Dinosaurs
latest news & developments
Tiny dinosaur with big eyes and ‘ears’ hunted in the dark
A tiny theropod, Shuvuuia, the name of which derives from the Mongolian word for bird, is part of a group known as the alvarezsaurus, had both extraordinary hearing and night…
Niger museum is eclectic national ‘mirror’
It has displays covering art, history, dinosaurs, nuclear energy, craftwork and music as well as live animals, for it is also a zoo
Easter eggs from the most South African dinosaur
After years of data processing at the Wits laboratory, one evolutionary scientist has constructed a 3D model of a baby Massospondylus
Jurassic parkour in SA lava fields
After stumbling on mention of tracks in a dissertation from the 1960s, scientists are shedding new light on the dinosaurs that hotfooted it through SA’s prehistoric past
NLC funds breathe life into the West Coast Fossil Park
Funds from the NLC contributed towards the design and construction of of museum and visitors centre and the creation of many visitor experiences
Tyrannosaurus rex, a sexy softie
You’d be forgiven for thinking that T rex was all bad. And Hollywood doesn’t help their image.
Climate shift killed off dinosaurs
Volcanos and an asteroid released sulphates and carbon, which caused temperature change.
Global freeze helped kill off dinosaurs
While warm-blooded animals could adapt to changing temperatures because they regulate their own temperature, cold-blooded dinosaurs could not.
How to unscramble Jurassic eggs
Scientists have been cracking the secrets of eggs laid by dinosaurs in the Free State 200-million years ago.
South African dinosaur eggs get ready to hatch their secrets
Hatched 200 million years ago, studied for over 40 years across several continents, James Kitching’s discoveries are yielding scientific dividends.
Giant dinosaurs and super galaxies
Scientists turned to digital modelling to study the Dreadnoughtus dinosaur and have finally defined where our galaxy is in the universe.
Winged changyuraptor adds feather to SA scientist’s cap
A Capetonian is among the team that has discovered a 125-million-year-old microraptor in China that sheds more light on how dinosaurs ruled the sky.
Fossilised Europasaurus bones discovered in Germany
Paleontologists have uncovered over 28 fossilised bones of a Europasaurus, a dinosaur named in honour of Europe, found in the Harz region of Germany.
Palaeontologists discover ‘new’ dinosaur tracks
Researchers are studying a new field of fossilised dinosaur tracks discovered in Arkansas, including those of a large three-toed predator.
FedEx fossil arrives 300m years late
Fossil hunters have named a 300m-year-old amphibian in honour of FedEx, after unearthing the creature on land owned by the company.