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Dinosaur Bones Reveal Ancient Bug Bites
Paleontologists have long
been perplexed by dinosaur
fossils with missing pieces
-- sets of teeth without a
jaw bone, bones that are
pitted and grooved, even
bones that are half gone.
... > full story
Molecular Analysis Confirms Tyrannosaurus Rex's Evolutionary Link To Birds
Putting more meat on the
theory that dinosaurs'
closest living relatives are
modern-day birds, molecular
analysis of a shred of
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Enormous Jurassic Sea Predator, Pliosaur, Discovered In Norway
Archaeologists have
discovered of one of the
largest dinosaur-era marine
reptiles ever found -- an
enormous sea predator known
as a pliosaur estimated to
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New Meat-eating Dinosaur Duo From Sahara Ate Like Hyenas, Sharks
Two new 110 million-year-old
dinosaurs unearthed in the
Sahara Desert highlight the
unusual meat-eaters that
prowled southern continents
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New Duck-billed Dinosaur From Mexico Offers Insights Into Ancient Life On West America
February 13, 2008 — A new species of dinosaur unearthed in Mexico is giving scientists fresh insights into the ancient history of western North America. The new creature -- aptly dubbed Velafrons coahuilensis -- was a ... > full story -
How Did Huge Dinosaurs Find Enough Food? Did Bacteria Aid Their Digestion?
February 12, 2008 — Scientists are researching which plants giant dinosaurs could have lived off more than 100 million years ago. They want to find out how the dinosaurs were able to become as large as they did. In ... > full story -
Pygmy Dinosaur Inhabited Tropical Islands In Britain's Prehistoric Past
February 8, 2008 — The celebrated Bristol Dinosaur, Thecodontosaurus, has now been shown to live on subtropical islands around Bristol, instead of in a desert on the mainland as previously thought. This new research ... > full story -
Rapid Growth, Early Maturity Meant Teen Pregnancy For Dinosaurs
January 15, 2008 — Dinosaurs had pregnancies as early as age 8, far before they reached their maximum adult size, a new study finds. Scientists have identified the fossil bones of three female dinosaurs, each a ... > full story -
Unusual Fish-eating Dinosaur Had Crocodile-like Skull
January 14, 2008 — An unusual dinosaur has been shown to have a skull that functioned like a fish-eating crocodile, despite looking like a dinosaur. It also possessed two huge hand claws, perhaps used as grappling ... > full story -
Insect Attack May Have Finished Off Dinosaurs
January 4, 2008 — Asteroid impacts or massive volcanic flows might have occurred around the time dinosaurs became extinct, but a new argument is that the mightiest creatures the world has ever known may have been ... > full story -
Will Beetles Inherit The Earth? Evolutionary Study Reveals Their Long-term Success
December 26, 2007 — Most modern-day groups of beetles have been around since the time of the dinosaurs and have been diversifying ever since, says new research in Science. Beetles have displayed an exceptional ability ... > full story -
Student Identifies Enormous New Dinosaur
December 17, 2007 — The remains of one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs ever found have recently been recognized as representing a new species by a student working at the University of ... > full story -
Massive Dinosaur Discovered In Antarctica Sheds Light On Life, Distribution Of Sauropodomorphs
December 12, 2007 — A new genus and species of dinosaur from the Jurassic has been discovered in Antarctica. The massive plant-eating primitive sauropodomorph is called Glacialisaurus hammeri and lived about 190 million ... > full story -
Dinosaur Mummy Found With Fossilized Skin And Soft Tissues
December 3, 2007 — The amazing discovery of one of the finest and rarest dinosaur specimens ever unearthed -- a partially intact dino mummy found in the Hell Creek Formation Badlands of North Dakota was discovered by ... > full story
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