Astronomy
Feb 15, 2021
Comet or asteroid: What killed the dinosaurs and where did it come from?
It forever changed history when it crashed into Earth about 66 million years ago.
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Evolution
Feb 8, 2021
Dinosaur frills were likely the result of sexual selection
Why dinosaurs evolved such a huge diversity of crests and frills on their skulls has long been an enigma.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 25, 2021
Dinosaur embryo find helps crack baby tyrannosaur mystery
They are among the largest predators ever to walk the Earth, but experts have discovered that some baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog when they took their first steps.
Plants & Animals
Jan 20, 2021
Discovery of new praying mantis species from the time of the dinosaurs
A McGill-led research team has identified a new species of praying mantis thanks to imprints of its fossilized wings. It lived in Labrador, in the Canadian Subarctic around 100 million years ago, during the time of the dinosaurs, ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 19, 2021
Dinosaur-era sea lizard had teeth like a shark
New study identifies a bizarre new species suggesting that giant marine lizards thrived before the asteroid wiped them out 66 million years ago.
Archaeology
Jan 5, 2021
Massachusetts lawmaker wants to name official state dinosaur
A Massachusetts state lawmaker is asking for the public's help to select an official state dinosaur.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 24, 2020
Team finds surprising connection between dinosaurs and mammals
When thinking of fierce predators of the past, it's difficult not to imagine dinosaurs, considering theropods are well known for having blade-like teeth with serrated cutting edges used for biting and ripping their prey.
Archaeology
Dec 18, 2020
The 'crazy beast' that lived among the dinosaurs
New research published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology describes a bizarre 66 million-year-old mammal that provides profound new insights into the evolutionary history of mammals from the southern supercontinent ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2020
When dinosaurs disappeared, forests thrived
It's known that the primary cause of the mass extinction of dinosaurs, about 66 million years ago, was a meteorite impact. But the exact mechanisms that linked the meteorite impact to mass extinction remain unclear, though ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 9, 2020
Paleontologists find pterosaur precursors that fill a gap in early evolutionary history
Here's the original story of flight. Sorry, Wright Brothers, but this story began way before your time—during the Age of the Dinosaurs.
