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July 8, 2023

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Humans' Ancestors Survived the Asteroid Impact That Killed the Dinosaurs

A Cretaceous origin for placental mammals, the group that includes humans, dogs and bats, has been revealed by in-depth analysis of the fossil record, showing they co-existed with dinosaurs for a short time before the dinosaurs went ...

First Hominin Muscle Reconstruction Shows 3.2 Million-Year-Old 'Lucy' Could Stand as Erect as We Can

Digital modelling of legendary fossil's soft tissue suggests Australopithecus afarensis had powerful leg and pelvic muscles suited to tree dwelling, but knee muscles that allowed fully erect ...

Giants of the Jurassic Seas Were Twice the Size of a Killer Whale

There have been heated debates over the size of Jurassic animals. The speculation was set to continue, but now a chance discovery in an Oxfordshire museum has led to palaeontologists publishing a paper on a Jurassic species potentially reaching a whopping 14.4 meters -- twice the size of a killer ...

Predatory Dinosaurs Such as T. Rex Sported Lizard-Like Lips

A new study suggests that predatory dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, did not have permanently exposed teeth as depicted in films such as Jurassic Park, but instead had scaly, lizard-like lips covering and sealing their ...
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Ankylosaurs Battled Each Other as Much as They Fought Off T. Rex

Scientists have found new evidence for how armored dinosaurs used their iconic tail clubs. The exceptional fossil of the ankylosaur Zuul crurivastator has spikes along its flanks that were broken and ...

Ancient Superpredator Got Big by Front-Loading Its Growth in Its Youth

Whatcheeria, a six-foot-long salamander-like creature that lived 340 million years ago, was the T. rex of its time: the biggest, baddest predator in its habitat. A new study reveals how they grew to ...

Shaking the Dinosaur Family Tree: How Did 'Bird-Hipped' Dinosaurs Evolve?

Researchers have conducted a new analysis of the origins of 'bird-hipped' dinosaurs -- the group which includes iconic species such as Triceratops -- and found that they likely evolved from ...

Fossils of Giant Sea Lizard That Ruled the Oceans 66 Million Years Ago Discovered

Fossils of a giant killer mosasaur have been discovered, along with the fossilized remains of its ...

All the Better to Better Eat You With -- Dinosaurs Evolved Different Eye Socket Shapes to Allow Stronger Bites

Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets to better deal with high bite forces, new research has ...

Study Refutes Claim That T. Rex Was Three Separate Species

A new study refutes a provocative claim made earlier this year that fossils classified as the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex represent three separate species. The rebuttal finds that the earlier proposal ...

A New Giant Dinosaur Gives Insight Into Why Many Prehistoric Meat-Eaters Had Such Tiny Arms

An international team has discovered a new big, meat-eating dinosaur, dubbed Meraxes gigas, that provides clues about the evolution and anatomy of predatory dinosaurs such as the Carcharodontosaurus ...

Hot-Blooded T. Rex and Cold-Blooded Stegosaurus: Chemical Clues Reveal Dinosaur Metabolisms

Paleontologists have debated whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded, like modern mammals and birds, or cold-blooded, like modern reptiles. In a new paper, scientists are unveiling a new method for ...

霸王龙's Short Arms May Have Lowered Risk of Bites During Feeding Frenzies

Extinct for 66 million years, T. rex still inspires speculation about its anatomy, behavior and fierce physique. One conundrum: its peculiarly short forelimbs, which have relatively limited mobility. ...

Dense Bones Allowed Spinosaurus to Hunt Underwater

Spinosaurus is the largest predatory dinosaur known -- over two metres longer than the longest Tyrannosaurus rex -- but the way it hunted has been a subject of debate for decades. In a new paper, ...

Newly Identified Softshell Turtle Lived Alongside T. Rex and Triceratops

Scientists describe the find of a new softshell turtle from the end of the Cretaceous ...

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Physics Race Pits Usain Bolt Against Jurassic Park Dinosaur

A physics professor has developed an innovative activity that poses the question: Is Usain Bolt faster than a 900-pound ...

Tyrannosaurus Remains Hint at Three Possible Distinct Species

A new analysis of Tyrannosaurus skeletal remains reveals physical differences in the femur, other bones and dental structures across specimens that could suggest Tyrannosaurus rex specimens need to ...

An Ancient Relative of Velociraptor Is Unearthed in Great Britain

A new bird-like dinosaur that used brute strength to overcome its prey has been found by palaeontologists combing through fossils found on the Isle of Wight, on the South Coast of Great ...

Sauropod Dinosaurs Were Restricted to Warmer Regions of Earth

A study investigated the enigma of why sauropod fossils are only found at lower latitudes, while fossils of other main dinosaur types seem ubiquitously present, with many located in the polar ...

Theropod Dinosaur Jaws Became Stronger as They Evolved

Theropod dinosaurs evolved more robust jaws through time allowing them to consume tougher food, a new study ...

CT Uncovers Bone Disease in Tyrannosaurus Rex Jaw

研究人员已经确定了fo骨病ssilized jaw of a Tyrannosaurus rex using a CT-based, nondestructive imaging approach. The imaging method could have significant applications in ...

Novel Approach to a Plant-Based Diet, Unique to Long-Necked Dinosaurs

A new study uncovers a novel approach to a plant-based diet, unique to long-necked ...

Four Dinosaurs Discovered in Montana, Including a Possible Rare Ostrich-Mimic Anzu

A team of paleontologists excavated four dinosaurs in northeastern Montana this summer. The four dinosaur fossils are: the ilium -- or hip bones -- of an ostrich-sized theropod, the group of ...

Ancient Teeth Reveal Surprising Diversity of Cretaceous Reptiles at Argentina Fossil Site

Where skeletons are rare, isolated teeth can flesh out our understanding of ancient reptile-dominated ecosystems, according to a new ...

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