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Dating back more than 65m years, specimen’s mobile palate challenges understanding of avian evolution

Each of the roughly 11,000 species of birds on Earth today is classified into one of two groups, based on the arrangement of their palate bones.

The skeleton of ‘Barbara’, a pregnant and injured tyrannosaurus, raises a shocking possibility: that these dinosaurs had a touchy-feely side

Scientists have speculated for years that the world is coming up on its sixth mass extinction, when a majority of the Earth’s creatures become extinct. But a couple of Virginia Tech researchers are studying what happened in the first extinction in hopes of avoiding another.

With dishes like the Apattysaurus, Deep Fried Comets, and the Sabre Tooth, the exciting new dinosaur-themed diner has opened at Loch Lomond Shores.

Titanosaur cast at Natural History Museum bigger than Dippy Diplodocus

The spectacular titanosaur cast, which is four times heavier than Dippy the Diplodocus and 12 metres longer than Hope the blue whale, will be on show at The Natural History Museum next year

The skeleton will arrive on loan from Argentina‘s Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio

Named Whatcheeria, it had huge razor sharp teeth and bone crushing jaws that snapped animals in half

Picture highly evolved raptors planting their flag on the moon

Dinosaur-loving Kyle Lewis, five, from South Yorkshire, died in the arms of his parents days after he choked on a notice board pin an was rushed to hospita