Biology
Why did tyrannosaurs have two very small forelimbs?
New research suggests that the T-rex's short arms were an evolutionary way to reduce their risk of injury when hunting.
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Biology
Brachiosaurus dinosaur, just vomiting can kill you already!
Brachiosaurus is one of the tallest and largest dinosaurs yet found. It has a long neck, small head, and relatively short, thick tail.
Archeology
The most complete dinosaur fossil at the Australian museum
The 67-million-year-old triceratops specimen from Montana astounds researchers with 266 bone fragments preserved to date.
Archeology
Discovered the oldest armored dinosaur in Asia
Fossils in Yunnan, China reveal a never-before-seen armored dinosaur that lived 179 - 192 million years ago.
Archeology
The oldest dinosaur species in Asia has been identified
Chinese and British paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur from the genus Stegosaur in China.
Archeology
Findings show: Earth has 2 new species of tyrannosaurs
Based on 40 tyrannosaurs skeletons ever unearthed, archaeologists have shown that the Earth must have up to 3 tyrannosaurs, not 1.
Science Events
Scary warning when the dinosaur-era 'green continent' is about to rise again
There are studies showing that in the Cretaceous period, Antarctica had a tropical rainforest climate with rich flora and fauna. But if the continent is green again, it…
Archeology
'Crocodile hybrid' 240 million years old: Each tooth is a knife
One of the most terrifying beasts of its time, recently identified from fossils unearthed in Tanzania, is an archosaur, a group of crocodile-like reptiles of the Triassi…
Archeology
Found 95 million-year-old fossils of 'terrible' crocodiles that eat dinosaurs
Australian scientists have found fossils of a new species of crocodile that still has its last meal in its stomach, the carcass of ornithopods.
Archeology
Shocking fossils: Having the same problems as humans, super beasts die painfully
The 150-million-year-old fossil has revealed the unexpected cause that could knock down one of the biggest super beasts on the planet.
Archeology
Our Earth is a 'monster planet' with terrifying 'companions' of dinosaurs
Paleontological findings over the past year have shown that Earth is not simply a world of dinosaurs in the Triassic - Jurassic - Cretaceous periods, but an extremely di…
Archeology
Research shows that 'living fortress' dinosaurs lived alone and deaf
New research shows that the typical Struthiosaurus dinosaur lived a slow, solitary life, with little mobility and poor hearing.
Archeology
Ironically, the Chicxulub meteorite that destroyed the dinosaurs fell to Earth in the spring
But come to think of it, it was the stone that fell from the sky that opened a new chapter for mammals. Spring is still the season of life.
Discover science
Dinosaurs intact inside a 70-million-year-old egg
The shocking discovery of a perfectly preserved baby dinosaur embryo, curled inside an egg.
Animal world
Meteors made dinosaurs extinct, why are crocodiles still alive?
The reason comes from the amazing ability of crocodiles to adapt and fast.