The duck-size animal’s body was streamlined for pursuing prey underwater, researchers say. Other paleontologists say more work is needed to confirm the finding. By Kate Golembiewski Birds, the only ...

Scientists recently discovered the first non-avian theropod dinosaur with a streamlined body similar to that of penguins, auks and other modern diving birds. When you purchase through links on our ...

While scientists have linked dinosaurs to birds through feathers and wings, new research from Yale University has identified a different area of focus. Although the wing may be an obvious choice, ...

Scientists have announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaur that may have been a diving predator, similar to a penguin or duck. Researchers wrote that the Natovenator polydontus "was a ...

What happened on Earth after the dinosaurs died? Humans could learn a thing or two from the tiny creatures that survived and evolved after an asteroid wiped out most of the life on Earth more than 66 ...

In the arid expanse of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, scientists have unearthed a rare dinosaur fossil that challenges what we thought we knew about prehistoric life. Resembling a strange blend of penguin ...

The study, published in Communications Biology on December 1, describes a newly-discovered species, Natovenator polydontus. The theropod, or hollow-bodied dinosaur with three toes and claws on each ...

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