs, the flying relatives of dinosaurs, were able to control the…
The fossilized remains of the triceratops specimen known as ‘Big John’ display injuries to the…
T. rex’s short arms may have lowered risk of bites during feeding frenzies. A new…