Dinosaur and other prehistoric reptile teeth are among the best-known fossils. From Tyrannosaurus rex to Triceratops, sauropods, mosasaurs and pterosaurs, these specimens provide evidence of life millions of years ago and contribute […]
Edmontosaurus included some of the largest dinosaurs of its time and some of the last non-avian dinosaurs. Its characteristic duck-like bill makes it readily recognisable, and the large number of fossils discovered has provided extensive information about this extinct genus. The name Edmontosaurus means “reptile from […]
Transylvanosaurus platycephalus, or the “flat-headed reptile from Transylvania”, is a dwarf dinosaur described as a new genus and species from Romania’s Hațeg Basin. The research was published in 2022 in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Its discovery provides new insights into the biogeographical history of the family Rhabdodontidae […]
A head preserved in amber and dated to approximately 99 million years ago was initially interpreted as belonging to the smallest dinosaur yet identified. Amber has yielded numerous palaeontological discoveries, including prehistoric insects and dinosaur feathers, preserving […]
Fossils of a giant turtle, one of the largest known, have been discovered in South America. They belong to Stupendemys geographicus, which lived approximately 5–10 million years ago during the Miocene and reached a size comparable to a car. This giant turtle measured […]
Tens of millions of years ago, Antarctica had a much warmer climate than it does today. Its flora and fauna differed considerably from those of the present day, and dinosaurs inhabited the continent. Palaeontologists have identified only five of the dinosaurs that […]
The extinction of non-avian dinosaurs enabled small mammals to diversify, eventually leading to the emergence of humans. However, the disappearance of these large animals also affected the ecosystems they had inhabited for tens of millions of years. Although observing a living dinosaur would be fascinating […]
Researchers discovered an approximately 120-million-year-old assemblage of 25 dinosaur specimens in north-eastern China. One larger individual may have acted as a caregiver to the juveniles. Like other organisms, dinosaurs […]
Approximately 70 million years ago, during the Cretaceous, the giant frog Beelzebufo ampinga could reach 41 cm in length. Its powerful bite may have enabled it to prey on small dinosaurs. Dinosaurs were not the only large animals living at that time […]
A titanosaur discovered in Argentina was described as the largest dinosaur known at the time. Patagotitan mayorum weighed approximately 69 tonnes and measured 37 metres in length, almost as long as a Boeing 737 aircraft. It could reach a height of […]
