Latest Dinosaurs Stories
See the dinosaur that changes how we think about ancient nightlife
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Schmitz et al./The Conversation
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The T. rex ‘dynasty’ reigned for more than 125,000 generations
The biggest animal ever to fly was a reptile with a giraffe-like neck
This newly discovered dinosaur is called ‘the one who causes fear’ for a reason
Were rocks on the menu for these ancient birds?
This fossilized butthole gives us a rare window into dinosaur sex
Dinosaur gifts for dinosaur people
These prehistoric rodents were social butterflies
Dinosaurs may have evolved into birds, but early flights didn’t go so well
Birds are dinosaurs, and this fossil detective has rooms full of bones to prove it
An asteroid didn’t kill the dinosaurs by itself. Earth helped.
A volcanic eruption may have helped the dinosaurs take over the world
This triceratops cousin suffered from osteosarcoma, just like many humans do
This pocket-sized shaggy reptile hopped around a pre-dino world
Mummified ankylosaur offers a rare glimpse of a dinosaur’s last meal
Dinosaur cannibalism was real, and Colorado paleontologists have the bones to prove it
Most dinosaurs didn’t swim—but this ‘dino equivalent of Jaws’ sure did
The Sahara Desert was once flooded with history’s most vicious dinosaurs
How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?
These newly discovered raptors were like feather-covered cheetahs
Ancient Stegosaurus relatives wandered across the Scottish highlands
Duck-billed dinosaurs had the same bone tumors as people
T. rex teens looked wildly different than the adults we’re familiar with
This bone-eating dinosaur was constantly losing its teeth
Mass extinctions made life on Earth more diverse—and might again
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Nick Longrich/The Conversation
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New DNA evidence may prove what the Loch Ness Monster really is
A dinosaur egg bonanza is helping ecologists understand prehistoric parenting
After the dinosaurs died, lichens found a way
Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.
This newly discovered titanosaur had heart-shaped tail bones
How are dinosaurs named?
Whoa, dinosaur eggs looked more dope than we thought
What did dinosaurs eat?
Modern birds might have dinosaur lungs to thank for their existence
Check out these new flying pterosaur bones
The largest dinosaurs got huge way earlier than we thought
Why it would have been impossible for a T. rex to stick out its tongue
Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong
Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff
How modern-day dinosaurs survived the apocalypse
One dinosaur footprint is worth a thousand words
This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky
Prehistoric lizards could sprint on two legs
If we shrink national monuments, science will suffer
This new, duck-like dinosaur is so wacky scientists thought it was fake
More evidence that the dinosaurs were super unlucky with regards to that whole asteroid thing
The coloring of a raccoon-eyed dinosaur could reveal its habitat
Dinosaur poops show that even herbivores ate shellfish
Giant ancient frogs might have snacked on baby dinosaurs
Gigantic dinosaur finally has a name of its own
You might be able to outrun a T. rex, but only in a sprint
This ancient one-ton crocodile had steak knives for teeth
Paleontologists finally know what this ancient armored reptile looked like
Dinosaurs got an evolutionary assist from huge volcanic eruptions
This adorable lil baby bird was perfectly preserved in amber for 99 million years
A fluke dinosaur tooth find could help us understand the history of North America
Hopping parrotlets could teach robots how to fly
Tyrannosaurus rex had a bone-crushing bite with a force of 8,000 pounds
How we finally figured out the color of dinosaur feathers
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Richard O. Prum
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This new species of dinosaur looks like Zuul from Ghostbusters
This giant feathered dinosaur had nests the size of monster truck tires
This ancient dinosaur relative looks surprisingly like a crocodile
To save their land, they unveiled the world’s biggest dinosaur footprint
Lasers reveal the secrets of a feathered dinosaur fossil