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Australia's Fearsome "Modern-Day" Dinosaur Bird Stares Down Extinction
With legs like a velociraptor and a striking neon blue neck, the southern cassowary cuts a fearsome figure in the rainforests of northeast Australia.
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Scientists Unearth 'Most Bird-Like' Dinosaur Ever Found
Researchers in Germany have unearthed a new species of flying dinosaur that flapped its wings like a raven and could hold vital clues as to how modern-day birds evolved from their reptilian ancestors.
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This Feathery Dinosaur Probably Flew, But Not Like Any Bird You Know
In 1861, German paleontologist Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer wrote a short paper about a fossil so unusual he first thought it was a fake. What appeared to be a bird feather was pressed into 150-million-year-old limestone. Von Meyer labeled it Archaeopteryx, meaning old wing, and a full skeleton was found shortly thereafter.
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'New Dinosaur Species Roosted Like Modern Birds'
Researchers have identified a new dinosaur species in The Gobi Desert that roosted together like modern birds about 70 million years ago.
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Did T-Rex Wake Up To Birdsong?
Tyrannosaurus-rex and other dinosaurs woke up to birdsong just like we do, though it was probably more honk than melodic chirping, an extraordinary fossil find revealed Wednesday.
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New Dinosaur Called 'Fluffy Feathered Poodle From Hell'
Scientists have unearthed a spectacularly preserved, nearly complete fossil in northeastern China of a feathered dinosaur with wings like those of a bird, although they doubt the strange creature could fly.
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Dinosaur Metabolism: Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold
Dinosaurs weren't cold-blooded -- like modern-day reptiles -- nor were they warm-blooded -- like mammals and birds, according to a study out on Friday aiming to answer a question that has intrigued paleontologists for decades.
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Australia's Fearsome "Modern-Day" Dinosaur Bird Stares Down Extinction
With legs like a velociraptor and a striking neon blue neck, the southern cassowary cuts a fearsome figure in the rainforests of northeast Australia.
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Scientists Unearth 'Most Bird-Like' Dinosaur Ever Found
Researchers in Germany have unearthed a new species of flying dinosaur that flapped its wings like a raven and could hold vital clues as to how modern-day birds evolved from their reptilian ancestors.
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This Feathery Dinosaur Probably Flew, But Not Like Any Bird You Know
In 1861, German paleontologist Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer wrote a short paper about a fossil so unusual he first thought it was a fake. What appeared to be a bird feather was pressed into 150-million-year-old limestone. Von Meyer labeled it Archaeopteryx, meaning old wing, and a full skeleton was found shortly thereafter.
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'New Dinosaur Species Roosted Like Modern Birds'
Researchers have identified a new dinosaur species in The Gobi Desert that roosted together like modern birds about 70 million years ago.
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Did T-Rex Wake Up To Birdsong?
Tyrannosaurus-rex and other dinosaurs woke up to birdsong just like we do, though it was probably more honk than melodic chirping, an extraordinary fossil find revealed Wednesday.
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New Dinosaur Called 'Fluffy Feathered Poodle From Hell'
Scientists have unearthed a spectacularly preserved, nearly complete fossil in northeastern China of a feathered dinosaur with wings like those of a bird, although they doubt the strange creature could fly.
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Dinosaur Metabolism: Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold
Dinosaurs weren't cold-blooded -- like modern-day reptiles -- nor were they warm-blooded -- like mammals and birds, according to a study out on Friday aiming to answer a question that has intrigued paleontologists for decades.
