A pioneering reconstruction of the brain belonging to one of the earliest dinosaurs to roam…
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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.
Here’s the original story of flight. Sorry, Wright Brothers, but this story began way before…
The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed…
Global warming triggered the evolution of giant dinosaurs. An international team of paleontologists, including LMU…
By cutting into fossils and examining growth rings, scientists learned how predatory dinosaurs got so…
A new statistical analysis of dinosaur diversity shows they were not in decline at the…
Paleontologists have made a surprising discovery while searching through 100-year-old fossil collections from the UK…
The first fossils of a duckbilled dinosaur have been discovered in Africa, suggesting dinosaurs crossed…
The study of the brains of extinct organisms sheds lights on their behaviors. However, soft…
Despite having bat-like wings, two small dinosaurs, Yi and Ambopteryx, struggled to fly, only managing…
A newly discovered species of toothless, two-fingered dinosaur has shed light on how a group…
Huge volcanic eruptions 233 million years ago pumped carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor into…
A new study provides substantial evidence that the first fossil feather ever to be discovered…
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper…
The first complete dinosaur skeleton ever identified has finally been studied in detail and found…
Some 240 million years ago, a dolphinlike ichthyosaur ripped to pieces and swallowed another marine…
When paleontologists digging in a quarry in southwestern China uncovered the nearly complete skeleton of…
Scientists in Southampton believe four bones recently found on the Isle of Wight belong to…