A chance fossil discovery in Morocco has indicated that some dinosaurs swam vast distance across the sea. The discovery of a duck-billed dinosaur foss… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340724/dinosaurs-crossed-hundreds-of-miles-of-ocean…
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Dinosaur fossil with preserved genital orifice hints how they mated
The shape of the dinosaur’s cloaca, the orifice used for excretion and mating, resembles those of crocodiles, which suggests dinosaurs did have penises after all Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2258023-dinosaur-fossil-with-preserved-genital-orifice-hints-how-they-mated/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Stan the T. rex just became the most expensive fossil ever sold
A Tyrannosaurus rex called Stan ended up on the auction block because of a lawsuit. Here’s how it happened. Source: https://www.livescience.com/stan-tyrnanosaurus-rex-dinosaur-auction.html
Someone Bought a T. Rex Skeleton for a Record-Breaking $31.8 Million
The remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex that lived some 67 million years ago have been sold at auction for $31.8 million, a world record for a fossilized dinosaur. From a report: The near-complete T. rex skeleton, named “Stan,” now belongs to an anonymous buyer who secured the milestone bid at the “20th Century Evening Sale” held Tuesday at Christie’s in New…
New ‘eternal sleeper’ dinosaur species was entombed while still alive
This dinosaur was likely resting in a burrow before it was abruptly buried alive. Source: https://www.livescience.com/burrowing-dinosaurs-eternal-sleeper-fossils.html
How to Play Chrome’s Hidden ‘Dinosaur Game’ and Firefox’s ‘Unicorn Pong’
How-To Geek has discovered three of the world’s most popular web browsers contain Easter Eggs:
It seems like every browser has a hidden game these days. Chrome has a dinosaur game, Edge has surfing, and Firefox has . . . unicorn pong? Yep, you read that right — here’s how to play it. First, open Firefox. Click the hamburger menu (the three…
Cretaceous ‘terror crocodile’ crushed dinosaurs with banana-size teeth
New analysis of the ancient crocodylian Deinosuchus confirms that this apex predator had jaws and teeth that were powerful enough to subdue massive dinosaur prey. Source: https://www.livescience.com/terror-crocodile-banana-teeth.html
First evidence of cancer found in dinosaur bone
Palaeontologists have revealed for the first time that even the dinosaurs suffered from cancer. The discovery was made in a fossil bone unearthed in A… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338610/first-evidence-of-cancer-found-in-dinosaur-bone…
Dinosaur-era microbes brought back to life
Scientists have successfully revived microbes found in sediment samples that are over 100 million years old. The samples, which date back to a time be… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338535/dinosaur-era-microbes-brought-back-to-life…
Tiny mammals once scavenged meat from giant dinosaur carcasses
The first mammals probably mostly ate insects, but bite marks on a bone fragment suggest they occasionally scavenged meat from giant dinosaur carcasses Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2249977-tiny-mammals-once-scavenged-meat-from-giant-dinosaur-carcasses/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…