New evidence dinosaurs were strong swimmers
A University of Alberta researcher has identified some of the strongest evidence ever found that dinosaurs could paddle long distances.
Apr 08, 2013
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The brain of the ampelosaur from Spain revealed in 3D
The remains of the ampelosaur found in 2007 in the site of Lo Hueco (Cuenca) have allowed the 3D reconstruction of the brain of this animal, according to an investigation in which the Spanish National Research ...
Jan 23, 2013
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Was the sauropod dinosaurs' large size due to plant food? Scientists argue old idea still has legs
The long necked sauropod dinosaurs were the largest land animals ever to walk the Earth – but why were they so large? A decade ago a team of plant ecologists from South Africa suggested that this was due to the nature of ...
Dec 11, 2012
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Broome dinosaur footprints detail substrate deformation unique on Earth
Two recent papers by palaeontologists working north of Broome highlight a new approach to the study of dinosaur footprints.
Nov 09, 2012
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Were dinosaurs destined to be big? Testing Cope's rule
In the evolutionary long run, small critters tend to evolve into bigger beasts—at least according to the idea attributed to paleontologist Edward Cope, now known as Cope's Rule. Using the latest advanced ...
Nov 02, 2012
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Gaseous emissions from dinosaurs may have warmed prehistoric earth
Sauropod dinosaurs could in principle have produced enough of the greenhouse gas methane to warm the climate many millions of years ago, at a time when the Earth was warm and wet. That's according to calculations ...
May 07, 2012
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The first dinosaur discovered in Spain is younger than originally thought
The research group from Aragon that has the same name as the first Aragosaurus ischiaticus dinosaur discovered 25 years ago in Teruel reveals that it is 15 million years younger than originally believed. Its ne ...
Mar 12, 2012
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Breathing new life into old bones
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by palaeontologists from The University of Queensland is revealing exciting new insights into one of Australia's most important dinosaur fossils.
Mar 06, 2012
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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 ...
Dec 19, 2011
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New study reveals North America's biggest dinosaur
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies and the State Museum of Pennsylvania has unveiled enormous bones from North America's biggest dinosaur.
Dec 07, 2011
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'Skin bones' helped large dinosaurs survive, new study says
Bones contained entirely within the skin of some of the largest dinosaurs on Earth might have stored vital minerals to help the massive creatures survive and bear their young in tough times, according to new ...
Nov 29, 2011
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New 'missing link' dinosaur discovered in Argentina
Fossils of a recently discovered dinosaur species in Argentina is a "missing link" in the evolution of the long-necked giants that roamed the earth millions of years ago, paleontologists said.
Mar 23, 2011
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First dinosaur fossil discovered in Angola
Scientists say they have discovered the first fossil of a dinosaur in Angola, and that it's a new creature, heralding a research renaissance in a country slowly emerging from decades of war.
Mar 16, 2011
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New 'thunder-thighs' dinosaur discovered (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new dinosaur named Brontomerus mcintoshi, or "thunder-thighs" after its enormously powerful thigh muscles, has been discovered in Utah, USA. The new species is described in a paper recent ...
Feb 23, 2011
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Researchers discover baby sauropod tracks
Staff at the Morrison Natural History Museum have again discovered infant dinosaur footprints in the foothills west of Denver, Colorado, near the town of Morrison. Dating from the Late Jurassic, some 148 million ...
Nov 01, 2010
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