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Jurassic 'mist wing' fossil discovered on Scottish island could be missing link in pterosaur evolution
By Jacklin Kwan published
Surprise discovery of 168-million-year-old pterosaur in rocks on Isle of Skye will help scientists narrow down major events in the evolution of these flying reptiles.
What was the typical life span of a dinosaur?
By Cameron Duke published
What was the typical life span of a dinosaur? It depends on the size and species, of course.
Scientists say their robot dinosaur could help explain the evolution of wings. But 1 expert says the study is flawed.
By Kiley Price published
The robot faced up against grasshopper prey. But did the dinosaur it mimics actually eat insects?
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.
Megalodon didn't look like a 50-foot great white shark, controversial study claims
By Melissa Hobson published
Scientists say they have discovered a discrepancy in previous research and suggest megalodons may have been longer and more slender than previously believed — but not everyone is convinced.
'That's a huge amount of movement for a single mammoth': Woolly female's steps retraced based on chemistry of 14,000-year-old tusk
By Sascha Pare published
New analysis of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth tusk has pieced together the life of a female mammoth that likely died at the hands of hunters close to Alaska's oldest archaeological site.
Mummified skin from creature that lived 290 million years ago is older than the dinosaurs
By Carys Matthews published
Crocodile-like skin from a reptile is 130 million years older than the previous record for fossilized skin, researchers say.
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