First evidence that dinosaurs caught potentially fatal coughs
10 February 2022
The first evidence of a respiratory infection in a dinosaur suggests that a 15-year-old diplodocid suffered from coughing, sneezing and fever before dying
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Bizarre dinosaur had a mane of fur and rods on its shoulders
14 December 2020
A chicken-sized dinosaur identified from fossils found in Brazil had unusual features, including a long mane of fur down its back and stiff rod-like structures projecting from its shoulders
Bird beak extra sense evolved more than 70 million years ago
2 December 2020
Some birds can detect the movement of hidden prey by plunging their beaks into soil or water – and the “sixth sense” may have begun to evolve in predatory dinosaurs
Mummified skin suggests duck-billed dinosaurs were grey like elephants
11 January 2020
The mummified remains of a duck-billed dinosaur contain a grey pigment, suggesting it was grey, although other pigments may have been lost during fossilisation
Some baby dinosaurs crawled before learning to walk on two legs
20 May 2019
A dinosaur that walked on its two hind legs, may have started out crawling around on all fours whilst its body was still developing
Cassowaries’ strange headgear helps them stay cool in the heat
13 February 2019
The unusual fin-shaped lumps on cassowaries’ heads help them shed heat in hot weather, suggesting a similar purpose for crests on dinosaurs
Tyrannosaurus rex might have accidentally helped fruit grow
8 February 2019
The king of the dinosaurs was a famed carnivore, but its diet of plant-eaters may have helped T. rex disperse fruit seeds over a wide area
Birds have their dinosaur ancestors to thank for their colourful eggs
31 October 2018
A careful look at dinosaur fossil eggs suggests colourful eggs evolved just once – in the group of dinosaurs that eventually gave rise to birds
Dinosaur fossil may be a whole new species of the first birds
24 October 2018
A fossil of the dinosaur Archaeopteryx is so unlike any other specimens that it belongs to a new species – and could confirm that the animals were early birds
Bird-like lungs may have helped dinosaurs rule the world
23 October 2018
When dinosaurs dominated Earth, they somehow coped with low oxygen levels. Now a new finding suggests they may have thrived thanks to bird-like lungs
