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The Dinosaur Society is a UK charity established to encourage an interest in dinosaurs.

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Oldest known dinosaur bone infection found in 220-million-year-old Plateosaurus.

Researchers from Switzerland have described remains of chronic disease affecting the right shoulder and upper arm of a late-Triassic Plateosaurus from the region.

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Oldest known dinosaur bone infection found in 220-million-year-old Plateosaurus
The dinosaur that welcomes visitors to the Natural History Museum harbors a fascinating history. Researchers have identified a severe bone infection in the dinosaur, which lived around 220 million yea...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Paleontologists identify closest-known ancestor to Tyrannosaurs.

The newly discovered species (Khankhuuluu) provides an insight into Tyrannosaur evolution; right when they were transitioning from small predators to their apex predator form.

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Paleontologists identify closest-known ancestor to Tyrannosaurs
Paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur, Khankhuuluu, which is being described as the closest-known ancestor to the giant Tyrannosaurs.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Fossilized dinosaur gut shows that sauropods barely chewed.

The first find of preserved stomach contents (cololites) in a fossil sauropod confirm that they were herbivores that relied mainly on gut bacteria for digestion.

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Fossilized dinosaur gut shows that sauropods barely chewed
Plant fossils found in the abdomen of a sauropod support the long-standing hypothesis that these dinosaurs were herbivores, finds a study published in Current Biology. The dinosaur, which was alive an...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Nearly complete dinosaur skull reveals a new sauropod species from East Asia.

Chinese geoscientists have described a new species of sauropod, Jinchuanloong niedu, adding a rare non-neosauropod eusauropod to the Middle Jurassic record of East Asia.

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Nearly complete dinosaur skull reveals a new sauropod species from East Asia
A team led by China University of Geosciences has described a new species of sauropod, Jinchuanloong niedu, from a partial skeleton and nearly complete skull found in northwestern China, adding a rare...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Continuous presence of dinosauromorphs in South America throughout the Middle to the Late Triassic.

This study presents a new “silesaurid” that fills a gap of dinosauromorphs from the Middle triassic and provides new clues to the success of early ornithischians.

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October 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Dinosaur eggshell study confirms biogenic origin of secondary eggshell units.

SEUs are rare in modern bird eggs but SEUs are common in dinosaur eggs.

Studies in comparison with birds, turtles, and crocodiles eggs have confirmed that they are original biogenic structures.

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Dinosaur eggshell study confirms biogenic origin of secondary eggshell units
The calcitic layers of the eggshells of archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds) and turtles are composed of distinctive crystalline structures known as eggshell units. Those growing from the she...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Plateosaurus tail may have served as a powerful defensive weapon, paleontologists discover.

Scientists have postulated that an herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic may have used its large tail as a means to ward off predators.

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Plateosaurus tail may have served as a powerful defensive weapon, paleontologists discover
A small team of paleontologists with members from Austria, Germany and Switzerland has found evidence suggesting that a herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Triassic may have used its large tail as a me...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Europe's most complete stegosaurian skull unearthed in Teruel, Spain.

Dating to the Late Jurassic, its the best-preserved stegosaurian skull ever found in Europe, identified as belonging to the species Dacentrurus armatus.

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Europe's most complete stegosaurian skull unearthed in Teruel, Spain
Paleontologists from the Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis have published new research in the journal Vertebrate Zoology. The article describes a partial stegosaurian skull discove...
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October 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Cheeky discovery: Scientists identify previously unknown soft tissue structure in dinosaurs.

Researchers have found evidence of a previously unrecognized soft tissue structure in the cheek region of many dinosaur species, which they've called the "exoparia."

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Cheeky discovery: Scientists identify previously unknown soft tissue structure in dinosaurs
Researchers have found evidence of a previously unrecognized soft tissue structure in the cheek region of many dinosaur species, which they've called the "exoparia." The finding deepens our understand...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A new eusauropod (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) from the Middle Jurassic of Gansu, China.

The new find is a non-neosauropod eusauropod from the Middle Jurassic Xinhe Formation of Gansu Province, northwestern China.

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A new eusauropod (Dinosauria, Sauropodomorpha) from the Middle Jurassic of Gansu, China - Scientific Reports
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October 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Fossil discovery in India extends the timeline of early dinosaurs.

Researchers have identified a new herrerasaurian dinosaur species, Maleriraptor kuttyi, from the Upper Maleri Formation in south-central India.

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Fossil discovery in India extends the timeline of early dinosaurs
Sun filters through dense stands of cycads and conifers of Gondwana, where a lithe, bipedal predator slowly moves through the Upper Triassic undergrowth. Standing just over a meter tall and measuring ...
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October 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Digital reconstruction reveals 80 steps of prehistoric life.

Using a sequence of footprints extending for 70m in Sichuan Province, China, scientists have generated a digital animation of the animal's movements, giving unprecedented insights into behavior and biomechanics.

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Digital reconstruction reveals 80 steps of prehistoric life
A dinosaur's 40-second journey more than 120 million years ago has been brought back to life by a University of Queensland-led research team using advanced digital modeling techniques.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Paleontologists identify 12 new dinosaur teeth in China's Nenjiang Formation.

The Cretaceous dinosaurs were identified as belonging to five different taxa, including tyrannosaurids, dromaeosaurines, velociraptorines, hadrosauroids, and titanosaurs.

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Paleontologists identify 12 new dinosaur teeth in China's Nenjiang Formation
A recent study by Keifeng Yu and his colleagues, published in Acta Geologica Sinica, describes the discovery and identification of 12 new dinosaur teeth from the Upper Cretaceous Nenjiang Formation. T...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
T. rex's direct ancestor crossed from Asia to North America, new study finds.

Mathematical models suggest T rex may have evolved in North America but its direct ancestor came from Asia, crossing a land bridge connecting the continents more than 70 million years ago.

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T. rex's direct ancestor crossed from Asia to North America, new study finds
Tyrannosaurus rex evolved in North America, but its direct ancestor came from Asia, crossing a land bridge connecting the continents more than 70 million years ago, according to a new study led by UCL...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Exploring the diversity and disparity of rhabdodontomorph ornithopods from the Late Cretaceous European archipelago.

The results of the study indicate greater diversity than currently recognized.

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Exploring the diversity and disparity of rhabdodontomorph ornithopods from the Late Cretaceous European archipelago - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Exploring the diversity and disparity of rhabdodontomorph ornithopods from the Late Cretaceous European archipelago
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September 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Huge fossil from one of the largest dinosaurs found in Texas national park.

In March, students from Sul Ross State University went to Big Bend National Park for research and to collect a dinosaur bone belonging to Alamosaurus.

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Huge fossil from one of the largest dinosaurs found in Texas national park
A fossil from one of the largest dinosaurs to live in North America was discovered in a national park in Texas.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Deep learning-aided segmentation combined with finite element analysis reveals a more natural biomechanic of dinosaur fossil.

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Deep learning-aided segmentation combined with finite element analysis reveals a more natural biomechanic of dinosaur fossil - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Deep learning-aided segmentation combined with finite element analysis reveals a more natural biomechanic of dinosaur fossil
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September 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
New drone-assisted 3D model offers a more accurate way to date dinosaur fossils.

By mapping the sediments over a broad area of Dinosaur Provincial Park using drones, scientists have developed a more dependable dating method than previously employed

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New drone-assisted 3D model offers a more accurate way to date dinosaur fossils
A new study from McGill University is reshaping how scientists date dinosaur fossils in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park (DPP). Using advanced drone-assisted 3D mapping, researchers have uncovered s...
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September 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Air pockets found in bones of Alvarezsauridae skeleton for the first time.

An Argentinian discovery (dated to 70Ma) represents the first known examples of a fossilized Alvarezsauridae skeleton with evidence of air pockets in its bones.

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Air pockets found in bones of Alvarezsauridae skeleton for the first time
A team of archaeologists and paleontologists from Argentina, the U.S. and China has unearthed the first known example of a fossilized Alvarezsauridae skeleton with evidence of air pockets in its bones...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Bizarre-looking dinosaur challenges what we know about the evolution of fingers.

It was previously assumed that the evolution of smaller arms in theropods was associated with a corresponding decrease in the number of fingers however this study suggests otherwise.

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Bizarre-looking dinosaur challenges what we know about the evolution of fingers
Oviraptorosaurs are weird dinosaurs that look a bit like flightless birds. But these ancient animals aren't just funny-looking fossils. As my team's new research published in Royal Society Open Scienc...
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September 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Footprints reveal prehistoric Scottish lagoons were stomping grounds for giant Jurassic dinosaurs.

Up to 131 footprints have recently been discovered from a Middle Jurassic subtropical lagoon on Skye.

Many occur together in sequential steps, the longest over 12 meters.

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Footprints reveal prehistoric Scottish lagoons were stomping grounds for giant Jurassic dinosaurs
Jurassic dinosaurs milled about ancient Scottish lagoons, leaving up to 131 footprints at a newly discovered stomping ground on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, according to a study published in PLOS One...
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July 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Giant claw unearthed in Mongolia belongs to a new species of two-fingered dinosaur.

Fossilized remains unearthed more than a decade ago in Mongolia are identified as a two-clawed therizinosaur.

They represent the largest three-dimensional preserved dinosaur claws found.

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Giant claw unearthed in Mongolia belongs to a new species of two-fingered dinosaur
An international team of paleontologists and Earth scientists has identified fossilized remains as a two-clawed therizinosaur. The fossils were unearthed more than a decade ago in Mongolia. Their pape...
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July 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Oldest cerapodan ornithischian dinosaur discovered in Morocco.

Found in a bed of Bathonian rock in the El Mers III Formation, near a dig site that had previously yielded the world's oldest ankylosaur.

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Oldest cerapodan ornithischian dinosaur discovered in Morocco
A team of paleontologists from the Natural History Museum in the U.K., the University of Birmingham, also in the U.K., and Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, in Morocco, has unearthed the oldest kn...
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June 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Dinosaur tracks, made 140 million years ago, have been found for the first time in South Africa's Western Cape.

Recently described early-Cretaceous dinosaur tracks are the first found in the Western Cape and likely the youngest from southern Africa.

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Dinosaur tracks, made 140 million years ago, have been found for the first time in South Africa's Western Cape
Dinosaurs have captured people's imagination ever since their bones and teeth were first scientifically described in 1822 by geologist and paleontologist Gideon Mantell in England.
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June 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Unnoticed for decades, dinosaur footprints at Australian school reveal ancient secrets.

A slab of rock containing dozens of early Jurassic dinosaur tracks has been re-examined by palaeontologists.

66 separate track impressions were found on the slab.

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Unnoticed for decades, dinosaur footprints at Australian school reveal ancient secrets
A trove of fossilized dinosaur footprints has been found on a slab of rock gathering dust inside an Australian school, scientists said on Wednesday.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM