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Dinosaur Fossils Fit Perfectly Into The Evolutionary Tree Of Life, Study Finds
January 26, 2009 — A recent study by researchers in England has found that scientists' knowledge of the evolution of dinosaurs is remarkably ... > full story -
Texas State Dinosaur Facing Name Change: Case Of Mistaken Dino-Identity
January 13, 2009 — A Texas legislator is seeking a name change for the official state dinosaur, after master's level research at Southern Methodist University revealed the titleholder was misidentified. The Texas State ... > full story -
Polygamy, Paternal Care In Birds Linked To Dinosaur Ancestors
December 18, 2008 — Sure, they're polygamous, but male emus and several other ground-dwelling birds also are devoted dads, serving as the sole incubators and caregivers to over-sized broods from multiple mothers. It is ... > full story -
New Species Of Prehistoric Giants Discovered In The Sahara
December 16, 2008 — Dinosaur hunters on a month-long expedition to the Sahara desert have returned home in time for Christmas with more than they ever dreamed of ... > full story -
Dinosaurs Were Airheads, CT Scans Reveal
December 8, 2008 — Paleontologists have long known that dinosaurs had tiny brains, but they had no idea the beasts were such airheads. Scientists suggest that newly discovered large air spaces helped lighten the load ... > full story -
Dinosaur Whodunit: Solving A 77-Million-Year-Old Mystery
November 13, 2008 — It has all the hallmarks of a Cretaceous melodrama. A dinosaur sits on her nest of a dozen eggs on a sandy river beach. Water levels rise, and the mother is faced with a dilemma: Stay or abandon her ... > full story -
Paleontologists Doubt 'Dinosaur Dance Floor'
November 7, 2008 — Potholes or tracks? A group of paleontologists visited the northern Arizona wilderness site nicknamed a "dinosaur dance floor" and concluded there were no dinosaur tracks there, only a dense ... > full story -
Significant Fossil Discovery In Utah Shows Land Plants Of 200 Million Years Ago
October 29, 2008 — The importance of a new archeological site in St George, Utah, U.S. was recently highlighted. The site is significant because it is the only early Jurassic land flora known in the western United ... > full story -
Dinosaur Smelling Skills Open New Angle On Bird Evolution
October 28, 2008 — Scientists are providing new insight into the sense of smell of carnivorous dinosaurs and primitive birds. Researchers found that Tyrannosaurus rex had the best nose of all meat-eating dinosaurs, and ... > full story -
Tiny Juvenile Dinosaur Fossil Sheds Light On Evolution Of Plant Eaters
October 23, 2008 — Scientists have identified one of the smallest dinosaur skulls ever discovered as coming from a very young Heterodontosaurus, an early dinosaur. This juvenile weighed about 200 grams. This skull ... > full story
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