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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 ...

The study of palaeontology has long provided a window into the dynamic evolutionary history of dinosaurs and their avian descendants. Recent research has uncovered intricate details regarding the ...

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CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian researchers say they've narrowed down the likely owner of a dinosaur nest, abandoned on a river's edge 77 million years ago, adding the discovery offers a unique ...

The Fujianvenator had elongated lower legs that were twice as long as its thighs. The 150-million-year-old dinosaur is likely a very early bird ancestor, as old as the Archaeopterix. This suggests ...

A remarkably well-preserved dinosaur embryo, unearthed from a fossilized egg in southern China, is offering scientists an ...

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 ...

The fact that dinosaurs had feathers is starting to become common knowledge, but what's not commonly known is what those ...

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Scientists have known for some time that birds like chickens and ostriches are the closest living relatives of the Tyrannosaurus rex. Now, a newly discovered fossil of a bird-like dinosaur could ...