dinosaur
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By examining that feather, scientists say they may have uncovered an important clue to why birds became the only dinosaur lineage to survive the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Birds are a highly specialized branch of the dinosaur family tree, with a history stretching deep into the Mesozoic Era.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
Titanic dinosaur eggs have been discovered in an unusual spot.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
It was found on the same beach where Ireland's only dinosaur bones were discovered in the late 19th Century and the 1980s.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
And like the purple dinosaur, Benji was kind of awkward.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
Birds then continued evolving alongside other dinosaurs for nearly another 100 million years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
"Our local dinosaurs are like missing jigsaw pieces that help establish evolutionary connections, particularly around the Jurassic and Cretaceous period transition, approximately 140 million years ago."
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Under his own studio, he became best known for the dinosaurs in Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park,” using computer generation to animate the prehistoric creatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Perhaps, in an ironic twist of fate, the truly original summertime creature feature went extinct before the onscreen dinosaurs could.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I mean dinosaurs were giant bird-lizards. We’re practically family.”
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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