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October 21, 2015

Studies shed light on Earth-shaking crash that doomed dinosaurs, led to rise of mammals, us

New research pinpoints how the torch passed from one dominant creature on Earth to another, from the brutish dinosaur to the crafty mammal.

October 21, 2015

Mysterious 'chewing machine' mammal lived among dinosaurs

Dinosaurs that lumbered around the ancient supercontinent Gondwana had a warm-blooded neighbor a "chewing machine" with big eyes, excellent hearing and an acute sense of smell, according to a new study

October 21, 2015

Newfound South American predator snacked on little dinosaurs

A puma-sized predatory dinosaur that may have snacked on its smaller cousins while stomping about an ancient rift valley dotted with erupting volcanoes has been discovered in Venezuela.

October 21, 2015

Nest of young dinosaurs with 'babysitter' discovered

A nest of baby dinosaurs with what might have been a juvenile babysitter sitting atop them has been discovered in China, researchers say.

October 21, 2015

Fox-sized relative of Triceratops discovered in Venezuela

The fossil of a new two-legged, fox-sized dinosaur relative of both Stegosaurus and Triceratops, which dates back about 200 million years, has been discovered in Venezuela.

October 21, 2015

Fossils of dinosaur-era forest fire discovered in Canada

In the badlands of southern Saskatchewan, Canada, scientists discovered evidence of a 66-million-year-old forest fire locked in stone.

October 21, 2015

'Hidden dragon' beast gave rise to fearsome flying reptiles

A Chinese fossil is the earliest and most primitive pterodactyloid, part of a group of flying reptiles that ruled the skies some 163 million years ago, scientists report.

October 21, 2015

Chinese Jurassic Park yields incredible feathered dino find

A fossil bed in China that contains some of the world's most exquisitely preserved feathered dinosaurs, early birds, reptiles and mammals may also be home to an equally rich set of older fossils from the Middle Jurassic, a new study finds.

October 21, 2015

Museum exhibit stars Indiana's prehistoric beasts

Indiana's own prehistoric beasts are the focus of the museum's new exhibition. "Ice Age Giants" re-creates the process of uncovering the fossilized bones of mammoths and mastodons, identifying them, studying them and finally reassembling the skeletons to tower once again.

October 21, 2015

Dino-era water trapped under impact crater

More than one kilometer beneath the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia, geologists discovered 100- to 150-million-year-old water from the Atlantic Ocean’s infancy. The ancient water hid under a more recent 56-mile-wide crater left after a massive rock or block of ice nailed the Earth near what is now the entrance to the bay.