Learn more about the surprisingly well-preserved fossilized dinosaur egg uncovered in South America and what it could tell us about dinosaur nesting and bird evolution.

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The study of palaeontology has long provided a window into the dynamic evolutionary history of dinosaurs and their avian descendants. Recent research has uncovered intricate details regarding the ...

Despite the common belief that reptiles such as crocodiles and alligators are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, birds actually provide the strongest link to these ancient creatures. All ...

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian researchers say they've narrowed down the likely owner of a dinosaur nest, abandoned on a river's edge 77 million years ago, adding the discovery offers a unique ...

A 'one of a kind' fossil discovery could transform our understanding of how the unique brains and intelligence of modern birds evolved, one of the most enduring mysteries of vertebrate evolution. A ...

The Fujianvenator had elongated lower legs that were twice as long as its thighs. The 150-million-year-old dinosaur is likely a very early bird ancestor, as old as the Archaeopterix. This suggests ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have mapped how a group of fearsome, massive dinosaurs evolved and shrank to the likes of robins and hummingbirds. Comparing fossils of 120 different species and 1,500 ...

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Scientists have known for some time that birds like chickens and ostriches are the closest living relatives of the Tyrannosaurus rex. Now, a newly discovered fossil of a bird-like dinosaur could ...

Death in the wild is often brutal and violent. But for one small, birdlike dinosaur in the late Cretaceous Period, the end of its life was relatively peaceful — it curled up to take a nap and never ...