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• Ancient Miniature Dinosaur Mystery Solved as Fossils Reveal First Known Ankylosaur Hatchling

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Research

  Paleontologists at The Natural History Museum, London, have identified a series of tiny 40-centimeter fossils as juvenile ankylosaurs rather than a unique miniature species. Micros...

• Dinosaur Body Simulations Reveal Oviraptors Relied on Solar Heat for Less Efficient Incubation Than Modern Birds

  Published: Mar 17, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A study from Taiwan’s National Museum of Natural Science suggests that bird-like oviraptors used a combination of body heat and solar warmth to hatch their eggs. Research utilizing...

• High Tech CT Scans Reveal Fatal Cretaceous Clash Between Giant Predatory Fish and Marine Reptile in Ancient Alabama

  Published: Mar 14, 2026

  Section: Research

  A collaborative research effort led by the University of Tennessee has uncovered evidence of a prehistoric struggle between a four meter long Polycotylus and a massive Xiphactinus...

• New anatomical analysis reveals Tyrannosaurus rex took forty years to reach full adult size

  Published: Mar 6, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A comprehensive study of seventeen tyrannosaur specimens indicates that the iconic predator grew much more slowly than previously estimated, reaching its eight ton maximum weight o...