Dinosaurs that lived 200 million years ago may have used three toes to walk through mud just like modern-day guinea fowls, study shows Scientists compared guinea fowl tracks to those of meat-eating theropods Similarities suggested dinosaurs also moved in a looping motion with their legs Researchers said the motion had lasted 200 million years due … Read more
Even after 99 million years, turns out some things never change. Cuckoo wasps were shades of metallic green 99 million years ago just like they are today, a study of extraordinarily-preserved insects trapped in amber has revealed. The specimens from Myanmar — which also included beetles, ants and a soldier fly — largely retained the colours … Read more
An asteroid that hit the Earth 66 million years ago ‘had to be responsible’ for the demise of the dinosaurs, according to a new study into the effects of the impact. Researchers from Imperial College London created mathematical models of the impact volcanic activity and a large asteroid would have on dinosaur habitats. The space … Read more
Boys’ day out! Jimmy Bartel takes his sons Henley, one, and Aston, four, to the zoo to see animatronic dinosaurs By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:36 BST, 23 June 2020 | Updated: 09:36 BST, 23 June 2020 Jimmy Bartel has taken his two sons on a prehistoric day out to the zoo. … Read more
Royal Mint releases a new range of special 50p coins picturing dinosaurs discovered in England that feature augmented reality Three new coins feature dinosaurs whose fossils were discovered in England The packaging can be scanned on the Royal Mint app to show information and pictures The collection is the first time that dinosaurs have features … Read more
Rock samples taken from under the Chicxulub crater left by the dinosaur-killing asteroid 66 million years ago could hold the key to the origin of life on Earth. A team of researchers found that the impact of the city-sized space rock produced a network of warm waterways under the crater, which is in the Yucatán Peninsula … Read more
The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago crashed into Earth at ‘the deadliest possible angle’, researchers have concluded. The giant impacter struck what is today Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula at around 60 degrees — maximising the production of climate-altering greenhouse gases. The global disaster caused by the space rock — which was … Read more
The skull of one of the world’s smallest dinosaurs that measured only two inches long has been found preserved in amber — revealing bulging eyes and 100 teeth. According to the researchers who identified it — who said that they were ‘blown away’ by the discovery — the winged, bird-like dinosaur ‘looks like it just died yesterday’. … Read more
Eminem swigs alcohol before storming a market with dinosaurs in explosive trailer for new Godzilla music video By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 15:51 GMT, 7 March 2020 | Updated: 16:33 GMT, 7 March 2020 He released his 11th studio album in January. And Eminem teased fans with a few clips from his upcoming music … Read more