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Large Eocene Mammal Fossils Found During Oceanside Construction

Plaster-jacketed bone blocks are now in a lab for preparation as researchers search for skull or teeth to confirm the animal's identity.

First Known Adult T. rex Trackway Found in North Dakota Badlands

100‑Million‑Year‑Old Fossil Reveals Three‑Tier Food Chain in Queensland

New Cretaceous Bird Plumadraco Has Tail Feathers Twice Its Body Length

New Mexico Shinbone Reveals Giant Tyrannosaur Predating T. Rex

Smithsonian to Debut Rare, Nearly Complete Pachycephalosaurus Skull for Weeklong Holiday Display

Orange Lichens Guide Drones to Dinosaur Fossils in Peer-Reviewed Study

Adult Nanotyrannus Identified in 'Dueling Dinosaurs' Fossil, Forcing Rethink of T. Rex Growth