The fossil belonged to a category of dinosaurs called microraptors, which were bird-like but not ancestors of modern-day avians. A new study found that this group of ancient predators evolved similar ...
“Terrible Lizards”—That’s the literal translation of the term Dinosauria, coined by Sir Richard Owen in the 19th century to describe the colossal bones early paleontologists were unearthing. For a ...
A dinosaur fossil acquired by London’s Natural History Museum in 1924 has revealed a new species, Invictibellatrix amberina.
A dinosaur that is new to science has features of both subfamilies of the tyrannosaur group, complicating our understanding ...
Is Archaeopteryx a bird? Or is it a dinosaur?The world-famous fossil discovered in 1861 became crucial evidence supporting ...
A newly identified Hell Creek oviraptorosaur, Infernogallus jamesi, shows chewing adaptations seen today only in fruit-eating ...
A 150-million-year-old fossil discovered in China reveals a bizarre early bird with sharp teeth, a dinosaur-like claw, and a ...
Flight was probably more widespread in dinosaurs than previously thought. A newly identified species sheds light on how some achieved liftoff.
The remains of the earliest dinosaurs may lie undiscovered in the Amazon and other equatorial regions of South America and Africa, suggests a new study. The remains of the earliest dinosaurs may lie ...
New dinosaur-era insect found trapped in tree resin named after Teletubbies character - 'Noo-Noo' lived some 99 million years ago and featured long mouthparts that reached nearly twice its body length ...