Theropod dinosaurs evolved more robust jaws through time allowing them to consume tougher food, a new study reveals.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 16, 2021
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The Australian outback. Known for a few, very specific things. Kangaroos. Sand. Lots of animals that want to kill you. More sand. Paul Hogan. And dinosaurs!
Archaeology
Aug 9, 2016
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A new species of non-avian dinosaur with a streamlined body similar to those of modern diving birds, such as penguins and auks, is described in a study published in Communications Biology. The findings represent the first ...
Evolution
Dec 4, 2022
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A well-preserved dinosaur trackway, travelled by three different types of dinosaurs, has been discovered in Winton in central west Queensland.
Archaeology
Feb 14, 2019
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When people think of the Mesozoic, most people think of dinosaurs. Rightfully so: dinosaurs were major components of terrestrial ecosystems for almost all of the Mesozoic. Dinosaurs are charismatic; people are naturally fascinated ...
Archaeology
Oct 23, 2015
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When most of us think of dinosaurs, we envision large, lumbering beasts, but these giants shared their ecosystems with much smaller dinosaurs, the smaller skeletons of which were generally less likely to be preserved. The ...
Archaeology
Jun 25, 2020
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Paleontologists have discovered a group of more than 20 polar dinosaur tracks on the coast of Victoria, Australia, offering a rare glimpse into animal behavior during the last period of pronounced global warming, about 105 ...
Archaeology
Aug 9, 2011
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The late Cretaceous tyrannosaurid Alioramus altai is known from a single specimen whose articulated braincase exhibits a nearly unique combination of preservational quality, subadult stage of growth, and morphological complexity. ...
Archaeology
Jun 14, 2013
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A University of Alberta researcher has identified some of the strongest evidence ever found that dinosaurs could paddle long distances.
Archaeology
Apr 8, 2013
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Archaeopteryx has been considered the most primitive and earliest known bird ever since its discovery, and has been placed at the base of Avialae in nearly all numerical phylogenetic analyses. In 2011, a parsimony-based phylogenetic ...
Archaeology
May 13, 2013
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