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An illustration of an Early Cretaceous floodplain in southeastern England, 135 million years ago: a spinosaur (center) takes over the carcass of an ornithopod, much to the annoyance of the smaller tyrannosaurs (left) and dromaeosaurids (bottom right).

Retired quarryman uncovers fossilized tyrannosaur teeth Retired quarryman uncovers fossilized tyrannosaur teeth

By Laura Baisas

a long piece of fossilized dinosaur poop on the ground

200-million-year-old dinosaur poop and vomit reveal a lost Jurassic world 200-million-year-old dinosaur poop and vomit reveal a lost Jurassic world

By Laura Baisas

the skeleton of a Parasaurolophus dinosaur. it has a wave like crest at the top of its skull

A 3D-printed duck-billed dinosaur’s skull could help us learn what it sounded like A 3D-printed duck-billed dinosaur’s skull could help us learn what it sounded like

By Laura Baisas

An illustration of two Skiphosoura bavarica in flight.

New pterosaur species sliced through the air with a sword-like tail New pterosaur species sliced through the air with a sword-like tail

By Laura Baisas

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.

Dinosaurs discovered in ‘Chinese Pompeii’ actually died in extremely boring ways Dinosaurs discovered in ‘Chinese Pompeii’ actually died in extremely boring ways

By Mack DeGeurin

Illustration of a terror bird standing by river

Meat-eating terror birds could grow up to 12 feet tall Meat-eating terror birds could grow up to 12 feet tall

smallest dinosaur egg fossil

These are the smallest fossilized dinosaur eggs ever found These are the smallest fossilized dinosaur eggs ever found

a musuem exhibit with a dinosaur skeleton. a picture of actor jeff goldblum saying "that is a one big pile of poop" is in the lower left.

The Poozeum: Fossilized bug farts, T. rex poop, and more ancient coprolites The Poozeum: Fossilized bug farts, T. rex poop, and more ancient coprolites

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a large hawk-like bird carrying a long tailed rodent in its claws

With fearsome feet, hawk-sized Cretaceous birds could scoop up baby dinos With fearsome feet, hawk-sized Cretaceous birds could scoop up baby dinos

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a pterosaur with a short tail walking with legs and its wings on the ground

The first true flying vertebrates walked before they could soar The first true flying vertebrates walked before they could soar

By Laura Baisas

a pterosaur speices flaps its wings to fly, while another uses them to soar

‘Remarkable’ fossils offer clues to perplexing pterosaur question ‘Remarkable’ fossils offer clues to perplexing pterosaur question

By Laura Baisas

Illustration of Sasayamagnomus saegusai

Tiny triceratops ancestor named after gnomes Tiny triceratops ancestor named after gnomes

the footprint of a three-toed dinosaur embedded in stone in brazil

Dinosaur footprints from Africa and South America are a match Dinosaur footprints from Africa and South America are a match

By Laura Baisas

Artist impression of a large asteroid impacting on Earth such as the Chicxulub event that caused the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, 66 million years ago. The illustration shows an asteroid impacting at Chicxulub. Shown in the background are planet Mars and asteroid bodies.

Dinosaur-killing asteroid likely came from deep space beyond Jupiter Dinosaur-killing asteroid likely came from deep space beyond Jupiter

Illustration of Enalioetes head

This ancient crocodile looked kind of like a dolphin This ancient crocodile looked kind of like a dolphin

Asiatyrannus xui skull close up

‘Deep-snouted’ tyrannosaur fossils uncovered at construction site ‘Deep-snouted’ tyrannosaur fossils uncovered at construction site

Close up of stegosaurus skeleton

Stegosaurus ‘Apex’ sold for nearly $45 million to a billionaire Stegosaurus ‘Apex’ sold for nearly $45 million to a billionaire

An illustration of newly discovered crocodile relative named Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis on the coast of an ancient ocean called Panthalassa.

Say hello to the surprising crocodile relative Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis Say hello to the surprising crocodile relative Benggwigwishingasuchus eremicarminis

By Laura Baisas

green and red grapes

If dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct, we may not have delicious grapes If dinosaurs hadn’t gone extinct, we may not have delicious grapes

By Laura Baisas

an illustration of a gold griffin with the body of a lion and the head of a bird of prey

We’re (probably) wrong about origin of griffins We’re (probably) wrong about origin of griffins

By Laura Baisas