A TERRIFYING new dinosaur with a swordlike crest has been compared to a beast from “hell”. The prehistoric predator was found ...

Palaeontologists have discovered a colossal new species of dinosaur in a remote part of the Sahara. Named Spinosaurus mirabilis – meaning ‘astonishing’ Spinosaurus in Latin – the giant lived in what ...

Driving from Utah to Colorado reveals a long list of attractions such as fossil-rich parks, museums and life-size dinosaurs.

It was in egg-cellent condition. Argentine paleontologists found a real diamond in the rough after happening across a perfectly preserved 70 million-year-old dinosaur egg during an excavation. “It was ...

A remarkably preserved fossil unearthed in China has offered scientists an unprecedented glimpse into the true appearance of dinosaur skin. The newly identified species, Haolong dongi, an ...

Dating dinosaur eggs has always been tricky because traditional methods rely on surrounding rocks or minerals that may have shifted over time. Now, for the first time, scientists have directly dated ...

Venerated for 150 years as the forebear of all birds until being relegated two years ago to the common class of winged dinosaurs, the Archaeopteryx was restored to its hallowed branch on the tree of ...

Dinosaurs were first discovered in the 18th century, and as our tools have progressed, so too has our knowledge of the extinct species, proving them more intriguing than any science-fiction tale.