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You are what you eat, it turns out—even if your last meal was 150 million years ago. While the grub itself may be long gone, a record of dinosaurs' favorite foods has been stowed away in their...
An international research team from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and from Buenos Aires and Washington D.C. has identified a new fossil from central Germany, offering fresh insights into the early evolutionary history of archosauromorphs. of...

What dinosaur teeth reveal about life 150 million years ago

What did long-necked dinosaurs eat—and where did they roam to satisfy their hunger? A team of researchers has reconstructed the feeding behavior of sauropods...

The first dinosaurs might have been bigger than expected

An ancient leg bone uncovered in Africa might provide a step forward in understanding how dinosaurs and their close relatives evolved. The 225-million-year-old fossil adds to growing...

70 million-year-old dinosaur fossil discovered under Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A new dinosaur fossil at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science was found buried hundreds of feet under the facility's parking lot in...

Dinosaur wrist bone discovery reshapes understanding of flight evolution

An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils has shown that they had a type of carpal bone (pisiform) in their wrists—a bone considered important...

Eggs en Provence: France’s unique dinosaur egg trove

At the foot of Sainte Victoire, the mountain in Provence immortalized by Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne, a paleontologist brushes meticulously through a mound of...

A new look at Colorado’s Dinosaur Ridge reveals what may be the largest known dinosaur mating dance arena

A team of paleontologists and researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has discovered what may be the largest known dinosaur mating dance...

New species of ‘mystery’ dinosaur unveiled at the Natural History Museum

A small dinosaur that once dashed along North American riverbanks has found a new home in London. The new species, named Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, is...

Oldest known dinosaur bone infection found in 220-million-year-old Plateosaurus

The dinosaur that welcomes visitors to the Natural History Museum harbors a fascinating history. Researchers have identified a severe bone infection in the dinosaur,...

What dinosaur fossils could teach us about cancer

When you think of dinosaurs, you might imagine towering predators or gentle giants roaming prehistoric landscapes. But what if these ancient creatures could teach...

Fossilised stomach reveals sauropod dinosaur’s final meal

Since the late 19th century, sauropod dinosaurs (long-necks like Brontosaurus and Brachiosaurus) have been almost universally regarded as herbivores, or plant eaters. However, until recently,...

Nearly complete dinosaur skull reveals a new sauropod species from East Asia

A team led by China University of Geosciences has described a new species of sauropod, Jinchuanloong niedu, from a partial skeleton and nearly complete...

Paleontologists identify 12 new dinosaur teeth in China’s Nenjiang Formation

A recent study by Keifeng Yu and his colleagues, published in Acta Geologica Sinica, describes the discovery and identification of 12 new dinosaur teeth...

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