Dinosaurs

160 million years later: This rare fossil is overturning everything we knew about how birds evolved

Research on the Anchiornis specimen reveals hidden feather structures that contradict old theories on dinosaur flight. Scientists are now re-evaluating how and when animals first took to the skies.

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160-million-year-old Anchiornis fossils.
The 3.4 million-year-old bones of the "Burtele foot", which belonged to the ancient human relative Australopithecus deyiremeda and were discovered in the Afar Rift region of Ethiopia, in their anatomical position and with the foot bones embedded in an outline of a gorilla foot; illustration.

Scientists solve the mystery of the prehistoric 'Burtele Foot'

The Burtele Foot showed that this species was bipedal but still had an opposable big toe, a feature useful for tree climbing - evidence that it walked upright.

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The skeleton of a Nanotyrannus lancensis is displayed as part of the "Montana Dueling Dinosaurs & Distinguished Fossils" collection at Bonhams auction house in New York, November 14, 2013. The "Montana Dueling Dinosaurs", a Nanotyrannus lancensis and a Chasmosaurine Ceratopsian which experts believe

Agile and vicious Nanotyrannus was not just a teenage T. rex

Nanotyrannus and Tyrannosaurus both were members of a lineage of meat-eating dinosaurs called tyrannosaurs, but were not the same genus, the researchers said.

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Two dinosaur skeletons, an Allosaurus and a Camptosaurus discovered in Wyoming, are reconstructed ahead of an auction at Artcurial auction house in Paris, France, November 13, 2018.

Wyoming dinosaur 'mummies' reveal a surprise: hoofed feet

The two Edmontosaurus individuals, dating to the very end of the dinosaur age, 66 million years ago, were a young adult, roughly 40 feet long, and a two-year-old juvenile, about half that height.

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'Teen Rex': Rare fossil of adolescent Tyrannosaurus found by US kids

The discovery of the fossil, nicknamed "Teen Rex," was announced on Tuesday by the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, where it will be studied and displayed.

JUNE 4, 2024ByREUTERS
An artist’s reconstruction of the 67 million-year-old Cretaceous Period landscape of North Dakota with a juvenile T-rex

New dinosaur species discovered in Zimbabwe highlights Africa's paleontological potential

Scientists discovered new dinosaur species, in Zimbabwe. The herbivorous dinosaur's remains date back to the late Triassic Period, highlighting Africa's paleontological potential

JUNE 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Palaeontologists pose for a picture next to an excavation of dinosaur bones and fossils that may have belonged to the largest dinosaur ever discovered, in Neuquen, Argentina November 12, 2016.

Mystery solved: Oldest fossil reptile found in the Alps is historical forgery

A new examination of the remnants declared that it was partly a phony and urged caution in how the fossil is used in future research.

FEBRUARY 19, 2024ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Tridentinosaurus antiquus was discovered in the Italian Alps in 1931 and was thought to be an important specimen for understanding early reptile evolution

Small dinosaurs flapped their feathers to scare prey and catch a meal

Most dinos died out about 66 million years ago, but but we’re still learning new things about them on a regular basis.

JANUARY 28, 2024ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Caudipteryx zoui

Stone balls worshiped in India revealed to be dinosaur eggs

Locals revered these rocks as divine manifestations and now scientists revealed their true identity: Dinosaur eggs.

JANUARY 18, 2024ByWALLA!
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