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Dinosaurs

The One-Minute Life Stories of Some Fascinating Extinct Species

What looking at animals from the past can tell us about our world now.

Ashawnta Jackson December 8, 2017

A reconstruction of <em>Halszkaraptor escuilliei</em>, an amphibious dinosaur discovered in Mongolia.

Found: A Dinosaur With Features Borrowed From Swans, Penguins, and Crocs

It's so unique that paleontologists initially doubted its authenticity.

Vittoria Traverso December 7, 2017

The dinosaur models were huge tourist attractions.

The Dinner That Kicked Off the First Dinosaur Craze

One of the world's first life-size dinosaur models was the venue.

Anne Ewbank November 6, 2017

The structure though to be this fossilized bird's uropygial gland is in the box at center.

We Now Have Evidence That Birds Preened Their Plumage 48 Million Years Ago

Did feathered dinosaurs do the same?

Kelsey Kennedy October 19, 2017

Onsted, Michigan

Prehistoric Forest Amusement Park

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

The only known specimen of the Liberian Greenbul.

The Birds and Beasts That May Have Never Actually Existed

Occasionally it's hard to know what should be its own species.

Natasha Frost October 5, 2017

California Finally Has an Official State Dinosaur, Not a Moment Too Soon

A duck-billed hadrosaur joins an exclusive club of extinct state symbols.

Vittoria Traverso September 25, 2017

Elephants, zebras, and rhinos would all look pretty different if they were interpreted the same way dinosaurs are.

The Bad Hair, Incorrect Feathering, and Missing Skin Flaps of Dinosaur Art

Inside the pitfalls of illustrating prehistoric creatures.

Eric Grundhauser September 21, 2017

The Sinclair Dinosaur of the Brookfield Zoo

Brookfield, Illinois

Brookfield Zoo's Sinclair Dinosaur

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

Washington, D.C.

Capitalsaurus Court

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

We're talking seriously big.

Found: Amazingly Well Preserved Bones of Giant Flying Reptiles

Pterosaurs were so big!

Sarah Laskow August 30, 2017

<em>Brontosaurus and sign, Gatorland, Route 1</em>, Florida, 1979.

Documenting America’s Long, Venerable Tradition of Roadside Dinosaurs

Welcome to Jurassic parking lot.

Anika Burgess August 15, 2017

A triceratops.

A Colony of Bats Has Moved Into a Triceratops

It's put the ancient herbivore in a bit of an awkward position.

Natasha Frost August 14, 2017

Lemmysuchus brings together paleontology and heavy metal.

Researchers Have Named a Prehistoric Crocodile After Motörhead's Lemmy

The Ace of Spades meets the jaws of death.

Eric Grundhauser August 9, 2017

Meet B. markmitchelli.

Found: The Best-Preserved Armored Dinosaur Ever Discovered

You can look into the face of a dinosaur.

Sarah Laskow August 4, 2017

Uncle Beazley

Washington, D.C.

Uncle Beazley the Triceratops

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

Marine map of Scandinavia, drawn up at Venice in 1539.

Here Be Dragons

Five real places to see the winged legends of medieval Europe.

Meg Neal July 13, 2017

Fall in Love With the World’s First Animated Dinosaur

Gertie the Dino could hurl a mammoth into the air.

Michael Waters June 30, 2017