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Dinosaurs December 18, 2019

Dinosaurs may have been poisoned before they became extinct, study reveals

Prior to their asteroid-linked extinction, dinosaurs were already struggling to survive due to a sharp increase in mercury levels caused by a massive volcano eruption, according to a new study.

Dinosaurs December 17, 2019

65-million-year-old ‘ichthyosaur’ skeleton found on beach thanks to man's best friend

A British man was walking his two dogs on the coasts near Stolford, Somerset on Saturday when he stumbled upon what is believed to be the fossilized remains of a 65-million-year-old ichthyosaur, The Sun reports.

Digging History December 12, 2019

Mysterious ‘sailing stones’ existed 200 million years ago, dinosaur fossil reveals

A sandstone slab containing dinosaur footprints might also contain the track of a sailing stone, scientists announced this week.

Dinosaurs December 11, 2019

Feathered dinosaurs were eaten by lice-like insects, study says

Paleontologists have discovered that feathered dinosaurs were eaten alive by lice, according to a new study.

Birds December 10, 2019

'Missing link' penguin fossil shows massive change in species after dinosaur extinction

Researchers have discovered "missing link" penguin fossils that suggest the enormous birds gave up flying and took to the seas after the dinosaurs were wiped out by a massive asteroid. 

Dinosaurs December 2, 2019

70M year-old dinosaur replaced its teeth as fast as sharks

Dinosaurs may have gone extinct 65 million years ago thanks to a massive asteroid impact, but one of the last species on the planet had something in common with one of today's most fearsome creatures — sharks.

VIDEO November 26, 2019

Paleontologists stunned as dinosaur skull discovery throws previous assumptions for a loop

The Styracosaurus skull has implications for how horned dinosaurs are identified.

Dinosaurs November 26, 2019

Stunning dinosaur skull discovery turns paleontologists' assumptions upside down

A newly discovered dinosaur skull has shaken paleontologists' assumptions to the core, throwing a wrench into the idea that all dinosaurs had symmetrical faces.

Fossils November 25, 2019

Weird Triassic 'dragons' had massive heads. Here's why.

Millions of years before the dinosaurs, tank-like predators that looked like Komodo dragons with absurdly huge heads roamed the planet. And it turned out that these reptiles, known as erythrosuchids (eh-rith-roe-SUE-kids) may have evolved their enormous noggins as they became "hypercarnivores," a new study suggests.

Fossils November 14, 2019

120M-year-old bird that lived during the age of dinosaurs discovered in Japan

The fossils of a bird that lived 120 million years ago, during the age of dinosaurs, have been discovered in Japan.

Dinosaurs November 13, 2019

Feathered dinosaur fossils discovered in Australia

A treasure trove of fossils that includes dinosaur bones, bird feathers and the first presence of feathered dinosaurs beyond the southern polar circle has been discovered in Australia.