Posts Tagged ‘dinosaurs’

Not So Bird-Brained

Thursday, August 1st, 2013
birds, archaeopteryx, dinosaurs, reptiles, brains, CT scan, evolution, tyrannosaurs, crows

Archaeopteryx’s brain may be further evidence of its not-so-special place between dinosaurs and birds.

What’s in a Nose…?

Thursday, July 18th, 2013
dinosaurs, nasutoceratops, triceratops, utah, herbivore, nose, laramidia

Er, I mean, what’s in a name? For the newly described dinosaur, Nasutoceratops, a great, big, honking lot!

Hunter or Scavenger?

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013
tyrannosaurus, rex, kansas, hell creek, hadrosaur, triceratops, dinosaurs, fossil, tooth, CT scan, paleontology, hunter, scavenger

Why does T. rex have to choose?

After the Extinction Event

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013
dinosaurs, four-legged animals, Asilisaurus, exinction, permian, Pangaea

Which species survive and thrive after a major extinction event?

Pinpointing Date of Impact

Friday, February 8th, 2013
extinction, dinosaurs, impact, asteroids, comets, craters, paleontology, argon, dating, geochronology, uc berkeley,

New dating techniques have brought the impact and mass extinction events within a “gnat’s eyebrow.”

Food Webs Before the Impact

Tuesday, October 30th, 2012
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What did ecosystems look like before the mass extinction event 65 million years ago?

Tiny Dino That Nips

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
pegomastax

Would you have wanted this small dinosaur as a pet?

Archaeopteryx in Color

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
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Researchers have uncovered the color and flight abilities of the important dinosaur-bird.

Leaping Tails

Monday, January 9th, 2012
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Here’s a tale about tails—lizards’, robots’ and dinosaurs’ tails to be exact.

Where the Dinosaur Roam

Thursday, October 27th, 2011
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Sauropod teeth may hold clues to dinosaur migration.

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