Scientists examined rock cores taken from the Chicxulub crater in Mexico, site of the asteroid impact that triggered dinosaur extinction, and found iridium, a telltale sign of asteroids. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/asteroid-dust-iridium-chicxulub-crater-dinosaur-extinction…
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Argentinian titanosaur may be oldest ever found
Palaeontologists have unearthed what is thought to be the oldest member of one of the largest dinosaur species. These gargantuan plant-eaters, which r… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/344282/argentinian-titanosaur-may-be-oldest-ever-found…
Dinosaur-killing space rock may have originated at the edge of the solar system
The chunk of space rock that killed the nonavian dinosaurs may have been a piece of a comet that Jupiter’s gravity kicked onto a collision course with Earth. Source: https://www.livescience.com/dinosaur-killing-comet-oort-cloud.html
8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR For Lack Of Dinosaur Stories
An 8-year-old from Minneapolis recently pointed out a big problem with NPR’s oldest news show, All Things Considered. Leo Shidla wrote to his local NPR station: My name is Leo and I am 8 years old. I listen to All Things Considered in the car with mom. I listen a lot. I never hear much about nature or dinosaurs or things…
4-year-old discovers impressive dinosaur footprint on Wales beach
A dinosaur track found by a 4-year-old on a Welsh beach belongs to one of the earliest dinos. Source: https://www.livescience.com/preschooler-discovers-dinosaur-track.html
Debate heats up over swimming ability of bizarre-looking Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus probably hunted more like a stork than a crocodile. Source: https://www.livescience.com/spinosaurus-dinosaur-mediocre-swimmer.html
Scientists examine dinosaur’s fossilized butt
A new study has revealed, for the first time, the detailed characteristics and functionality of a dinosaur’s rear end. Despite centuries of study into… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340097/scientists-examine-dinosaurs-fossilized-butt…
Strange fossil is the first to show an ammonite without its shell
Ammonites were swimming molluscs in the dinosaur age, and now we have found a fossil of one without its distinctive spiral shell – perhaps because it was attacked by a predator Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2265570-strange-fossil-is-the-first-to-show-an-ammonite-without-its-shell/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Massive new dinosaur might be the largest creature to ever roam Earth
Paleontologists in Argentina have partially uncovered the remains of what is believed to be the largest animal to ever walk the Earth. Source: https://www.livescience.com/largest-dinosaur-discovered-in-argentina.html
Is this the largest dinosaur that ever lived ?
Paleontologists in Argentina are in the process of unearthing a gargantuan, record-breaking dinosaur. The enormous sauropod, which was discovered in t… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/343229/is-this-the-largest-dinosaur-that-ever-lived…