News articles tagged with 'dinosaur' (Page 2)
Dino-era sex riddle solved by new fossil find
— 21 Jan 2011 18:50 | Geology and palaeontologyThe discovery of an ancient fossil, nicknamed 'Mrs T,' has allowed scientists for the first time to sex pterodactyls - flying reptiles that lived alongside dinosaurs between 220-65…
New predator 'dawn runner' discovered in early dinosaur graveyard
— 14 Jan 2011 15:35 | Geology and palaeontologyA team of palaeontologists and geologists from Argentina and the United States on Jan. 13 announced the discovery of a lanky dinosaur that roamed South America in search of prey as…
New species of flying reptile identified on B.C. coast
— 10 Jan 2011 19:18 | Geology and palaeontologyPersistence paid off for a University of Alberta palaeontology researcher, who after months of pondering the origins of a fossilised jaw bone, finally identified it as a new species…
Meat-eating dinosaurs not so carnivorous after all
— 3 Jan 2011 17:05 | Geology and palaeontologyTyrannosaurus 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.…
Scientists announce discovery of first horned dinosaur from South Korea
— 7 Dec 2010 16:33 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists from South Korea, the United States and Japan analysed fossil evidence found in South Korea and published research describing a new horned dinosaur. The newly identified…
Morrison Natural History Museum discovers baby sauropod tracks
— 2 Nov 2010 12:57 | Geology and palaeontologyStaff at the Morrison Natural History Museum have again discovered infant dinosaur footprints in the foothills west of Denver, Colorado, near the town of Morrison. Dating from the Late…
Found: First complete remains of early sauropod dinosaur
— 29 Oct 2010 13:27 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists have discovered in China the first complete skeleton of a pivotal ancestor of Earth's largest land animals - the sauropod dinosaurs. The new species, tentatively dubbed Yizhousaurus…
Using discards, scientists discover different dinosaurs' stomping grounds
— 16 Oct 2010 10:54 | Geology and palaeontologyBy examining the type of rock in which dinosaur fossils were embedded, an often unappreciated part of the remains, scientists have determined that different species of North American…
What did T. rex eat? Each other
— 16 Oct 2010 10:51 | Geology and palaeontologyIt turns out that the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, didn't just eat other dinosaurs but also each other. Palaeontologists from the United States and Canada have…
New fossil suggests dinosaurs not so fierce after all
— 6 Oct 2010 06:02 | Geology and palaeontologyA new species of dinosaur discovered in Arizona suggests dinosaurs did not spread throughout the world by overpowering other species, but by taking advantage of a natural catastrophe…