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"King of Dinosaurs" visiting Beijing in historic Chinese mainland debut
54+ min ago (767+ words) Xinhua 02 May 2026, 21: 45 GMT+ BEIJING, May 2 (Xinhua) -- The "king of the dinosaurs" has arrived in Beijing. Notably, it didn't come alone. "A Special Exhibition for the King of Dinosaurs," a blockbuster event that pairs two authentic Tyrannosaurus rex (T-rex) skeletons from…...
230 million years ago, an unprecedented discovery in Brazil reveals a new species of rhynchosaur with a parrot-like beak and could change what is known about how herbivorous reptiles dominated complex ecological niches before the rise of dinosaurs in the Triassic period.
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (562+ words) A significant paleontological discovery was made by Brazilian researchers, bringing new data about life in the Triassic period. According to the team from the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, a new reptile species of herbivore was identified from fossils found…...
DNA tests pending on human remains found in Komatipoort crocodile
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (134+ words) The Citizen Human remains were found in a crocodile that was put down in the Komatipoort area on Saturday, May 2. Captain Pottie Potgieter of the Ehlanzeni Diving Unit confirmed the discovery. A forensic necropsy was conducted after the crocodile was…...
The Jurassic Period Festival Will Be Held in Latvia for the First Time
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (240+ words) Inbox. lv The Jurassic Period Festival Will Be Held in Latvia for the First Time The show will feature 15 sculptors from ten countries, the municipality of the city reported. These are masters from Turkey, the USA, Ukraine, Spain, Bulgaria, Poland,…...
Germany Handing Over Irritator Dinosaur Fossil to Brazil
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (746+ words) A 113-million-year-old spinosaurid fossil that has been at the center of a long-standing legal and ethical debate is finally returning to its country of origin. As reported by The Guardian, the German state of Baden-W'rttemberg and the State Museum of…...
College Student Identifies Bizarre New Carnivorous Dinosaur Three Times Older Than T. rex
7+ hour, 1+ min ago (723+ words) A distorted dinosaur skull, once dismissed as unusable, became the focus of a detailed digital reconstruction that revealed new insights into early carnivorous dinosaurs. "You want to stick your finger in a dinosaur brain?" asked Simba Srivastava. In a fossil-filled…...
Germany to Repatriate Rare "Irritator" Dinosaur Skull to Brazil
12+ hour, 38+ min ago (268+ words) streamlinefeed. co. ke The skull was acquired by the German institution in 1991, but its journey out of Brazil was shrouded in mystery. Under a 1942 Brazilian law, fossils found within the national territory are state property and cannot be exported without…...
The Tully Monster: A Strange Fossil from Illinois That Continues to Puzzle Scientists
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Deadly Teeth of T. rex Were Hidden Behind Scaly Lips, Shattering Prehistoric Perceptions
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New Tool Lets You Trace Where Your Backyard Was 320 Million Years Ago
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