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Birds used to have teeth 150 million years ago

Dec 15, 2014

Having understood that birds used to have teeth about 150 million years ago, scientists are now worried, and in fact researching what must have caused them to lose their teeth. The archaeopteryx, the fossil of ...

New Siberian Fossils indicate Dinosaurs were Fluffy and had Feathers

Platonium

Jul 26, 2014

Innovation

New fossils found in Siberia are suggesting that most dinosaurs might have had feathers instead of scales. Although palaeontologists have known for a long time that the class of dinosaurs called theropods proba...

U.S. officials confirm returning of stolen dinosaur fossils to Mongolia

Platonium

Jul 13, 2014

Innovation

The fossils of 18 dinosaurs have been shipped back to Mongolia, the U.S. authorities have said. The fossils were looted from sites in the Gobi desert and were recently discovered in the U.S. following a crimina...

Small Dinosaur similar to Triceratops found, called Mercuriceratops

Platonium

Jun 19, 2014

Innovation

Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur that is similar to the Triceratops. Called Mercuriceratops gemini, the dinosaur would have weighed around 2 tons, which is about half the size of the well-known Tricera...

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