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dinosaurs

Science & Tech 2 years ago

Fossils show dismembered young dinosaurs in belly of T-rex cousin

Scientists said on Friday they have unearthed fossilized remains of a juvenile Gorgosaurus that was 5 to 7 years old and about 4.5 meters long, which included the animal's stomach contents, revealing its last meals.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

Dinosaur known as 'Barry' goes on sale in rare Paris auction

The dinosaur, which was first discovered in the 1990s in the U.S. state of Wyoming, was initially restored in 2000 by palaeontologist Barry James, from whom it got its name.

Science & Tech 3 years ago

T-rex in Singapore as experts decry ‘harmful’ auctions

Dinosaur fans got a glimpse of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton as it went on display in Singapore on Friday before an auction next month, as experts slammed the big-money bone trade as "harmful to science".

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Comet from edge of solar system killed the dinosaurs: study

A pair of astronomers at Harvard say they have now resolved long standing mysteries surrounding the nature and origin of the "Chicxulub impactor", a huge celestial object that triggered a catastrophic "impact winter" that eventually wiped out three-quarters of life on Earth

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Post-apocalyptic fossils show rise of mammals after dinosaur demise

With dinosaurs no longer eating them, mammals made quick evolutionary strides, assuming new forms and lifestyles and taking over ecological niches vacated by extinct competitors.

Environment 6 years ago

Largest flying animal in history identified: Study

Scientists on Tuesday unveiled a new species pterosaur, the plane-sized reptiles that lorded over primeval skies above T-rex, Triceratops and other dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous.

Environment 6 years ago

The T. rex that became a duck—but we still fear it

Anatidaephobia: the fear that somewhere out there, a duck watching you.

Environment 7 years ago

Were dinosaurs killed off by asteroid or volcanoes? It's complicated

Two studies published Thursday in the journal Science contributed to a longstanding scientific debate about what exactly finished off the dinosaurs.

Entertainment 7 years ago

'Fallen Kingdom' caps 25 years of 'Jurassic' thrills

"God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs, God creates Man, Man kills God, Man brings back dinosaurs," Jeff Goldblum deadpanned in "Jurassic Park," released 25 years ago this week.