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Why did T. rex have tiny arms? A new study may finally have the answer
13+ hour, 3+ min ago (717+ words) Scientists may have finally solved the riddle of Tyrannosaurus rex's small arms, which have always stood out as the oddest feature in the mightiest of dinosaurs, prompting jokes and a century-plus debate on their purpose and evolutionary history. At about…...
Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (784+ words) CHINA " Goblet-shaped sea jelly relatives with miniature "arms." A plump, legless creature resembling a sausage. Long, wormlike animals tipped with flat "holdfast" discs for anchoring to the seafloor. Newfound fossils from a site in southwestern China, preserved in exquisite detail,…...
Baby long-necked dinosaurs were a 'perfect snack' for predators
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (497+ words) WASHINGTON " It may have been suicidal for a predator to go after a healthy adult Brachiosaurus, a behemoth weighing perhaps 60 tons that was a member of the long-necked group "of dinosaurs called sauropods that included the largest land animals ever…...
Unearth the prehistoric past at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (791+ words) Nestled in the scenic Big Horn Basin of Wyoming, the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in Thermopolis offers something very few places in the world can: Experiencing the thrill of a real dinosaur dig. The Wyoming Dinosaur Center blends world-class paleontology with…...
Fossils of a new species of huge dinosaur Spinosaurus unearthed in Niger
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (742+ words) NIAMEY, Niger " At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large blade-shaped head crest "and jaws bearing interlocking…...
New dinosaur fossils excavated at Dinosaur National Monument
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) DINOSAUR, Colo. " Paleontologists removed new dinosaur fossils from a parking lot construction site at Utah's Dinosaur National Monument on Friday. The National Park Service reported that the fossils were identified on Sept. 16, 2025, when construction crews removed a portion of the…...
DNA from a tiny but mighty insect could help reveal the timeline for prehistoric humans
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1013+ words) ATLANTA " Mosquitoes haven't always had a taste for human blood " partly because the tiny yet dangerous insects have been around a lot longer than humans. Pinpointing when mosquitoes shifted their preference to human blood could provide a novel window into…...
Jeffrey Epstein's interest in dinosaurs has led to a reckoning in the paleontology community
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1014+ words) BIRMINGHAM, England " A British dinosaur convention is banning some paleontologists named in the Jeffrey Epstein files from attending Dino Con " as the global scientific community becomes the latest to grapple with the convicted sex offender's connections to prominent people in…...