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Ecological changes following intense volcanic activity 230 million years ago paved the way for dinosaur dominance

Dinosaurs’ ascent driven by volcanoes powering climate change

Geology Page - October 18, 2021

The extinction of their competitors allowed snakes to move into new niches and diversify enormously (Credit: Joschua Knüppe).

Modern snakes evolved from a few survivors of dino-killing asteroid

University of Tsukuba researchers have described a new apex predator from the lower Upper Cretaceous of Central Asia, Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis, which coexisted with a smaller tyrannosauroid

Who was king before Tyrannosaurus? Uzbek fossil reveals new top dino

Early lineages of mammal like this large Gobiconodon from Mongolia, outcompeted the ancestors of modern mammals in the time of dinosaurs. Credit: Corbin Rainbolt

Mammals in the time of dinosaurs held each other back

Hesperornis image provided by the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. (Photo: Robert Lorenz)Hesperornis image provided by the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. (Photo: Robert Lorenz)

What can a dinosaur’s inner ear tell us? Just listen

Mum and Dad Dinosaurs Shared the Work

Geology Page - May 18, 2013

Four New Dinosaur Species Identified

Geology Page - May 9, 2013

Bone-Headed Dinosaur Hinting at Higher Diversity of Small Dinosaurs

Geology Page - May 8, 2013

Research at Mines Unearths New Dinosaur Species

Geology Page - May 6, 2013

Dinosaur Whodunit: Solving A 77-Million-Year-Old Mystery

Geology Page - May 5, 2013

Dinosaur Egg Study Supports Evolutionary Link Between Birds and Dinosaurs

Geology Page - May 5, 2013

New Dinosaur Fossil Discovered in China

Geology Page - May 4, 2013

Dinosaur Predecessors Gain Ground in Wake of World’s Biggest Biodiversity Crisis

Geology Page - April 30, 2013

Fish Was On the Menu for Early Flying Dinosaur

Geology Page - April 27, 2013

New Carnivorous Dinosaur from Madagascar Raises More Questions Than It Answers

Geology Page - April 20, 2013

World’s Oldest Dinosaur Embryo Bonebed Yields Organic Remains

Geology Page - April 11, 2013

New Evidence Dinosaurs Were Strong Swimmers

Geology Page - April 10, 2013

Four Dinosaur Egg Species Identified in Lleida, Spain

Geology Page - April 2, 2013

Dinosaur-Era Climate Change Study Suggests Reasons for Turtle Disappearance

Geology Page - April 1, 2013

Inside the Head of a Dinosaur

Geology Page - March 28, 2013

New Evidence Suggests Comet or Asteroid Impact Was Last Straw for...

Geology Page - March 24, 2013

Megavolcanoes Tied to Pre-Dinosaur Mass Extinction

Geology Page - March 23, 2013

North America’s Biggest Dinosaur Revealed

Geology Page - January 21, 2012

Fossil of an Armored Dinosaur Hatchling: Youngest Nodosaur Ever Discovered

Geology Page - September 27, 2011

Primitive Birds Shared Dinosaurs’ Fate

Geology Page - September 23, 2011

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