A team of scientists led by Brian J. Pickles from the University of Reading paid attention to a tiny, overlooked clue. They ...

A water-dwelling predator, Spinosaurus ruled the seas and the land of the Late Cretaceous. With its fearsome jaws, crocodile-like features, and prehistoric sail, this documentary explores how the ...

Nanotyrannus lethaeus was a fast, agile predator distinct from T. rex, with longer legs, stronger arms and a body built for ...

Fossils paleontologists initially thought belonged to a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex actually belong to a new species of ...

The debate over Nanotyrannus’ identity is finally over. A remarkably preserved fossil proves it was a mature species, not a teenage T. rex. This discovery rewrites how scientists understand ...

Scientists found that specific lichen species act as natural indicators of exposed dinosaur fossils, creating signatures that ...

Vibrant orange-coloured lichens are helping scientists discover dinosaur fossils in Canada, according to a new study published today [3 November] in Current Biology.

As the Saharan sun rose on my waylaid team, one morning in September 2022, it seemed to burn with particular intensity. For nearly three weeks we’d been holed up in a mud-walled compound in the oasis ...

A paleontologist was trying to locate the site of a famous 1908 discovery when a rancher in Wyoming shared an important clue.

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A new study has become the first-ever to definitively identify an ankylosaur hatchling. The specimen is around 115 million ...