Dinosaurs & Fossils Articles

The bug that may have killed a dinosaur

The holes in the jaw bone of a world-famous T. Rex suggest the dino died from a parasite infection

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Three strikes wiped out woolly mammoths

Giant mammals went extinct thanks to climate, comet and people

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Mini T. rex

Scientists have unearthed a dinosaur skeleton that looks like a person-sized Tyrannosaurus rex.

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Have shell, will travel

Fossilized tracks left by early land-dwelling animals reveal they brought shells ashore

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Meet the new dinos

Fossil finds reveal a tiny, meat-eating species and another with featherlike features

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Invisible fossils of the first animals

Though the first animals on Earth didn’t leave behind rock fossils, scientists can still find these ancient creatures by observing their invisible molecular fossils

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South America’s sticky tar pits

The fossil-rich tar pits of Venezuela may rival those in Southern California

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Flight without sonar

An ancient bat fossil suggests that bats were flying before they were echolocating.

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Tiny pterodactyl

Scientists working in China have found the remains of the smallest pterodactyl ever known.

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Hall of Dinos

The world’s largest dinosaur mural is now open for viewing in Pittsburgh.

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