Ancient wildebeest cousin boasted bizarre dinosaur-like trait
Researchers said the crescent-shaped protrusion atop the head of Rusingoryx, which roamed Africa`s savannas tens of thousands of years ago, was unlike anything on any other mammal, past or present.
Feb 05, 2016, 15:11 PM IST
Researchers find, name rare dinosaur from Appalachia
The species, found in the US state of Alabama in marine sediment, is the most complete, primitive duck-billed dinosaur ever to be discovered in the eastern US.
Jan 26, 2016, 22:03 PM IST
New dinosaur species found in Spain
Named Morelladon beltrani, the new dinosaur species is a medium-sized styracosternan ornithopod around six metres long and 2.5 metres high.
Dec 17, 2015, 17:30 PM IST
Scientists find new species of horned dinosaur
Researchers have discovered a new species of plant-eating horned dinosaur in China, suggesting the Jurassic period might have had more species diversity than previously thought.
Dec 10, 2015, 19:21 PM IST
Rare fossil of horned dinosaur from 'lost continent' found
Ceratopsia was a group of plant-eating horned dinosaurs and the fossil studied by Longrich comes from a smaller cousin of the better known Triceratops, the leptoceratopsids.
Dec 01, 2015, 15:13 PM IST
Canadian dinosaur closely related to mammals
The fossil, previously known at Bathygnathus borealis, was collected in 1845, and was named Bathygnathus borealis by palaeontologist Joseph Leidy.
Nov 26, 2015, 15:18 PM IST
New species of duckbilled dinosaur found
The discovery helps explain an evolutionary transition from an earlier duckbilled species to that group's descendants.
Nov 13, 2015, 16:30 PM IST
200-mn-year old dinosaur remains found in South Africa
The dinosaur remains, yet to be named, were found at a border area between South Africa and Lesotho.
Nov 11, 2015, 13:38 PM IST
How jaws influenced dinosaurs' diets
Just how serious was the killer T rex dinosaur's bite? Researchers from the University of Bristol have now revealed that the feeding style and dietary preferences of dinosaurs were closely linked to how wide they could open their jaws.
Nov 04, 2015, 16:20 PM IST
Dinosaur fossil with preserved feathers, skin found
Although the preserved feathers are extremely crushed due to sediment compaction, scanning electron microscopy shows a three-dimensional keratin structure to the feathers on the tail and body.
Nov 02, 2015, 13:38 PM IST
300 million-year-old giant shark fossils found in US
Even before the age of dinosaurs, massive relatives of the modern-day sharks ruled the waters of present-day Texas, reveals an analysis of fossils recovered recently from the region.
Oct 31, 2015, 00:28 AM IST
Baby dinosaur fossils found in 'Dragon's Tomb'
Their discovery adds to knowledge about how dinosaurs developed and grew, from birth to adulthood.
Oct 15, 2015, 06:13 AM IST
Some dinosaur drew heat from the Sun to make that kill
The team examined fossilised dinosaur eggshells from Argentina and Mongolia.
Oct 14, 2015, 15:49 PM IST
Giant dinosaur had tennis ball-sized brain
The finding could help scientists uncover some of the mysteries of how dinosaur brains operated, including their intellectual and sensory abilities.
Oct 12, 2015, 16:46 PM IST
New dinosaur species had claws the size of kitchen knives
Researchers have discovered a new species of meat-eating dinosaur, which had sickle-shaped claws the size of chef's knives, and roamed in Australia about 110 million years ago.
Sep 21, 2015, 13:32 PM IST
