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No fossilized bones were found, but the footprints alone showed a lot about the animal. The scientists concluded it was a large theropod -- the two-legged carnivorous dinosaur group

Fossil footprints reveal existence of big early dinosaur predator

Scientists described the footprints from an ancient river bank in Lesotho and estimated that the dinosaur was about 30...

27 Oct 2017 9:11 AM IST

The precious metal platinum is already used in more than 50 per cent of cancer chemotherapies. (Photo: Pixabay)

Metal carried by dinosaur-killing asteroid could kill cancer cells,...

The precious metal platinum is already used in more than 50 per cent of cancer chemotherapies.

6 Nov 2017 4:20 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Scientists discover Egyptian dinosaur with ties to Europe

The new specimen sheds new light on Afro-European dinosaur ties.

30 Jan 2018 11:11 AM IST

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago released climate-altering sulphur, cooling the Earth far more than thought. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chinese 'rainbow dinosaur' had iridescent feathers like hummingbirds

A evolutionary biologist says that the discovery suggests a more colourful Jurassic World than we previously imagined.

22 Jan 2018 9:13 AM IST

Researchers used CT scans to peer inside the skull of the dinosaur Massospondylus. (Photo: Pixabay)

Now, print a 200-mln-year-old dinosaur skull at home!

The bones of the skull are not fully fused, which means that this particular fossil is that of an individual that is not...

14 Jan 2018 5:15 PM IST

Dinosaur bones are increasingly gracing collectors cabinets, with another huge skeleton, that of a theropod, expected to fetch up to 1.5 million euros ($1.84 million) when it goes up for auction in June. (Photo: AFP)

Dinosaurs for sale in Paris as they become trendy decorative pieces

Dinosaurs have become cool, trendy -- real objects of decoration, like paintings, said acopo Briano of Binoche et...

11 April 2018 3:49 PM IST

The scientists excavated bones from at least eight to 10 Lingwulong individuals. (Photo: National Geographic)

New 'amazing dragon' fossils rewrite history of long-necked dinosaurs

Scientists announced the discovery of Lingwulong shenqi, an early member of dinosaurs called sauropods.

25 July 2018 9:03 AM IST

It was about as long as a large alligator and stood at a height that would have been about waist-high for a tall human. (Photo: AP)

Spiky-headed armoured dinosaur unveiled at Utah museum

The species of ankylosaur was a squat plant-eater that roamed southern Utah on four legs about 76 million years ago.

22 July 2018 1:30 PM IST

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago released climate-altering sulphur, cooling the Earth far more than thought. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dinosaurs more calorie-conscious than humans

The large body size of sauropods at that time would suggest they needed huge quantities of energy to sustain them.

18 July 2018 4:02 PM IST

An illustration of the Igentia prima. (Photo: Universidad Nacional de San Juan)

Fossils of first giant dinosaur discovered in Argentina

Researchers said the dinosaur - named Ingentia prima, meaning the first giant - was up to 33 feet long.

14 July 2018 10:07 AM IST

The discovery is likely to fuel debate among dinosaur experts over whether birds and dinosaurs developed the ability to flap their wings from earlier gliding species.(Photo: AFP)

New species of flying dinosaur unearthed

Scientists unearth 'most bird-like' dinosaur ever found.

16 May 2019 12:20 PM IST

The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago released climate-altering sulphur, cooling the Earth far more than thought. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dinosaur killing asteroid wiped out first tree-dwelling birds: Study

The birds that did survive were ground-dwellers, birds whose fossilized remains show longer, sturdier legs like seen in...

26 May 2018 2:33 PM IST