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Cannonball-sized dinosaur crystallised eggs found in China

Dinosaur eggs sometimes hold surprises. In eastern China, two fossil eggs were found in red sandstone layers and later cut open for study. Instead of tiny bones inside, researchers saw hollow spaces lined with clear crystals. The discovery comes from the Upper Cretaceous Chishan Formation in the Qianshan Basin, Anhui…

The Times of India · Feb 13

This animation within an animation is breaking people's minds

Handmade stopmotion or 3D in Blender?

Creative Bloq · Feb 11

The Cool Tradition Walt Disney World Has When A Ride Closes In The Park

A fitting way to say goodbye.

Cinemablend · Feb 9

After Disney World Closed Dinosaur For Good, Universal Orlando Had The Perfect Response

Dinosaur is officially extinct at Walt Disney World

Cinemablend · Feb 3

Australia's oldest-known dinosaur fossil identified

A preserved footprint found more than 60 years ago in a sandstone quarry has been identified as the oldest-known dinosaur fossil in Australia.

AAP · Feb 2

Fossil hunters find a new dinosaur track site on South Africa’s coast – the youngest so far

Southern Africa is world renowned for its fossil record of creatures that lived in the very distant past, including dinosaurs. But, about 182 million years ago, a huge eruption of lava covered much of the landscape (the inland Karoo Basin) where most of the dinosaurs roamed. After that, the dinosaur…

The Conversation · Jan 30

Australia uncovers the world’s largest dinosaur footprints from 130 million years ago

Researchers have found some of the biggest dinosaur footprints ever. They are so huge that an adult could curl up inside one without a problem. It’s wild to imagine, honestly. This kind of find really turns our old ideas about prehistoric life on its head.

The Times of India · Jan 29

New dinosaur fossils found under a parking lot reveal a 100-year-old secret in Colorado

You never really expect to stumble across dinosaur bones while fixing up a parking lot, but that’s exactly what happened at Dinosaur National Monument, on the border of Colorado and Utah. Workers were just doing some routine upgrades near the Quarry Exhibit Hall when they hit a layer of sandstone…

The Times of India · Jan 28

Identifying dinosaurs from their footprints is difficult – but AI can help

When you hear the word “dinosaur”, the first thing that might spring to mind is a hulking skeleton like Sue the T rex in Chicago’s Field Museum or Sophie the Stegosaurus at the Natural History Museum in London. Dinosaur skeletons give us striking evidence of what these ancient animals looked…

The Conversation · Jan 27

Scientists launch AI DinoTracker app that identifies dinosaur footprints

Researchers say artificial intelligence system matches human expert classification about 90% of the time

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26