The incredible reason why T Rex's arms are so short
One question asked frequently by undergraduates to Kevin Padian stuck with him: Why are the arms of Tyrannosaurus rex so ridiculously short.
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Joseph Shavit
- Dec 19, 2022
Major discovery identifies the surprising reason dinosaurs rose to prominence
Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the rise of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 27, 2022
Groundbreaking fossil discovery sheds light on the origins of lizards
A fossil discovery from Scotland has provided new information on the early evolution of lizards, during the time of the dinosaurs.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 14, 2022
Paleontologists finally solve 100 year old T. rex mystery
For over two decades paleontologist Kevin Padian has been frequently asked one question by undergraduates that stuck with him.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 8, 2022
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs triggered “mega-earthquake” that lasted months
New evidence suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an earthquake so massive that it shook the planet for weeks to months.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 18, 2022
What killed dinosaurs and other life on earth? Not what you might think
Determining what killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period has long been the topic of debate.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 17, 2022
Researchers discover extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs
Discovery sheds light on the Tuatara, the last living member of a once-diverse group of reptiles that has almost entirely been supplanted.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 1, 2022
College student discovered Africa’s oldest known dinosaur
The skeleton — incredibly, mostly intact — was first found by a graduate student in the Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 22, 2022
Global warming spawned the age of reptiles
Harvard researchers find rapid evolution of reptiles was triggered by nearly 60 million years of global warming and climate change.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 1, 2022
Jurassic marine world unearthed in a farmer's field
An exceptional prehistoric site discovery containing the remains of animals that lived in a tropical sea has been made in a farmer’s field.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 16, 2022
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.
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 2, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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.
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