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Gargantuan 'star lizard' was one of the last (and largest) dinosaurs of its kind
By Patrick Pester published
Scientists spent years retrieving fossils of the Cretaceous sauropod, which they've named Sidersaura, or "star lizard."
'I felt my heart skip a beat': Researcher discovers dinosaur 'chicken from hell' after buying fossil online
By Patrick Pester published
A "chicken from hell" dinosaur that lived just before the asteroid struck has been discovered in South Dakota.
Newfound T. rex relative was an even bigger apex predator, remarkable skull discovery suggests
By Harry Baker published
The newly identified tyrannosaur species is the closest known relative of T. rex and could have been even larger than the famous dinosaur king.
Dinosaur finger bone from Lesotho rock shelter suggests Africans discovered fossils centuries before British did
By Julien Benoit, Cameron Penn-Clarke, Charles Helm published
Africans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term 'paleontology' existed
Nanotyrannus vs. T. rex saga continues: Controversial study 'doesn't settle the question at all'
By Sascha Pare published
A new study of long-debated dinosaur fossils has found growth patterns inconsistent with those of T. rex, suggesting the bones belong to a distinct species, but other experts aren't convinced.
Why was the name 'Brontosaurus' brought back from the dead?
By Charles Q. Choi published
The dinosaur Brontosaurus was canceled but then resurrected. What happened?
10 jaw-dropping dinosaur fossils unearthed in 2023
By Harry Baker published
From a teenage tyrannosaur's last meal to a fossilized voice box and a cliff covered in footprints, here are the 10 best dinosaur fossils unearthed this year.
Teenage tyrannosaurs gorged on dino 'drumsticks,' 1st-of-their-kind fossils show
By Harry Baker published
Paleontologists have found two pairs of hind legs from a small, bird-like dinosaur in the stomach of a juvenile Gorgosaurus unearthed in Canada. It is the first time that any food remains have been discovered within a tyrannosaur.
75 million-year-old 'forgotten lord of the oasis' titanosaur fossils from Egypt fill a 'black hole' in dinosaur history
By Cameron Duke published
A newly described titanosaur species, named after an ancient Egyptian deity, fills a gap in our understanding of Africa's dinosaurs.
Giant never-before-seen long-necked 'titan' dinosaur unearthed in Europe
By Harry Baker published
The newly identified titanosaur, Garumbatitan morellensis, roamed what is now Spain around 122 million years ago. The unusual shape of some of its bones could hold clues about the evolutionary history of a unique group of sauropods.
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