Dinosaurs
Scientists discover perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo inside fossilised egg

Scientists discover perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo inside fossilised egg

The dinosaur fossil has been described as ‘exceedingly rare’ A incredibly well-preserved fossilised dinosaur embryo which was still inside its egg has given palaeontologists new insights into the evolutionary links between modern birds and dinosaurs. The 72 to 66-million-year-old oviraptorosaur embryo was found in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, in southern China, and has been named “Baby Yingliang”, […]

1 year ago

Scientists discover perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo inside fossilised egg

Scientists discover perfectly preserved dinosaur embryo inside fossilised egg

The dinosaur fossil has been described as ‘exceedingly rare’ A incredibly well-preserved fossilised dinosaur embryo which was still inside its egg has given palaeontologists new insights into the evolutionary links between modern birds and dinosaurs. The 72 to 66-million-year-old oviraptorosaur embryo was found in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province, in southern China, and has been named “Baby Yingliang”, […]

2 years ago

Scientists reveal that it was not the impact of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs

Scientists reveal that it was not the impact of the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs

We’ve been wrong this whole time For most of our lives, we’ve always believed that it was asteroid that responsible for killing off the dinosaurs. However, that isn’t true. Almost sixty-six million years on from their life-ending saga, scientists at the Royal Observatory of Belgium have been researching what happened and believe they have a different […]

2 years ago

Divers find Megalodon teeth in flooded cave in Mexico

Divers find Megalodon teeth in flooded cave in Mexico

‘We were looking at the wall and suddenly I saw a little something’ Divers have found fossils of Megalodon teeth in Mexico after searching a flooded inland cave. The prehistoric shark was one of the most fearsome predators ever to have lived. They grew up to 50ft long, weighed up to 60 tonnes and roamed […]

2 years ago

Woman doubts existence of dinosaurs because ‘their bones aren’t everywhere’

Woman doubts existence of dinosaurs because ‘their bones aren’t everywhere’

‘Why haven’t you or I, or anyone we know, ever found a bone?’ A woman has questioned whether dinosaurs existed on the basis that their bones aren’t “everywhere.” In a TikTok that has racked up some 3.3 million views, the conspiracy theorist asks: “If dinosaurs actually existed, wouldn’t their bones be everywhere?” She goes on […]

2 years ago

Conspiracy theorist thinks China has discovered ‘uncharted land’ of dinosaurs

Conspiracy theorist thinks China has discovered ‘uncharted land’ of dinosaurs

Fasten your seatbelts, this is a belter The internet is home to some of the most bizarre, wacky – and often dangerous – conspiracy theories you can think of, Whether it’s flat-earthers, ‘jet fuel can’t melt steel beams’, or the idea that Bill Gates is injecting us with tracking devices, people can tell the world […]

3 years ago