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The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2025, From Preserved Blood Vessels to the Return of a Short King
With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details ...
Mummies found so far date back 66 million years, a time when predatory giants were roaming Wyoming's Badlands.
Sauropods were some of the largest dinosaurs to ever stomp across the planet, and they did their stomping pretty much everywhere. But while paleontologists have discovered fossils from species like ...
An unprecedented fossil of a baby dinosaur curled up perfectly inside its egg is shedding more light on the links between dinosaurs and birds. The 70-million-year-old fossil preserves the embryonic ...
WASHINGTON — Some 99 million years ago, a juvenile dinosaur got its feathery tail stuck in tree resin, a death trap for the small creature. But its misfortune is now giving scientists unique insight ...
A hiker escaping summer heat in the Italian Alps in 2023 spotted unusual markings on a rock—fossilized footprints from ...
Skeletons of duck-billed dinosaurs found more than 100 years ago are so well-preserved that they contain fleshy body parts of the extinct species embedded in thin layers of clay, scientists say.
Forget paintings and sculptures. A dinosaur could soon be the centerpiece of your collection. Christie’s is auctioning off an exceptionally preserved Caenagnathid skeleton as part of its inaugural ...
Some 99 million years ago, a juvenile dinosaur got its feathery tail stuck in tree resin, a death trap for the small creature. But its misfortune is now giving scientists unique insight into feathered ...
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