Newswise Feature Channel: Dinosaurs

Why dinosaur collagen might have staying power

American Chemical Society (ACS) — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:00:00 EST

Now, scientists report in ACS Central Science that the unique tenacity of collagen in dinosaur skeletons may result from a molecular structure that shields these vulnerable bonds from attack by water that's present in the environment.

Matching dinosaur footprints found on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean

Southern Methodist University — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 23:55:00 EST

An international team led by SMU paleontologist Louis L. Jacobs has found matching sets of Early Cretaceous dinosaur footprints on what are now two different continents. In terms of their geological and tectonic plates contexts, these dinosaur fossils were found to be almost identical.

Research reveals the most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in a Century

University of Portsmouth — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 11:05:06 EST

The most complete dinosaur discovered in this country in the last 100 years, with a pubic hip bone the size of a 'dinner plate', has been described in a new paper published today.

Life Underground Suited New Dinosaur Fine

North Carolina State University — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:05:17 EST

The age of dinosaurs wasn't conducted solely above ground. A newly discovered ancestor of Thescelosaurus shows evidence that these animals spent at least part of their time in underground burrows. The new species contributes to a fuller understanding of life during the mid-Cretaceous - both above and below ground.

Loki's horned dinosaur wielded a pair of giant blades

University of Utah — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:05:23 EST

The Natural History Museum of Utah announced Lokiceratops rangiformis, the largest and most ornate horned dino ever found. Its distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, "Loki's horned face that looks like a caribou."

New study finds dinosaur fossils did not inspire the mythological griffin

University of Portsmouth — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:05:07 EST

For centuries, scientists thought they knew where the griffin legend came from. A new study takes a closer look at the data and folklore's influence on science.

New Long-Necked Dinosaur Discovered

Stony Brook University — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 10:05:27 EST

Long-necked herbivorous dinosaurs, known as sauropodomorphs, a group of mainly bipedal dinosaurs that lived some 210 million years ago in the Late Triassic, provide a common image of the age of dinosaurs in the minds of people.

Human activity contributed to woolly rhinoceros' extinction

University of Adelaide — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:05:05 EST

Researchers have discovered sustained hunting by humans prevented the woolly rhinoceros from accessing favourable habitats as Earth warmed following the Last Ice Age.

Origins of Welsh dragons finally exposed by experts

University of Bristol — Thu, 30 May 2024 03:05:52 EST

A large fossil discovery has helped shed light on the history of dinosaurs in Wales.

Paul Sereno's Fossil Lab moves to Washington Park

University of Chicago Medical Center — Thu, 02 May 2024 11:05:54 EST

The 6,000 square foot facility will feature fossil preparation space, multipurpose areas for community programs, and tons of specimens collected from Sereno's worldwide expeditions.

T. rex not as smart as previously claimed, scientists find

University of Bristol — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:00:00 EST

Dinosaurs were as smart as reptiles but not as intelligent as monkeys, as former research suggests.

Tiny Titans of the Permian: New anatomical description of the 'dwarf' pareiasaur Nanoparia luckhoffi from the Karoo Basin

University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 05:05:15 EST

New description of a 'dwarf' pareiasaur from the Karoo Basin

In paleontology, correct names are keys to accurate study

Ohio State University — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:05:53 EST

When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked one of the earliest paleontological finds in American history.

New fossil site of worldwide importance uncovered in southern France

University of Lausanne — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 20:05:42 EST

Nearly 400 exceptionally well-preserved fossils dating back 470 million years have been discovered in the south of France by two amateur paleontologists.

Dinosaurs' success helped by specialized stance and gait, study finds

University of Bristol — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 04:05:37 EST

Dinosaurs' range of locomotion made them incredibly adaptable, University of Bristol researchers have found.

New species of Jurassic pterosaur discovered on the Isle of Skye

University of Bristol — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 19:05:00 EST

A new species of pterosaur from specimens found on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, has been announced by scientists from the Natural History Museum, University of Bristol, University of Leicester, and University of Liverpool.

Plants that survived dinosaur extinction pulled nitrogen from air

Duke University — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 03:05:07 EST

Once a favored food of grazing dinosaurs, an ancient lineage of plants called cycads helped sustain these and other prehistoric animals during the Mesozoic Era, starting 252 million years ago, by being plentiful in the forest understory. Today, just a few species of the palm-like plants survive in tropical and subtropical habitats.

Jurassic worlds might be easier to spot than modern Earth

Cornell University — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:05:33 EST

A Cornell analysis finds telescopes could better detect potential chemical signatures of life in an Earth-like exoplanet that more closely resembles the age the dinosaurs inhabited than the one we know today.

Dinosaur feathers contain traces of ancient proteins, study finds

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:05:14 EST

Powerful X-rays generated at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory help researchers shed new light on feather evolution.

Explore the avian world. Read the latest research on Birds here.

Newswise — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:05:06 EST

The discovery that birds evolved from small carnivorous dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic was made possible by recently discovered fossils of theropods such as Tyrannosaurus rex and the smaller velociraptors. In a way, you could say that dinosaurs are still with us and seen tweeting from your own backyard! Below are the latest research headlines in the Birds channel on Newswise.