According to the University of Southampton, fossils and geology on the island show its former habitat as "an ancient floodplain environment bathed in a Mediterranean-like climate."
"The preservation is so detailed that we can see how the mud was deformed as the dinosaur's feet squelched in and out," Duncan Murdock, an earth scientist at OUMNH, said. "Along with other fossils like burrows, shells, and plants, we can bring to life the muddy lagoon environment the...
Who Found The First Fossils? Some people think that dinosaur fossils found in this way, may perhaps have inspired legends of dragons. One scholar (Adrienne Mayor of Stanford) has suggested that the legend of the griffin (a mythical beast which supposedly had the head and wings of an eagle,...
Scientists have named the embryo Baby Yingliang, and Steve Brusatte, who was part of the research team, described the discovery as "one of the most beautiful fossils I have ever seen." Brusatte, who is a professor at the University of Edinburgh, said: "This lit...
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British man dies after being swept out to sea in Tenerife - reports "This discovery is very important to our research on paleoclimate and sedimentary environment." The fossils are now being studied at a local museum.
Only after dinosaurs becameextinct(apparently because of bad-luck, rather than any flaw in the dinosaurs), did mammals get the chance to evolve into larger creatures. Dinosaurs Lived All Over The World! Dinosaurfossilshave been found in all the continents including Antarctica. ...
Fossils of juvenile animals often don’t show all the distinctive features that help set a species apart from another. In the case of this dinosaur, this has caused a lot of confusion over the years, with scientists in the 1990s initially describing it as a species ofSyntarsus. ...
The Environment Agency said the fossils were excavated in a vacation destination beside a beachside café, a car park and a bus stop. But while tourists have unknowingly been walking in the footsteps of dinosaurs, this type of discovery does not come as a surprise to experts. ...
Vectiraptor greeni, a new fierce predatory dinosaur from the Isle of Wight in the UK. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto A new bird-like dinosaur that used brute strength to overcome its prey has been found by paleontologists combing through fossils found on the Isle of Wight. It date...