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Prehistoric teeth analysis sheds light on diets of lizards and snakes
Updated : 5 years ago IST
London [UK], March 3 (ANI): New research led by scientists from the University of Bristol has revealed that the diets of early lizards and snakes, which lived alongside dinosaurs around 100 million years ago, were more varied and advanced than previously thought.
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New study highlights origin of comet that brought reign of dinosaurs to an
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], February 16 (ANI): A new study led by the scientists of Harvard University has put forth a new theory that could explain the origin and journey of the comet named Chicxulub impactor whose devastating impact brought the reign of the dinosaurs to an abrupt and c
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'Punctuated equilibrium' reason behind crocodiles evolution: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], January 10 (ANI): New research by the University of Bristol explained how a 'stop-start' pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, could explain why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs.
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Research unveils quirky insights about dinosaur's brain, eating habits
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], December 16 (ANI): A research led by the University of Bristol have unveiled the possible diet of dinosaurs claiming that pioneering reconstruction of the brain may have been the reason for their ability to move fast.
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A steaming cauldron followed the dinosaurs' demise
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 30 (ANI): A new study reveals the Chicxulub impact crater may have harboured a vast and long-lived hydrothermal system after the catastrophic impact event linked to the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
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70 Million years ago days were half-hour shorter
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 10 (ANI): Earth turned faster at the end of the time of the dinosaurs than it does today, rotating 372 times a year, compared to the current 365, which eventually means a day lasted only 23 and a half hours, says new research.
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Fossils indicate of global warming on Earth even before dinosaur's extinct
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 15 (ANI): Evidence collected from the Antarctic seashells by researchers have revealed the earth was stressed and unstable even before the asteroid impact that led to wiping out of dinosaurs on the planet.
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Experience Jurassic World come alive with this new ride!
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
California [USA], July 25 (ANI): It just got real! Universal Studios Hollywood, a theme park in Universal City, California, recently launched a new ride for all the 'Jurassic World' fans.
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Earth hit by more asteroids since time of dinosaurs, say scientists
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 20 (ANI): According to a new study, the number of asteroids colliding with the Earth and Moon has increased by up to three times over the past 290 million years.
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Researchers discover two new Chinese dinosaurs
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Aug 27(ANI): An international research team has announced the discovery of two new Chinese dinosaurs - Bannykus and Xiyunykus.
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Dinosaurs loved perfumes way before you did!
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): The compounds behind the pleasant fragrance of the perfumes and colognes have been prompting olfactory sensors since the age of dinosaurs, a new research reveals.
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Dinosaurs more calorie-conscious than humans!
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] July 15 (ANI): Vegetables consumed by herbivore dinosaurs 150 million years ago had a higher nutritional value than the ones human beings consume in the polluted environment of the 21st century.
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