Rare fossil sheds light on unusual claw-bearing Therizinosaur
A rare fossil unearthed in Mongolia's Gobi Desert has led to the identification of a new dinosaur species Duonychus ...
Unique two-clawed dinosaur discovered
A rare new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. The species, named ...
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The Cretaceous Period: What was Earth like before dinosaurs went extinct?
Shallow seas formed, dividing some continents. In the Late Cretaceous, for example, the Western Interior Seaway split North America into two landmasses. At its largest this sea was more than 3,000 ...
Bizarre ‘exquisitely preserved’ two-clawed dinosaur found in China
The species, named Duonychus tsogtbaatari, belongs to a group of two-legged dinosaurs called therizinosaurs that lived in ...
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Allosaurus was the most common large carnivore of the Late Jurassic in North America. It was a smaller predecessor of the Cretaceous Tyrannosaurus. Strong forelimbs with sharp claws, powerful hind ...
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Why Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the fiercest predators of all time
With a massive body, sharp teeth, and jaws so powerful they could crush a car, this famous carnivore dominated the forested river valleys in western North America during the late Cretaceous period ...
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Scientists discover six new fossil eggshell types in Utah's Mussentuchit Member
An international team of scientists unearthed a remarkable diversity of fossil eggshells in Utah's Cedar Mountain Formation, challenging long-held assumptions about the prehistoric ecosystems of ...
University of Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-cm claws
Darla Zelenitsky says the remains of the therizinosaur were found in the Gobi desert in 2012 during the construction of a ...