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Monday, 21 May 2012
A new species of raptor dinosaur that was about the size of a coyote has been found near Utah's iconic Arches National Park.
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Giant dinosaurs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago may have warmed the planet with the gas they produced.
Monday, 7 May 2012
A shark-like predatory fish that partly resembled tuna, terrorised ocean dwellers 240 million years ago.
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Large, plant-eating dinosaurs were already in decline by the time a space rock smashed into Earth 65 million years ago.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 4
Ask an Expert Could dinosaurs climb trees? What types of dinosaurs may have "climbed" trees? Did climbing lead to flying?
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Profile Dr John Long has a well-earned reputation as an expert in fossil sex. And it all started with the discovery of the Gogo fish, fossils of ancient fish that revolutionised vertebrate evolution.
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Palaeontologists in China have uncovered the biggest feathered dinosaur ever found.
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Analysis of imprints made by raindrops in volcanic ash 2.7 billion years ago is shedding light on Earth's early atmosphere.
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.
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Palaeontologists have traced the origins of vertebrates to a worm that swam in the oceans half a billion years ago.
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Palaeontologists have uncovered blood-gobbling fleas up two centimetres long that existed 150 million years ago.
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
The tallest and heaviest ever known penguin stood nearly a metre and half tall and tipped the scales at around 60 kilograms.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
The oldest known species of crocodile had an armour-plated head and a body half the length of a train carriage.
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.