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Newly Described Cretaceous Bird Likely Choked on 800 Stones, Study Finds

CT evidence shows the throat stones were not gizzard aids, leading the team to a cautious choking explanation open to independent verification.

Hyoid-Bone Study Confirms Nanotyrannus Was Its Own Tyrannosaur Species

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

Nature Study Confirms Adult Nanotyrannus in 'Dueling Dinosaurs,' Upending T. rex Growth Models

Wyoming 'Mummy' Fossils Show Duck-Billed Dinosaur Had Hooves, Not Preserved Skin

Oldest Known Lepidosaur From 242 Million Years Ago Recasts Early Lizard Evolution