A fascinating discovery has revealed the tiniest dinosaur ever identified. Epidexipteryx, roamed the Earth during the Jurassic period in what is now modern-day China. This tiny dinosaur was equipped ...

Scans of the most well-preserved fossil of a prehistoric flying reptile with intact feathers have revealed how the first birds managed to fly while their non-bird dinosaur cousins could not. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Fossils of Oculudentavis found encased in amber in Myanmar ...

This 99-million-year-old specimen was about the size of a bee hummingbird, making it the smallest known dinosaur. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...

The bones of a 160-million-year-old dinosaur are helping scientists solve one of evolution’s biggest mysteries: how birds gained flight. Hidden within the wrist of a small, feathered dinosaur lies a ...

Scientists say fossil dinosaur eggs unearthed at a construction site in China are the smallest ever found, providing new insights into the evolution of the extinct reptile. The six eggs, fossilised ...

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We know dinosaurs were big, but how big were they? And how do we even know? Luckily, paleontologists and other scientists know how to find the answers. By measuring fossils, comparing them to the ...

A newly discovered species of dinosaur is going on display in London’s Natural History Museum. Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae was a speedy, two-legged herbivore, 64 centimetres tall and 180 cm long ...