Dinosaurs : Science World Report

Sep 26, 2014 06:59 AM EDT

Family Tree Reveals How Birds Evolved from Predatory Dinosaurs

Scientists have taken a look at the most comprehensive family tree of meat-eating dinosaurs to date. Now, they're using this family tree to uncover key details of how birds evolved from these prehistoric terrors, examining feathers, wings and wishbones.

Sep 22, 2014 07:03 AM EDT

Why This Newly Discovered Hadrosaur Had Such a Massive Nose

A newly discovered dinosaur, called a hadrosaur, had a nose that put others to shame. Named Rhinorex condrupus, the hadrosaur lived in what is now Utah about 75 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period.

Sep 17, 2014 07:03 AM EDT

Massive Impact May Have Doomed the Dinosaurs, But it Jumpstarted Flowering Plants

It turns out that the massive impact that helped cause dinosaurs become extinct 66 million years ago may have also giving flowering plants the chance they needed to replace slow-growing evergreens.

Sep 12, 2014 07:31 AM EDT

The Very First Semiaquatic Dinosaur to be Discovered is Larger Than a T. Rex

Scientists may have just uncovered the very first semiaquatic dinosaur. This massive, Cretaceous-era predator once roamed both the seas and the land, showing that dinosaurs were indeed able to live and hunt in an aquatic environment

Sep 04, 2014 12:11 PM EDT

Meet Dreadnoughtus: The Supermassive Dinosaur that Stretched 85 Feet and Weighed 65 Tons

Scientists have uncovered a supermassive dinosaur that stretches 85 feet and weighted about 65 tons during its lifetimes, making it the largest land animal for which a body mass can be accurately calculated.

Sep 04, 2014 10:21 AM EDT

Ancient Mammal Relatives Thrived at Night: Nocturnal Eyes Evolved Earlier Than Expected

It turns out that the ancestors of ancient mammals may have been nocturnal. The new research reveals that the transition to nocturnality occurred far earlier than previously expected.

Aug 18, 2014 11:17 AM EDT

Toothless 'Dragon' Pterosaurs Dominated Ancient Late Cretaceous Skies

Millions of years ago during the Late Cretaceous, pterosaurs soared through the skies. Now, scientists have found that toothless "dragon" pterosaurs from the Azhdarchidae family were the main ones to have dominated the environment.

Aug 14, 2014 07:09 AM EDT

New Species of Flying Pterosaur Uncovered in Mass Grave of Nearly 50 Reptiles

Scientists have uncovered the bones of nearly 50 flying reptiles that lived during the Cretaceous. Named Caiuajara dobruskii, this winged pterosaur once inhabited southern Brazil.

Aug 01, 2014 07:15 AM EDT

How Walking Dinosaurs Evolved into Flying Birds: They Shrank

Scientists have taken a closer look at the dinosaur family tree and have found how massive, meat-eating, ground-dwelling dinosaurs evolved into agile flying birds.

Jul 30, 2014 09:14 AM EDT