Diplodocus was one of the longest dinosaurs of the Late Jurassic. But its most unusual feature may have been its extremely ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For a place named Dinosaur, it’s been a while since the small ...

Paleontologists removed roughly 3,000 pounds of rocks and fossils from the site between mid-September and mid-October 2025. NPS / ReBecca Hunt-Foster Construction work at Dinosaur National Monument ...

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Despite growing into the largest animals ever to walk on land, sauropods began life small, exposed, and alone. Fossil evidence suggests their babies were frequently eaten by multiple predators, making ...

Babies and very young sauropods—the long-necked, long-tailed plant-eaters that in adulthood were the largest animals to have ever walked on land—were a key food sustaining predators in the Late ...

New dinosaur fossils found under a parking lot reveal a 100-year-old secret in Colorado (Image source: National Park Service) You never really expect to stumble across dinosaur bones while fixing up a ...

Parking lot construction at Colorado's Dinosaur National Monument unearthed new fossils last fall, the first discovery at the monument in more than 100 years, according to the National Park Service.

Recent discoveries about an alvarezsaur called Manipulonyx have drawn renewed attention to this group of bird-like, clawed creatures and the mysteries around their anatomy and behavior The small ...

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A remarkable new species of meat-eating dinosaur, Allosaurus jimmadseni, was just unveiled. The huge carnivore inhabited the flood plains of western North America during the Late Jurassic Period, ...

Fossil discoveries reveal massive prehistoric predators that once dominated Earth’s oceans. Although often called underwater dinosaurs, scientists continue to debate how these creatures should ...