Dinosaurs were thriving when the asteroid struck
For much of the past century, scientists thought dinosaurs were already in decline long before the asteroid impact that ended their reign 66 million years ago. However, a new study…
Wyoming dinosaur ‘mummies’ reveal a surprise: Hoofed feet
In the rugged badlands of Wyoming, scientists have unearthed two exceptionally preserved fossils of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosaurus, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the creature’s soft tissue and skin —…
Rare fossils in New Mexico reveal dinosaurs were doing just fine before the asteroid annihilated them all
New research has revealed that the last dinosaurs roaming New Mexico were thriving and diverse right up until the catastrophic asteroid impact that ended their reign 66 million years ago.…
Scientists just found rare spores inside a fossil older than dinosaurs
A team of Brazilian scientists has solved a decades-old puzzle in paleobotany by reexamining a fossil plant from southern Brazil. Their work led to the creation of a new genus,…
Oldest-known dome-headed dinosaur discovered sticking out of a cliff in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert
The juvenile pachycephalosaurs, which predates the previous oldest dome-headed dinosaur by 15 million years, reveals more about how and when this unusual feature developed. Paleontologists working in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert…
Spikes, a tail weapon and a shield: Was this the world’s weirdest dinosaur?
The Spicomellus is “totally unlike anything else that we have ever seen,” said a co-lead of a study on the dinosaur, which lived some 165 million years ago. You think…
New species of dinosaur with a sail on its back is discovered in Britain
The Istiorachis macarthurae, found on the Isle of Wight, was named after a famous sailor. LONDON — A former PhD student analyzing 125-million-year-old fossils has made waves with the discovery…
Meet ‘Dragon prince’ — the newly discovered T. rex relative that roamed Mongolia 86 million years ago
A new species of dinosaur that was probably a princely ancestor of T. rex, the king of the dinosaurs, has been identified from fossils excavated in Mongolia. Newly Discovered ‘Dragon…
115-million-year-old dinosaur tracks unearthed in Texas after devastating floods
While clearing debris from the devastating floods in Texas in July, volunteers uncovered 15 large dinosaur footprints thought to belong to a formidable prehistoric predator. Recent flooding in Texas has…
Scientists reexamine 47-year-old fossil and discover a new Jurassic sea monster
A new long-necked marine reptile, Plesionectes longicollum, has been identified from a decades-old fossil found in Germany’s Posidonia Shale. The remarkably preserved specimen rewrites part of the Jurassic marine story,…