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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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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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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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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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Controversial Dinosaur Skeleton Auction Cancelled In Hong Kong
Christie's has called off the auction of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, the auction house told AFP on Monday, days before it was due to go under the hammer in Hong Kong.
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T-Rex Skull, One Of The Most Complete, Expected To Fetch $15 Million At Auction
The distinctive skull, nicknamed 'Maximus' will be offered without a reserve in a single lot.
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Meraxes Gigas: All You Need To Know About Huge Dinosaur With Tiny Arms Like T-Rex
Meraxes gigas roamed the Earth between 90 to 100 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
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76 Million-Year-Old Gorgosaurus Skeleton To Be Auctioned In New York On July 28
A huge skeleton of a Gorgosaurus is up for auction, according to an announcement made by auction house Sotheby's. The Tyrannosaurus rex relative roamed the world around 76 million years ago.
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This Tiny Dinosaur Hunted At Night And Could Hear Better Than An Owl
A new study has revealed that a tiny, carnivorous dinosaur, which had an exceptional low-light vision and whose hearing ability was as good as an owl’s, hunted its prey at night. Measuring only 2 feet, the three-toed dinosaur species named Shuvuuia. Learn more about the fascinating creature here.
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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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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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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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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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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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Controversial Dinosaur Skeleton Auction Cancelled In Hong Kong
Christie's has called off the auction of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, the auction house told AFP on Monday, days before it was due to go under the hammer in Hong Kong.
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T-Rex Skull, One Of The Most Complete, Expected To Fetch $15 Million At Auction
The distinctive skull, nicknamed 'Maximus' will be offered without a reserve in a single lot.
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Meraxes Gigas: All You Need To Know About Huge Dinosaur With Tiny Arms Like T-Rex
Meraxes gigas roamed the Earth between 90 to 100 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
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76 Million-Year-Old Gorgosaurus Skeleton To Be Auctioned In New York On July 28
A huge skeleton of a Gorgosaurus is up for auction, according to an announcement made by auction house Sotheby's. The Tyrannosaurus rex relative roamed the world around 76 million years ago.
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This Tiny Dinosaur Hunted At Night And Could Hear Better Than An Owl
A new study has revealed that a tiny, carnivorous dinosaur, which had an exceptional low-light vision and whose hearing ability was as good as an owl’s, hunted its prey at night. Measuring only 2 feet, the three-toed dinosaur species named Shuvuuia. Learn more about the fascinating creature here.
