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All the latest news and updates about dinosaurs, a group of prehistoric reptiles that wandered Earth for millions of years. Famous dinosaurs include Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptor, Diplodocus and Stegosaurus. Discover more about the dinosaurs' history, plus the latest scientific discoveries, theories, and fossil finds.

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My plan to revive Dino Crisis involves a Capcom All-Stars RPG

Gaming December 1, 2024 By GameCentral

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There was more than one asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs, scientists say

Tech October 4, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

A 10-year-old schoolgirl stunned experts when she unearthed dinosaur footprints while playing on a beach during a summer holiday walk. The youngster, named only as Tegan, was scouring the beach when she spotted a series of similar shaped holes on the stoney shore. Tegan believed the footprints could date back to pre-historic times - and her mum Claire contacted palaeontologists to find out. And museum experts believe the five footprints, found near Penarth, South Wales, are more than 200million years old and could belong to a dinosaur called the camoltia - part of the sauropodomorpha sub order. Pictured here is Tegan WALES NEWS SERVICE

Schoolgirl finds dinosaur footprints during walk on the beach

UK August 18, 2024 By Danny Rigg

Asteroid impact. Illustration of a large asteroid colliding with Earth on the Yucatan Peninsula in (what is modern day) Mexico. This impact is believed to have led to the death of the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago. The impact formed the Chicxulub crater, which is around 200 kilometres wide. The impact would have thrown trillions of tons of dust into the atmosphere, cooling the Earths climate significantly, which may have been responsible for the mass extinction. A layer of iridium- rich rock, known as the K pg boundary, is thought to be the remnants of the impact debris.

Scientists pinpoint where dinosaur-killing meteor came from

Tech August 16, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

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TV August 16, 2024 By Danni Scott

*EMBARGOED UNTIL 13.00 BST, THURS JUNE 20 (08.00 ET)* Reconstruction of Lokiceratops surprised by a crocodilian in the 78-million-year-old swamps of northern Montana, USA. Release date June 20 2024. A "remarkable" new species of giant horned, plant-eating dinosaur is among the largest ever found. Lokiceratops rangiformis, a cousin of Triceratops, was identified from a skull discovered in the ancient swamp "badlands" of Montana along the USA-Canada border in 2019. It is distinguished by several unique features, including two huge blade-like horns on the back of its frill and the absence of a nose horn. Scientists say the skull was longer than any other dinosaur within its group, Centrosaurinae, approaching the size of later horned behemoths.

Dinosaur with horns for eyebrows and 200 teeth discovered

Tech June 20, 2024 By Stephen Beech

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World's most prolific fossilised poo collector is now showing it off in a museum

Weird June 4, 2024 By Jasper King

Groundbreaking BBC series watched by millions in the 90s returning after 25 years

TV August 15, 2024 By Danni Scott

Artist illustration of new dinosaur species Koleken inakayali. If you thought T-Rex had short arms, wait until you see this newly discovered dinosaur. The carnivorous species Koleken inakayali has been identified as living 70 million years ago. National Geographic Explorer Diego Pol and a global team of researchers and paleontologists uncovered the find in the La Colonia Formation of central Patagonia. The dinosaur's name derives from the language of the Tehuelche people of the region and refers to the claystone the animal was found in and the Tehuelche leader Inakayal.

New dinosaur species had arms so tiny you can barely see them

Tech May 23, 2024 By Jen Mills

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It turns out dinosaurs weren't as smart as we thought after all

Tech April 30, 2024 By Katherine Fidler

Scientists discover prehistoric shark with 'grinding' teeth that crushed turtle shells

Tech April 29, 2024 By Hiyah Zaidi

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Dinosaurs may have had feathers – but it's not for the reason you'd think

Tech January 25, 2024 By Isobel Williams

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Dinosaurs were 'already doomed' before getting smashed by asteroid

Tech January 15, 2024 By James Gamble

EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY JANUARY 3 Undated handout artist impression of a Nanotyrannus attacking a baby T. rex. Fossils thought to belong to teenage Tyrannosaurus rexes are adults of another predatory but more nimble dinosaur species, scientists have said. A new analysis of the specimens suggests the animals who roamed the Earth 66 million years ago were not fast-growing juveniles but nearly full size, according to a report published in the journal Fossil Studies. Issue date: Wednesday January 3, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SCIENCE Nanotyrannus. Photo credit should read: Raul Martin/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Mystery of the ‘toddler T rex’ fossil finally solved – and could cost millions

Tech January 3, 2024 By Katherine Fidler

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Jurassic Park: Survival could be the best dinosaur action game in 65 million years

Gaming December 8, 2023 By GameCentral

No one knows what made these footprints – but we know they shouldn't exist

Tech November 29, 2023 By Katherine Fidler

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Dinosaurs in space would be easier to spot than aliens

Tech November 13, 2023 By Katherine Fidler

Scientists called this dinosaur boring. It was actually a prehistoric 'mole'

Tech November 13, 2023 By Isobel Williams

This artist's reconstruction depicts North Dakota in the first months following the impact of an asteroid off Mexico's coast 66 million years ago, showing a dark, dusty and cold world in which the last non-avian dinosaurs, illustrated by the species Dakotaraptor steini, were on the edge of extinction in this undated handout. Mark A. Garlick/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

The thing that wiped out the dinosaurs is still around today

Tech October 31, 2023 By Will Dunham

A fright on the Isle of Wight as massive dinosaur tracks uncovered

Tech October 25, 2023 By Katherine Fidler

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