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First series of adult T-rex footprints reveals its walking speed

The 66-million-year-old footprints have given palaeontologists their first look at how the dinosaur actually moved

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Japan’s first named ankylosaur was linked to nodosaurids millions of years ago

More than three decades after a partial ankylosaur skull was first discovered in a Hokkaido riverbank deposit, researchers have formally named it as a new genus and species, Nipponopelta yezoensis, the first ankylosaur ever formally named from Japan. The study, ‘ A new nodosaurid ankylosaur (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Upper…

The Times of India · Sep 25

AJ Scaramucci’s Solari Capital emerges from stealth with $350 million deployed and a case that companies stay private too long

Iron Man comics, dinosaur bones, and the long wait for an IPO.

Fortune · Sep 25

A Utah parking lot exposed 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossils. Bones and surrounding rock weighing 3,000 pounds were excavated.

3,000 pounds of fossils and rock were removed from a Utah parking lot construction site. Paleontologists assessed the excavated remains, and here’s how the mystery unfolded. Read here

The Economic Times · Sep 23

New bizarre, long-clawed dinosaur species discovered in China

Dinosaur belongs to a group known for oversized hand claws

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Jurassic Park’s T. rex image challenged? Colorado teacher’s discovery of 66.5-million-year-old footprints suggests dinosaur may have strolled rather than sprinted

A teacher found unusual rock formations during a fossil hunt. These formations revealed a rare sequence of four Tyrannosaurus rex footprints. The trackway, stretching seven meters, offers insights into the dinosaur's movement. Researchers estimate the T. rex walked at a brisk human pace. This discovery provides direct evidence of a…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

The Raptors’ New Kyle Lowry ‘GROAT’ Statue Is a Work of Art

The “Greatest Raptor of All Time” was honored Saturday with the unveiling of a dinosaur statue at a block party outside Toronto’s arena.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 19

In 1914, Josie Bassett Morris started a new life on a remote Utah homestead; she stayed for 50 years, and her cabin eventually became part of a national monument

The Cub Creek area offers hiking trails and ancient rock art. Josie Bassett Morris lived independently on her homestead for fifty years. She was a self-reliant rancher who also brewed whiskey and helped neighbors. Her cabin and land are now part of Dinosaur National Monument. The area preserves her history…

The Economic Times · Sep 19

Meet Kent Hups, the teacher behind a major T. rex footprint discovery

Kent Hups, a Colorado high school teacher and amateur fossil hunter, was looking for an easier route out of a narrow, rocky valley in North Dakota's badlands in 2025 when he noticed something unusual protruding from the ground. To Hups, who had spent about 30 years searching for ancient footprints…

The Times of India · Sep 19

T. rex was closer to a bird than a crocodile in body temperature? New fossil tooth study reveals how the dinosaur survived Arctic winters and hunted across North America

Scientists determined Tyrannosaurus rex had a body temperature around 97.3 degrees Fahrenheit. This was calculated by analyzing chemical signatures within the dinosaur's fossilized tooth enamel. The research suggests T. rex was warmer than crocodiles and more active in colder climates. This warm-blooded nature implies higher energy needs and constant hunting…

The Economic Times · Sep 17