A team co-led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researcher Peter Makovicky and Argentinean colleague Sebastian Apesteguía has identified a 90-million-year-old fossil that provides the "missing ...

The 90-million-year-old fossil of a tiny bird-like dinosaur has rewritten history, say scientists. They described the discovery of a near complete skeleton of Alnashetri cerropoliciensis as the ...

Researchers in China have identified a new breed of dinosaur covered in hollow, porcupine-like spikes. The creature's existence was discovered by a team of paleontologists led by China's Anhui ...

Editor's note: We've updated this story with new information. Since last November, when a prehistoric-looking shoebill landed on a tour boat in Uganda and appeared to dwarf observers, the birds have ...

Since last November, when a dinosaur-like shoebill landed on a tour boat in Uganda and appeared to dwarf observers, tourism involving the swamp birds spiked because of publicity generated by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once upon a time, dinosaurs roamed the land. Herds of Tricerotops ran free, Pterodactyls soared through the sky, and the roar of ...

Once upon a time, dinosaurs roamed the land. Herds of Tricerotops ran free, Pterodactyls soared through the sky, and the roar of the mighty T-Rex echoed for all to hear. Jurassic Park showed us what ...

Recent discoveries about an alvarezsaur called Manipulonyx have drawn renewed attention to this group of bird-like, clawed creatures and the mysteries around their anatomy and behavior The small ...

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A fossil of Manipulonyx reshetovi, found in a Mongolian desert, shows how the dinosaur used its specialized claw to snatch eggs. By Jack Tamisiea Under the cover of darkness 67 million years ago, a ...