An international team of paleontologists from The Netherlands, the UK, Argentina, Germany and Belgium applied recently developed methods to measure theropod (carnivorous) dinosaur species diversity. The newly applied method uses…
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Late triassic reptile diversity revealed in mendip hills fossils
Gliding winged-reptiles were among the ancient crocodile residents of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, researchers at the University of Bristol have revealed. Kuehneosaurs looked like lizards, but were more closely…
Scientists identify new carnivores that preyed on giant Jurassic sauropods
Recent research sheds light on the dining habits of ancient carnivorous dinosaurs from the Jurassic rocks of the U.S. A study published in PeerJ by Roberto Lei (Università degli Studi…
Oldest dinosaur with air sacs discovered
Scientists have made an exciting discovery that bridges the gap between the earliest small dinosaurs and the gigantic creatures that captured our imagination. The missing link, known as Macrocollum itaquii,…