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Dinobird Archaeopteryx only flew in short bursts like a pheasant

Dinobird Archaeopteryx only flew in short bursts like a pheasant

13 March 2018

The bird-like dinosaur Archaeopteryx could flap its wings to fly, but only for short bursts – like a modern pheasant flapping to escape danger
Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds

Young 'dinosauromorphs' may have begged for food like baby birds

26 January 2018

Tens of millions of years before dinosaurs evolved into birds, a proto-dinosaur had surprising features that suggest its young needed parental care after hatching
This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

This is the oldest fossil of a plesiosaur from the dinosaur era

13 December 2017

A nearly complete skeleton of an early long-necked plesiosaur has been found in a clay pit in Germany, and reveals they survived a mass extinction

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