Giant horned dinosaur discovered in ancient swamps of Montana
Researchers from the University of Utah, USA, have unveiled Lokiceratops rangiformis, a new species of horned dinosaur with unique frill horns.
New dinosaur species found in Zimbabwe
Scientists from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa have discovered a new 390 kg long-necked, herbivore dinosaur species, Musankwa sanyatiensis, from the Mid-Zambezi Basin in Zimbabwe.
Giant dinosaur was “heron from hell,” not a deep diver, says new analysis
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The hidden rule for flight feathers—and how it could reveal which dinosaurs could fly
From Field Museum 14/02/24 Birds can fly— at least, most of them can. Flightless birds like penguins and ostriches have evolved lifestyles that don’t require flight. However, there’s a lot that scientists don’t know about how the wings and feathers of flightless birds differ from their airborne cousins. In a new study in the journal […]
Palaeontology: New dinosaur species may be closest known relative of Tyrannosaurus rex
From Springer Nature 15/01/24 A new species of tyrannosaur from southern North America that may the closest known relative of Tyrannosaurus rex is described in a study published in Scientific Reports. Sebastian Dalman and colleagues identified the new species — which they have named Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis — by examining a fossilised partial skull, which was previously discovered in the Hall […]
Rare fossil shows badger-like mammal attacking a dinosaur
By CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE 03/08/23 Canadian and Chinese scientists have described an unusual fossil from around 125 million years ago that shows a dramatic moment in time when a carnivorous mammal attacked a larger plant-eating dinosaur. “The two animals are locked in mortal combat, intimately intertwined, and it’s among the first evidence to show […]