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Exceptionally Preserved Fossil Find Suggests All Dinosaurs May Have Been Feathered

Exceptionally Preserved Fossil Find Suggests All Dinosaurs May Have Been Feathered | Science News | Scoop.it
RT @science: Exceptionally preserved fossil find suggests all dinosaurs may have been feathered http://t.co/vTIAQjGM...
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Dinosaur gases 'warmed the Earth'

Dinosaur gases 'warmed the Earth' | Science News | Scoop.it
Giant dinosaurs could have warmed the planet with their flatulence, say scientists.
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Eggs of enigmatic dinosaur discovered

Eggs of enigmatic dinosaur discovered | Science News | Scoop.it

An Argentine-Swedish research team has reported a 70 million years old pocket of fossilized bones and unique eggs of an enigmatic birdlike dinosaur in Patagonia.

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T. rex's killer smile revealed

T. rex's killer smile revealed | Science News | Scoop.it
One of the most prominent features of life-size models of Tyrannosaurus rex is its fearsome array of flesh-ripping, bone-crushing teeth. New research shows that the T.
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Robotic dinosaurs on the way for next-gen paleontology at Drexel

Robotic dinosaurs on the way for next-gen paleontology at Drexel | Science News | Scoop.it
Researchers at Drexel University are bringing the latest technological advancements in 3-D printing to the study of ancient life.

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Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? | Tetrapod Zoology, Scientific American Blog Network

Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? | Tetrapod Zoology, Scientific American Blog Network | Science News | Scoop.it
Why were elaborate cranial ornaments so diverse and so widespread in pterosaurs and Mesozoic dinosaurs? These structures – grouped together here as ‘cranial crests’ – vary ...
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Dino-Chicken: Wacky But Serious Science Idea of 2011

Dino-Chicken: Wacky But Serious Science Idea of 2011 | Science News | Scoop.it

Paleontologist Jack Horner has always been a bit of an iconoclast. But Horner's newest idea takes iconoclasm to a new level. He wants, in short, to hatch a dinosaur.

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Giant Robot Dinosaurs from Japan

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan has created some incredible new robot dinosaurs that can actually walk around. ...
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Nest Full of Baby Dinosaurs Found : Discovery News

A 70-million-year-old nest filled with the remains of baby Protoceratops gives clues to the dinos' early behavior.
Colt Alan Lee Manseth's curator insight, December 15, 2013 10:34 PM

That is very interesting because haven't we found several nest of dinosaurs before and how does it change anything besides the fact that they are a different species.

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Asteroid Family Not Guilty of Dinosaur Killing : Discovery News

Asteroid Family Not Guilty of Dinosaur Killing : Discovery News | Science News | Scoop.it
NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer may have found evidence to suggest scientists have misidentified the asteroid suspect that wiped out the dinosaurs.
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[VIDEO] Flying Monsters IMAX Trailer

On view at the American Museum of Natural History July 1, 2012 - January 4, 2013. Follow Sir David Attenborough as he sets out to uncover the truth about the enigmatic pterosaurs—a group of reptiles that ruled the skies about 220 million years ago and, after insects, were the first animals to fly

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Could 'advanced' dinosaurs rule other planets?

Could 'advanced' dinosaurs rule other planets? | Science News | Scoop.it
New scientific research raises the possibility that advanced versions of T. rex and other dinosaurs — monstrous creatures with the intelligence and cunning of humans — may be the life forms that evolved on other planets in the universe.
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Dinosaurs!! Symphony of Science - The World of the Dinosaurs

A musical celebration of dinosaurs! "The World of the Dinosaurs" is the 14th installment in the Symphony of Science series; it investigates their habits, extinction, and how we learn about them. Featuring Alice Roberts, Bill Nye, Nigel Marvin, Dallas Campbell and more.

Maddison Halliday's curator insight, October 17, 2014 11:00 PM

A fun little video about dinosaurs including facts about them!

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Xeroxiraptor: Boffins to print 3D robot dinosaur • The Register

Xeroxiraptor: Boffins to print 3D robot dinosaur • The Register | Science News | Scoop.it

Dino-loving boffins in the US have embarked on their very own Jurassic Park-esque experiment to bring the actions of Earth's favourite prehistoric lizards to life.

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Dinosaurs were super mums, nest find proves

Dinosaurs were super mums, nest find proves | Science News | Scoop.it

They may have been cold-blooded, but it turns out dinosaurs were caring parents – arranging their eggs neatly and letting their scaly offspring stay in the nest until they had at least doubled in size.

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Leaping lizards and dinosaurs inspire robot design | KurzweilAI

Leaping lizards and dinosaurs inspire robot design | KurzweilAI | Science News | Scoop.it
University of California, Berkeley, biologists and engineers have studied lizards and found that swinging the tail upward is the key to preventing a forward...

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Deinonychus and Velociraptor used their killing claws to pin prey, like eagles and hawks | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine

Deinonychus and Velociraptor used their killing claws to pin prey, like eagles and hawks | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine | Science News | Scoop.it

Dinosaurs | The sickle-shaped “killing claws” of dinosaurs like Deinonychus and Velociraptor have captured the imagination for decades.

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Discovery of dinosaur footprints at Red Rock excites scientists

Discovery of dinosaur footprints at Red Rock excites scientists | Science News | Scoop.it

In a sea of dunes stretching to the horizon, a dinosaur the size of a Doberman strode through wet sand that squished between its talon-tipped toes.

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Dinosaurs in flight: the movie | The Loom | Discover Magazine

Dinosaurs in flight: the movie | The Loom | Discover Magazine | Science News | Scoop.it
Evolution | Earlier this year in National Geographic, I wrote about how feathers evolved long before flight.
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