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Mosasaur Fossil: Life of 85-Million-Year-Old 'Sea Monster' Illuminated
August 10, 2010 — One of the ocean's most formidable marine predators, the mosasaur Platecarpus, lived in the Cretaceous Period some 85 million years ago and was thought to have swum like an eel. That theory is ... > full story -
Triceratops and Torsaurus Were Same Dinosaur at Different Stages
July 14, 2010 — Triceratops and Torosaurus were the same dinosaur at different stages of growth, according to new research. Since the late 1800s, scientists have believed that Triceratops and Torosaurus were two ... > full story -
Mojoceratops: New Dinosaur Species Named for Flamboyant Frill
July 8, 2010 — When Nicholas Longrich discovered a new dinosaur species with a heart-shaped frill on its head, he wanted to come up with a name just as flamboyant as the dinosaur's appearance. Over a few beers with ... > full story -
Feathered Friends: Ostriches Provide Clues to Dinosaur Movement
June 30, 2010 — The flightless ostrich uses its wings as sophisticated air-rudders and braking aids when running at high speed and may provide valuable information about how its dinosaur ancestors used their ... > full story -
Dinosaur-Chewing Mammals Leave Behind Oldest Known Tooth Marks
June 16, 2010 — Paleontologists have discovered the oldest mammalian tooth marks yet on the bones of ancient animals, including several large ... > full story -
New Skeletons from the Age of Dinosaurs Answer Century-Old Questions About Prehistoric Reptile Typothorax
May 28, 2010 — More than 100 years ago, paleontologist E. D. Cope of "Dinosaur Wars" fame found a few fragmentary bones of a reptile in the deserts of New Mexico. He named the reptile Typothorax. A century later, ... > full story -
First Horned Dinosaur from Mexico: Plant-Eater Had Largest Horns of Any Dinosaur
May 28, 2010 — A new species of horned dinosaur unearthed in Mexico has larger horns that any other species -- up to 4 feet long -- and has given scientists fresh insights into the ancient history of western North ... > full story -
New Horned Dinosaur: Two-Ton Plant-Eater Lived 78 Million Years Ago in Montana
May 28, 2010 — A new horned dinosaur, Medusaceratops lokii, has been discovered. Approximately 20 feet long and weighing more than 2 tons, the newly identified plant-eating dinosaur lived nearly 78 million years ... > full story -
New Species of Plant-Eating Dinosaur Named for 'Grinding Mouth and Wrinkle Eye'
May 26, 2010 — A team of paleontologists has described a new species of herbivore dinosaur based upon an incomplete skeleton found in western New Mexico. The new species, Jeyawati rugoculus, thrived near the shore ... > full story -
Prehistoric Birds Were Poor Flyers, Research Shows
May 26, 2010 — The evolution of flight took longer than previously thought with the ancestors of modern birds "rubbish" at flying, if they flew at all, according to ... > full story
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