A previously unknown tyrannosaur terrorized prey about 92 million years ago, but unlike its relative — the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex — this newfound dinosaur was a pipsqueak, its body just a tad longer than a T. rex skull. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65413-tiny-tyrannosaur-discovered.html
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Photos: Tiny Tyrannosaur Dinosaur Was About As Big As T. Rex’s Skull
This 92-million-year-old tyrannosaur was so small, it was only slightly larger than the skull of its mighty relative, Tyrannosaurus rex. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65407-photos-tiny-tyrannosaur.html
A dinosaur’s running gait may reveal insights into the history of bird flight
In what may have been a precursor to avian flight, a flightless winged dinosaur may have flapped its wings as it jogged. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/dinosaur-running-gait-reveals-insights-history-bird-flight4…
Huge mega-rafts carried dinosaur-era animals on round-the-world trips
Floating logs over 10 metres long were the basis for miniature ecosystems that carried marine creatures all over the world during the Jurassic era Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2201237-huge-mega-rafts-carried-dinosaur-era-animals-on-round-the-world-trips/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
New Statistical Study Links Sea Monster Descriptions to Dinosaur Discoveries
If they exist today, what exactly do sea serpents look like? If your description includes a long neck attached to a large bulky body, that doesn’t really sound like ‘serpent’ – does it? According to a new study, the portrayals of mythical creatures referred to as sea serpents changed during the 18th century as more… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/new-statistical-study-links-sea-monster-descriptions-to-dinosaur-discoveries/…
Dinosaur fossils shaped sea monster stories
A new study has highlighted the role that fossils have played in influencing sightings of sea monsters. The research was conducted by St Andrews Unive… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/327217/dinosaur-fossils-shaped-sea-monster-stories
‘Beautiful Nightmare’ Crab Sported Lobster Shell, Shrimp Mouth and Soccer Ball Eyes
An ancient crab that lived during the dinosaur age was so strange, paleontologists are calling it the platypus of the crab world. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65316-ancient-crab-giant-eyes.html
Huge dinosaur may have stood on its toes with fleshy pads for balance
Rhoetosaurus brownie lived 170 million years ago. Despite the dinosaur weighing 24 tonnes it may have stood on its tiptoes with fleshy pads for balance Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2200183-huge-dinosaur-may-have-stood-on-its-toes-with-fleshy-pads-for-balance/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
‘Chupacabra’ Kills 71 Animals and Drains Their Blood in Mexico
It was not a dog; it was something tremendous. So read the headline in Mexican newspaper El Mexicano this week as farmers in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua reported the discovery of over 70 animals brutally mutilated by an unidentified-yet-eerily-familiar creature. Has el chupacabra claimed another victim – er, 71 victims? It’s possible. That is, if the… Read more » Source: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/04/chupacabra-kills-71-animals-and-drains-their-blood-in-mexico/…
Mysterious Demon Gators and Crocodilian Cryptids of North America
Throughout the world are countless cases of unidentified, out of place, or just plain weird mystery creatures, commonly called cryptids. Ranging from lake monsters like Nessie to the likes of Bigfoot, they are the denizens of the wilds beyond our understanding, evading classification. Among these mystery monsters are the various strange creatures that seem to… Continue reading Mysterious Demon Gators and Crocodilian Cryptids of North America