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New species of flying dinosaur unearthed

Scientists unearth 'most bird-like' dinosaur ever found.

16 May 2019 12:20 PM

The scientists excavated bones from at least eight to 10 Lingwulong individuals. (Photo: National Geographic)

New 'amazing dragon' fossils rewrite history of long-necked dinosaurs

Scientists announced the discovery of Lingwulong shenqi, an early member of dinosaurs called sauropods.

25 Jul 2018 9:03 AM

It was about as long as a large alligator and stood at a height that would have been about waist-high for a tall human. (Photo: AP)

Spiky-headed armoured dinosaur unveiled at Utah museum

The species of ankylosaur was a squat plant-eater that roamed southern Utah on four legs about 76 million years ago.

22 Jul 2018 1:30 PM

Dinosaurs more calorie-conscious than humans

The large body size of sauropods at that time would suggest they needed huge quantities of energy to sustain them.

18 Jul 2018 4:02 PM

An illustration of the Igentia prima. (Photo: Universidad Nacional de San Juan)

Fossils of first giant dinosaur discovered in Argentina

Researchers said the dinosaur - named Ingentia prima, meaning “the first giant” - was up to 33 feet long.

14 Jul 2018 10:07 AM

A virtual world built with Google Maps while saving dinosaurs from extinction.

Did you see it? Google maps has dinosaurs roaming on it

Tiny dinosaurs are seen roaming around the urban streets on the Maps.

23 Jun 2018 9:32 AM

Scans of the fossilised skeleton of Megachirella revealed the chameleon-sized reptile was an ancestor of today's lizards and snakes. (Photo: AFP)

The mother of all lizards found in Italian Alps

The stone, dug up in Egypt, allowed scientists to decipher hieroglyphics.

31 May 2018 1:02 PM

While fossil animals like dinosaurs and birds often get more love than fossil plants, plants are critical to understanding life on Earth. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dinosaur killing asteroid wiped out first tree-dwelling birds: Study

The birds that did survive were ground-dwellers, birds whose fossilized remains show longer, sturdier legs like seen in modern ground birds.

26 May 2018 2:33 PM

Dinosaur bones are increasingly gracing collectors' cabinets, with another huge skeleton, that of a theropod, expected to fetch up to 1.5 million euros ($1.84 million) when it goes up for auction in June. (Photo: AFP)

Dinosaurs for sale in Paris as they become trendy decorative pieces

Dinosaurs have become cool, trendy -- real objects of decoration, like paintings, said acopo Briano of Binoche et Giquello.

11 Apr 2018 3:49 PM

The skeleton, now on show in the French city of Lyon to possible buyers such as museums or private collectors before the June 4 auction, is estimated to be worth between 1.2 million and 1.8 million euros. (Representational image/Pixabay).

Mystery dinosaur skeleton to fetch up to 1.8 million euros

The fossilized skeleton of an unidentified type of dinosaur is set to be auctioned in Paris in June.

17 Mar 2018 9:54 AM

The skeleton, now on shows in the French city of Lyon to possible buyers such as museums or private collectors before the June 4 auction, is estimated to be worth between 1.2 million and 1.8 million euros.

Mystery dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in Paris

Almost nine metres long, the skeleton is unusually complete, at almost 70 per cent whole.

16 Mar 2018 1:07 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists discover Egyptian dinosaur with ties to Europe

The new specimen sheds new light on Afro-European dinosaur ties.

30 Jan 2018 11:11 AM

Scientists on January 15 announced the discovery of a crow-sized, bird-like dinosaur with colourful feathers from northeastern China that lived 161 million years ago during the Jurassic Period.

Chinese 'rainbow dinosaur' had iridescent feathers like hummingbirds

A evolutionary biologist says that the discovery suggests a more colourful Jurassic World than we previously imagined.

22 Jan 2018 9:13 AM

Researchers used CT scans to peer inside the skull of the dinosaur Massospondylus. (Photo: Pixabay)

Now, print a 200-mln-year-old dinosaur skull at home!

The bones of the skull are not fully fused, which means that this particular fossil is that of an individual that is not fully grown yet.

14 Jan 2018 5:15 PM

Researchers used the Synchrotron to create three-dimensional images of the fossil, which showed the creature was indeed a single animal and not a concoction built up from several sources. Photo:AP/Lukas Panzarin

A dinosaur that looks like an odd mix of duck, croc, ostrich and swan discovered

The tiny creature, only about 18 inches (45 centimeters) tall, roamed 75 million years ago in what is now Mongolia.

07 Dec 2017 9:52 AM

Metal carried by dinosaur-killing asteroid could kill cancer cells, cure disease

The precious metal platinum is already used in more than 50 per cent of cancer chemotherapies.

06 Nov 2017 4:20 PM

No fossilized bones were found, but the footprints alone showed a lot about the animal. The scientists concluded it was a large theropod -- the two-legged carnivorous dinosaur group. (Photo credit: Reuters)

Fossil footprints reveal existence of big early dinosaur predator

Scientists described the footprints from an ancient river bank in Lesotho and estimated that the dinosaur was about 30 feet (9 meters) long.

27 Oct 2017 9:11 AM

The team found that Shingopana was more closely related to titanosaurs of South America than to any of the other species currently known from Africa or elsewhere. (Image: SciencDaily)

Scientists discover 70mn-year-old titanosaurian dinosaur species in Tanzania

The team conducted phylogenetic analyses to understand the evolutionary relationships of these and other titanosaurs.

26 Aug 2017 1:13 PM

A replica of a Chilesaurus diegosuarezi skeleton, a vegetarian dinosaur, exhibited at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo: AFP)

'Missing link' bolsters bold theory on dino evolution

Dinosaurs were the monarchs of Earth for 160 million years until a space rock collided with the planet 65.5 million years ago.

16 Aug 2017 11:17 AM

The bite force of T. Rex is the strongest of any dinosaur ever estimated

Motor mouth: T. Rex could bite with the force of three cars

“T. Rex could much bite through whatever it wanted, as long as it was flesh and bone,” said Florida State University paleobiologist Gregory Erickson.

23 May 2017 1:58 AM

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