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New Evidence Dinosaurs Were Strong Swimmers
April 8, 2013 — A researcher has identified some of the strongest evidence ever found that dinosaurs could paddle long distances. He examined unusual claw marks left on a river bottom in China that is known to have ... > full story -
New Measurement of Crocodilian Nerves Could Help Scientists Understand Ancient Animals
April 4, 2013 — A new study has measured the nerves responsible for the super-sensitive skin on a crocodile's face, which will help biologists understand how today's animals, as well as dinosaurs and crocodiles that ... > full story -
Four Dinosaur Egg Species Identified in Lleida, Spain
March 12, 2013 — Scientists have for the first time documented detailed records of dinosaur egg fossils in the Coll de Nargó archaeological site in Lleida, Spain. Up until now, only one type of dinosaur egg ... > full story -
New Dinosaur Species: First Fossil Evidence Shows Small Crocs Fed on Baby Dinosaurs
February 28, 2013 — A paleontologist and his team have discovered a new species of herbivorous dinosaur and published the first fossil evidence of prehistoric crocodyliforms feeding on small ... > full story -
New Evidence Suggests Comet or Asteroid Impact Was Last Straw for Dinosaurs
February 7, 2013 — While many assume that a comet or asteroid impact killed off the dinosaurs, the actual dates of the impact and extinction are imprecise enough that some have questioned the connection. Scientists ... > full story -
Blame It on Barney: Student Perceptions of an Upright Tyrannosaurus Rex Remain Obsolete
February 7, 2013 — Ask a college student to sketch a Tyrannosaurus rex, and he or she will probably draw an upright, tail-dragging creature with tiny arms. An 8-year-old will draw something similar. They’re ... > full story -
Dinosaur Footprints at NASA Goddard Take Another Step
February 5, 2013 — A grouping of 110 to 112 million-year-old dinosaur footprints pressed into mud from the Cretaceous Period have now been safely moved from their original setting on the grounds of NASA's Goddard Space ... > full story -
New Dinosaur Fossil Challenges Bird Flight Origins Theories
January 24, 2013 — The discovery of a new bird-like dinosaur from the Jurassic period challenges widely accepted theories on the origin of flight. A new paper describes a new feathered dinosaur about 30 centimeters in ... > full story -
More Small Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Than Thought
January 23, 2013 — Researchers used fossilized teeth to identify at least 23 species of small meat-eating ... > full story -
Sex of Early Birds Suggests Dinosaur Reproductive Style: New Way to Identify Gender of Ancient Avian Species
January 22, 2013 — Paleontologists have discovered a way to determine the sex of a prehistoric bird species. Confuciusornis sanctus, a 125-million-year-old Mesozoic bird, had remarkable differences in plumage -- some ... > full story
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