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Two Dinosaurs in One? Breaking Down the Saurophaganax Debacle

How do you make a somewhat dubious dinosaur even more problematic? By splitting it into two different species, of course!

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Saber in the Snow: A Mummified Homotherium Cub from Siberia

The mummified body of a baby saber-tooth cat has received plenty of media attention – for good reason.

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Spread Your Wings and Flap: New Evidence of Dromaeosaur Aerial Behaviours

It may not be evidence of full-on flight, but fossil footprints suggest that some Raptors could at the very least take off.

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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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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…

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The Pipe Dream of Nanotyrannus Reaches New Heights: Comments on Longrich & Saitta 2024

The dream of a second Tyrannosaur genus at the end-Cretaceous of North America receives new validation, but ultimately does little to change the great Nanotyrannus debate.

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Ferocious Mammals, New Dinosaurs, and Sliced up Ground Sloths: July 2023 in Paleontology

To say July 2023 has been a crazy month for paleontology would be underselling it.

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The Fighting Dinosaurs Part 3: Mammals vs Dinosaurs

A stunning new discovery has flipped the script on the relationship between mammals and (some) dinosaurs.

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The Intelligence of Tyrannosaurus rex

A controversial new study has raised an important question: how much do paleontologists really know about dinosaur brains?

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Year in Review: Paleontology in 2022

Need a recap of the top discoveries, research, and events in paleontology from the last year? Look no further!