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Buffalo Paleontologists Discover a New Dinosaur
By: Kristina Bjoran
A Paleontologist husband and wife team recently discovered what seems to be a new type of anklyosaur, shedding light on the evolution of nature's army tank. more...
Did Tyrannosaurus Rex Die from Bird Disease?
By: Sue Cartledge
The world's largest and fiercest dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, might have been wiped out by parasites similar to those found in feral pigeons, a new study shows. more...
"Giraffe of the Mesozoic" Dino Found in China
By: Katy Burtner
The Qiaowanlong kangxii, a brachiosaur roughly 40 feet long, is believed to have lived in Asia in the Early Cretaceous period. more...
Three New Australian Dinosaurs Discovered
By: Sue Cartledge
Three dinosaur skeletons discovered this year in Queensland, Australia, are completely new, bigger and more terrifying than Velociraptor, their discoverers claim. more...
Dinosaurs Smaller than Thought
By: Rupert Taylor
Scientists have found a glitch in equations used to calculate the weight of gigantic dinosaurs such as Diplodocus. more...
Jurassic Dinosaurs Alive Chicago Brookfield Zoo
By: Renee Carver
Learn Jurassic dinosaur fun facts about Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Metriacanthosaurus, and Omeisaurus, then visit animatronic dinosaurs at Brookfield Zoo. more...
Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs Alive Brookfield Zoo
By: Renee Carver
Learn Early Cretaceous dinosaur fun facts about Baryonyx, Ruyang Yellow River Dinosaur, Stegosaurus, Yangchuanosaurus, then visit animatronic dinosaurs at Brookfield Zoo. more...
Mid to Late Cretaceous Dinosaurs Brookfield Zoo
By: Renee Carver
Learn Mid to Late Cretaceous dinosaur facts about Deinonychus, Parasaurolophus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and visit Chicago Brookfield Zoo's animatronic dinosaurs. more...
Mass Extinction at Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary
By: Laura Wormuth
Although it's not the biggest event, the mysteriousness of the Cretaceous-Tertiary (K/T) extinction gets the most attention from the public, media and even scientists. more...
North America's Smallest Dinosaur, Alvarezsaur
By: Laura Wormuth
A newly discovered alvarezsaur from near Red Deer, Alberta, Canada provides insight into dinosaur evolution and biogeography. more...
By: Allan M. Heller
Allosaurus, which predated Tyrannosaurus Rex by some 85 million years, was the largest land predator of the late Jurassic Period. more...
By: Allan M. Heller
Triceratops, or "three-horned face," was an enormous herbivore that lived during the late Cretaceous Period, and died out 65 million years ago. more...
By: Allan M. Heller
Here is some basic information about the "tyrant lizard king:" facts, myths and speculation. more...
The Function of Stegosaurus Plates
By: Rachel Beavins
For years scientists have debated the purpose of stegosaurs' dermal plates, orignally thought to be for defense. New research debunks that theory. more...
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