Tag Archives: Dinosaurs
Mars volcano, Earth’s dinosaurs went extinct about the same time
Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow at its summit every 1 to 3 million years during the final peak of activity, about 50 million years ago. The last volcanic activity there ceased about 50 million years ago — around … Continue reading
Mars’ volcanoes, Earth’s dinosaurs went extinct at same time
Mars’ volcanoes, Earth’s dinosaurs went extinct at same time New NASA research reveals that the giant Martian shield volcano Arsia Mons produced one new lava flow at its summit every 1 to 3 million years during the final peak of … Continue reading
Dinosaurs: Juvenile, grownup or senior?
How previous have been the oldest dinosaurs? This query stays largely unanswered. The pure life span of those lengthy-extinct giants is of curiosity to scientists, together with questions relating to how briskly they might develop and the way they might … Continue reading
The Dark and Extreme Cold Killed Off the Dinosaurs
Dinosaur fossil (stock image). Sixty six million years ago, the sudden extinction of the dinosaurs started the ascent of the mammals, ultimately resulting in humankind’s reign on Earth. Climate scientists now reconstructed how tiny droplets of sulfuric acid formed high … Continue reading
How the darkness and the cold killed the dinosaurs
Climate scientists now reconstructed how tiny droplets of sulfuric acid formed high up in the air after the well-known impact of a large asteroid and blocking the sunlight for several years, had a profound influence on life on Earth. Paleontology … Continue reading
Dinosaurs became extinct because they could not hatch quickly enough
A hatchling Protoceratops andrewsi fossil from the Gobi Desert Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia CREDIT: AMERCIAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY M. ELLISON A surprising factor in the extinction of the dinosaurs may have been how long their eggs took to hatch The … Continue reading
Did these baby dinosaurs munch on meat while their parents pecked at plants?
The dinosaur that lost its teeth 00:51 Why do birds have beaks and not teeth? This dino may have the answer A modest little dinosaur that scampered across northwestern China 160 million years ago boasted a unique trait not seen … Continue reading
New study traces the origins of marsupials in N. America, find mammals during age of dinosaurs packed a powerful bite
A new study by paleontologists describes an early marsupial relative called Didelphodon vorax that lived alongside ferocious dinosaurs and had, pound-for-pound, the strongest bite force of any mammal ever recorded. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Dinosaurs of the British Isles
It won’t come as any surprise to a reader of this magazine, but might to the vast majority of the UK population (and probably anyone reading this elsewhere), but this country is a great place to find dinosaurs. In fact, … Continue reading
Geoscientists size-up early dinosaurs, find surprising variation
A new study has focused on the skeletal changes that occurred during growth in the small carnivorous dinosaur Coelophysis (SEE-lo-FY-sis), one of the earliest dinosaurs. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily