Dinosaur brain scan reveals how dog-sized ancestor of the diplodocus ran on two legs

Scientists have reconstructed the brain of a dinosaur that roamed Britain 205 million years ago, revealing startling insights into how it lived. Thecodontosaurus is related to herbivore descendants Diplodocus and Brontosaurus. But it is believed the creature, which was roughly the size of a dog, ran fast on two legs, ate meat and had good … Read more

Din O’Saurs discovered! Ireland’s first dinosaur fossils are identified in County Antrim

It’s an Irish discovery 200million years in the making – for the first time ever, dinosaur bones have been identified on the island. Fossil bones from a four-legged plant-eating scelidosaurus and a deadly two-legged carnivore sarcosaurus were found in Islandmagee, on the coast of County Antrim. The remains were originally discovered by school teacher and … Read more

Din O’Saurs discovered! Ireland’s first dinosaur fossils are found in County Antrim

Din O’Saurs discovered! Ireland’s first dinosaur fossils from 200m-year-old beasts are found in County Antrim Fossil bones are from a four-legged plant-eating scelidosaurus in Antrim  Another dinosaur – a deadly two-legged carnivore sarcosaurus also found  Late teacher and fossil collector Roger Byrne found the bones years ago They were confirmed as being from the dinosaurs … Read more

Joey King wears full-body dinosaur suit to safely hug her grandmother for the first time since March

She’s been keeping her distance from vulnerable family members to reduce their risk of contracting the novel coronavirus. But Joey King found a creative way to safely get around the restrictions on Friday thanks to a full-body dinosaur suit. The 21-year-old Kissing Booth star’s mother shared a sweet video of her finally getting to hug … Read more

A 66 million-year-old duckbilled dinosaur unearthed in Morocco crossed oceans to get there

The remains of a duckbilled dinosaur that lived 66 million years ago has been found in Morocco and it must have crossed at least 250 miles of ocean to get there, scientists claim. Paleontologists from the University of Bath and others found the fossilised remains of the unusual dinosaur, dubbed Ajnabia odysseus, in rocks in … Read more

Complete brain of a fox-sized dinosaur is reconstructed by scientists for the first time 

A complete dinosaur brain has been reconstructed by scientists for the first time after a ‘perfect skeleton’ was found – and the brain weighed less than a pea. Palaeontologists from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, used computer images to reveal the size and inner workings of the Buriolestes brain. The team were able to determine … Read more

NSW University of New England researchers discover opalised fossil dinosaur teeth at Lightning Ridge

Incredible opalised dinosaur teeth shed light on how three species of huge sauropods coexisted in outback Australia Fossilised dinosaur teeth were found at Lightning Ridge, in north-west NSW  Researchers said the area has yielded a rich bounty of fossils over the years Three sauropod species are believed to have co-existed in the area at the time … Read more

Fossil hunter brothers who dug up the world’s most expensive dinosaur are locked in bitter battle

The rock-star fossil hunter brothers who dug up the most expensive dinosaur bones in the world have been locked in a bitter dispute after a family fall out.   For years, legendary paleontologist brothers Peter and Neal Larson worked together on some of the most monumental fossil finds but tensions mounted several years ago when younger brother … Read more

Palaeontology: Bizarre, parrot-like toothless two-fingered dinosaur unearthed in the Gobi Desert 

Bizarre new species of toothless two-fingered dinosaur that looked like a giant parrot and lived 68 million years ago is unearthed in the Gobi Desert Researchers from Edinburgh have named the new species Oksoko avarsan It would have grown to around 6.5 feet in length and sported feathers and a beak Most members of its genus … Read more

Hundreds of teeth found in the Sahara Desert reveal the Spinosaurus dinosaur had aquatic lifestyle

Hundreds of Spinosaurus teeth unearthed in ancient river bed that flowed through the Sahara Desert 100 million years ago suggests the giant predator had an aquatic lifestyle The 50-foot, seven-ton Spinosaurus was bigger than the Tyrannosaurus Living 100 million years ago in North Africa, it was thought to be a land dweller  The recent discovery of … Read more