Fossilised foot of a three-toed dinosaur that lived in Brazil 115 million years ago is identified as belonging to a new species that may be a forerunner of today’s birds The specimen was found in the Pedra Branca mine in Brazil’s Ceará State in 2008 Extraction and preparation of the fossil was complex and took 12 … Read more
Dilophosaurus, a dinosaur made famous by Jurassic Park that lived 183 million years ago, was ‘bigger and more powerful’ than the movie made it appear, study shows. Researchers from the University of Texas studied Dilophosaurus fossils to better understand this ‘pop culture dinosaur’ and paint a true picture of its size. In Jurassic Park the beast … Read more
A miniature lizard which roamed what is now Madagascar around 240million years ago has been discovered by researchers who say it was just four inches (10cm) tall. This minuscule creature is believed to be an ancestor of much larger dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Named Kongonaphon kely – or ‘tiny bug slayer’- it was smaller than a … Read more
Everyone remembers the 2005 advert for the Natural Confectionery Company in which a little blonde girl tells her father, ‘Don’t chop the dinosaur, daddy!’ But the young actress who appeared in the famous lolly ad has stepped away from the spotlight and now follows a more spiritual path. Joanna Hunt-Prokhovnik, 24, has turned her back on … Read more
Turn your garden into Jurassic World: Google launches 10 new augmented reality dinosaur filters for Android and iOS users — including Tyrannosaurs rex, Stegosaurus and Velociraptor The feature is available via Google search on augmented reality-capable devices Each of the iconic creatures was rendered in careful detail with expert guidance The designs are based on those … Read more
Three-toed dinosaur footprints discovered by rock climbers in China were made 190 million years ago by a 17-foot cousin of T. rex, a study found. The prints — of which there are 46 — were found in march this year in the Geleshan National Forest Park in Chongqing, south-west China, in the March of this … Read more
An 18-foot armoured dinosaur that died 110 million years ago feasted on fern leaves as part of its final meal, according to a study of its remains. The fossilised plant remains were discovered inside the guts of the bone-plated Borealopelta markmitchell by scientists from the University of Saskatchewan. The huge armoured beast weighed up to one-and-a-half … Read more
Rare fossil of dinosaur related to the T. rex that researchers believe roamed the Antarctic Circle 110 million years ago is discovered in Australia Researchers in Australia discovered a rare fossil of a T. rex relative The new species was believed to have roamed Antarctica 110 million years ago The fossil is the first of … Read more
As we gaze out at dozens of gleaming white kittiwakes bobbing and squabbling on the navy waters of the North Sea, my guide, Tim, says: ‘Really it’s a giant speed-dating site for couples who will never, ever split up.’ Looking upwards, I spy half a dozen gannets squatting on a narrow shelf gouged into the … Read more
Mother, 35, entertains her neighbours on lockdown by walking around the streets during her daily exercise in a giant inflatable dinosaur outfit Georgina Cooper, 35, bought a giant dinosaur costume from eBay ‘for fun’ The Watford mother-of-two entertains on her daily walk as a Tyrannosaurus-Rex She now collects money for PPE in care homes and … Read more