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

Medicine & Technology Dec 23, 2021

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

Dec 10, 2021

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

Dec 01, 2021

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

Nov 10, 2021

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

Oct 27, 2021

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

Oct 22, 2021

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

Oct 22, 2021

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

Oct 09, 2021

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

Sep 22, 2021

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

Sep 09, 2021

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

Aug 26, 2021

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

Aug 18, 2021

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

Aug 13, 2021

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.

Unique Brain Structures Might've Helped Ancient Birds Outlive Nonavian Dinosaurs

Jul 31, 2021

An examination of a recently-excavated bird fossil suggests that their unique brain shape might have helped these early birds survive the Chicxulub asteroid impact - an extinction event that wiped out nonavian dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

Baby Pterosaurs Able to Fly Right After Hatching from Eggs

Jul 23, 2021

A new evidence suggests that the prehistoric flying reptiles, pterosaurs, have the ability to fly right after they hatch.