Mesozoic Era
(251 - 65 MYA)
Did Tyrannosaurus Ever Battle Triceratops?
We love to imagine Tyrannosaurus fighting Triceratops to the death, but did such battles ever happen?
October 26, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Feathery Ostrich Mimics Enfluffle the Dinosaur Family Tree
A trio of feathered dinosaurs tests a longstanding hypothesis and hint that there may be more feathered dinosaur fossils than anyone ever expected
October 25, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Reviving Heterodontosaurus
Paleontologists have known about Heterodontosaurus for decades, but a new restoration of the dinosaur shows just how freaky it was
October 24, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
B is for Becklespinax
For over a century and a half, paleontologists have been confounded by the sail-backed carnivore Becklespinax. What did this dinosaur really look like?
October 22, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Did Dinosaurs Eat Ants?
The weird alvarezsaurs look perfectly-adapted to eating termites, but how can we find out what they really ate?
October 17, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
A is for Agujaceratops
Though little-known to the public, Agujaceratops plays an important role in tracing one particular episode in dinosaur evolution
October 15, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
How Did Dinosaurs Sleep?
A lovely little fossil shows how some dinosaurs said goodnight
October 09, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Haplocanthosaurus–A Morrison Mystery
Without a skull, determining the dinosaur's relationships is difficult
October 04, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Dilophosaurus – An Early Jurassic Icon
Tracks made by a 20-foot predatory dinosaur have been found in rock from Connecticut to Arizona, but who made the tracks?
October 02, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Did Dinosaurs Swim?
Carnivorous theropod dinosaurs were once thought to be hydrophobic, but rare swim tracks show that these predators at least sometimes took a dip in lakes and rivers
September 24, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Sinking a Sauropod
Paleontologists are naming new dinosaurs every week, but some names are eventually sent to the scientific wastebasket
September 14, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Outlining Olorotitan
A new study reexamines the skeleton of Olorotitan, a lovely hadrosaur from Russia
September 13, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Bicentenaria and the Rise of the Coelurosaurs
Paleontologists describe a new dinosaur that yields clues about how one of the most spectacular groups of theropods got their start
August 23, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Tracking Raptors
At an Early Cretaceous site in China, paleontologists have discovered a rich trove of raptor tracks
August 22, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Huge Triceratops Uncovered in Alberta
Paleontologists in Canada have just uncovered a rare, especially big Triceratops skeleton
August 21, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
NASA’s Nodosaur Track
Over 110 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed where a major NASA facility now sits
August 20, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
How Domed Dinosaurs Grew Up
Dome-headed dinosaurs dramatically reshaped their skulls. How does this affect how we count dinosaur species?
August 17, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
An In-Depth Look at Ankylosaur Armor
An exceptional ankylosaur preserves the position of ancient armor
August 16, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Carnotaurus Had a Hefty Neck
Could the hefty neck of Carnotaurus explain why this dinosaur had puny arms?
August 15, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
Banjo Gets a Hand
Recently-discovered fossils fill out the arms of one of Australia's formidable predatory dinosaurs
August 14, 2012 |
By Brian Switek
