Footprints show some two-legged dinosaurs were agile
3 years ago

Footprints show some two-legged dinosaurs were agile

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Not all two-legged dinosaurs were like the lumbering Tyrannosaurus rex An analysis of dinosaur tracks from 120 million years ago unearthed in Spain adds to growing evidence that these meat-eating prehistoric beasts belonging to the same group as T.rex could be highly agile. The findings, published Thursday in Scientific Reports, reveal one of the fastest known sets of fossilized dinosaur footprints. To calculate the running speed, scientists measured the length of the footprint and took into account the dinosaur's hip height and stride length — the distance between two consecutive footprints of the same foot.

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Huge study of fossilised dinosaur poo reveals how beasts came to rule the earth
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Huge study of fossilised dinosaur poo reveals how beasts came to rule the earth

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery This undated photo provided by Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki shows fossilised plant-eating dinosaur …

Matching sets of dinosaur footprints found thousands of miles apart
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Matching sets of dinosaur footprints found thousands of miles apart

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — Matching sets of footprints discovered in Africa and South America reveal that dinosaurs once traveled along a type of highway 120 million years ago before the two continents split apart, according to new research. “One of the youngest and narrowest geological connections between Africa and South America was the elbow …

Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur

The Hindu  

Palaeontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized herbivorous dinosaur, which was a fast runner and lived about 90 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period in present day Patagonia. The animal, named Chakisaurus nekul, was found in the Pueblo Blanco Natural Reserve, in the southern province of Río Negro, an area rich in fossils where many …

The very first dinosaur was named 200 years ago – just don’t call it a lizard
10 months, 1 week ago

The very first dinosaur was named 200 years ago – just don’t call it a lizard

The Independent  

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Teen tyrannosaur had a taste for baby dinos, rare fossil reveals
1 year ago

Teen tyrannosaur had a taste for baby dinos, rare fossil reveals

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. T. rex is the biggest of the tyrannosaurs, Gorgosaurus was a little bit smaller, maybe full grown would have been 9, 10 meters.” Darla Zelenitsky, an associate professor at the University of Calgary, and François Therrien, curator of dinosaur paleoecology at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta, stand next to the young …

Small mammals may have hunted dinosaurs for food, a new study says
1 year, 5 months ago

Small mammals may have hunted dinosaurs for food, a new study says

Hindustan Times  

A fossil discovery suggests that mammals may have preyed on dinosaurs several times their size, according to a new study published Tuesday. Scientific Reports, the journal that published the study, said the fossil showed two creatures — a mammal and a dinosaur — from around 125 millions years ago, during the Cretaceous period. Even though the mammal is much smaller, …

Meat-eating Dinosaurs Could Sprint as Fast as some Cars, Footprints Suggest
3 years ago

Meat-eating Dinosaurs Could Sprint as Fast as some Cars, Footprints Suggest

News 18  

A new study conducted by the researchers from Universidad de La Rioja in Igea in the northern part of Spain reveals that the dinosaurs in the category theropods could achieve a speed of up to 28 mph. To put things into perspective, the fastest human ever recorded, Usain Bolt’s record-breaking sprint was 27.5 mph. While the researchers have expressed difficulty …

Footprints show some two-legged dinosaurs were agile
3 years ago

Footprints show some two-legged dinosaurs were agile

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Not all two-legged dinosaurs were like the lumbering Tyrannosaurus rex. An analysis of dinosaur tracks from 120 million years ago unearthed in Spain adds to growing evidence that these meat-eating prehistoric beasts belonging to the same group as T.rex could be highly agile. The findings, published Thursday in Scientific Reports, reveal one of the fastest known sets …

New dinosaur found in Chile had bizarre weaponized tail
3 years ago

New dinosaur found in Chile had bizarre weaponized tail

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — A new species of armored dinosaur discovered in Chile had a weaponized tail not seen before in any other dinosaur. Courtesy Sergio Soto The dinosaur, named Stegouros elengassen, had evolved a large tail weapon unlike those seen in other armored dinosaurs such as the paired spikes of Stegosaurus and the …

150 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints 'Stolen' In Rajasthan, Scientists Baffled
3 years, 3 months ago

150 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints 'Stolen' In Rajasthan, Scientists Baffled

News 18  

In 2014, Rajasthan University organized the 9th International Congress on the Jurassic System, where the possibility that dinosaurs once roamed in Rajasthan was discussed, followed by a search of evidence in the hills of Thaiyat village. A team of 20 researchers confirmed their theory when they found dinosaur footprints there. The dinosaur footprints, almost 150 million old, were allegedly stolen …

Retired science teacher finds 130-million-year-old dinosaur tracks next to Broome boat ramp
3 years, 5 months ago

Retired science teacher finds 130-million-year-old dinosaur tracks next to Broome boat ramp

ABC  

Dinosaur experts say a pair of 130-million-year-old tracks next to a popular Broome boat ramp show the footprints of a brontosaurus-type dinosaur next to a tyrannosaurus-type dinosaur, and has never been documented previously. Key points: A set of dinosaur tracks have been documented for the first time near a Broome boat ramp The theropod and sauropod tracks are about 130 …

Footprints of Possibly the Last Dinosaurs That Walked on UK Soil 110 Million Years Ago Found
3 years, 6 months ago

Footprints of Possibly the Last Dinosaurs That Walked on UK Soil 110 Million Years Ago Found

News 18  

Footprints from at least six different species of dinosaur the very last dinosaurs to walk on UK soil 110 million years ago have been found in Kent, a new report by researchers has claimed. The discovery of dinosaur footprints by a curator from Hastings Museum and Art Gallery and a scientist from the University of Portsmouth is the last record …

Last dinosaurs' footprints dating back to 110 million yrs discovered on UK cliffs: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Last dinosaurs' footprints dating back to 110 million yrs discovered on UK cliffs: Report

India Today  

Footprints of at least six different species of dinosaur the very last dinosaurs to walk on UK soil 110 million years ago have been found in Kent, a new report by researchers has claimed. “This is the first time dinosaur footprints have been found in strata known as the ‘Folkestone Formation’ and it’s quite an extraordinary discovery because these dinosaurs …

Dinosaur footprints reveal behaviour of prehistoric animals living near Winton 95 million years ago
3 years, 6 months ago

Dinosaur footprints reveal behaviour of prehistoric animals living near Winton 95 million years ago

ABC  

Newly published research on a 54-metre-long site of dinosaur footprints in outback Queensland has revealed the extent of the region's biodiversity 95 million years ago. Key points: The site preserves tracks from prehistoric animals living near Winton 95 million years ago It includes footprints from three different types of dinosaurs, plus crocodyliforms and turtles Paleontologist Stephen Poropat says it was …

'On Your Mark...': Humans Can Probably Outwalk a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Reveals Study
3 years, 8 months ago

'On Your Mark...': Humans Can Probably Outwalk a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Reveals Study

News 18  

Tyrannosaurus Rex, the fearsome predator from the dinosaur family, walked surprisingly slowly that even humans could match it easily, a new study has revealed. Previous studies estimated the walking speeds of T.Rex, the biggest of all carnivorous dinosaurs, to be around 4.5 to 6.7 miles per hour, but scientists now say the new speed estimate for T.Rex is similar to …

Scientists uncover ‘monkeydactyl’ — the first-known flying dinosaur with opposable thumbs
3 years, 8 months ago

Scientists uncover ‘monkeydactyl’ — the first-known flying dinosaur with opposable thumbs

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paleontologists have discovered the first-known fossil of a flying dinosaur with …

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