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These winged dinosaurs hurtled through the trees like haywire hang gliders

Sabrina Imbler, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 23 08:34 AM

During a blip in time in the late Jurassic, a dinosaur that weighed no more than a chinchilla flung itself from tree to tree, spread its wings and tried to soar. In theory, it sounds beautiful — an early attempt at flight before birds figured out the blueprint. Read more »

First fossil feather ever found belonged to this dinosaur

The New York Times
Posted at Oct 06 08:46 AM

The feather looks like any feather you might find on the ground. But it’s not. It’s about 150 million years old, and it fluttered to the ground back when the dinosaurs roamed what is today called Bavaria. It’s entombed in limestone, and, when paleontologists unearthed it in 1861, it became the first fossil feather ever discovered. Read more »

Tanystropheus: One of the most baffling animals that ever lived

Asher Elbein, The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 13 08:07 AM

Nearly 250 million years ago, a very odd reptile patrolled the shorelines and coves of the Triassic Alps. Called Tanystropheus, it had a toothy head and a body echoing that of modern monitor lizards. But between them stretched a horizontal, giraffelike neck. Read more »

Fossilized dinosaur egg found in Japan recognized as world's smallest

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 05 05:17 PM

A fossilized non-avian dinosaur egg, discovered in western Japan in a stratum dating back 110 million years, has been recognized as the world's smallest by Guinness World Records. Read more »

'River monster': Huge African dinosaur Spinosaurus thrived in the water

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Apr 30 07:18 AM

WASHINGTON - The huge African predator ?Spinosaurus spent much of its life in the water, propelled by a paddle-like tail while hunting large fish - a "river monster," according to scientists, that showed that some dinosaurs invaded the aquatic realm. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 21, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 12:41 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Prehistoric health tip

Apu Gomes, AFP
Posted at Apr 21 11:19 PM

A dinosaur atop the Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium wears a face mask next to a sign encouraging people to wash their hands in Hollywood on Monday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

'Dancing dragon' shows feathers grew differently on dinosaurs and birds

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 12:39 PM

An exquisite fossil of a fierce little Chinese dinosaur dubbed the "dancing dragon" that lived 120 million years ago - an older cousin of the Velociraptor - is showing scientists that feathers grew differently on dinosaurs than on birds. Read more »

Fish-hunting 'iron dragon' soared over Australia in age of dinosaurs

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 09:18 AM

WASHINGTON - A winged beast dubbed the "iron dragon" soared above Australia during the age of dinosaurs, hunting fish in rivers and lakes, according to scientists who found that continent's most complete fossil representing the flying reptiles called pterosaurs. Read more »

Tyrannosaurus rex found in Canada is world's biggest

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 06:25 PM

The towering Tyrannosaurus rex discovered in western Canada in 1991 is the world's biggest, a team of paleontologists said Friday, following a decades-long process of reconstructing its skeleton. Read more »

Surprising elephant-sized mammal cousin lived alongside dinosaurs

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 07:53 AM

A stoutly built mammal cousin the size of an elephant that munched on plants with its horny beak roamed the European landscape alongside dinosaurs during the Triassic Period about 205 million to 210 million years ago, scientists said on Thursday. Read more »

LOOK: New attraction at National Museum of Natural History

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 05:18 PM

Here’s another reason to visit the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), which opened to the public last May. Read more »

Skeletons and scares at Portugal's dinosaur park

Bruno Cravo, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 01:41 PM

A full-scale Tyrannosaurus rex is just one of the prehistoric highlights on display at Portugal's self-proclaimed "dinosaur capital," a new theme park in one of the most fossil-rich regions in Europe.  Read more »

Anyone want to buy a dinosaur? Two on sale in Paris

Laurence Coustal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 03:36 PM

The skeletons of an allosaurus and a diplodocus are up for auction in Paris this week, marketed as hip interior design objects -- for those with big enough living rooms.   Read more »