Australia had gigantic carnivorous dinosaurs too, says study
North America had the T. rex, South America had the Giganotosaurus and Africa the Spinosaurus – now evidence shows Australia had gigantic predatory dinosaurs.
The...
New fossil discovery shows 50 million-year-old Canada-Australia connection
The discovery of a tiny insect fossil is unearthing big questions about the global movement of animals and the connection to changes in climate...
These ancient crocodiles walked on two legs like dinosaurs
Scientists have been stunned to discover that some species of ancient crocodiles walked on their two hind legs like dinosaurs and measured over three...
Scientists find rare pterodactyl fossil in the UK
The first ever specimen of a pterodactyl, more commonly found in China and Brazil, has been found in the United Kingdom.
A fossil hunter recently...
Dinosaur-dooming asteroid struck earth at ‘deadliest possible’ angle
New simulations from Imperial College London have revealed the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs struck Earth at the ‘deadliest possible’ angle.
The simulations show that...
Tyrannosaurus rex was terrifyingly good at walking, super-efficient at lower speeds
While smaller dinosaurs needed speed, huge predators like Tyrannosaurus rex were optimized for energy-efficient walking, according to a study published in PLOS ONE.
Theropod dinosaurs...
Can we really tell male and female dinosaurs apart?
Scientists worldwide have long debated our ability to identify male and female dinosaurs.
Now, research led by Queen Mary University of London has shown that...
Scientists discover 66-million-year-old badger-like animal in Madagascar
In evolutionary terms, islands are the stuff of weirdness.
It is on islands where animals evolve in isolation, often for millions of years, with different...
Spinosaurus may be swimmer and have giant tail, says new study
Back in the Cretaceous period, 145 to 66 million years ago, dinosaurs dominated the land and sky.
They also, a new paper argues, terrorized the...
Nuclear bomb tests help determine age of largest fish on Earth
Nuclear bomb tests during the Cold War in the 1950s and 1960s have helped scientists accurately estimate the age of whale sharks, the biggest...