Altogether, the pieces reveal a slender tyrannosaur that roamed Cretaceous Mongolia about 86 million years ago and was about 13 feet long—or about the size of juvenile T. rex that would stalk North ...

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For the first time, scientists have pieced together the diverse diet of the sauropod Diamantinasaurus, using advanced technology to assess the fossilized stomach contents that make up the dinosaur's ...

Scientists announced the discovery of a new species of early tyrannosaur in a museum vault in Mongolia, an ancestor to ...

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A new study of ancient shells reveals that ocean ecosystems maintained balance after the dinosaur extinction 66 million years ...

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