News articles tagged with 'dinosaur'
New species of dinosaur from Alberta
— 7 May 2013 18:48 | Geology and palaeontologyAcrotholus audeti, a new species of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur, was identified from recently discovered and historically collected fossils from Alberta, Canada. The article describing…
New species of small theropod discovered in China
— 5 May 2013 19:17 | Geology and palaeontologyA new species of small fossil theropod have been discovered in northwestern China by a team of international researchers. In a paper published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology,…
Palaeontologist describes large nest of juvenile dinosaurs, first of their genus ever found
— 21 Nov 2011 19:34 | Geology and palaeontologyA nest containing the fossilised remains of 15 juvenile Protoceratops andrewsi dinosaurs from Mongolia has been described by a University of Rhode Island palaeontologist, revealing…
Did dinosaurs have lice? Researchers say it's possible
— 6 Apr 2011 15:22 | Geology and palaeontologyA new study louses up a popular theory of animal evolution and opens up the possibility that dinosaurs were early - perhaps even the first - animal hosts of lice…
Long lost cousin of T. rex identified by scientists
— 1 Apr 2011 14:39 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists have identified a new species of gigantic theropod dinosaur, a close relative of T. rex, from fossil skull and jaw bones discovered in China…
Genetic analysis reveals history, evolution of an ancient delicacy - morels
— 4 Mar 2011 14:14 | BiologyDinosaurs squashed them with impunity. Thousands of species that lacked culinary appreciation have turned up their noses at them. And a study based on advanced DNA analysis has shown…
T. rex more hyena than lion
— 23 Feb 2011 17:34 | Geology and palaeontologyThe ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex has been depicted as the top dog of the Cretaceous, ruthlessly stalking herds of duck-billed dinosaurs and claiming the role of apex predator, much as…
New 'thunder-thighs' dinosaur discovered
— 23 Feb 2011 17:28 | Geology and palaeontologyA new dinosaur named Brontomerus mcintoshi, or 'thunder-thighs' after its enormously powerful thigh muscles, has been discovered in Utah, USA. The new species is described in a paper…
Newly discovered dinosaur likely father of Triceratops
— 1 Feb 2011 19:39 | Geology and palaeontologyTriceratops and Torosaurus have long been considered the kings of the horned dinosaurs. But a new discovery traces the giants' family tree further back in time, when a newly discovered…
Test shows dinosaurs survived mass extinction by 700,000 years
— 28 Jan 2011 17:24 | Geology and palaeontologyUniversity of Alberta researchers determined that a fossilised dinosaur bone found in New Mexico confounds the long established paradigm that the age of dinosaurs ended between 65.5…