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Chicken-Sized Carnivorous Dino Terrorized North American Critters

The newly described pterosaur Eotephradactylus mcintireae is seen eating an ancient ray-finned fish alongside an early species of turtle and an early frog species, with the skeleton of an armored crocodile relative lying on the ground and a palm-like plant growing in the background. (Image Credit: Brian Engh) 

pterosaur Eotephradactylus mcintireae

Learn more about Eotephradactylus mcintireae, the oldest Late Triassic Pterosaur in North America that was about the size of sea gull.

This Pterosaur Lived Over 200 Million Years Ago in Arizona and Was the Size of a Seagull

Tully Monster (Image Credit: Dotted Yeti/Shutterstock) 

Tully Monster

What is the Tully monster? Learn more about the near-nameless fossil, and why experts still can't agree on its classification. 

The Bizarre 300-Million-Year-Old Tully Monster — Why the Fossil Still Confuses Experts

Scotty the T. rex at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (Photo courtesy of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum)

Scotty the T. rex at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum

Learn about new research that uses 3D X-ray technology to reveal the hidden secrets in Scotty, the famous Tyrannosaurus rex.

Dinosaur Blood Vessels Discovered Inside 66-Million-Year-Old T. rex Ribs

Theropod footprints similar to the ones uncovered in this story, but not associated with this study. (Image Credit: Brendon Stinson/Shutterstock) 

theropod prints

Dancing dinosaurs? Learn what dinosaur tracks tell us about theropod dance and mating moves. 

Theropod Dinosaurs Met to Dance, Mate, and Nest in Colorado About 100 Million Years Ago

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Artistic reconstruction of Bolg amondol, depicted raiding an oviraptorosaur dinosaur nest amidst the lush Kaiparowits Formation habitat. (Image Credit: Art by Cullen Townsend.)

Artistic reconstruction of Bolg amondol, by Cullen Townsend

Learn more about Bolg amondol, the large prehistoric lizard named after a character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. 

Newly Identified Monstersaur Lizard Had an Armored Skull and Walked Among Dinosaurs