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October 20, 2015

Rare evolutionary twist morphed dino arms into bird wings

When dinosaurs evolved into birds, they had to adapt their arms into wings in order to take flight a process that altered their skeletal structure.

October 20, 2015

Ancient 'dragon' beast flew right out of 'Avatar'

A sprawling ancient flying reptile looked so much like a dragon that could have flown alongside the aerial predators called "ikran" in the film "Avatar" that its discoverers named the newfound beast after these mountain banshees

October 20, 2015

Dreadnoughtus dinosaur weighed whopping 65 tons, feared nothing

A gargantuan, long-necked dinosaur as big as a two-story house and weighing as much as 12 elephants once stalked a flower-dotted earth some 77 million years ago in what is now Argentina

October 20, 2015

Scientists tap tech to reveal dinosaur egg secrets

Inside the geology department at Mississippi State University, one man is on a mission to see exactly what's inside a rock -- but this is no ordinary rock.

October 20, 2015

T. rex had a small, cute cousin

Toothy Tyrannosaurus rex had a tiny cousin, new suggests research.

October 20, 2015

Mammoth tusk may be largest found in Seattle area

The mammoth tusk found this week at a construction site appears to be the largest and most intact mammoth fossil ever uncovered in the Seattle area, experts say.

October 20, 2015

Ancient sea monsters were black, study finds

Some of the largest beasts in the ancient seas had black skin or scales, new research finds.

October 20, 2015

Largest dino of all time is digitally recreated

A digital reconstruction of the world’s largest known land animal, the Cretaceous dinosaur Argentinosaurus, has allowed it to take its first steps -- albeit virtually -- in over 94 million years.

October 20, 2015

Bird brains came before birds

Some non-avian dinosaurs, including carnivorous tyrannosaurs, may have had brains that were hardwired for flight long before even the earliest known birds started flapping their wings.

October 20, 2015

Oldest dinosaur embryos ever discovered?

A dinosaur nest discovery has revealed the most primitive known dinosaur embryos, which are among the oldest ever found