The feet of a bird tell us a lot about its life. Newly described, the fossil feet of the ancestors of modern birds reveal how superbly adapted they were to their world.
A feathered velociraptor in the new Jurassic World Dominion film.
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A transcript of episode 11 of The Conversation Weekly podcast, including an interview on Israel’s foreign policy options following its recent election.
Kulindadromeus: more evidence is emerging of feathered dinosaurs.
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The skull of Oculudentavis, found encased in amber, provides new clues into the transition from dinosaurs to birds and may be smallest of either ever found.
Fire can kill animals and destroy their habitats, leading to extinction.
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A new fossil has reminded us that the real velociraptors were a world away from the huge scaly lizards seen in Juarssic World.
How we think things may have looked: In early Cretaceous China, a pair of Beipiaosaurus make way for a pack of Yutyrannus trudging over a recent snowfall. Large pterosaurs (Feilongus) and tiny birds (Eoenantiornis) take flight.
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The latest Jurassic World movie has been criticised for its less than accurate portrayal of some of the dinosaurs. But how we imagine they looked and behaved has changed many times over the years.
Artist’s impression of the new dinosaur Yi qi.
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