Dinosaurs - Page 49

Partial gov't shutdown stops T. Rex in his tracks

October 20, 2015

Partial gov't shutdown stops T. Rex in his tracks

The ongoing partial shutdown of the U.S. government has stalled plans to haul a near-complete T. rex fossil to its new home at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Dino do-overs: Fixes to paleontology

October 20, 2015

Dino do-overs: Fixes to paleontology

Just when you thought dinosaurs couldn't get any more extinct, two species have been erased from existence.

T. rex at 20: 'Jurassic Park' then and now

October 20, 2015

T. rex at 20: 'Jurassic Park' then and now

With a 3D version in the theaters and a sequel due out next year, the now-classic "Jurassic Park" will roar into its 20th anniversary on June 11.

400-Million-year-old 'spiny shark' fossil found

October 20, 2015

400-Million-year-old 'spiny shark' fossil found

The fossilized remains of a 408-million-year-old fish species have been found in Spain, a study reports.

Feathered dino may be world's first bird

October 20, 2015

Feathered dino may be world's first bird

The skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur from China could also be the oldest known bird, scientists report

Biggest dinosaurs had brains the size of tennis balls

October 20, 2015

Biggest dinosaurs had brains the size of tennis balls

An advanced member of the largest group of dinosaurs ever to walk the Earth still had a relatively puny brain, researchers say

Dinosaurs were born to be big

October 20, 2015

Dinosaurs were born to be big

Dinosaurs as a group may have been skewed more toward giant species than modern-day creatures are, researchers say.

Rare evolutionary twist morphed dino arms into bird wings

October 20, 2015

Rare evolutionary twist morphed dino arms into bird wings

When dinosaurs evolved into birds, they had to adapt their arms into wings in order to take flight a process that altered their skeletal structure.

October 20, 2015

Ancient 'dragon' beast flew right out of 'Avatar'

A sprawling ancient flying reptile looked so much like a dragon that could have flown alongside the aerial predators called "ikran" in the film "Avatar" that its discoverers named the newfound beast after these mountain banshees

Dreadnoughtus dinosaur weighed whopping 65 tons, feared nothing

October 20, 2015

Dreadnoughtus dinosaur weighed whopping 65 tons, feared nothing

A gargantuan, long-necked dinosaur as big as a two-story house and weighing as much as 12 elephants once stalked a flower-dotted earth some 77 million years ago in what is now Argentina