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DINOSAUR EVOLUTION
In 1924, an amateur palaeontologist found a fossil in the UK that remained unstudied for years. Now a century later, scientists say it's a new dinosaur speciesA recently identified dinosaur species named Invictibellatrix amberina was discovered on the Isle of Wight. The discovery marks the first e...- A future without oxygen: Scientists explain what Earth could look like in a billion years - hostile to complex life long before the Sun dies outEarth's breathable atmosphere is a temporary phenomenon, experts predict. Computer simulations show oxygen loss within one billion years, l...
- T. rex was closer to a bird than a crocodile in body temperature? New fossil tooth study reveals how the dinosaur survived Arctic winters and hunted across North AmericaScientists determined Tyrannosaurus rex had a body temperature around 97.3 degrees Fahrenheit. This was calculated by analyzing chemical si...
- What did a Jurassic forest sound like? Scientists recreate 165-million-year-old insect calls and make a startling discovery with AI, lasers and fossil wingsScientists have reconstructed sounds of nine extinct Jurassic insects. Fossilized insect wings preserved sound-producing structures for ana...
- In 2017, USGS and MIT researchers dated a magma pulse to 251.9 million years ago. 9 years later, it links to Earth's worst extinctionEarth faced its worst extinction event around 252 million years ago. Volcanic activity in the Siberian Traps is the leading explanation for...
- 230 million years ago Dinosaurs first appeared on earth, but was there apex predator Jurassic like the size of a mouse ever existed? New research finds shocking detailsDinosaurs first appeared roughly 230 million years ago and eventually became the dominant land animals, holding that status until an astero...
- Originated 250 millions ago, Crocodiles and Birds closest living relatives yet one flies, apex predator can't, scientists have finally figured out whyReversion to a cold-blooded metabolism may have saved the crocodile lineage from extinction 66 million years ago when an asteroid ended the...
- In 80 million BCE, an ancient reptile left behind a crucial fossil showing how limbs disappeared. 80 million years later, scientists found it suggested early snakes may have evolved across both land and waterAn ancient fossil discovered in Brazil offers new insights into snake evolution. This 80-million-year-old specimen suggests early snakes in...
- Musango matusadonaensis: 210-million-year-old dinosaur challenges what scientists knew about ancient AfricaA new dinosaur species, Musango matusadonaensis, was discovered in Zimbabwe approximately 210 million years ago. This early sauropodomorph ...
- In 1996, a hidden dinosaur in Patagonia became the Southern Hemisphere's first known raptor that roamed 90 million years ago: Fossil discovery explains how raptors spread across ancient EarthIn 1996, a hidden dinosaur in Patagonia became the Southern Hemisphere's first known raptor that roamed 90 million years ago after research...
- In 1998, a New Mexico fossil revealed a previously unknown Tyrannosaur that predated T. rex and roamed Earth 75 million years agoDinosaur species older than T. rex: Paleontologists identified Bistahieversor sealeyi, a new tyrannosaur species from New Mexico. This dino...
- An 80-million-year-old snake fossil from Brazil is helping solve the mystery of how lizards lost their limbs and began to slitherA newly discovered 80-million-year-old snake fossil from Brazil is reshaping evolutionary debates. This exceptionally preserved specimen, T...
- Scientists discovered a 125-million-year-old dinosaur in China with skin cells still intact and hollow spikes no dinosaur has ever hadA 125-million-year-old dinosaur fossil named Haolong dongi shows remarkable skin preservation. This juvenile iguanodontian possessed unique...
- This dinosaur had a neck 40% shorter than its giant relatives, defying one of nature's biggest Jurassic rulesPaleontologists discovered Brachytrachelopan mesai, a sauropod dinosaur with a surprisingly short neck. This creature challenged the long-h...
- Scientists say Jurassic Park’s T. Rex missed one major detail about the dinosaur’s skinRecent fossil evidence suggests adult T. Rex likely sported scaly skin, not a full feather coat. While some smaller relatives had filamento...
- Scientists may have solved the mystery of dinosaurs' originsA recent study in Current Biology suggests dinosaurs originated in Gondwana's low-latitude regions, rather than mid-latitudes of South Amer...
- Google Doodle pays tribute to Staurikosaurus: All about the 208 mn-yr-old dinosaur named after a starA 208.5 million-year-old dinosaur has captured attention once more, all due to a vibrant Google Doodle! On October 19, the search engine gi...
- China fossils reveal that parrot-like feathered dinos once roamed the earth!Unearthed in northeastern China, the nearly complete fossil, dating to roughly 130 million years ago, is of a juvenile Psittacosaurus (pron...
- The first dinosaur was named 200 years ago. We know so much more nowBuckland recognized that these fossils belonged to a huge bygone reptile, and gave it a formal scientific name: Megalosaurus, meaning "grea...
- Fossils found in Alberta, ground zero for dinosaur discoveries, may reveal new facts about their evolutionThe most significant specimens tended to come from the badlands along the Red Deer River.
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