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There’s a reason we don’t have birds the size of elephants: the mysterious story of how dinosaurs evolved – expert Q&A

Exactly how did birds evolve from dinosaurs? It’s a mystery that has been with us for more than 150 years, and palaeontologists are still hunting for pieces of the puzzle today.

The Conversation

Scientists believe birds’ skulls hold clues to inner lives of long-extinct dinosaurs

Early birds were like ‘T rex reincarnated’, says scientist who believes avian skulls offer insight into dinosaurs’ behaviour

The Guardian - UK

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

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Researchers discover new tyrannosaur species in ‘duelling dinosaurs’ fossil

Analysis of Montana fossils shows the battling predator was a fully grown Nanotyrannus, not a young T rex

The Guardian - UK

Dinosaurs were thriving until asteroid struck, research suggests

Dating of rock formation in New Mexico casts doubt on theory that species was already in decline

The Guardian - UK

Gigantic dinosaur with 'claws like hedge trimmers' found with croc leg still in its jaws in Argentina

Speedy megaraptor Joaquinraptor casali had big arms and claws like hedge trimmers that would have made T. rex's forelimbs look puny.

LiveScience

Fossils found in 1970s are most recent ancestor of tyrannosaurs, scientists say

Researchers identify new species named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis from skeletons unearthed in Mongolia

The Guardian - UK

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Meet 'Dragon prince' — the newly discovered T. rex relative that roamed Mongolia 86 million years ago

A new species of dinosaur that was probably a princely ancestor of T. rex, the king of the dinosaurs, has been identified from fossils excavated in Mongolia.

LiveScience

T. rex may have evolved in North America after all, scientists say

T. rex was previously suspected to have evolved in Asia and migrated to North America, but new research shows that the direct ancestors of this iconic dinosaur may have been the one to make the journey instead.

LiveScience

Meet Gordonia – The squat pig with tusks and a reptile brain that lived in Scotland’s desert

Gordonia was about three feet long and weighed approximately 45 pounds

The Independent UK

Mammals may have hunted down dinosaurs for dinner, rare fossil suggests

An unusual find in China suggests some early mammals may have hunted dinosaur for dinner

The Independent UK

‘Not always king’: fossil shows mammal sinking teeth into dinosaur

Discovery in China challenges view of early mammals as ‘fodder’ for dinosaurs, say researchers

The Guardian - UK

‘Look back and marvel’: how will today’s science be viewed in 2123?

As the Royal Society’s Summer Science exhibition opens we ask four experts for their predictions

The Guardian - UK

How Jurassic Park changed film-making and our view of dinosaurs

In June 1993, director Steven Spielberg released a film that unleashed a wave of technological change in film-making and simultaneously helped to revive popular interest in dinosaurs.

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The Guardian - UK

Tyrannosaurus rex had lips over its teeth, research suggests

Contrary to depiction in movies like Jurassic Park, scientists now believe T rexes were not ‘toothy lipless things’

The Guardian - UK

Teeth suggest ancestors of diplodocus may have eaten meat

Analysis shows ‘earliest members of two main veggie dinosaur lineages were not exclusively herbivorous’

Evening Standard

Dinosaurs were in their prime before asteroid downfall, study finds

Scientists have long debated why non-bird dinosaurs became extinct, while some mammals survived

The Independent UK

Dinosaurs were in their prime before asteroid downfall, study finds - OLD

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The Hindu

Puny critter shows humble beginnings of magnificent flying reptiles

Scleromochlus, which measured about 8 inches long and likely ate insects and other small invertebrates.

The Guardian - UK

T rex’s keyhole eye sockets helped its bite, research suggests

Specialised shape thought to have evolved to let dinosaur spread stress across skull as it chewed prey

The National (Scotland)

Couple release first of its kind kids’ book on Scottish dinosaurs

AS a primary teacher married to the dinosaur expert who advised on the new Jurassic World blockbuster, it became blindingly obvious to Anne Brusatte…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

A new star in 'Jurassic World Dominion' has a very Philly backstory

PHILADELPHIA — Kenneth Lacovara discovered one of the big stars in the new "Jurassic World Dominion" movie, but he's no talent scout.

The Guardian - UK

In brief: I’m Sorry You Feel That Way; The Rise and Reign of the Mammals; The Glitter in the Green – review

A razor-sharp story of familial tensions; a paleontologist’s fascinating history of mammals; and a rich guide to hummingbirds across America

The Guardian - UK

‘Dinosaurs are not us’: book reveals how mammals came to rule the world

Steve Brusatte writes of the evolutionary twists, catastrophes and luck that led to the warm-blooded animals of today

The Guardian - UK

Climate crisis could make humans shrink in size, says fossil expert

Edinburgh palaeontologist says smaller mammals are better able to cope with increased temperatures

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