New "Armless" Dinosaur from Late Cretaceous Discovered in Northwest Argentina

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.26.2022 23:16 PM

A new carnivorous dinosaur was discovered in northwest Argentina. Read on to know more about the armless beast.

Fish Bones Reveal Dinosaur-Killer Chicxulub Hit the Earth During Spring 66 Million Years Ago

02.24.2022 12:38 PM

Check out how the experts identified the exact time when the giant asteroid slammed into Earth. Dinosaurs disappeared from Earth 66 million years ago. The mass extinction of the clade was theorized to be initiated by a massive space rock that crashed to the face of our planet.

Bizarre-Looking Bird With Movable Chin That Co-Existed With Dinosaurs Found Near the Great Wall of China

02.18.2022 20:41 PM

Analysis of the bizarre-looking ancient bird fossils that lived at the time of dinosaurs and found that it had a unique dental feature of a movable chin that helps it root for food.

Fossils of New Titanosaur Species Twice the Size of Bus, Weigh 28 Large Grand Pianos Unearthed in Spain

02.09.2022 02:59 AM

A new paleontological study discovered fossils of new titanosaur species, which lived through the Cretacaeous period, in Spain.

Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite Destroyed During Walkboard Replacement, Bureau Denies Damages Made by Backhoe

02.03.2022 04:10 AM

A backhoe from the US Bureau of Land Management in Moab, Utah allegedly damaged 120 million-year-old footprints in Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite.

Ancestors of Sauropod Dinosaurs Were Bipedal, Likely Quick to Move 205 Million Years Ago

01.21.2022 04:07 AM

New research on a reconstruction of limb muscles of the ancestors of sauropod dinosaurs revealed how they evolved and moved during the Triassic period about 205 million years ago

Ankylosaurs Brain CT Scan Shows Spiky Dinosaurs Are Deaf With Sluggish Movement

01.12.2022 02:12 AM

Paleontologists suggest that most ankylosaurs are deaf and sluggish. The theory was based from fossil records of the dinosaur's braincase which was unearthed in Austria.

Earth’s First Giants: Ichthyosaurs Evolved Into Massive Marine Reptiles Faster Than Whales

01.03.2022 04:50 AM

The first fossils of ichthyosaurs discovered were only about the size of a dog, but recent research reported that these swimmers grew quickly and even surpassed whales making them the first giants of Earth.

Asteroid Ignites 2 Years of Darkness to Earth; The Same Rocky Object That Wiped Out Dinosaurs 66 Million Years Ago

12.23.2021 22:45 PM

A team of researchers from the California Academy of Sciences recently reported soot forming wildfires filled the sky and blocked the Sun shortly after an asteroid hit the Earth.

3-Toed Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Sprinted in City Streets At Least 66 Million Years Ago; Theropod Tracks Reveals Top Speeds

12.10.2021 02:51 AM

Researchers recently showed a finding that came from analyzing footprints three-toed meat-eating dinosaurs left behind as they sprinted over soggy lakebed mud about tens of millions of years back.

Armored Dinosaur with Heavy Tail That Looks Like Stegosaurus and Ankylosaurus Unearthed in Chile

12.01.2021 22:00 PM

A new species of armored dinosaur that heavily resembles the famous stegosaurus and ankylosaurus was recently discovered in Chile.

Fossil Discovery: 214-Million-Year-Old Skulls Discovered Believed to Have Belonged to Unique Dinosaur Species

11.10.2021 02:21 AM

The two skulls recently discovered in Greenland are believed to be owned by a dinosaur species identified as "Issi saaneq."

Paleo-Fires Common in Antarctica 75 Million Years Ago, Burned Parts of Forests Home to Angiosperms

10.27.2021 03:50 AM

Science reports present a raging wildfire ripped through Antarctica approximately 75 million years ago, when dinosaurs were still roaming this planet.

Dinosaur Fossil in Australia First Thought as Giant Carnivore Confirmed Today as Herbivore

10.22.2021 23:51 PM

A new study corrected the initial findings from Australia's huge fossil footprint first thought of as a predatory meat-eating dinosaur that turned out to be a herbivore species.

First Account of Social Herding in Dinosaurs Discovered from Fossils in Argentina

10.22.2021 02:51 AM

A new study discovered a prehistoric social community in the fossils of sauropodomorph dinosaurs called Mussaurus patagonicus.

200-Million-Year-Old Meat-Eating Dinosaur Discovered in UK - The Oldest Theropod Species in History

10.09.2021 00:50 AM

A new, 200-million-year-old fossil discovery believed to be the oldest meat-eating dinosaurs was discovered in the UK.

UW Unearthed Four Dinosaur Fossils in Montana Including Theropods, Triceratops, and a Potential Rear Ostrich-Mimic Anzu

09.22.2021 22:10 PM

A new collaborative paleontological dig in Montana's Hell Creaak Formation unearthed four dinosaur fossils from distinct dinosaur species.

Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur with 'Shark-Tooth' Unearthed in Uzbekistan Known As First Apex Predator Before T.Rex

09.09.2021 04:15 AM

A new dinosaur that belongs to the theropod group carcharodontosaurus was unearthed in Uzbekistan. The shark-toothed dinosaur was theorized as the first apex predator before T.rex.

Allosaurus Not a Top Carnivorous Predator But a Scavenger During Late Jurassic, Study Confirms

08.26.2021 06:52 AM

A recent study shows that the theropod Allosaurus, which was labeled as a predatoru during the Late Jurassic, was actually a pacifist scavenger that hunts carcasses for food.

'Hobbit' Species Unearthed in North America, Evidence of Mammalian Evolution After Dinosaur Extinction

08.18.2021 08:36 AM

Three new mammalian species were unearthed in Wyoming, North America. One of the creatures has a name inspired by J.R.R Tolkien's character in the novel 'The Hobbit.'

Two New Species of Sauropod Dinosaurs As Large as Modern-Day Blue Whale Recently Unearthed in China

08.13.2021 02:10 AM

Two new species of dinosaurs that belong to the sauropod family were unearthed in China. The names of the new species are derived from 'titan,' as the creatures come in a massive size comparable with the modern-day blue whale.