Skeleton of 'fierce' 76-million-year-old dinosaur sells for over $6 million. ... which means "fierce lizard," stood nearly 10 feet tall, was 22 feet long and could weigh up to 2 tons.

About 200 million years ago, the earliest dinosaurs had a lot of reptilian company. There were big crocodile-like creatures, ponderous plant-eaters, even four-legged runners with fierce ...

An artists rendition of the Wulong bohaiensis.Credit: Ashley Poust. In a delicate piece of shale from coastal China, paleontologists have identified a new species of feathered dinosaur: Wulong ...

But T. rex was also the last of its meat-tearing family. The earliest tyrannosaurs evolved about 166 million years ago. In ...

Because of the differences, researchers said they believe they found a new abelisaurid. "This new dinosaur is quite unusual for its kind. It has several key characteristics that suggest that is a ...

There were many dinosaurs (and one not-quite-dinosaur) that were seriously considered for inclusion in the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World films, but were cut before cameras rolled. Some made it ...

New fossil suggests dinosaurs not so fierce after all. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 10 / 101006085240.htm. University of Texas at Austin.

Fierce dinosaurs may not have had to contend with many predators, but intense and frequent wildfires may have been a real threat during their reign, new research suggests. Wildfires seem to have ...

Apex was excavated near the town of Dinosaur, Colorado, in 2022-23 by Jason Cooper, a "commercial palaeontologist" who worked closely with Sotheby's to preserve the data thrown up by the dig.

Two new and unusual dinosaur species have been discovered in Africa, scientists announced Wednesday. Full Episode. ... or “fierce-eyed dawn shark,” and Kryptops palaios, ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new species of dinosaur discovered in Arizona suggests dinosaurs did not spread throughout the world by overpowering other species, but by taking advantage of a natural ...