News tagged with herbivorous dinosaurs

Scientists name two new species of horned dinosaur

Two new horned dinosaurs have been named based on fossils collected from Alberta, Canada. The new species, Unescopceratops koppelhusae and Gryphoceratops morrisoni, are from the Leptoceratopsidae family of hor ...

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created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Plant-eating dinosaur discovered in Antarctica

For the first time, the presence of large bodied herbivorous dinosaurs in Antarctica has been recorded. Until now, remains of sauropoda - one of the most diverse and geographically widespread species of herbivorous dinosaurs ...

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created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Horse-dragon and colossal iguana: Scientists identify new beaked herbivorous dinosaurs

(PhysOrg.com) -- Paleontologists from the University of Pennsylvania and the Utah Geological Survey have described two skeletons representing two new species of beaked herbivorous dinosaurs, known as iguanodonts, ...

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created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Using discards, scientists discover different dinosaurs' stomping grounds

(PhysOrg.com) -- By examining the type of rock in which dinosaur fossils were embedded, an often unappreciated part of the remains, scientists have determined that different species of North American dinosaurs ...

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created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Chicken-hearted tyrants: Predatory dinosaurs as baby killers

Two titans fighting a bloody battle -- that often turns fatal for both of them. This is how big predatory dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus are often depicted while hunting down their supposed prey: even larger herbivorous dinosaurs. ...

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created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0