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Fossil reveals Pterosaur relatives before they evolved wings: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): A new study of a tiny Triassic fossil reptile first discovered over 100 years ago in the northeast of Scotland has revealed it to be a close relative of the species that would become pterosaurs' iconic flying reptiles of the age of the dinosaurs.
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NASA's DART mission to make first attempt at redirecting an asteroid
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): While the vast majority of asteroids and comets are not dangerous, and never will be, it's also true that 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid impact on the Earth likely caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Researchers reveals how 'bird-hipped' dinosaurs evolve
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): Researchers have conducted a new analysis of the origins of 'bird-hipped' dinosaurs -- the group which includes iconic species such as Triceratops -- and found that they likely evolved from a group of animals known as silesaurs, which were first identifie
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Discovery of extinct prehistoric reptile that lived among dinosaurs: Resea
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new extinct species of lizard-like reptile that belongs to the same ancient lineage as New Zealand's living tuatara. A team of scientists describe the new species Opisthiamimus gregori, which once inhabited Jurassic North Ame
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Scientists uncover evidence that the Late Cretaceous hosted icy conditions
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): Let's pretend it's the Late Cretaceous, roughly 66 to 100 million years ago. We've got dinosaurs roaming the land and odd-looking early species of birds, although the shark as we know it is already swimming in the prehistoric oceans which cover 82% of Ear
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Prehistoric podiatry: How dinosaurs carried such enormous burdens
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus supported their gigantic bodies on land.
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Research: Dinosaurs take control in cold climates
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): A new study of ancient mass extinction suggests that ancient high latitudes, to which early dinosaurs were largely relegated, regularly froze over, and that the creatures adapted an apparent key to their later dominance.
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Prehistoric podiatry: How dinosaurs carried such heavy loads
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): Scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus supported their gigantic bodies on land.
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Dinosaurs self-regulated their body temperature, suggests new evidence
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 26 (ANI): According to an international study, dinosaurs and pterosaurs had high metabolic rates, suggesting they were endothermic, i.e., capable of self-regulating their bodily temperature.
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Discovery provides insight into evolution and anatomy of big, carnivorous
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 8 (ANI): An international team has discovered a new big, meat-eating dinosaur, dubbed Meraxes Gigas, that provides clues about the evolution and anatomy of predatory dinosaurs such as the Carcharodontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex. Meraxes measured around 36 feet from sn
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Study: Dinosaurs takes over amid ice not warmth
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): A new study of ancient mass extinction suggests that ancient high latitudes, to which early dinosaurs were largely relegated, regularly froze over, and that the creatures adapted an apparent key to their later dominance.
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New fossil discovery from Central India throws light on the reproductive b
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): A team of Indian researchers, for the first time in the fossil history, has discovered an egg-in-egg or abnormal titanosaurid dinosaur egg from the Bagh area in Dhar District, Madhya Pradesh state (Central India).
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