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New Study Traces T-Rex’s Origins to Asia and Links Gigantic Size to Climate Shift
A new study led by UCL researchers reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most iconic dinosaurs, evolved in North America but descended from ancestors that migrated from Asia over 70 million years ago. The study also connects T. rex's enormous size to global cooling after a major climatic peak 92 million years ago. As other predators died out, ...
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T-Rex Luxury Bags? Scientists Plan To Use Leather From Dinosaur DNA
Using T-Rex collagen as a blueprint, the researchers are hoping to develop the first example of leather, created from an extinct species.
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Researchers Challenge Claims of 'Leather-Like' T. rex Skin
VML, The Organoid Company, and Lab-Grown Leather Ltd claim to be producing luxury fashion accessories using lab-grown "T. rex leather" made from fossilized collagen. The product is marketed as a sustainable, cruelty-free alternative to traditional leather. However, palaeontologists strongly dispute the claim, citing the lack of dinosaur DNA and pre...
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossils Are Being Horded by Private Buyers, Study Claims
A new study has found that the private trade in Tyrannosaurus rex fossils is hampering researchers' understanding of the iconic Cretaceous predator. Thomas Carr, an associate professor of biology at Carthage College, found that there are now more scientifically valuable T. rex specimens in private or commercial ownership than in public museums and ...
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What Was The Biggest Dinosaur That Ever Lived?
Kids of all ages (and I include adults here) are fascinated by dinosaurs that break records for the biggest, the longest, the scariest or the fastest.
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New York Architect, Suspected Serial Killer, Charged In 7th Murder
A New York architect believed to be responsible for a series of murders on Long Island has been charged with a seventh homicide, that of a woman whose remains were found in 2000, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Scientists Plan To Recreate Extinct Creatures Like Dinosaurs As Robots
Researchers hope these robotic recreations will enhance our understanding of the natural world and evolutionary history.
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3 US School Children Discover Rare T. Rex Fossil: ''My Friends Don't Believe Me''
The discovery has now been turned into a documentary narrated by Sir Sam Neill, who famously portrayed Dr Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park films.
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Fossil Found In US Represents New Dinosaur Species. See Pics
Scientists reassessing a partial skull first unearthed in 1983 in southeastern New Mexico have concluded that the fossil represents a new species of Tyrannosaurus.
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Study Sheds New Light On T. Rex, Most Famous Of All Dinosaurs
There were at least 150 distinct features in the smaller dinosaurs that set them apart from T. rexes, said the study.
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Young Tyrannosaur Feasted On 2 Baby Dinosaurs Before Dying, 75-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals
The researchers say the discovery suggests the juvenile gorgosaurus preyed on small, young dinosaurs, while the adult gorgosaurus attacked and ate very large plant-eating dinosaurs.
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Gigantic Skull Of 'Sea Monster' Pliosaur Discovered On UK's Jurassic Coast
The complex and dangerous operation to extract the gigantic skull will be shown in a David Attenborough BBC documentary on New Year's Day.
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US Family Reunites With Lost Dog After Three Years, Thanks To Microchip
Thanks to the microchip embedded in their dog, a family from Texas has experienced a heartwarming reunion with their beloved canine companion.
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67-Million-Year Old T-Rex Skeleton Sells For Over $6 Million
The skeleton of a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex, a creature that roamed the Earth 67 million years ago, sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.13 million), less than expected, in Zurich on Tuesday.
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Trinity The T-Rex Claws In More Than $6 Million
A composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton called Trinity sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.1 million) in a rare auction on Tuesday.
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New Study Traces T-Rex’s Origins to Asia and Links Gigantic Size to Climate Shift
A new study led by UCL researchers reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most iconic dinosaurs, evolved in North America but descended from ancestors that migrated from Asia over 70 million years ago. The study also connects T. rex's enormous size to global cooling after a major climatic peak 92 million years ago. As other predators died out, ...
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T-Rex Luxury Bags? Scientists Plan To Use Leather From Dinosaur DNA
Using T-Rex collagen as a blueprint, the researchers are hoping to develop the first example of leather, created from an extinct species.
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Researchers Challenge Claims of 'Leather-Like' T. rex Skin
VML, The Organoid Company, and Lab-Grown Leather Ltd claim to be producing luxury fashion accessories using lab-grown "T. rex leather" made from fossilized collagen. The product is marketed as a sustainable, cruelty-free alternative to traditional leather. However, palaeontologists strongly dispute the claim, citing the lack of dinosaur DNA and pre...
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Fossils Are Being Horded by Private Buyers, Study Claims
A new study has found that the private trade in Tyrannosaurus rex fossils is hampering researchers' understanding of the iconic Cretaceous predator. Thomas Carr, an associate professor of biology at Carthage College, found that there are now more scientifically valuable T. rex specimens in private or commercial ownership than in public museums and ...
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What Was The Biggest Dinosaur That Ever Lived?
Kids of all ages (and I include adults here) are fascinated by dinosaurs that break records for the biggest, the longest, the scariest or the fastest.
-
New York Architect, Suspected Serial Killer, Charged In 7th Murder
A New York architect believed to be responsible for a series of murders on Long Island has been charged with a seventh homicide, that of a woman whose remains were found in 2000, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Scientists Plan To Recreate Extinct Creatures Like Dinosaurs As Robots
Researchers hope these robotic recreations will enhance our understanding of the natural world and evolutionary history.
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3 US School Children Discover Rare T. Rex Fossil: ''My Friends Don't Believe Me''
The discovery has now been turned into a documentary narrated by Sir Sam Neill, who famously portrayed Dr Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park films.
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Fossil Found In US Represents New Dinosaur Species. See Pics
Scientists reassessing a partial skull first unearthed in 1983 in southeastern New Mexico have concluded that the fossil represents a new species of Tyrannosaurus.
-
Study Sheds New Light On T. Rex, Most Famous Of All Dinosaurs
There were at least 150 distinct features in the smaller dinosaurs that set them apart from T. rexes, said the study.
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Young Tyrannosaur Feasted On 2 Baby Dinosaurs Before Dying, 75-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals
The researchers say the discovery suggests the juvenile gorgosaurus preyed on small, young dinosaurs, while the adult gorgosaurus attacked and ate very large plant-eating dinosaurs.
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Gigantic Skull Of 'Sea Monster' Pliosaur Discovered On UK's Jurassic Coast
The complex and dangerous operation to extract the gigantic skull will be shown in a David Attenborough BBC documentary on New Year's Day.
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US Family Reunites With Lost Dog After Three Years, Thanks To Microchip
Thanks to the microchip embedded in their dog, a family from Texas has experienced a heartwarming reunion with their beloved canine companion.
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67-Million-Year Old T-Rex Skeleton Sells For Over $6 Million
The skeleton of a giant Tyrannosaurus Rex, a creature that roamed the Earth 67 million years ago, sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.13 million), less than expected, in Zurich on Tuesday.
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Trinity The T-Rex Claws In More Than $6 Million
A composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton called Trinity sold for 5.5 million Swiss francs ($6.1 million) in a rare auction on Tuesday.
