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Massive dino from Brazil ate 'like a pelican,' controversial new study finds. Why is it causing an uproar?
By Harry Baker published
The study reveals new information about the carnivorous dinosaur Irritator challengeri, but the research has been criticized because the fossils may have been illegally removed from Brazil.
Watch exclusive clip of never-before-depicted dinosaur from Prehistoric Planet season 2
By Sascha Pare published
Episode two, available to stream today on Apple TV+, features the heavily armored Tarchia, a dinosaur with an inbuilt air conditioning system and one of the largest ankylosaurs.
Humongous, 100-foot-long dinosaur from Argentina is so big its fossils broke the road during transport
By Laura Geggel published
About 90 million years ago, a ginormous long-necked dinosaur measuring nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long lumbered through what is now Patagonia, Argentina.
1.7 billion Tyrannosaurus rexes walked the Earth before going extinct, new study estimates
By Harry Baker published
The new prediction suggests fewer T. rex individuals roamed our planet than scientists previously thought.
'Truly gigantic' Jurassic sea monster remains discovered by chance in museum
By Ben Turner published
The creature is believed to be a type of pliosaur — fearsome predators that had huge skulls, giant teeth and a bite force more powerful than that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
How to watch 'Prehistoric Planet' season 2
By Fran Ruiz last updated
Here’s how to watch Prehistoric Planet, including the upcoming season 2, as well as everything you need to know about Apple TV+’s hit documentary series.
Dinosaur-killing asteroid did not trigger a long 'nuclear winter' after all
By Joanna Thompson published
Global temperatures did not plummet in the aftermath of the asteroid impact that caused the demise of the dinosaurs, a new study suggests.
Watch stunning preview of 2nd season of Apple TV+ award-winning show 'Prehistoric Planet'
By Sascha Pare published
The new episodes, which will be available to watch from May 22, 2023, will transport viewers back to the age of dinosaurs with stunning visual effects.
95 million-year-old land bridge across Antarctica carried dinosaurs between continents
By Sascha Pare published
The first-ever near-complete sauropod skull found in Australia is remarkably similar to fossils from South America, which suggests that dinosaurs roamed across ice-free Antarctica.
Ancient crystal-filled rock has been hiding dinosaur secret for 140 years
By Sascha Pare published
Paleontologists have confirmed that a rock enclosing a perfectly round agate crystal is actually a titanosaur egg, which was probably smothered by lava after a volcanic eruption 67 million years ago.
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