Crazy new dinosaur discovered that looks like a T-Rex covered in armor
Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur fossil that looks like an armored T-Rex. The new fossils were discovered in the Candeleros Formation in Argentina. Scientists …
Dinosaurs
Latest Dinosaurs
Study says dinosaurs were already headed for extinction when the asteroid hit
The dinosaur extinction event that happened some 66 million years ago has been studied from many angles. We know a lot about the devastating effects …
This massive dinosaur footprint was found completely by accident
Finding fossils that have remained hidden for 165 million years takes a lot of time, research, and usually plenty of digging. These ancient artifacts are …
New study estimates shocking number of T. rexes in Earth’s history
If you hear the word “dinosaur,” there’s a good chance that an image of a Tyrannosaurus rex flashes in your mind. That’s a credit to …
A new ‘top predator’ dinosaur has been discovered, and it’s terrifying
If you were roaming around the Southern Hemisphere roughly 80 million years ago there are a number of things you’d have to watch out for. …
Did volcanoes make the dinosaur extinction even worse?
It’s widely accepted that the primary reason dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the planet was a devastating impact from an asteroid. The Chixulub …
Researchers find ultimate smoking gun in dinosaur extinction
The debate over what killed the dinosaurs has remained unsettled for, well, forever. The leading theory is that a massive asteroid impact in the Gulf …
Baby tyrannosaurs were absolutely adorable, study finds
Tyrannosaurs are the most iconic of all dinosaurs, but what they were like as babies has been the subject of debate and mystery. New research …
We might finally know how dinosaurs had sex
Dinosaur bones have told scientists a lot about how the ancient animals lived, hunted, and died, but reproduction has remained largely a mystery. A new …
The only complete dinosaur skeleton ever discovered has finally been assembled
The only complete dinosaur skeleton ever discovered had been sitting in storage for 160 years before it got the attention it deserved. Over the past …
Ancient sea monster choked on his own dinner, and both of them died
Scientists have discovered evidence of two ancient aquatic reptiles locked in a death struggle as one tried to eat the other. The larger of the …
This ancient ‘terror crocodile’ had teeth the size of bananas
Researchers have confirmed the identity of three species of massive ancient crocodiles with fossils from across North America. The creatures could grow to be as …
A ‘Jurassic Park’ icon was so much different in real life
Scientists have drawn a much more accurate picture of what the Dilophosaurus was like, and it’s a far cry from its depiction in Jurassic Park. …
An ancient species of crocodile walked on two feet
Researchers have discovered footprints of an ancient species from the crocodile family that walked upright on two legs. These creatures may have looked a bit …
We just learned new details about the cataclysmic event that killed the dinosaurs
The asteroid that killed the dinosaur struck the Earth at the worst possible angle for the species living here at the time. Advanced modeling reveals …
Raptors didn’t hunt in packs, despite what ‘Jurassic Park’ tells us
Raptors were likely not pack hunters as depicted in movies like Jurassic Park, a new study suggests. Evidence to support the notion that raptors hunted …
The smallest dinosaur ever was found encased in amber
Scientists say they’ve found the tiniest dinosaur ever, and it was encased in amber. The fossil, found in Myanmar, is so small that it’s comparable …
Dinosaur print mystery finally solved after half century
Finding dinosaur footprints can be exciting for any scientist. Finding them in a unique place just adds to the fun, but when a set of …
New ‘Reaper of Death’ dinosaur species found in Canada
Decades of science fiction has taught us that the Tyrannosaurus rex was the mighty king of the dinosaurs, but researchers now believe that the most …
Before an asteroid wiped out dinosaurs, a huge volcano poisoned nearly everything on Earth
Just over 66 million years ago, Earth’s fate changed dramatically with the arrival of a massive asteroid that slammed into what is the present-day Yucatan …
This dinosaur species was constantly replacing its own teeth
It’s been millions of years since dinosaurs walked the Earth, but they left plenty of remains behind for us to find. Paleontologists can learn a …
Paleontologists found dinosaur feathers
We often think of dinosaurs as big lizards, with reptilian features. For decades, the common belief was that dinosaurs had smooth skin, much like reptiles …
This newly-discovered dinosaur was a massive carnivore with shark-like teeth
Museums around the world are filled with stunning fossil displays that show complete — or near-complete — specimens of creatures that lived long, long ago. …
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was as strong as 10 billion atomic bombs, study says
When a colossal space rock came crashing down 66 million years ago onto what is now the Yucatan Penninsula in Mexico, it triggered widespread changes …
Massive flying reptiles once dominated the skies in North America, new fossils reveal
If you were to travel back in time to an age when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, you’d have plenty of things to fear. Dinosaurs that …
T. Rex skulls had built-in air conditioning
When you look at a fossilized skull from the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex there are a few things you’ll immediately notice. For starters, it’s huge compared …
A fossil hunter is selling a baby T-rex on eBay, and scientists are livid
One of the great things about the world of science is that researchers in most fields tend to be incredibly open with their work. Many …
