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Fossils reveal dinosaurs of prehistoric Patagonia: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A study is providing a glimpse into dinosaur and bird diversity in Patagonia during the Late Cretaceous, just before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct. The fossils represent the first record of theropods, a dinosaur group that includes both modern birds and their closest non-avian dinosau
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Study sheds lights on new insights into the timeline of mammal evolution
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A new study, published today in the journal Nature, has provided the most detailed timeline of mammal evolution to date.
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Rare discovery of dinosaur remains preserved with its last meal: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Microraptor was opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards and now small mammals. The discovery of a rare fossil reveals the creature was a generalist carnivore in the ancient ecosystem of dinosaurs.
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Climate change played key role in dinosaur success story
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Climate change, rather than competition, played a key role in the ascendancy of dinosaurs through the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic periods.
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Scientists discover what all did earliest dinosaurs like to eat from their
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As per scientists from University of Bristol, several of the earliest dinosaurs were historically omnivorous. Their diets were figured out by examining their tooth forms.
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Study of dinosaur teeth reveals surprising facts about their diet
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A collaborative study between the Universities of Tokyo, Mainz and Hamburg on the teeth of dinosaurs has revealed surprising facts about their diet.
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Discovery of new dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn't eat
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scratches on dinosaur teeth could reveal what they really ate. For the first time, dental microwear texture analysis (DMTA) has been used to infer the feeding habits of large theropods, including Allosaurus and T. rex. By taking 3D images of individual teeth and analyzing the pattern of mark
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Study finds dinosaurs were in their prime before downfall due to asteroid
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A landmark study has revealed that dinosaurs dominated the world right up until a deadly asteroid hit the earth, leading to their mass extinction, some 66 million years ago.
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Researchers discover oldest Pterodactylus fossil in Germany
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pterosaurs, the flying reptiles of the dinosaur era, originated in the Late Triassic (227 million years ago) and became extinct at the end-Cretaceous extinction event (66 million years ago). With wing spans ranging from 1 to 12 meters, they dominated the world's skies for more than 160 milli
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Scientists discover new fossil revealing origin of arthropod breathing sys
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
University of Manchester research fellow David Legg, in collaboration with a team of international scientists from China, Switzerland, and Sweden, has announced a new fossil that reveals the origin of gills in arthropods.
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Study: Fossil bird's skull reconstruction reveals brain made for smelling
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Jeholornis was a raven-sized bird that lived 120 million years ago, among the earliest examples of dinosaurs evolving into birds, in what's now China. The fossils that have been found are finely preserved but smashed flat, the result of layers of sediment being deposited over the years. That
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Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered 'mega-earthquake': Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): 66 million years ago, a 10-kilometre asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of the dinosaurs. New evidence suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an earthquake so massive that it shook the planet for weeks to months after the collision. The
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