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dinosaur

[dahy-nuh-sawr] / ˈdaɪ nəˌsɔr /




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The dinosaur, named Invictibellatrix amberina, is described in a new paper in the journal Royal Society Open Science and belongs to a group of agile, two-legged carnivores called megaraptorans.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

To determine exactly what kind of dinosaur they were examining, the scientists used CT scanning technology to investigate the fossil in detail.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

A new species of dinosaur - a long-clawed predator the size of a large tiger - has been identified from a fossil found on the Isle of Wight more than 100 years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

The dinosaur ended up in a salty marsh, where conditions slowed decomposition and helped preserve the fragile network of blood vessels.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Let’s get one thing straight: None of this would have happened if it wasn’t for dinosaur poop.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

The team then compared its anatomy with fossils from several other groups of meat-eating dinosaurs, including tyrannosaurs, spinosaurs, raptors, and other predators that walked on two legs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

They compared the fossil with skulls and brain cases from tyrannosaurs, spinosaurs, raptors and other two-legged meat-eating dinosaurs.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

It would have eaten small dinosaurs, lizards and mammals – occupying a similar role in the food chain to the hyena today.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

By comparing the fragment with fossils from related dinosaurs, researchers were able to estimate what this long-extinct animal might have looked like and how it lived.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

All humans—including me—would be wiped out, just like the dinosaurs.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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