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Triple Fossil Find Puts Australia Back On The Dinosaur Map
Scientists have discovered
three new species of
Australian dinosaur
discovered in a prehistoric
billabong in Western
Queensland: two giant,
... > full story
Beaked, Bird-like Dinosaur Tells Story Of Finger Evolution
Scientists have discovered a
unique beaked, plant-eating
dinosaur in China. The
finding, they say,
demonstrates that theropod,
or bird-footed, dinosaurs
... > full story
Discovery Raises New Doubts About Dinosaur-bird Links
Researchers have made a
fundamental new discovery
about how birds breathe and
have a lung capacity that
allows for flight -- and the
finding means it's unlikely
... > full story
Dinosaur-Bird Link: Ancient Proteins Preserved In Soft Tissue From 80 Million-Year-Old Hadrosaur
Ancient protein dating back
80 million years to the
Cretaceous geologic period
has been preserved in bone
fragments and soft tissues
... > full story
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Tyrannosaur 'Missing Link' Among New Dinosaurs From China
April 22, 2009 — A team of researchers from China and the US have excavated a treasure trove of dinosaur skeletons from Early Cretaceous rocks in the southern part of the Gobi Desert. Two of their discoveries ... > full story -
Mini Dinosaurs Prowled North America
March 17, 2009 — Massive predators like Albertosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex may have been at the top of the food chain, but they were not the only meat-eating dinosaurs to roam North America, according to Canadian ... > full story -
How Fat or Fit Were Dinosaurs? Scientists Use Laser Imaging
February 20, 2009 — Scientists used laser imaging to investigate how fat -- or fit -- T. rex and his fellow dinosaurs were. Researchers found that a small T. rex could have weighed anywhere between 5.5 and 7 tonnes, ... > full story -
At 2,500 Pounds And 43 Feet, Prehistoric Snake Is Largest On Record
February 4, 2009 — The largest snake the world has ever known -- as long as a school bus and as heavy as a small car -- ruled tropical ecosystems only 6 million years after the demise of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex, ... > full story -
Dinosaur Fossils Fit Perfectly Into The Evolutionary Tree Of Life, Study Finds
January 30, 2009 — A recent study by researchers in England has found that scientists' knowledge of the evolution of dinosaurs is remarkably ... > full story -
Evolution: Life On Earth Got Bigger In 2-million-fold Leaps
December 23, 2008 — Earth's creatures come in all sizes, yet they (and we) all sprang from the same single-celled organisms that first populated the planet. So how on Earth did life go from bacteria to the blue whale? ... > full story -
Dinosaurs Were Airheads, CT Scans Reveal
December 9, 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 -
Mass Extinctions And The Evolution Of Dinosaurs
September 30, 2008 — Dinosaurs did not proliferate immediately after they originated, but that their rise was a slow and complicated event, and driven by two mass extinctions, according to new ... > full story -
America's Smallest Dinosaur Uncovered
September 25, 2008 — An unusual breed of dinosaur that was the size of a chicken, ran on two legs and scoured the ancient forest floor for termites is the smallest dinosaur species found in North America, according to a ... > full story -
First Prehistoric Pregnant Turtle And Nest Of Eggs Discovered In Southern Alberta
August 27, 2008 — A 75-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant turtle and a nest of fossilized eggs that were discovered in the badlands of southeastern Alberta are yielding new ideas on the evolution of egg-laying and ... > full story
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