Australia, Dinosaur and Year-Old Fossils

Carnivorous dinosaurs thrived in Australia 120 million years ago, new fossils show
Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle, separated from Tasmania by a vast rift valley rather than open sea.
120-Million-Year-Old Fossils in Australia Just Rewrote Dinosaur Evolution
Fossils of the world’s oldest megaraptorid and the first-ever carcharodontosaurs in Australia have been discovered, completely altering the known predator hierarchy of the Cretaceous era. These finds suggest that,
Australian Fossils Reveal Thriving Dinosaurs 120M Years Ago
Between 122 and 108 million years ago, the Australian landmass was much farther south than today. Victoria was positioned within the Antarctic Circle
New Australian dinosaurs and the oldest megaraptorid fossils in the world
Research published today in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology has unveiled a landmark discovery—fossils of the world's oldest known megaraptorid and the first evidence of carcharodontosaurs in Australia.
World’s Oldest Megaraptorid Reveals A Predatory Hierarchy In Cretaceous Australian Dinosaurs
Five dinosaur specimens discovered near Australia’s south-eastern coast have shed light on the region’s Cretaceous predators. The finds come from fossil beds hundreds of kilometers and millions of years apart,
Scientists unearth the world’s oldest known megaraptorid fossil
Groundbreaking research has unveiled fossils of the world’s oldest megaraptorid and the first carcharodontosaur remains found in Australia. These discoveries, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology,
Double jackpot: Australia finds oldest megaraptor along with new dinosaur fossils
Paleontologists have uncovered fossils of not one but two apex predator groups coexisting in ancient Victoria, Australia. First, they have identified the oldest megaraptorid fossils ever found, pushing back the known timeline for this group of theropods.
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Experts Find Footprints of 'Wild Beasts' Near Antarctic Circle, Fed on Prey Like Smaller Dinosaurs and Turtles
The evidence garnered by researchers proved that massive carnivorous dinosaurs like theropods thrived in polar environments. Theropod translated to 'wild beast foot' in Greek who walked on two ...
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4 Theropod Species (IMAGE)
New research by Field Museum scientists finds widespread herbivory in bird-like theropod dinosaurs. Four of the 90-theropod species involved in the study shown with dietary interpretations.
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How dinosaurs evolved into birds
Birds that fill the world’s skies today are living dinosaurs, reminders of a distant and strange past. Decades of major new discoveries and studies have convinced researchers that there’s a direct ...
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The ‘Chicken-T. Rex Connection’— Demystified By A Biologist
But it’s not as far-fetched as it seems. Both belong to a group of dinosaurs known as theropods, a clade characterized by hollow bones and three-toed limbs. Advances in paleontology and ...
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How Tinier Theropods Took Flight
An analysis of nearly 120 dinosaur species and more than 1,500 skeletal features revealed that the theropod lineages that are thought to have been direct ancestors of birds evolved skeletal ...
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Bird Evolution:
Despite the increasingly clear picture of the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs that has emerged, a few scientists are still unconvinced. No alternative hypothesis has been offered to ...
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Birds are dinosaurs. Here's how scientists know
"If you looked at an artist's reconstruction of something like Velociraptor or Microraptor or a small feathered theropod dinosaur very closely related to birds, you would see that it pretty much ...