Eric and Wendy Schmidt purchased and donated the “remarkably complete” skull of Pachycephalosaurus, a dinosaur the Smithsonian said is famed for its domed head. Left lateral view of…
Read more This dinosaur skull is one of just a few of its kind — and it’s going on display in DC – WTOP NewsPhillips’s New York Evening Sale closed at $67.3 million—a 24 percent increase from last November. Photo: Jean Bourbon The auction results of the past few years have confirmed…
Read more A Juvenile Triceratops and Francis Bacon Heat Up Phillips’s $67.3 Million Evening SaleIn the badlands of eastern Wyoming, the Lance Formation is a trove of prehistoric fossils. And one area in particular — a region less than 10 kilometers (6…
Read more PHOTOS: 66 million-year-old dinosaur ‘mummy’ skin was actually a perfect clay maskHave you ever wanted to own gigantic, realistic-looking dinosaurs for your backyard? Now might be your chance to scoop some up. Provided you have a few thousand dollars…
Read more New Jersey Theme Park Puts Animatronic Dinosaurs on Facebook Marketplace as It Shuts DownRocks formed immediately before and after non-avian dinosaurs went extinct are strikingly different, and now, tens of millions of years later, scientists think they’ve identified the culprit—and it…
Read more When Non-Avian Dinosaurs Went Extinct, the Earth Changed—Literally. Scientists Think They Finally Know WhyAround 66 million years ago, a rock over 6 miles wide collided with Earth, triggering the mass extinction of all non-avian dinosaurs and leaving a giant impact crater…
Read more Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs Has a Bizarre Origin StoryNewswise — Certain populations of mosquitoes are more heat tolerant and better equipped to survive heat waves than others, according to new research from Washington University in St.…
Read more Some mosquitoes like it hotNewswise — A new 145-million-year-old pterosaur (extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs) was named today by a team of British, American and German researchers. The animal was nicknamed…
Read more New pterosaur nicknamed ‘Elvis’ takes flightBYLINE: Laura Thomas Newswise — A team of researchers from the University of Bristol have shed light on the life of the ancient reptile Rhynchosaur, which walked the…
Read more Ancient herbivore’s diet weakened teeth leading to eventual starvation, study suggestsNewswise — New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million years ago, showing a symbiotic relationship of one-sided or…
Read more Feathered Dinosaurs & Feather-Feeding Beetles: A Long-Term BondLondon CNN — In the venerated halls of London’s Natural History Museum, one of the largest animals ever to walk the Earth is about to make its debut.…
Read more Meet the titanosaur: Dinosaur giant goes on display in Europe for the first time | CNNNew York CNN — Barney is back, and while Mattel has not yet officially confirmed it, we’re guessing he still loves you. Toy giant Mattel (MAT) announced Monday…
Read more Barney the purple dinosaur is back and he has a new look | CNN BusinessSign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — Paleontologists working in central India have…
Read more Unusual dinosaur fossil discovery made in India | CNNNewswise — Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods. According to new research,…
Read more Climate change played key role in dinosaur success storyNewswise — The earliest dinosaurs included carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous species, according to a team of University of Bristol palaeobiologists. By looking at the tooth shapes of the…
Read more Scientists discover what was on the menu of the first dinosaursNewswise — DALLAS (SMU) – With wings spanning nearly 16 feet, a new species of pterosaurs has been identified from the Atlantic coast of Angola. An international team,…
Read more New pterosaur species found in sub-Saharan AfricaNewswise — A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, during the time of the dinosaurs. The tiny skeleton discovered on…
Read more New Scottish Fossil Sheds Light on the Origins of LizardsNewswise — SUE the T. rex is one of the most complete, best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimens ever found. That level of preservation helps reveal details about SUE’s life. For instance, SUE lived…
Read more What caused the holes in SUE the T. rex’s jaw? Probably not an infectionPress Release – updated: Sep 14, 2017 SAN ANTONIO, Texas, September 14, 2017 (Newswire.com) – Dr. Thomas Adams, Witte Museum Curator of Paleontology and Geology, has described and…
Read more Witte Museum Paleontologist Names New Species of Fossil Crocodile
