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The Truth About the Sex Lives of Dinosaurs
Fossils are providing more and more clues about how dinosaurs attracted one another and reproduced, which contributed to ...
The origin of feathers remains a mystery
Birds are inextricably linked to feathers, which allow them to fly, keep warm and put on dramatic displays. Feathers, however ...
Collagen found in dinosaur fossil challenges long-held beliefs
The identification of preserved collagen remnants in the fossil provides new insights into the biology of dinosaurs and ...
Scientists Think the World's Oldest Dinosaur Fossils May Still Be Awaiting Discovery
That sentiment stems from a new paper published in Current Biology which posits that dinosaur fossils older than we’ve ever ...
Where in the world are Earth’s oldest dinosaurs?
To account for the numerous gaps in the fossil record, they treated the parts of the world where fossils have not been ...
What scientists learned from a well-preserved fossil of this iconic Jurassic-era species
The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species.
Soft tissue of a plesiosaur reveals it had scales similar to those of sea turtles
A small team of archaeologists, geologists, paleontologists and climate scientists has found that at least one type of ...
Age, burial environment don’t hinder soft tissue preservation in dinosaurs
Soft tissue preservation in fossils does not seem to depend upon the species, age or burial environment of the fossils in question.