Kank australis: The ‘Heron Raptor’ of Late Cretaceous Patagonia
When paleontologists announced the discovery of Kank australis from the windswept badlands of southwestern Patagonia in May 2026, popular headlines…
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Yuxisaurus kopchicki: Asia’s Earliest Armored Dinosaur Explained
A stocky, spine-covered plant-eater from Early Jurassic Yunnan, and the first valid armored dinosaur species described from Asia.
Doolysaurus: The Baby Dinosaur That Broke South Korea’s 15-Year Fossil Gap
When paleontologists announced a newly described dinosaur named after South Korea’s most beloved cartoon character in March 2026, international headlines…
Dinevenator robustus: The “Diné Hunter” — New Mexico’s Newly Named Bird-Like Dinosaur
A single skull bone, twenty years of mistaken identity, and a newly named thick-skulled troodontid predator for New Mexico's Late…
Spinosaurus mirabilis: The ‘Hell Heron’ and the Truth Behind Its Scimitar Crest
The landmark 2026 discovery of Spinosaurus mirabilis in Niger reveals the tallest cranial crest known in any theropod—and rewrites the…
Triassic vs Jurassic vs Cretaceous: What Changed Between the Dinosaur Periods?
When the public imagines the prehistoric world, they frequently picture a single, sprawling primeval jungle where a Stegosaurus ambles past…