Dinosaur Era Animals : Discovery News

Just an Old Jurassic Love Song

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Mon Feb 6, 2012 02:26 PM ET | 0

The love song of an extinct katydid that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life. Read more

Was First Winged Dinosaur Jet Black?

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:03 AM ET | 0

The winged dinosaur Archaeopteryx had at least some jet black feathers. Read more

Science Fiction-Like Predator Terrorized Paleozoic Brazil

Posted Mon Jan 16, 2012 03:00 PM ET | 0

A newly found Paleozoic predator looked like a cross between a tiger and a Komodo dragon. Read more

Big Question for 2012: Will We Create a Dinosaur From a Chicken?

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:32 AM ET | 0

Will 2012 be the year of Chickenosaurus, the first dinosaur to live in modern times? Read more

Big Question for 2012: Will We Create a Dinosaur From a Chicken?

Dinosaur Found With Bird In Its Gut

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Nov 23, 2011 01:09 PM ET | 0

Dinosaurs used to eat birds. This suspicion has been alive for years. And a new finding furthers confirmation but it's a complicated story. Read more

Saber-Toothed Squirrel Lived Near Dinosaurs

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Nov 3, 2011 12:34 PM ET | 0

Does this remind you of 'Ice Age's' "Scrat?" Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction. Read more

Saber-Toothed Squirrel Lived Near Dinosaurs

Free Killer Croc Says PETA

Posted by Tim Wall Wed Sep 14, 2011 06:21 AM ET | 0

When dangerous wild animals need protection, but are killing humans where's the best line of defense? Read more

Wasps Populated Rotting Dinosaur Eggs

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:51 AM ET | 0

The eggs were good eats, as well as home, to numerous scavenging insects. Read more

Pterosaurs Evolutionary Late Bloomers

Posted by Tim Wall Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:55 PM ET | 0

Pterosaurs ruled the sky with a body form that worked for 70 million years. Read more

Holes Suggest Dinos Active

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Jul 11, 2011 11:54 AM ET | 0

The finding adds new evidence to the debate of whether they were cold or warm-blooded. Read more

Vegetarian Dinosaur Fought With Its Head

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Jun 29, 2011 01:35 PM ET | 0

Not all dinosaurs had huge teeth and a taste for flesh, but new research suggests that at least one scrappy plant-eating dinosaur was a talented fighter, waging battle with its best weapon: a hard head. Read more

Vegetarian Dinosaur Fought With Its Head

Pterosaur Airlines Now Departing

Posted by Tim Wall Wed Jun 22, 2011 09:03 AM ET | 0

Aircraft designers are finding the beauty of a crest is matched with aerodynamic ability. Read more

Cat-Sized Croc Had Mammal-Like Teeth: Big Pic

Posted Wed Aug 4, 2010 01:01 PM ET | 0

This 105-million-year-old reptile certainly didn't look as menacing as its modern crocodile brethren. Read more

165-Million-Year-Old Spider Fossil Preserves Original Features

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:03 PM ET | 0

New fossils from the Middle Jurassic period show what at least one species of spider, Eoplectreurys gertschi, looked like when dinosaurs dominated the planet. Check out the incredible detail on this fossil. Credit for all images goes to Paul Selden... Read more

165-Million-Year-Old Spider Fossil Preserves Original Features

New Cretaceous Turtle Was An Ocean Invader

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Feb 5, 2010 12:32 PM ET | 0

An international team of scientists has announced the discovery of "turtle of Angola," a Late Cretaceous reptile that was one of the earliest known marine turtles from Africa. The seafaring turtle, Angolachelys mbaxi, lived 90 million years ago.... Read more