Tag Archives: Dinosaurs

A paleontologist, a medical pathologist and an orthopedic surgeon walk into a museum. No, this is not the beginning of a joke, but the research team has now diagnosed the first confirmed …

(Newser) – Okuludantavis Khungravas Was a strange and fascinating creature, scientists say — but it was probably not a dinosaur. In a study published earlier this year, researchers identifying a bird-shaped animal …

From the depths of time, out of the Hale Creek Formation, the last of the hook-handled dinosaurs emerged: Captain Hook of the Prairie…. This sinister creature had a toothy snout and large, …

Sorry, Hollywood: Scientists have again dispelled another of your misconceptions about T. rex . Although modern versions of our "tyrant lizard king" often depict the carnivorous dinosaur with its jaws open, its …

Most dinosaurs, including T. Rex, could not distinguish their language, according to a new study. The report, which comes before a new movie Jurbadic Park goes back to popular depictions of dinosaurs …

One would think that once you find an almost complete dinosaur skeleton, most of the hard work will be behind you, but that was not the case with a particular collection of …

In the journal Nature the scientists expressed their surprise that those perforated earth cores "undermine the theory that recovery in sites closer to the crater is the slowest due to environmental pollutants, …

When the asteroid that struck the current Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico arrived on Earth, it made life incredibly difficult for almost all living beings. Its powerful effects dramatically impacted the life of …

Scientists who study plant life around the extinction event that killed the dinosaurs have made a surprising discovery: of all the birds that lived at that time, only the species that inhabit …

Four different theropod dinosaurs, showing their teeth and the different shapes of the teeth. (Victoria Arbor / Current Biology) A long time ago, carnivorous dinosaurs grew small dentures on the back of …