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Friday, 9 March 2012
US and Chinese researchers have found the oldest evidence of iridescent black feathers in a dinosaur the size of a small crow that perched in forest tree branches 130 million years ago.
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
A winged dinosaur long believed to be the world's first bird had black feathers, according to a new study.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Tiny footprints and fossil embryos reveal new details about how ancient dinosaurs reared their young.
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Brazilian palaeontologists say they have found the fossil of a carnivorous predator that lived more than 260 million years ago.
Monday, 21 November 2011
Scientists have discovered a 70-million-year-old nest filled with the remains of baby protoceratops dinosaurs.
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
A new evolutionary tree has once again defined archaeopteryx as the most primitive of birds.
Thursday, 13 October 2011
The iconic meat-eating dinosaur grew bigger and faster than previously estimated.
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Recently discovered dinosaur footprints may be under threat from a proposed liquid natural gas project.
Thursday, 28 July 2011 6
Opinion A new discovery may have knocked Archaeopteryx off the 'first bird' perch, writes Steve Salisbury.
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
A piece of dinosaur horn could help settle the debate over whether non-avian dinosaurs existed at the time of an asteroid impact.
Friday, 24 June 2011
Huge sauropod dinosaurs had similar body temperatures to modern-day mammals, including humans.
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
A relative of a giant fish-eating dinosaur that dwarfed T. rex once roamed Australia.
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
A winsome bird-like dino has helped scientists determine that birds inherited their sense of smell from dinosaurs.
Monday, 28 March 2011
An ancient cave drawing high on a rock formation in southeastern Utah has stirred a skirmish of sorts between creationists and scientists.
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Researchers in China have unearthed a miniature single-clawed dinosaur, the only such creature known to have just one finger.