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The juvenile vertebra of the pterosaur is seen in comparison to an adult-sized one. The bite occurred some 76 million years ago Credit: University of Reading

Rare pterosaur fossil reveals crocodilian bite 76m years ago

An artist’s illustration of Nyasasaurus, which could be the earliest known dinosaur, or else a close relative of early dinosaurs. Credit: Mark Witton/The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London

New twist in mystery of dinosaurs’ origin

An artist’s rendering shows how Ahvaytum bahndooiveche may have appeared in a habitat dating to around 230 million years ago. Illustration by Gabriel Ugueto

Dinosaurs roamed the northern hemisphere millions of years earlier than previously...

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Massive volcanic eruptions did not cause the extinction of dinosaurs

Discovered teeth of (a) spinosaur, (b) tyrannosaur, (c) dromaeosaur, (d) possible tyrannosaur, (e) indeterminate tyrannoraptoran - the group containing tyrannosaurs and dromaeosaurs (Velociraptor and kin). Credit Barker et al (2024)

Tyrannosaur teeth discovered in Bexhill-on-Sea, England

The researchers have chosen to understand the biology of early dinosaurs based on their dietary preferences.

Fossil dung reveals clues to dinosaur success story

Life restoration of two Skiphosoura bavarica in flight. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto.

New fossil reveals the evolution of flying reptiles

The newly discovered worm lizard species is the largest in the world. Presumably, the animals fed mainly on snails 50 million years ago. Credit: Jaime Chirinos

World’s Largest Worm Lizard Fossil Discovered

A 3D-printed model of the Parasaurolophus skulls at a 1:3 scale to the original fossil. The white model is the nasal passages inside the skull. Credit: Hongjun Lin

The Parasaurolophus’ pipes: Modeling the dinosaur’s crest to study its sound

The new dinosaur is called Tralkasaurus, which means "thunder reptile" in the indigenous Mapuche language common in Patagonia. In this file photo, a boy in Melbourne, Australia inspects the teeth of a theropod dinosaur

Thanksgiving special: Dinosaur drumsticks and the story of the turkey trot

Artist’s impression of Navaornis. Credit: Júlia D’Oliveira

Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian...

Two perfectly articulated skeletons of the sheep-size dinosaur Psittacosaurus, found in China’s Yixian Formation. New research suggests they died in burrow collapses, not via volcanism, as previously thought. (Jun Liu, Institute of Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Did the world’s best-preserved dinosaurs really die in ‘Pompeii-type’ events?

General view of the Lo Hueco site during the excavation of Qunkasaura in 2007. Credit: GBE-UNED

New sauropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous discovered in the Iberian Peninsula

The teeth of Iguanodon weren't as adapted for chewing, and formed much more slowly, than those of their later relatives. Credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London

Plant-eating dinosaurs evolved backup teeth to eat tough food, research reveals

Inabtanin alarabia, left, and Arambourgiania philadelphiae, right. With flying styles also demonstrated. ©Terryl Whitlatch

Some Pterosaurs Would Flap, Others Would Soar

A new study from MIT offers an explanation for how dinosaur collagen survived for so much longer than expected. Credits:Credit: MIT News, iStock

Chemists explain why dinosaur collagen may have survived for millions of...

L. Theropod footprint from Sousa Basin, Lower Cretaceous of Northeastern Brazil. Credit: Ismar de Souza Carvalho. R. Theropod tracks from the Koum Basin in Cameroon. Credit: SMU.

Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean

Illustrated scene of dinosaurs and asteroid.

Tracking down the asteroid that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs

Skeleton of the largest-known T. rex (foreground) and silhouette of the largest possible giant T. rex. Credit: Mark Witton.

Scientists assess how large dinosaurs could really get

An artist’s impression of the dinosaur. Image credit: John Sibbick

Research reveals the most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in...

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