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Past studies of dinosaurs living near the south pole pointed to the idea that dinosaurs hibernated. This idea evolved from studying a few bones that showed lags in growth. Since there were times when the bones did not grow, it was assumed that it was due to hibernation. Bones do not grow during hibernation. A recent ...

A splendid lion. The most magnificent of all the types of lions known to man. The Barbary Lion which lived in North Africa has now been extinct for quite a long time. The lion was huge and had a massive mane that covered close to half of the cats body. The mane went from their head ...

Back in the times that dinosaurs roamed the dry ground of the earth, there has also recently been found evidence that a dino type fish swam the oceans. The fish consumed plankton. A type of filter feeder fish. It lived somewhere between 66 and 172 years ago. Scientist feel this fish is the missing link in the ...

Experts from China and the UK had discovered the fossils of a new type flying reptile that lived 160,000,000 years ago. The scientific name of the found is named Darwinopterus. Darwinnopterus is a hawk-like reptile with a head and neck just like advanced pterosaurs. This creature equipped with long jaws and rows of sharp teeth made ...

You would expect this to be a giant fossil of a T Rex. Instead, we have an 8 foot fossil in lenght. It is estimated that it could be a 5 or a 6 year old dinosaur. The body is nearly an adult, but not quite yet. This T Rex is a minature version of ...

Who would have ever thought you would be reading an ad in the sales column about a T Rex being sold? It is true, in Las Vegas, a T-Rex is going to be sold that was found 17 years ago in South Dakota. The T-Rex skeleton consist of 170 bones and is only a bit over 1/2 ...

Emory University palaeontologist Anthony Martin has found evidence of dinosaur burrows in Montana, and this time has found them again halfway around the world – in Victoria, Australia. This discovery suggests that dinosaurs of different species, different hemispheres even, shared this particular trait during the Cretaceous Period.This find has help scientist comprehend how biological creatures ...

Researchers at Oregon State University have made new findings about the way birds breathe and their lung capacity for flight, something which disproves the link between them and dinosaurs. This forces palaeontologists to rethink their belief that modern birds are direct descendants of the great rulers of the ancient earth, the dinosaurs.These studies were published ...

The Ocean Dinosaur- Shonisaurus Shonisaurus (pronounced ‘show-nee-sore-us’) actually meant “Shoshone Mountain Lizard” in Greek, however, its habitat is not on the mountains but rather, in the seas. They are the largest Ichthyosaurs (or, marine reptiles that hold likeliness to dolphins and fishes) that lived in the Norian stage of the Triassic period. These huge ocean dinosaurs weigh ...

  Fossils of largest snake uncovered     The idea of the giant "Anaconda" as the largest snake could be erased off with recent discovery of fossils of the biggest snake. The fossils were uncovered in northeastern Colombia, which snake expert Jack Conrad described as heavier than bison and longer than a city bus. Study has shown that the ...