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Velociraptors probably didn't use their 'wicked' claws for slashing, surprising new study suggests
By Stephanie Pappas published
Unlike their portrayal in Jurassic Park, curved-clawed dinos may have used their sharp appendages to pin and grasp, not slash.
Extinct giant tortoise was the 'mammoth' of Madagascar 1,000 years ago
By Joshua A. Krisch published
A previously unknown extinct tortoise was revealed in an investigation on these giants' evolutionary history.
Ancient bird with T. rex-like skull discovered in China
By Harry Baker published
A 120 million-year-old bird fossil from China has some rather unusual dinosaur-like features in its otherwise standard avian skeleton, including a weirdly T. rex-like skull.
Scientists find the earliest evidence of a dinosaur eating a mammal
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Birdlike dinosaur "was not a picky eater," as evidenced by a rodent's foot found in its fossilized remains.
Ancestors of 'veggie' dinosaurs actually feasted on meat
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Researchers analyzed the teeth of the earliest dinosaurs to determine what they ate.
Lost remains of last known Tasmanian tiger found hidden in museum cabinet
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
A female Tasmanian tiger that died in 1936, not a male named Benjamin, was actually the last surviving member of this extinct species. The female's remains had been hidden in museum storage.
Did long-necked dinosaurs' whip-like tails really break the sound barrier? Not so fast.
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
New research contradicts the claim that diplodocids could whip their tails at supersonic speeds. Instead, it was a (still impressive) 62 mph.
'Jousting ankylosaurs' whacked their peers with their 'sledgehammer-like tails'
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Not only did ankylosaurs like "Zuul" use their tails as weapons against potential predators, but they also used them to battle their peers.
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