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New Evidence on Dinosaurs' Role in Evolution of Bird Flight
November 21, 2012 — A new study looking at the structure of feathers in bird-like dinosaurs has shed light on one of nature's most remarkable inventions -- how flight might have ... > full story -
Meet Xenoceratops: Canada's Newest Horned Dinosaur
November 8, 2012 — Scientists have named a new species of horned dinosaur (ceratopsian) from Alberta, Canada. Xenoceratops foremostensis was identified from fossils originally collected in 1958. Approximately 20 feet ... > full story -
Were Dinosaurs Destined to Be Big? Testing Cope's Rule
November 2, 2012 — In the evolutionary long run, small critters tend to evolve into bigger beasts -- at least according to the idea attributed to paleontologist Edward Cope, now known as Cope's Rule. Using the latest ... > full story -
Mass Extinction Study Provides Lessons for Modern World
October 29, 2012 — The Cretaceous Period of Earth history ended with a mass extinction that wiped out numerous species, most famously the dinosaurs. A new study now finds that the structure of North American ecosystems ... > full story -
Huge Deposit of Jurassic Turtle Remains Found in China
October 29, 2012 — "Bones upon bones, we couldn't believe our eyes," says one paleontologist. He was describing the spectacular find of some 1800 fossilized mesa chelonia turtles from the Jurassic era in China's ... > full story -
Fossils of First Feathered Dinosaurs from North America Discovered: Clues on Early Wing Uses
October 25, 2012 — The first ornithomimid specimens preserved with feathers, recovered from 75 million-year-old rocks in the badlands of Alberta, Canada has been ... > full story -
Analysis of Dinosaur Bone Cells Confirms Ancient Protein Preservation
October 23, 2012 — A team of researchers has found more evidence for the preservation of ancient dinosaur proteins, including reactivity to antibodies that target specific proteins normally found in bone cells of ... > full story -
New Fossils Suggest Ancient Origins of Modern-Day Deep-Sea Animals
October 10, 2012 — Fossils discovered in North Atlantic Ocean reveal ancestry of sea urchins and related ... > full story -
Duck-Bill Dinosaurs Had Plant-Pulverizing Teeth More Advanced Than Horses
October 4, 2012 — A team of paleontologists and engineers has found that duck-billed dinosaurs had an amazing capacity to chew tough and abrasive plants with grinding teeth more complex than those of cows, horses, and ... > full storyMore: -
New Fanged Dwarf Dinosaur from Africa Ate Plants
October 3, 2012 — With tiny one-inch long jaws, a new species of plant-eater has come to light in rocks in South Africa dating to the early dinosaur era, some 200 million years ... > full story
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