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.
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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.
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.
Joseph Shavit
- May 11
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 11, 2021
Researchers find a ‘fearsome dragon’ that soared over outback Queensland
Australia’s largest flying reptile has been uncovered, a pterosaur with an estimated seven-metre wingspan that soared like a dragon
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 2, 2021
Bird brains left other dinosaurs behind
Today, being birdbrained means forgetting where you left your keys. But 66 million years ago, it meant the difference between life & death
Joseph Shavit
- Jul 27, 2021
Comet or asteroid: What killed the dinosaurs and where did it come from?
It forever changed history when it crashed into Earth about 66 million years ago. The Chicxulub impactor left behind a crater off the coast