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Tiny Fossil Fragment Reveals Giant-but-Ugly Truth: Part of Biggest-Ever Toothed Pterosaur from Dinosaur Era
October 13, 2011 — New research has identified a small fossil fragment at the Natural History Museum, London as being part of a giant pterosaur -- setting a new upper limit for the size of winged and toothed ... > full story -
T. Rex Was Bigger and Grew Faster Than Previously Thought, Computational Analysis Reveals
October 12, 2011 — A new study reveals that T. rex grew more quickly and reached significantly greater masses than previously estimated. In a departure from earlier methods, the new study uses mounted skeletons to ... > full story -
Rebuilding the Head of an Armoured Dinosaur
September 29, 2011 — A research team has taken a rare look inside the skull of a dinosaur and come away with unprecedented details on the brain and nasal passages of the 72 million year old ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Rare Theropod Dinosaur Wounded in Action in Southern Utah
September 19, 2011 — Raptor dinosaurs like the iconic Velociraptor from the movie franchise Jurassic Park are renowned for their "fear-factor." Their terrifying image has been popularized in part because members of this ... > full story -
Primitive Birds Shared Dinosaurs' Fate
September 19, 2011 — A new study puts an end to the longstanding debate about how archaic birds went extinct, suggesting they were virtually wiped out by the same meteorite impact that put an end to dinosaurs 65 million ... > full story -
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NASA's WISE Raises Doubt About Asteroid Family Believed Responsible for Dinosaur Extinction
September 19, 2011 — Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission indicate the family of asteroids some believed was responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs is not likely the culprit, ... > full story -
Tree Resin Captures Evolution of Feathers on Dinosaurs and Birds
September 15, 2011 — A researcher found treasure trove of Cretaceous feathers trapped in tree resin. The resin turned to resilient amber, preserving some 80 million-year-old protofeathers, possibly from non-avian ... > full story -
Fossil of an Armored Dinosaur Hatchling: Youngest Nodosaur Ever Discovered
September 14, 2011 — Researchers with help from an amateur fossil hunter have described the fossil of an armored dinosaur hatchling. It is the youngest nodosaur ever discovered, and a founder of a new genus and species ... > full story -
Fossilized Pregnant Plesiosaur: 78-Million-Year-Old Fossils of Adult and Its Embryo Provide First Evidence of Live Birth
August 11, 2011 — Archeologists have determined that a unique specimen now displayed in a museum is the fossil of an embryonic marine reptile contained within the fossil of its ... > full story -
Polar Dinosaur Tracks Open New Trail to Past
August 9, 2011 — Paleontologists have discovered a group of more than 20 polar dinosaur tracks on the coast of Victoria, Australia, offering a rare glimpse into animal behavior during the last period of pronounced ... > full story
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