Dinosaur

Agile and vicious Nanotyrannus was not just a teenage T. rex

Nanotyrannus and Tyrannosaurus both were members of a lineage of meat-eating dinosaurs called tyrannosaurs, but were not the same genus, the researchers said.

The skeleton of a Nanotyrannus lancensis is displayed as part of the "Montana Dueling Dinosaurs & Distinguished Fossils" collection at Bonhams auction house in New York, November 14, 2013. The "Montana Dueling Dinosaurs", a Nanotyrannus lancensis and a Chasmosaurine Ceratopsian which experts believe
Wyoming 'mummy' fossils reveal duck-billed dinosaur with hoofed feet, first evidence of hooves in dinosaurs.

Wyoming 'mummy' fossils show duck-billed dinosaur with hoofed feet, first proof of dinosaur hooves

Patagonia expedition uncovers 70 million year old carnivorous dinosaur egg live on camera.

Patagonia expedition uncovers 70 million year old carnivorous dinosaur egg live on camera

Two dinosaur skeletons, an Allosaurus and a Camptosaurus discovered in Wyoming, are reconstructed ahead of an auction at Artcurial auction house in Paris, France, November 13, 2018.

Wyoming dinosaur 'mummies' reveal a surprise: hoofed feet


How mean was this new Argentine dinosaur? It had a croc leg in its jaws

Joaquinraptor probably fed on plant-eating dinosaurs including juveniles of the enormous long-necked titanosaurs that populated the area, duck-billed hadrosaurs and possibly others.

An artist's impression of the Cretaceous meat-eating dinosaur Joaquinraptor, whose fossilized remains were unearthed in Argentina's Patagonia region, is shown in this image released on September 23, 2025.

‘Time-Capsule’ bones of Huayracursor illuminate the rise of later giants like Argentinosaurus

Dated to about 230 million years, jaguensis is among the earliest known dinosaurs and promises new insight into the rise of the giant sauropods.

‘Time-Capsule’ bones of Huayracursor illuminate the rise of later giants like Argentinosaurus.

Perfectly preserved dinosaur egg found during live broadcast

A carnivorous dinosaur’s egg was found near General Roca in Argentine Patagonia during an expedition broadcast live on YouTube and Instagram.

The dinosaur egg, found while broadcast live.

Scientists identify oldest large dinosaur predator from Welsh fossil found 125 years ago - study

Newtonsaurus cambrensis is very large, larger than most, if not all, contemporary predators. For a therapod dinosaur from the Triassic era to be so large is essentially unprecedented. 

An artistic reconstruction of Newtonsaurus cambrensis. Background art by Jonathan Metzger.

Why this small dinosaur from Mongolia is rewriting the story of dome-headed evolution

Dated to about 108 million years ago, the fossil preserves roughly 90 percent of the skeleton, including the first pachycephalosaur hand and stomach stones.

Artist illustration of Z. rinpoche.

Unveiling the Age of Dinosaur Eggs: A Groundbreaking Study

Chinese researchers directly date dinosaur eggs using new carbonate uranium-lead method

Egg clutch sampled for the study.

Unearthed in Morocco's Atlas Mountains: a 165-million-year-old 'porcupine' dinosaur

The unique and striking neck armor of Spicomellus Afer must have been energetically expensive to form and carry, suggesting it served a display function rather than practical use.

A life reconstruction of Spicomellus afer.

Meet the dinosaur named after a sailing legend - it had a sail of its own

A new Isle of Wight species honors Dame Ellen MacArthur, sporting spine sails possibly evolved for love, not heat.

Istiorachis artist impression.

‘One-Ounce Wonder’: Mouse-Sized Dino-Era Species Found in Patagonia

Unearthed in Chilean Patagonia, the 74-million-year-old Yeutherium pressor is the smallest known South American mammal from the dinosaur era.

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Asteroid the size of 3 T. rex dinosaurs to pass Earth Sunday - NASA

Asteroid 2025 PM is around the size of three Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaurs. The asteroid won't hit the Earth, according to NASA calculations, and even if it did... life finds a way.

An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

Texas Floods Reveal Ancient Dinosaur Footprints

A paleontologist said the footprints were left by carnivorous dinosaurs similar to Acrocanthosaurus, and are approximately 110 to 115 million years old.

Dinosaur tracks revealed after floods.