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[ad_1] According to scientists who analyzed slices of fossilized bones, large carnivorous dinosaurs reached their great size through very different growth strategies, with some taking a slow and steady path and others experiencing a teenage growth spurt. The researchers examined the annual growth rings, similar to those in tree trunks, …

[ad_1] Life on planet Earth is a fragile thing. All you need is a wayward asteroid, and bam, here’s the most dominant group of land animals on our planet. Had it not been for the 10-kilometer-wide meteorite that crashed to Earth some 66 million years ago, dinosaurs could have continued …

[ad_1] Scientists have revealed the world’s first complete T-rex skeleton, saying the dinosaur fell to death in a collision with a triceratops. The 67 million years remains were discovered in Montana, United States, back in 2006, but are reported to to have only been seen by a few dozen people …

[ad_1] Dinosaurs weren’t in decline at the time of their extinction, which was caused by an asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago, according to a new study. The research, conducted by the University of Bath and the Museum of Natural History, contradicts previous theories and concludes that dinosaurs …

[ad_1] A fossil that had been languishing in a museum drawer in Brighton, wrongly labeled as a shark fin skeleton, has now been identified as an entirely new species of prehistoric flying reptile that soared majestically over what are now marshes of the Cambridgeshire. Roy Smith, a PhD student at …

[ad_1] While many dinosaur babies looked wildly different from their parents, German researchers found that some species actually looked like small copies of the adults. Paleontologists from the University of Bonn made the discovery while examining the skeleton of a young Plateosaurus. The almost complete skeleton, nicknamed “Fabian”, was found …

[ad_1] An international team of scientists says dinosaurs were able to migrate across the oceans. This extraordinary claim was based on the discovery of new duck-billed dinosaur fossils unearthed in Morocco. Duck-billed dinosaurs were a diverse group of herbivores that grew up to 15 meters (49 feet) in length. The …

[ad_1] The final chapter of the dinosaur story is a tale that spans two very different worlds, each a vast supercontinent dominated by its own unique mix of predators and herbivores. Fossil remains of a plant eater common to one of the two main land masses have been unexpectedly unearthed …

[ad_1] The first discovery of duckbill fossils in Africa offers an insight into how dinosaurs could have crossed the open ocean to get to the continent. An international team of researchers published their findings in the journal Cretaceous Research, detailing the discovery of a new dinosaur called Ajnabia odysseus. The …

[ad_1] Researchers have discovered the first fossils of a duck-billed dinosaur in Africa, suggesting that these species crossed the ocean to reach this continent, starting from North American territory. The study, published in Cretaceous research, reports that the new dinosaur, Ajnabia Odysseus, belonged to Hadrosauridae, a duckbill subfamily with elaborate …