Despite the common belief that reptiles such as crocodiles and alligators are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, ...

A new bird-like dinosaur species has been discovered with unusually large and “robust” clawed hands, shedding more light on early adaptations that led to the evolution of birds. The dinosaur, named ...

CHICAGO, Sept. 29 -- Scientists have unearthed the remains of a large meat-eating dinosaur with a breathing apparatus much like that of a modern bird, fortifying the link between birds and dinosaurs ...

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A previously unknown, bird-like dinosaur species that is thought to have lived around 70 million years ago has been discovered. Researchers found the fossilized remains of the "bizarre" new species in ...

Modern science reveals dinosaurs were more intelligent than previously thought, with Troodon formosus standing out as an ...

Argentine paleontologists found a 70-million-year-old dinosaur egg in Río Negro. This rare find is believed to belong to a ...

A dinosaur-like fossil discovered in China is providing paleontologists with clues about the evolution of birds. The unusual bird named Fujianvenator prodigiosus was found in China's Fujian province ...

Paleontologists working in China have found a new dinosaur with one of the most complex, well-preserved set of wings ever seen on a specimen of its size. In a study published Thursday in the journal ...

On May 25, 2024, a photograph went viral on X allegedly showing a giant bird's foot, resembling that of a dinosaur. "A Southern Cassowary claw. Just in case you didn't think that birds are dinosaurs," ...

A fossilized dinosaur egg more than 66 million years old was found with an embryo inside, and international researchers say the discovery creates a link between dinosaurs and modern-day birds. The egg ...