New species unearthed on island reveals more about dinosaurs that roamed Britain Comptonatus chasei would have been a hefty dinosaur, the same size as an American bison The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2024
‘Most complete dinosaur’ in a century unearthed in the Isle of Wight Comptonatus chasei was a plant-eater about the size of a big male American bison, scientists said. The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2024
A welcome sign of Tory extinction Brief letters: A dinosaur party | Boris Johnson’s popularity | Thank God for Guardian writers | SchadenFriday | Suitable election songs The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024
280 million-year-old swamp monster with 'big, flat toilet seat-shaped head' discovered in Namibia Giant salamander-like predator that lived 40 million years before the first dinosaurs had huge fangs and sucked up prey with its weird head. LiveScience · Jul 3, 2024
Rewriting the myth: experts doubt griffin was inspired by dinosaurs Scientists say there is little evidence behind popular theory that fossils from protoceratops played key role in creation of fantastical beast The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024
Scientists dismiss theory that griffins were inspired by dinosaur fossils Palaeontologists at the University of Portsmouth said the folklore ‘relies on interpretations and proposals that don’t withstand scrutiny’. The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024
Dinosaur with ‘blade-like nasal horns’ dug up in Montana may be new species Lokiceratops, named after Norse god Loki, is possibly fifth species of Ceratops and roamed Earth nearly 78m years ago The Guardian - US · Jun 20, 2024
How to watch Walking with Dinosaurs and its spin-offs online for free Here's how you can watch the original Walking with Dinosaurs, as well as all the follow-up shows WhatToWatch · Jun 20, 2024
Newfound dinosaur with giant, horned headpiece named after iconic Norse god A newly identified dinosaur with large, ornate horns on its massive head shield has been named after a famous Norse god who sported a similar headpiece in recent Marvel movies. LiveScience · Jun 20, 2024
Walking with Dinosaurs 2025: release date, trailer, dinosaurs, narrator and everything else we know Walking with Dinosaurs 2025 brings back a classic documentary series for the BBC and PBS. WhatToWatch · Jun 17, 2024
Zimbabwe’s new dinosaur discovery: inside the find Visitors to Lake Kariba – the world’s largest man-made lake, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe – come to enjoy the abundant wildlife, fine fishing or spectacular scenery. However, in 2017, our crew of palaeontologists came to Zimbabwe to hunt game of a different kind: dinosaurs. The Conversation · Jun 14, 2024
Rare chance to see T.rex up close and personal A rare giant skeleton of a 66 million-year-old T.rex is set to go on show in an Australian-first exhibit that has paleontologists champing at the bit. AAP · Jun 11, 2024
The super-rich are buying up dinosaur bones – and now they want our near-perfect Stegosaurus Even if you think that’s how markets work, it’s hard to stomach the illegal trade it fosters and the resulting loss to science, says academic David Hone The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2024
Three children make surprise ‘teen T Rex’ discovery: ‘It’s one in several million’ Discovery was turned into a documentary narrated by Sir Sam Neill who played Dr Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park films The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2024
International Business Times · Jun 4, 2024 'Pretty Cool': US Kids Discover Remains Of Teen T-Rex What did you do for summer vacation?
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024 Three schoolboys left ‘completely speechless’ after discovering T rex skeleton in North Dakota Two young brothers and their cousin were hiking through the state’s Badlands when they found remains of dinosaur
The Guardian - US · Jun 4, 2024 Three boys left ‘completely speechless’ after finding T rex bone in North Dakota Trio hit upon the bone, which was likely entombed about 67m years ago, in July 2022 on a stretch of land around Marmarth
The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2024 Walking With Dinosaurs to return to BBC The original natural history-style documentary series was a ratings hit for the corporation and earned multiple awards.
LiveScience · Jun 4, 2024 Kids discover extremely rare teen T. rex fossils sticking out of the ground during North Dakota Badlands hike 'Teen Rex' is about to go on display for the first time and appear in a new T. rex documentary, thanks to a discovery made by three young boys.
Creative Bloq · Jun 4, 2024 The 3 dinosaurs that inspired Godzilla's character design Palaeontologists, place your bets.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024 The Colour of Dinosaurs review – fascinating family show with raptor-ous revelations Palaeontologist Jakob Vinther joins a lively group of musicians for this gig-theatre production based on his groundbreaking research
The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024 ‘Virtually complete’ Stegosaurus fossil to be auctioned at Sotheby’s geek week The 11ft and tall and 20ft long fossil, nicknamed Apex, could fetch up to $6m as it’s celebrated as ‘one of the best unearthed’
The Conversation · May 21, 2024 New fossil brings us a step closer to unravelling the mystery of feather evolution Strong but light, beautiful and precisely structured, feathers are the most complex skin appendage that ever evolved in vertebrates. Despite the fact humans have been playing with feathers since prehistory, there’s still a lot we don’t understand about them.
The Independent UK · May 21, 2024 ‘Parrot lizard’ dinosaur sheds light on how reptile scales became bird feathers Scientists have discovered ‘zoned development’ in dinosaur skin, with areas of reptile-style scales and bird-like skin with feathers.
The Independent UK · May 21, 2024 New dinosaur discovery sheds light on one of evolution’s greatest mysteries The psittacosaurus is known as the ‘parrot lizard’ and had feathers and a beak