Tag: dinosaur fossils

  • A 7-Ton T. Rex Left Behind Something Scientists Had Never Seen Before

    A 7-Ton T. Rex Left Behind Something Scientists Had Never Seen Before

    For more than a century, scientists have pieced together the life of Tyrannosaurus rex from bones, teeth and scattered fossil evidence. Now, researchers in North Dakota have uncovered something far more unusual: a trail that may show exactly how a full-grown T. rex moved across the landscape roughly 66.5 million years ago. The discovery began…

  • This T. Rex Fossil Could Change How Scientists Picture The Dinosaur

    This T. Rex Fossil Could Change How Scientists Picture The Dinosaur

    A Tyrannosaurus rex discovered on a Wyoming ranch decades ago has turned out to be far more unusual than researchers initially realized. Buried for around 67 million years, the specimen contains an exceptionally preserved section of the predator’s skeleton that could give scientists a much clearer picture of how the animal was built, how it…

  • Scientists Found The Secret To T Rex’s Survival Hidden Inside A Fossil Tooth

    Scientists Found The Secret To T Rex’s Survival Hidden Inside A Fossil Tooth

    For nearly 60 years, scientists have debated whether Tyrannosaurus rex was a sluggish reptile that relied on its surroundings for heat or a powerful predator capable of generating its own energy. Now, a tiny piece of fossilized tooth enamel has revealed a surprising answer about one of Earth’s most famous creatures. Researchers have found that…

  • Thailand Just Uncovered The Largest Dinosaur Ever Found In Southeast Asia

    Thailand Just Uncovered The Largest Dinosaur Ever Found In Southeast Asia

    A giant dinosaur bone sticking out from rocks beside a pond in northeastern Thailand has led researchers to one of the biggest prehistoric discoveries the region has ever seen. Scientists now say they’ve identified the largest long necked herbivorous dinosaur ever discovered in Southeast Asia, a towering creature so enormous that researchers estimate it weighed…

  • Ancient Dinosaur Discovery Connects Extinction and Environmental Change

    Ancient Dinosaur Discovery Connects Extinction and Environmental Change

    When visitors step into the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History this holiday season, they will encounter more than a striking fossil behind glass. They will come face to face with a fragment of deep time, a survivor of processes that shaped Earth long before humans existed. The near-complete skull of a Pachycephalosaurus, a dome-headed…