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Dinosaurs

Maiasaura, the Good Mother Lizard

To celebrate Mother’s Day, today’s article examines the first dinosaur known to have exhibited parental behaviours.

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Dinosaurs

A History of Giant Raptors in the Fossil Record

The recent discovery of a titanic Chinese footprint raises an important question: how common were giant raptors in prehistory?

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Dinosaurs Museums!

Lucky Number 13: Introducing the Chicago Archaeopteryx

The Field Museum of Natural History has revealed the 13th Archaeopteryx specimen known to science.

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Aquatic Life Dinosaurs

The Return of Spinosaurus: New Paper Challenges Subaquatic Foraging Behaviours

The return of Spinosaurus in scientific literature provides further clarity on its behaviour. Spoilers: it wasn’t winning any diving contests.

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Dinosaurs The History of Paleontology

The Anniversary of Buckland’s Megalosaurus: 200 Years of Dinosaurs

On this day 200 years ago, history was made when William Buckland named the great fossil lizard of Stonesfield Megalosaurus, ushering in the (scientific) age of dinosaurs.

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Dinosaurs

Valentine’s Day Special: The Broken Heart of Willo the Dinosaur

For the most romantic day of the year, Max’s Blogosaurus investigates the occasion when a herbivorous dinosaur had her heart broken by paleontologists.

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Dinosaurs The History of Paleontology

The 10 Most Common Dinosaurs in the Fossil Record

Ever wonder which dinosaurs are known from the most specimens? Look no further!

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Dinosaurs

Keeping Your Ears to the Ground: Was Thescelosaurus a Burrowing Dinosaur?

Once thought to be an ordinary ornithischian, recent studies have framed Thescelosaurus as a dinosaurian groundhog

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Dinosaurs The Mesozoic Mailbag

Meet Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis: the Newest Species of Giant Tyrannosaur

In what has already become a fascinating year for paleontology, Tyrannosaurus gains a second species that hints at the origin of these gigantic predators

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Dinosaurs The Mesozoic Mailbag

The Gorgon’s Last Meal: Fossilized Stomach Contents of a Teenage Tyrannosaur

The undigested stomach contents of an immature Gorgosaurus has shed new light on the behaviour of these enigmatic predators and their relatives…