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Evolution Jan 23, 2025

A new twist in an old origin story: Earliest dinosaurs may have emerged in the Amazon

The remains of the earliest dinosaurs may lie undiscovered in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of South America and Africa, suggests a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers.

Paleontology & Fossils Jan 21, 2025

Large bipedal dinosaur footprints discovered: Possible evidence of Mongolian giant Saurolophus

A joint dinosaur survey conducted by Okayama University of Science (OUS) and the Institute of Paleontology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, has uncovered one of the largest hadrosaurid footprints ever found, measuring 92 cm ...

Earth Sciences Jan 16, 2025

New evidence suggests sulfur's role in dinosaur extinction was overstated

Approximately 66 million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid, estimated to be 10–15 kilometers in diameter, struck the Yucatán Peninsula (in current-day Mexico), creating a 200-kilometer-wide impact crater. This impact triggered ...

Paleontology & Fossils Jan 15, 2025

Paleontologists discover a new species of North African predatory dinosaur in archived images

SNSB and LMU Paleontologists have identified a new species of predatory dinosaur from the Cretaceous period in North Africa, about 95 million years old. What makes this discovery so special is that the original fossil from ...

Paleontology & Fossils Jan 8, 2025

Dinosaurs may have roamed the northern hemisphere millions of years earlier than previously thought

How and when did dinosaurs first emerge and spread across the planet more than 200 million years ago? That question has for decades been a source of debate among paleontologists faced with fragmented fossil records.

Paleontology & Fossils Jan 2, 2025

Major new footprint discoveries on Britain's 'dinosaur highway'

In a stunning find, researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham have uncovered a huge expanse of quarry floor filled with hundreds of different dinosaur footprints, creating multiple enormous trackways.

Paleontology & Fossils Dec 30, 2024

New dinosaur, Archaeocursor asiaticus, hints at early Gondwana to Laurasia migration

A newly identified dinosaur from southwestern China is revealing what appears to be the earliest-diverging ornithischian dinosaur in Asia. A multi-institution investigation in China has introduced the world to Archaeocursor ...

Earth Sciences Dec 18, 2024

Massive volcanic eruptions did not cause the extinction of dinosaurs, say climate scientists

Massive volcanic eruptions on the Indian peninsula have long been proposed as an alternative cause for the demise of the dinosaurs. This phase of active volcanism took place in a period just before Earth was struck by a meteorite, ...

Paleontology & Fossils Dec 5, 2024

Tyrannosaur teeth discovered in Bexhill-on-Sea with help of retired quarryman

Research led by the University of Southampton has revealed that several groups of meat-eating dinosaurs stalked the Bexhill-on-Sea region of coastal East Sussex 135 million years ago.

Evolution Nov 28, 2024

Feces, vomit offer clues to how dinosaurs rose to rule Earth

Feces, vomit and fossilized food from inside stomachs have provided new clues into how dinosaurs rose to dominate Earth, a new study revealed on Wednesday.

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