Sauropod dinosaurs are the biggest of all the wonderful behemoths to have ever roamed the Earth. Standing on four solid tree trunk…
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Dinosaurs How sauropods gobbled their way to gigantismRead more
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Dinosaurs PLOS Paleo Top 10 OA Fossil Vertebrates #7: Murusraptor barrosaensisRead more
Next in the countdown of the winners of the PLOS Paleo Open Access Fossil Vertebrates of the past year is Murusraptor barrosaensis…
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Dinosaurs PLOS Paleo Top 10 OA Fossil Vertebrates #8: Sarmientosaurus musacchioiRead more
The next winner, coming in at #8, in our PLOS Paleontology Top 10 Open Access Fossil Vertebrates contest, is Sarmientosaurus musacchioi, which was…
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Dinosaurs PLOS Paleo Top 10 OA Fossil Vertebrates #9: Spiclypeus shipporumRead more
Next up on the list of Top 10 Open Access Fossil Vertebrates, as voted by the paleontology community, is Spiclypeus shipporum, a new…
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Dinosaurs How and why to date a dinosaurRead more
You might think dating dinosaurs would be an easy task, but in reality it’s actually quite difficult. We date dinosaurs based on…
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Dinosaurs Bigger theropods rocked flashier head gearRead more
Dinosaurs come in all shapes and sizes, and were the weird wonderful show-offs of the Mesozoic world. From massive, plated body armour…
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Dinosaurs The Brazilian TitanRead more
Sometimes the greatest dinosaur discoveries are just lying waiting to be found in a museum cupboard. Titanosaurs were some of the most…
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Dinosaurs A busy year for a little dinosaurRead more
This is a guest post by Matt Baron, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, UK. Take a walk around the Free…
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Dinosaurs Tracking Australia’s dinosaur pastRead more
The Australian outback. Known for a few, very specific things. Kangaroos. Sand. Lots of animals that want to kill you. More sand…
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Dinosaurs Beaked birds champions of the last mass extinctionRead more
A new study shows that teeth are not too good for you if you’re a dinosaur trying to not go extinct. Around…
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Dinosaurs Another Brick in the “Murus”: Meet the newest Megaraptoran theropod, MurusraptorRead more
South America has proven very lucrative in the last few decades when it comes to new theropod dinosaur discoveries from the Late…
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Dinosaurs Chew on this! Mammal-like mastication for the dinosaur LeptoceratopsRead more
We all chew, but hardly ever think about it. Even a moment’s consideration, though, reveals how complex of a process it actually…