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A pair of enigmatic teeth might hint that croc-snouted spinosaurs had a deeper history than we presently understand
April 30, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Tyrannosaur traditionalists are registering their displeasure at the way paleontologists are altering our understanding of dinosaur lives
April 27, 2012
| By Brian Switek
A strange jaw fragment, once thought to belong to a crocodile-like predator, turned out to be a dinosaur
April 26, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Peculiar bite marks suggest why paleontologists have found so little of the enigmatic, long-armed dinosaur Deinocheirus
April 25, 2012
| By Brian Switek
The newfound spinosaur, apparently the first confirmed in Asia, had a wavy sail that dipped downwards at the hips, creating the appearance of two smaller sails
April 24, 2012
| By Brian Switek
The violent dinosaur documentary once known as Dinosaur Revolution gains new life in movie theaters
April 23, 2012
| By Brian Switek
You know it had to happen eventually: Dinosaurs chomp aliens in forthcoming graphic novel
April 20, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Well-rendered, carefully crafted dinosaurs are an important part of any movie featuring the prehistoric creatures. But a good story is just as important, if not more so
April 19, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Eggs may have been the secret to dinosaur success, but did they also lead to the dinosaurs' doom?
April 18, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Even before the Dinosaur Renaissance moved sauropods out of the swamps, paleontologists recognized that some of these dinosaurs were better suited to life on land
April 17, 2012
| By Brian Switek
The dinosaur diet was not a simply a choice between steak or salad
April 16, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Even though Tyrannosaurus missed Apatosaurus by many millions of years, the tyrant still had a chance to feed on long-necked giants
April 13, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Though the Age of Dinosaurs ended long ago, less time separates us from Tyrannosaurus rex than separated T. rex from Stegosaurus
April 12, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Might there be advanced, hyper-intelligent dinosaurs on other planets?
April 11, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Though it never actually existed, Brontosaurus is an icon of just how much dinosaurs have changed during the past century
April 10, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Jurassic Park lives on—in miniature—at a California flea market
April 09, 2012
| By Brian Switek
A well-timed analysis suggests that non-avian dinosaurs, not the Easter bunny, are the best candidates for laying the candy eggs hidden away on lawns
April 06, 2012
| By Brian Switek
A newly described dinosaur confirms that even the formidable tyrannosaurs were covered in feathers
April 05, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Tales of aquatic dinosaurs have proliferated through the news, providing one more sad example of failed reporting and the parroting of fantastic claims
April 04, 2012
| By Brian Switek
A cell biologist says dinosaurs spent their days floating in lakes, but his idea doesn't hold water
April 03, 2012
| By Brian Switek
For an April Fool's prank, one of our readers created a burning sauropod
April 02, 2012
| By Brian Switek
When I decided to get my first science tattoo, the choice was clear—it had to be Allosaurus
March 30, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Tenontosaurus is kind of a vanilla dinosaur, but paleontologists have collected a lot of them. A new study shows how they developed and might help explain the evolution of gigantic dinosaurs
March 29, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Sin City's dinosaurs are some of the worst around: a dopey-looking Herrerasaurus, a bellowing Allosaurus and a Deinonychus that looked as if it had been tarred and feathered
March 28, 2012
| By Brian Switek
Eight years ago, 100 decorative dinosaurs roamed Pittsburgh, and some of them are still in town
March 26, 2012
| By Brian Switek
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