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October 20, 2015

First swimming dinosaur was 'half-duck, half-crocodile'

The fearsome Spinosaurus is one of the icons of the dinosaur pantheon.

October 20, 2015

Ancient toothless pterosaurs once dominated the world's skies

Giant toothless pterosaurs with wingspans stretching 39 feet (12 meters) across ruled the skies 60 million years ago, and new research suggests that these ancient flying creatures once had a worldwide presence, and likely played an important role in the Late Cretaceous ecosystem

October 20, 2015

Honey, who shrunk the dinosaurs? Study traces dinosaur evolution into early birds

Scientists have mapped how a group of fearsome, massive dinosaurs evolved and shrank to the likes of robins and hummingbirds.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.