“Mirasaura lived in trees in one of the first forests that emerged after the great mass extinction at the Permian-Triassic ...

Paleontologists identified a new ancient reptile appendage. And, how fast did dinosaurs run? A longstanding equation for dino ...

When we think of dinosaurs, we usually imagine scales, teeth, and a thunderous stomp. However, many dinosaurs, especially ...

A Dinosaur Appears to Have Died on the Exact Spot They Later Built a Dinosaur Museum, Burying Its Fossil Underneath It ...

Mirasaura grauvogeli had a featherlike crest and a tail like a monkey. “It's been a long time since I've been so blown away ...

Fossil find: Fossil of dinosaur killed in asteroid strike discovered in North Dakota, scientists say Meanwhile, a team of international researchers were examining the 115-million-year-old fossil ...

The discovery, in a bizarre animal not closely related to birds, could change how scientists think about the origin of feathers.

Body coverings such as hair and feathers have played a central role in evolution. They enabled warm-bloodedness by insulating ...

In a first, fossil dinosaur feathers found near the South Pole. The ancient plumage hints at how small carnivorous dinosaurs weathered long, cold winters inside the Antarctic Circle 118 million ...

Dinosaur feathers reveal traces of ancient proteins. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 09 / 230921154521.htm. University College Cork.

Various types of dino-feathers have been found in the fossil record over the last 30 years, such as so-called pennaceous feathers (present in most modern birds).

Feathers may have evolved on dinosaurs to frighten and flush out prey before they were used for flight, say researchers who built a winged robot and used it to scare grasshoppers.