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    Europe’s largest land predator unearthed on the Isle of Wight
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 16

    Europe’s largest land predator unearthed on the Isle of Wight

    Researchers have identified the remains of one of Europe’s largest ever land-based hunters: a dinosaur that measured over 10m long.
    Researchers solve the mystery of why T. rex's arms are so short
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 9

    Researchers solve the mystery of why T. rex's arms are so short

    Rather than asking what the T. rex’s short arms evolved to do, the question should be what benefit those arms were for the whole animal.
    New dinosaur species used fearsome claws to graze along the coast
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 2

    New dinosaur species used fearsome claws to graze along the coast

    Scientists have described the youngest therizinosaur fossil from Japan and the first in Asia to have been found in marine sediments.
    What the new Jurassic Park movie gets wrong about dinosaurs
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 22

    What the new Jurassic Park movie gets wrong about dinosaurs

    One of the most exciting moments of the new Jurassic Park sequel, Jurassic World Dominion, is when Quetzalcoatlus swoops down from the sky.
    The amazing reason why T. rex's arms are so short
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 12

    The amazing reason why T. rex's arms are so short

    Rather than asking what the T. rex’s short arms evolved to do the question should be what benefit those arms were for the whole animal.
    Researchers discover of a piece of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 12

    Researchers discover of a piece of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs

    One fateful day some 66 million years ago, a 7.5-mile-wide space rock slammed into the Earth ending the age of the dinosaur.
    Prehistoric marine giants found 2,800 meters above sea level
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 30

    Prehistoric marine giants found 2,800 meters above sea level

    The first ichthyosaurs swam through the primordial oceans in the early Triassic period about 250 million years ago and weighed 80 tons.
    Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 21

    Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery

    Palaeontologists has discovered remarkable new evidence that pterosaurs were able to control the colour of their feathers using melanin.
    Researchers discover why T. rex's arms are so short
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 10

    Researchers discover why T. rex's arms are so short

    Why are the arms of Tyrannosaurus rex so ridiculously short? The unusually short arms may have shrunk to get out of the way.
     Is Usain Bolt faster than a 900-pound dinosaur?
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 5

    Is Usain Bolt faster than a 900-pound dinosaur?

    One big issue in physics education is to generate student enthusiasm for the course material. These dinosaur problems really spark interest.
    The fall of dinosaurs actually took place in the spring, research concludes
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 25

    The fall of dinosaurs actually took place in the spring, research concludes

    The asteroid which killed nearly all of the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime according to an international team of researchers.
    New large titanosaurian dinosaur discovered in the Pyrenees
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 9

    New large titanosaurian dinosaur discovered in the Pyrenees

    The skeleton of Abditosaurus kuehnei is the most complete titanosaur fossil discovered so far in Europe.
    Earth's first giant, Ichthyosaur, reveals how whales became the largest animals ever
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 28, 2021

    Earth's first giant, Ichthyosaur, reveals how whales became the largest animals ever

    The skull of a newly discovered species of giant ichthyosaur is shedding new light on the marine reptiles’ rapid growth into behemoths.
    World's first dinosaur preserved sitting on nest of eggs with fossilized babies
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 21, 2021

    World's first dinosaur preserved sitting on nest of eggs with fossilized babies

    The fossil in question is that of an oviraptorosaur, a group of bird-like theropod dinosaurs that thrived during the Cretaceous Period.
    New discovery into how early dinosaurs lived 193 million years ago
    Joshua Shavit
    • Oct 27, 2021

    New discovery into how early dinosaurs lived 193 million years ago

    A new study shows that 193 million years ago, dinosaurs lived in herds -- much earlier than previously thought.
    We now know what led to the rise of dinosaurs as the dominant species on Earth
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 30, 2021

    We now know what led to the rise of dinosaurs as the dominant species on Earth

    The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago.
    Modern snakes evolved from a few survivors of dino-killing asteroid
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 24, 2021

    Modern snakes evolved from a few survivors of dino-killing asteroid

    Study suggests that all living snakes evolved from a handful of species that survived the giant asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs
    We now know what caused the cooling during the age of the dinosaurs
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 16, 2021

    We now know what caused the cooling during the age of the dinosaurs

    Exciting new research has revealed that a drop in atmospheric carbon dioxide caused a dramatic cooling 133 million years ago
    Scientists locate likely origin for the dinosaur-killing asteroid
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 24, 2021

    Scientists locate likely origin for the dinosaur-killing asteroid

    The asteroid credited with the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago likely originated from the outer half of the solar system
    What a new prehistoric ‘Hobbit’ creature tells us about evolution, mammals and dinosaurs
    Joseph Shavit
    • Aug 19, 2021

    What a new prehistoric ‘Hobbit’ creature tells us about evolution, mammals and dinosaurs

    Research describes the discovery of three new species and hints at rapid evolution immediately after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
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