Dinosaurs

A new genus and species of Jurassic diploid saurid, *Lingwulong*

On July 24, Xu Xing's team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of ...

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2026-01-12
A new genus and species of Jurassic diploid saurid, *Lingwulong*

Top 10 Herbivorous Dinosaurs_Which dinosaurs were herbivores?

Most large dinosaurs were herbivores. Their teeth were flat and straight, without serrations, and were solely for chewi...

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2026-01-12
Top 10 Herbivorous Dinosaurs_Which dinosaurs were herbivores?

How did mammals survive the post-apocalyptic world after the extinction of the dinosaurs?

The asteroid impact wiped out the dinosaurs and most other species on Earth, but mammals survived this catastrophe. So ...

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2026-01-12
How did mammals survive the post-apocalyptic world after the extinction of the dinosaurs?

Branching of dinosaurs and the origin of birds

In June 1995, the American Museum of Natural History reopened two dinosaur galleries to the public after three years of...

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2026-01-12
Branching of dinosaurs and the origin of birds

Unveiling the Dinosaurs of the Jehol Biota in Western Liaoning

The Jehol Group in western Liaoning is a famous Mesozoic terrestrial stratum in China and has always held an important ...

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2026-01-12
Unveiling the Dinosaurs of the Jehol Biota in Western Liaoning

Unexpected fossils of Beipiaolong and Millennium Sinornithosaurus were discovered in the Jehe River Group in western Liaoning.

Another theropod dinosaur found in the lower part of the Yixian Formation is the unexpected Beipiaoosaurus, whose disco...

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2026-01-12
Unexpected fossils of Beipiaolong and Millennium Sinornithosaurus were discovered in the Jehe River Group in western Liaoning.

New evidence that birds are not descended from dinosaurs

The debate over whether birds originated from dinosaurs has raged for over a century. Currently, the vast majority of p...

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2026-01-12
New evidence that birds are not descended from dinosaurs

Characteristics of Heterodontosaurus and Lesothosaurus

I. Early Ornithopod Dinosaurs Compared to the numerous sauropod dinosaurs of the Late Triassic period, ornithischian di...

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2026-01-12
Characteristics of Heterodontosaurus and Lesothosaurus

A rich and diverse biological world

When we visit zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums; when we stroll through forests, grasslands, and fields; when we b...

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2026-01-12
A rich and diverse biological world

Are pterosaurs dinosaurs?

Pterosaurs are not dinosaurs; they belong to two different paleontological groups. Although pterosaurs and dinosaurs li...

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2026-01-12
Are pterosaurs dinosaurs?

Bird-like dinosaurs

Many features of early and modern birds first appeared in theropod dinosaurs. Feathers, furcula, modified "flappin...

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2026-01-12
Bird-like dinosaurs

Extant dinosaurs and birds are actually specialized theropod dinosaurs.

Parrots, eagles, penguins, chickens… they are all dinosaurs. Birds are actually special types of theropod dinosaurs. Cl...

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2026-01-12
Extant dinosaurs and birds are actually specialized theropod dinosaurs.