Mesosaur Embryos Suspected To Be 280 Million Years Old Embryos of fossil reptiles, from ca. 280 million years ago, have been discovered by a team of international palaeontologists. Their research article, published in the journal Historical Biology, contains reports of well-preserved mesosaur amniotic embryos. Mesosaurs are an ancient group of aquatic reptiles that lived during […]
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Dicynodonts Lived On Every Continent
Dicynodonts Fossil Found in Tasmania A leisurely beach stroll on the Tasmanian Peninsula has led to a significant fossil discovery by a couple, Bob and Penny Tyson. The fossils are of a dicynodont, a strange-looking species that pre-dates the dinosaurs by 30 million years, and it confirms its existence in Australia. Furthermore, this discovery confirms […]
Disney Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur
The Good Dinosaur is Slated For 2014 Release News of a new dinosaur movie by Disney’s Pixar studio was announced in April this year. With a release date of 30 May 2014, ‘The Good Dinosaur’ is a much-anticipated movie that has been the subject of much speculation. The plot revolves around a scenario where that […]
Was Climate Change Caused By Dinosaur Gas?
Did Dinosaur Gas Contribute to Global Warming? New research is making the startling claim that enough greenhouse gases were produced by large plant-eating dinosaurs passing wind, for a change in climate to be possible. Sauropods Are Being Labeled As the Biggest Dinosaur Gas Producers The culprits were sauropods, a widespread group of vegetarian dinosaurs that […]
Yutyrannus: The Fuzzy Dinosaur
Yutyrannus Had Primitive Feathers Isn’t science awesome? Palaeontologists announced that a giant, feather-covered dinosaur (a type of tyrannosaur) has recently been discovered and described. It was named Yutyrannus huali by the authors of the description, Xu Xing et al. Three well-preserved skeletons were found of the carnivorous species that reached nearly 30 feet in adult […]
The Age of the Dinosaurs
What is the Age of the Dinosaurs? How would one understand dinosaurs without having a concept of time? To understand how a species of dinosaur fitted into the greater scheme of things it is important to know when it lived. Yet estimates of ‘Deep Time’, spanning millions of years, are frequently bandied about, making it […]