Findings related to the newly discovered ‘bird-dinosaur’ Eosinopteryx suggest that the origin of flight was…
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.
A new study indicates that a group of bipedal dinosaurs, known as oviraptors, shook their…
A newly published study details the mass extinction of lizards and snakes that occurred after…
Paleontologists think that they may have identified the earliest known dinosaur, which was no bigger…
Scientists in Canada have named a newly found horned dinosaur (ceratopsian) and it’s called Xenoceratops…
Tyrannosaurus rex bite marks have been found on the fossilized bones of Triceratops horridus, but…
20 years ago, Mary Schweitzer discovered that she spotted the effects of what could only…
Pachycephalosaurids had domed heads with thick, bony protuberances, which paleontologists hypothesized the dinosaurs used in…
Pegomastax africanus is a new species of plant-eating dinosaur with tiny, 1-inch-long (2.5-centimeter-long) jaws, which…
A particularly well-preserved bushy-tailed fossilized theropod could imply that most of the dinosaurs actually had…
By analyzing fossil evidence from skeletons, eggs, and soft tissue of birdlike dinosaurs and primitive…
In a published study, scientists from the University of Zurich and Zoological Society of London…
High in the Pyrenean mountains of Spain, paleontologists found hen-shaped dinosaur eggs sticking out of…
A newly discovered ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex was discovered recently in China. Yutyrannus huali was…
New research has allowed paleontologists to gain new insight on a prehistoric piece of jaw…
Microraptor, a pigeon-sized, four-winged dinosaur that lived about 130 million years ago had plumage that…
The primitive ancestors of modern-day fleas were built to drain the blood of dinosaurs, more…
After a detailed structural analysis of 35 Torosaurus and Triceratops skulls, researchers at Yale University…