CHICAGO -- During a journey that could be the plot of an adventure novel, paleontologists discovered the fossils of a new dinosaur species in the vast Sahara Desert. "It was the expedition of a ...

A three-toed footprint appeared in the rock, slightly longer than my hiking boot. The outlines weren’t crisp, but the impression was deep enough to collect sand grains and pebbles. This impression is ...

Researchers in China have identified a new breed of dinosaur covered in hollow, porcupine-like spikes. The creature's existence was discovered by a team of paleontologists led by China's Anhui ...

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At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large ...