Hollow bones were essential for dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex.
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The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it’s a prehistoric beast or total fake?
Birds and dinosaurs lived together for millions of years, but only toothless birds survived the asteroid impact that upended life on Earth.
The Wapiti Formation in Alberta is turning out to be a rich site for dinosaur and other fossils. A recent discovery could fill in the gaps about a transition between different ecological communities.
If we go far enough back in time, we all share an ancestor. And some of the features found in our bones and bodies today are a testament to that.
Prehistoric reptiles like pterodactyls took flight long before bats and birds, but we don’t know how it happened.
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.
In different parts of the world evolution often comes up with the same or similar solutions to life’s problems.
It’s hard to imagine the world without Homo sapiens. But it’s unlikely we would be here if it wasn’t for a chance asteroid collision.
Derided as ‘toys for the rich,’ the specimens being bought and sold raise broader questions about the relationship between science and capitalism.
AI-generated voice-alikes can be indistinguishable from the real person’s speech to the human ear. A computer model that gives voice to the dinosaurs turns out to be a good way to tell the difference.
The African continent is a rich repository for dinosaur fossils, including teeth and track marks.
A newly discovered dinosaur has small arms and a large head, similar to Tyrannosaurus rex. Estimated to have died at 50 years old, it’s also one of the oldest individual dinosaurs on record.
The dinosaurs were possibly annihilated by two asteroids.
The largest animals to ever walk the earth, giant sauropods dominated world ecosystems for 100 million years. New research indicates soft ‘heel pads’ helped them reach their stature.
Fossil footprints are a treasure chest of information.
New discoveries keep changing our understanding of what dinosaurs looked like. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
The biggest crime of the film was exaggerating the size of dinosaurs.
Yes, dinosaurs really did survive in snow – we simulated the Cretaceous climate to prove it.
Collectively, the evidence studied by ichnologists helps to paint a picture of long-gone landscapes and the creatures and plants that populated those spaces.
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John Long is a Friend of The Conversation.Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol
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