dinosaur

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So when scientists uncovered a new species of young dinosaur on Aphae Island, the name came naturally: Doolysaurus.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Amid the moss-draped live oaks and blooming pink and white azaleas, a person in a purple Barney dinosaur costume held a sign reading: “Dino’s for Democracy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Where dinosaur tracks coexist beside spooky rows of barracks left from a 16th-century monastery, there’s a spectacular view of coastline all the way back to the white spires of Lisbon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

That’s how you get branded a dinosaur, a fuddy-dud, an inhibitor of the inexorable march toward efficiency and greatness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

A feathered dinosaur with a beak that could snap my head off with a single bite.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman