Mosasaurs were enormous reptiles best known for ruling ancient oceans more than 66 million years ago, but new evidence suggests some also lived in rivers. Scientists reached this conclusion after ...

New research confirms that Nanotyrannus was not a juvenile T. rex, but a predatory species native to the Late Cretaceous ...

A team of researchers has discovered 16,600 footprints belonging to theropods — the dinosaur group that includes the ...

For more than sixty years, one battered skull has stirred a fight that would not fade. The fossil, stored in Ohio, carried a name that many doubted: Nanotyrannus lancensis. Some experts said it was a ...

Wondering where Pittsburgh International Airport’s iconic Tyrannosaurus rex ended up in the new terminal? It hasn’t reappeared. Its next chapter is still undecided, though it’s on the airport’s radar.

The debate over Nanotyrannus’ identity is finally over. A remarkably preserved fossil proves it was a mature species, not a teenage T. rex. This discovery rewrites how scientists understand ...

Paleontologists at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences have discovered a new species of dinosaur called nanotyrannus lancensis. The discovery came after studying a fossil called "Dueling ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For decades, paleontologists have argued about size. Specifically ...

The 67 million-year-old fossils were found in Hell Creek Formation in Montana. Fossils paleontologists initially thought belonged to a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex actually belong to a new species of ...

What if everything we know about T. rex growth is wrong? A complete tyrannosaur skeleton has just ended one of paleontology's longest-running debates—whether Nanotyrannus is a distinct species, or ...

It’s the ultimate thought experiment: a human dropped into the Cretaceous world of Tyrannosaurus rex. Could agility, terrain, or intelligence make up for the 15,000 pounds of muscle bearing down at 30 ...

SUE the T. rex will make a third appearance at Liberty Science Center starting Saturday, bringing “the world’s most complete and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimen” back to Jersey City. The ...