Scientist: Dino ancestor's skeleton found in China
Oct 28, 2010 17:55 EDT
Scientist: Full skeleton found in China of ancestor of sauropod dinosaurs. Scientists say they've found the first complete skeleton of a dinosaur that was an ancestor to the sauropod, the largest creatures ever to walk the Earth.
Mount Rushmore to be featured in Macy's Parade
Oct 21, 2010 12:46 EDT
Mount Rushmore-themed float to be featured in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade next 3 years. Mount Rushmore National Memorial will be a part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City for the next three years.
Study: T. rex may have been a meal fit for a king
Oct 15, 2010 17:01 EDT
Who could have been eating a Tyrannosaurus rex? Another one, of course. Tyrannosaurus rex was certainly the king of dinosaurs, but may also have been dinosaur a la king.
Fossil footprints point to dainty dinos
Oct 05, 2010 19:12 EDT
Ancient footprints found in Poland are marks made by the earliest known dinosaurs, which suggest the forerunners of tricerotops and brontosaurus must have been wee quadrupeds that survived a mass extinction, palaeontologists said on Tuesday.
First dinosaurs walked on little cat feet
Oct 05, 2010 19:01 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tiny footprints from Poland show that the first dinosaurs were extremely small animals that walked on four legs -- and probably only came to rule the world after a mass extinction knocked out many big reptiles, scientists said on Tuesday.
Dinosaurs taller than thought: study
Oct 01, 2010 01:13 EDT
Some dinosaurs may have been at least 10 percent taller than previously thought, US paleontologists said in a study that found the creatures had large amounts of cartilage.
Thick cartilage may stretch some dinosaurs' height
Sep 30, 2010 17:03 EDT
Study suggests unusually thick cartilage may have made some dinosaurs taller than once thought. Dinosaur skeletons often are pieced together with leg bones nearly touching, no room left for cushiony cartilage because scientists don't know how much they had. New research suggests some species might have had a foot's worth.
Dinosaur trove spills more secrets
Sep 29, 2010 12:03 EDT
Decades after a mechanical pine-tree digger first unearthed it, an extraordinary trove of dinosaur fossils in central Spain is revealing its secrets.
Longest dinosaur thigh bone in Europe found in Spain
Sep 24, 2010 12:59 EDT
Palaeontologists in Spain have found the fossiled thigh bone of a dinosaur that is almost two metres in length, the longest such femur ever discovered in Europe, they said Friday.
Two new horned dinosaurs discovered in western US
Sep 23, 2010 11:44 EDT
Two new species of large horned dinosaurs -- close cousins of the famous herbivorous Triceratops -- have been unearthed in the western desert of the United States, paleontologists have revealed.
Two new horned dinosaurs discovered in western US
Sep 23, 2010 11:15 EDT
Two new species of large horned dinosaurs -- close cousins of the famous herbivorous Triceratops -- have been unearthed in the western desert of the United States, paleontologists have revealed.
Two new horned dinosaurs discovered in western US
Sep 23, 2010 09:38 EDT
Two new species of large horned dinosaurs -- close cousins of the famous herbivorous Triceratops -- have been unearthed in the western desert of the United States, paleontologists have revealed.
Two new horned dinosaurs discovered in western US
Sep 23, 2010 09:37 EDT
Two new species of large horned dinosaurs -- close cousins of the famous herbivorous Triceratops -- have been unearthed in the western desert of the United States, paleontologists have revealed.
2 new dinosaur species discovered in southern Utah
Sep 22, 2010 21:17 EDT
Paleontologists report discovery of 2 new horned dinosaur species in southern Utah. Scientists said Wednesday they've discovered fossils in the southern Utah desert of two new dinosaur species closely related to the Triceratops, including one with 15 horns on its large head.
New dinosaur species discovered in southern Utah
Sep 22, 2010 12:23 EDT
Paleontologists report discovery of 2 new horned dinosaur species in southern Utah. Paleontologists say they have discovered fossils of two new dinosaur species in southern Utah.
Would you like 1 hump or 2 with your dinosaur?
Sep 08, 2010 14:26 EDT
Odd hump found on back of meat-eating 20-foot-long dinosaur from Spain with birdlike features. The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising.
Quasimodo dino leaves experts grappling for a hunch
Sep 08, 2010 14:24 EDT
Palaeontologists in Spain have discovered the remains of a strange dinosaur with a hump that they believe is the forerunner of flesh-eating leviathans which once ruled the planet.
Science Guy Bill Nye to headline museum opening
Sep 07, 2010 09:24 EDT
Terre Haute Children's Museum bringing in Science Guy Bill Nye for grand opening event. An appearance by television host Bill Nye will highlight grand opening activities for the new Terre Haute Children's Museum.
Fossil of stocky new predatory dinosaur unearthed in Romania
Aug 31, 2010 14:13 EDT
The fossil of a stocky new dinosaur with two sets of claws on its feet unearthed in Romania has given researchers a window into what European predators looked like in the final years of the Age of Dinosaurs.
Remains of deadly European dinosaur discovered
Aug 30, 2010 15:00 EDT
New predator dinosaur found in Romania with 2 deadly ripping claws on each foot. Around 70 million years ago a stocky dragon stalked what is now Romania.