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An illustration shows Gorgosaurus feeding on a smaller dinosaur in a Cretaceous forest scene.
Julius Csotonyi
First tyrannosaur fossil discovered with its last meal perfectly preserved in its stomach
Fossil jpg: The fossil that was originally interpreted to be a plant, but researchers have now discovered is the inside of the shell of a baby turtle. Photo by Fabiany Herrera and Héctor Palma-Castro. Fossil image: Drawing highlighting the rib and back bones, superimposed onto the fossil. Photo by Fabiany Herrera and Héctor Palma-Castro; drawing by Edwin-Alberto Cadena and Diego Cómbita-Romero.
Fabiany Herrera, Héctor Palma-Castro/Edwin-Alberto Cadena, Diego Cómbita-Romero
Meet ‘Turtwig,’ an ancient turtle species once thought to be a plant
Fossilized Trisauopodiscus tracks (left) and modern bird tracks (right).
Abrahams et al.; 2023; PLOS ONE
Millions of years before the earliest birds appeared, mystery animals walked around on birdlike feet, study finds
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Michael Kleinberg/Courtesy Three Camel Lodge
This remote eco-lodge offers travelers a rare opportunity to experience Mongolia’s Gobi
An illustration of a sleeping alvarezsaurid dinosaur, Jaculinykus, like modern birds.
Seiji Yamamoto
Dinosaur from newfound species died in a pose that sheds light on evolution of bird behavior
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Henry Sharpe/Courtesy American Museum of Natural History
Fossil unearthed in North Dakota could help solve an evolutionary mystery
In the aftermath of the Chicxulub impact weeks or months earlier, the last remaining non-avian dinosaurs struggle to eke out an existence. The heat from infalling debris initially led to a rise in temperature so great that many animals would have been killed within days. Weeks later, our planet's atmosphere is choked with soot, dust and other deposits, cutting off the Sun, and global temperatures have plummeted. Without the Sun for photosynthesis, plants die off worldwide, collapsing the food chain. Here, a lone, injured and half-starved Dakotaraptor surveys the remains of her territory in what will be known, 66 million years later, as Hell Creek.
Mark A. Garlick
Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs halted a key process for life on Earth, scientists say
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CNN
Video Astrophysicist explains why dinosaurs died when crocodiles survived 2:52
DUNHUANG, CHINA - JUNE 07: Tourists visit the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot with the Moon in the background on June 7, 2023 in Dunhuang, Jiuquan City, Gansu Province of China. (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/VCG via Getty Images)
Zhang Xiaoliang/VCG/Getty Images
Apollo 17 astronauts collected rocks that reveal the moon’s true age
Dinosaur footprints were discovered by engineers in Yaverland, Isle of Wight in England.
JBA Consulting/Environment Agency
Dinosaur footprints uncovered on beach on England’s Isle of Wight
01 jawless fish Eriptychius americanus 3d fossil
Richard Dearden
Ancient jawless fish’s head fossilized in 3D hints at evolution of vertebrate skulls
The skeleton of an adult dinosaur named Barry, a large specimen of Camptosaurus from the end of the Jurassic period, roughly 150 million years ago, is on display at Drouot auction house in Paris.
Abdul Saboor/Reuters
Rare dinosaur skeleton, known as ‘Barry,’ goes on sale in Paris auction
Life reconstruction of Fujianvenator prodigiosus with other aquatic and semiaquatic vertebrates from a new Jurassic terrestrial fauna.
Chuang Zhao
Bird-like dinosaur with surprising features discovered in China
Texas drought unveils 110-million-year-old giant dinosaur tracks
Paul Baker
Low water levels reveal dinosaur tracks dating back 110 million years
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Emerald Downs
Video Adorable 4-year-old T. rex racers have a blast coming in last 1:49
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A. Morsi/Courtesy Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center
Fossil discovery causes monumental shift in understanding of whale evolutionary history