rex itself, may have had fuzzy feathers, too. Caihong was such a colorful dinosaur that its name is a Chinese word for “rainbow.” At 161 million years old, Caihong is one of the oldest ...

Recent research suggests that Velociraptor mongoliensis was a feathered dinosaur. A forelimb fossil ... It was formidable on land and, as the name suggests, almost certainly covered ground quickly.

Dinosaur Top Trumps needs an update, as there are new contenders on the Early Cretaceous scene. Researchers have discovered ...

“These fossils proved once and for all that today’s birds evolved from dinosaurs,” he said. “Today, we know that many had feathers and looked and acted much more like birds.” Before ...

The research, published in the National Science Review, details the discovery of Sinosauropteryx lingyuanensis, a new species, and Huadanosaurus sinensis, a new genus and species, both found in ...

They were theropods – so, related to meat-eaters – but they looked like giant feathered ... name means “two claw.” via REUTERS So why would fewer fingers be beneficial? “With dinosaurs ...

Inside the brain of T. rex: the most fearsome of dinosaurs was smarter than you might think “The discovery of feathered dinosaurs in China in the 1990s totally changed our perception of [them ...