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Despite their heft, many dinosaurs had surprisingly tiny genomes

... Organ and Edwards say the clear-cut dichotomy in dinosaur genomes is likely due to different amounts of repe... birds and flight, and can be added to the list of dinosaur traits previously thought to be found only in modern birds, including feathers, pulmonary innovation...

Fused nasal bones helped tyrannosaurids dismember prey

...studies that looked at the structural mechanics of dinosaur skulls, the scientists used CT scans to investigate such factors as teeth bending strength and nasal and cranium strength. The research is published in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. Tyrannosaurids differ from other dinosaurs in the g...

Diminishing dinosaur steps saved by laser and laptop

...rmation is very important for palaeontologists and dinosaur locomotion experts, because it gives an insight in...ho is now carrying out Post Graduate research into dinosaur locomotion, worked on the Fumanya tracks for his MPhil degree project. Karl said: "Due to the fra...

How to look at dinosaur tracks

...factors geologists must account for when examining dinosaur tracks. The authors studied a range of larger trac...ize different levels of preservation. For example, dinosaur tracks may still exist as true tracks, that is, the original prints left in the ground by the dinosa...

Definitive evidence found of a swimming dinosaur

...n area long known for its abundance of terrestrial dinosaur trackways dating from the early Cretaceous 125 mil...pple marks on the surface of the site indicate the dinosaur was swimming against a current, struggling to maintain a straight path. "The dinosaur swam with a...

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