Sixty-six million years ago, two genera of long-necked, quadrupedal dinosaurs had an advantage over other sauropods: they could easily stand on their hind legs for extended periods. This allowed them ...

Huayracursor jaguensis lived during the Late Triassic period. Paleontologists may have discovered when plant-eating dinosaurs evolved their long necks after a new species of sauropodomorph was found ...

You might think that the age of dinosaurs is set in stone, like the fossils they left behind, but paleontologists uncover new species and make new discoveries practically every day. Recently, ...

Megaraptorans were known for their elongated skulls and powerful claws. Paleontologists in Argentina have discovered a new predatory dinosaur -- the fossils of which contained a crocodile bone within ...

A dinosaur dubbed one of the “strangest” ever found boasted an elaborate armory of long bony spikes and a tail weapon, according to findings published in the science journal Nature. Spicomellus, which ...

Dinosaur Train embraces and celebrates the fascination that preschoolers have with both dinosaurs and trains while sparking an interest in life science, natural history, and paleontology. Dinosaur ...

With foot-long claws, Duonychus, a newly discovered species of therizinosaur, looks like one of the terrifying stars of the “Jurassic World” film franchise. But despite its ferocious appendages, this ...

Even among the strangest-looking dinosaurs, few are as odd as the newly discovered Duonychus tsogtbaatari. Unearthed in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, this bizarre creature didn’t just defy expectations—it ...

Paleontologists have discovered a strange new dinosaur species that may have looked like a giant, feathered mix of a sloth and giraffe. It had only two raptor-like clawed fingers per hand, which the ...