Fossils
New Mexico’s Peculiar Two-Horned Dinosaur
A peculiar horned dinosaur from New Mexico may help paleontologists understand how titans such as Triceratops evolved
October 18, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
A Beautiful Baby Dinosaur
One of the most stunning theropod dinosaurs ever discovered may add to our understanding of how feathers evolved
October 14, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
How Little Tyrants Grew Up
A new study finds that Tyrannosaurus truly had "thunder thighs." Juveniles were likely more agile than adults
October 13, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Goodbye, Anatotitan?
Just how many different dinosaurs existed in North America during the end of the Cretaceous? It's a matter of huge debate
October 07, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
The One and Only Anchiceratops
Paleontologists typically have only a handful of specimens, represented by incomplete materials, from a range of sites spanning millions of years
September 26, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Why Did Carnotaurus Have Such Wimpy Arms?
Tyrannosaurus gets a lot of guff for having small hands, but if we're going to poke fun at any dinosaur for having wimpy forelimbs, it should probably be the "meat-eating bull"
September 22, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Cretaceous Utah’s New, Switchblade-Clawed Predator
The find may help sort out the history of troodontid dinosaurs in North America
September 20, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
A New Sickle-Clawed Predator from Inner Mongolia
Linhevenator may not have used its arms to capture prey in the same way as its kin, even if it did have a specialized killing claw
September 15, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Maryland’s Adorable Baby Ankylosaur
A tiny, 112-million-year-old impression of a baby armored dinosaur shows the head and the underside of its body
September 09, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
An Ode to Archaeopteryx
The many fuzzy and feathery dinosaurs that have been discovered reveal one of the most magnificent evolutionary transformations in the history of life
August 26, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
The Dinosaur That Wasn’t
Even so, a terrestrial, 16-foot, carnivorous crocodile-like predator is not something I would like to meet in a dark alley (or anywhere else, really)
August 24, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #8: Polecat Bench Badlands
Can the team drill past an ancient river channel?
August 24, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #7: The Excitement—and Dread—of Coring
Looking ridiculous, we rush around like inexperienced wait-staff in a busy restaurant
August 18, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
Victoria’s First Dinosaur Trackway
After moving a few track slabs myself this summer, I can tell you that it's not easy work!
August 11, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #6: Bringing Up a Core
One thing everyone has told us is that you never know what you will find underground
August 10, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
Eaters of the Dinosaur Dead
Over the past few years, paleontologists have reported a growing number of cases of scavenging by insects
August 09, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Protoceratops: The Cinderella of Dinosaurs
Have scientists found "the holy grail of vertebrate ichnology"—a dinosaur dead in its tracks?
August 05, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #5: An All-Star Team of Scientists
A geologist, a geochemist and a paleontologist go into an (ancient sand) bar
August 04, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
Spain’s Tiny Sauropods Traveled Together
At least six individuals moved in the same direction, nearly parallel to each other—the tracks represent a herd
August 02, 2011 |
By Brian Switek
Wyoming Paleontology Dispatch #4: Paleontologists’ Summer Family
Mired in the mud? Need an emergency place to stay? The Churchill family has helped out for more than 80 years
August 02, 2011 |
By Scott Wing
