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Meat-eating dinosaurs not so carnivorous after all

— 3 Jan 2011 17:05 | Geology and palaeontology

Tyrannosaurus rex may have been a flesh-eating terror but many of his closest relatives were more content with vegetarian fare, a new analysis by Field Museum scientists has found.…

Students discover new species of raptor dinosaur

— 19 Mar 2010 12:50 | Geology and palaeontology

A new species of dinosaur, a relative of the famous Velociraptor, has been discovered in Inner Mongolia by two PhD students…

Archaeopteryx was not very bird-like

— 10 Oct 2009 09:43 | Geology and palaeontology

New research published this week clips the wings of Archaeopteryx. First found in Germany in the 1860's and dating to 150 million years ago, Archaeopteryx has long been considered the…

Reaper dinosaur discovery reveals dino-diets

— 15 Jul 2009 14:57 | Geology and palaeontology

A giant 'reaper' dinosaur so called because it has huge claws shaped like a reaper's scythe has been unearthed by shocked scientists in the Utah Desert, who were there to dig up aquatic…

Velociraptor had feathers

— 20 Sep 2007 20:30 | Geology and palaeontology

A new look at some old bones have shown that velociraptor, the dinosaur made famous in the movie Jurassic Park, had feathers. A paper describing the discovery, made by palaeontologists…

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