A University of Alberta researcher's examination of fossilized dinosaur tail bones has led to a breakthrough finding: some feathered dinosaurs used tail plumage to attract mates, much like modern-day peacocks and turkeys.
Archaeology
Jan 4, 2013
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Millions of years before the arrival of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex, another fearsome dinosaur—the Gnathovorax—roamed what is now southern Brazil, ripping apart its prey with sharp teeth.
Archaeology
Dec 20, 2019
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For 20 privileged Victorians, Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins held a lavish New Year's dinner party in 1853 inside a model of a dinosaur that was created for the Great Exhibition held two years earlier. Hawkins's models, which ...
Archaeology
Jan 3, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified preserved organic molecules in the skin of a dinosaur that died around 66-million years ago.
Archaeology
Jul 1, 2009
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Scientists worldwide have long debated our ability to identify male and female dinosaurs. Now, research led by Queen Mary University of London has shown that despite previous claims of success, it's very difficult to spot ...
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2020
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A study of the world's earliest known dinosaur eggs reveals new information about the evolution of dinosaur reproduction.
Archaeology
Mar 14, 2019
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In a short, violent battle that could have happened somewhere this afternoon, the lizard made a fast lunge at the dragonfly, bit its head off and turned to run away. Lunch was served.
Archaeology
Oct 26, 2010
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Finding the fossils of a large duck-billed dinosaur in southern Missouri is exciting enough, but a paleontologist who helped lead the dig believes there are many more in the same area.
Paleontology & Fossils
Nov 30, 2021
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Burke Museum paleontologists have published a description of the first dinosaur fossil from Washington state. The fossil was collected by a Burke Museum research team along the shores of Sucia Island State Park in the San ...
Archaeology
May 20, 2015
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Jurassic dinosaur fossils were first found in New Mexico more than 100 years ago. Now a crocodile fossil has been discovered in New Mexico's Jurassic rocks. The fossil was discovered in September of 2018 by hikers in the ...
Archaeology
Sep 18, 2019
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