Jake Barbara had long bought into the “Jurassic Park” myth that a Tyrannosaurus rex could keep pace with a speeding vehicle. That thinking was destroyed quickly Saturday when the 11-year-old and his family toured the “Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries” exhibit at the Museum at Prairiefire. When dinosaurs ruled Earth, the T. rex stood […]
The feds are sending home a 70-million-year-old Mongolian dinosaur. Its fossilized skull and vertebrae, that is. Brooklyn prosecutors have filed a lawsuit to seize the stolen remains, which the fossil dealer falsely described in shipping documents as a cheap replica of dinosaur bones from France. Last January, the ancient bones were shipped through the United […]
A new species found in North Carolina is one of the oldest and largest crocodile relatives ever known. Back before dinosaurs were the big bads of our continent, Carnufex carolinensis ruled the scene. At nine feet long and walking on its hind legs, this croc would have been a fierce predator 230 million years ago. […]
“Jurassic World,” the highly anticipated fourth installment of director Steven Spielberg’s dinosaur film series “Jurassic Park,” is set to be released on June 12 this year. The movie’s teaser trailers have generated huge excitement among fans and feature prominent actors in the new film in a refreshing change since the original film was released […]
It was a scan 100 million years in the making. The bones of one of Queensland’s largest dinosaurs, Matilda, have undergone a CT scan to discover how her limbs coped with 20 tonnes of flesh on top. University of New England PhD student Ada Klinkharmer borrowed some of the sauropod’s leg and hip bones from […]
BOONE, N.C. — Andrew Heckert usually heads out west when he wants to go back in time, say about 230 million years ago. But in recent years, the Appalachian State University professor could drive down the mountain to Raleigh to discover prehistoric fossils of a previously unknown species. Eons before human politicians, Raleigh was […]
What is up with the fossils on Mars? Found – a dinosaur skull on Mars? Discovered – a rat, squirrel or gerbil on Mars? In background of images from Curiosity, vertebrae from some extinct Martian species? And the human skull, half buried in photos from Opportunity Rover. All the images are made of stone from […]
Plans to open a new dinosaur museum in south-west Queensland have been delayed. The Eromanga Natural History Museum was hoping to open its $800,000 stage one for visitors in the coming months. The Eromanga region is home to some of Australia’s largest dinosaurs, dated about 95 million years old. Collections manager Robyn Mackenzie said it […]
Latest news about the “Jurassic World” trailer has been making the rounds on the internet, despite the fact that a certain amount of time has already passed since its release. Previous films under the franchise usually features the T-Rex to be the main dinosaur causing terror amongst the parties involved. This time, there seems to […]
For 30 years, an overlooked dinosaur fossil at the Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery in Doncaster, U.K. was believed to be a plastic replica of an ichthyosaur, a prehistoric aquatic reptile. Thanks to the work of one young paleontologist, not only was the fossil found to be real, but it is the 189 million-year-old remains […]
