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Blood-filled parasites found trapped in amber
12-13-2017 |
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Palaeontologists have discovered prehistoric parasites that once fed on the blood of dinosaurs.
Prehistoric forest fossils predate dinosaurs
11-13-2017 | 2
Scientists exploring Antarctica have found fossils from a forest dating back over 260 million years.
Dino-killing asteroid hit worst possible place
11-9-2017 | 7
The dinosaurs may not have gone extinct if the asteroid had hit almost anywhere other than where it did.
Did T. rex use its tiny arms to slash prey ?
11-5-2017 | 14
One palaeontologist has suggested that Tyrannosaurus rex may have used its arms as vicious weapons.
'Mega-carnivore' dinosaur found in Africa
10-26-2017 | 2
An enormous meat-eating dinosaur measuring up to 30ft in length once roamed what is now Southern Africa.
Near-complete tyrannosaur fossil found in Utah
10-22-2017 | 20
Palaeontologists have unearthed the skeleton of a meat-eating dinosaur dating back over 76 million years.
Plant-eating dinosaurs sometimes ate crabs
9-24-2017 | 6
Fossilized droppings have revealed that some herbivorous dinosaurs occasionally snacked on seafood.
Giant prehistoric frog ate small dinosaurs
9-21-2017 | 1
At the size of a beach ball, the monster-sized Beelzebufo ampinga was the largest frog that ever lived.
Extinction asteroid caused an 18-month winter
8-23-2017 | 9
Scientists have revealed the immense destructiveness of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
'Frankenstein dinosaur' is 'missing link'
8-16-2017 | 0
The mystery surrounding a dinosaur made up of various mismatched body parts has finally been solved.
World's largest ever dinosaur identified
VIDEO 8-9-2017 |
A 70-ton titanosaur has been officially established as the largest land animal ever to walk the Earth.
Heavily armored dinosaurs also had camouflage
8-5-2017 | 21
Dinosaurs equipped with spikes and bony plates may have also employed camouflage to avoid predators.
Could a human actually outrun a T. rex ?
7-17-2017 | 16
Contrary to the plot of Jurassic Park, a rampaging Tyrannosaurus rex wouldn't actually move very fast.
Giant prehistoric crocodile had T. rex teeth
7-4-2017 | 2
Palaeontologists have been studying the remains of a crocodile-like land predator from the Jurassic era.
Intense volcanism gave rise to the dinosaurs
6-20-2017 | 5
A mass extinction event 200 million years ago made it possible for the dinosaurs to dominate the planet.
T. rex did not have feathers, say scientists
6-10-2017 | 16
The idea that Tyrannosaurus rex had a thick plumage of feathers has been called in to serious doubt.
Ancient fossil bird found trapped in amber
6-9-2017 | 1
The incredibly well-preserved hatchling is believed to date back 99 million years to the Cretaceous Era.
Tyrannosaurus rex bit with incredible force
5-19-2017 | 1
The prehistoric carnivore was capable of exerting 8,000 pounds of force with its huge gaping jaws.
Extinction asteroid hit 'worst possible place'
VIDEO 5-15-2017 | 5
Scientists have been drilling in to the crater left behind by the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.
Superbugs existed long before the dinosaurs
5-13-2017 | 2
Far from being a modern phenomenon, antibiotic-resistant microbes have existed for millions of years.
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