The end of the dinosaurs was clearly linked to an asteroid impact that brought the Cretaceous period to a close. But the details of their end have remained a matter of debate since the impact crater ...

Dinosaurs have been fearsome and fascinating — but tragic? Those prehistoric creatures who met their end around 65 million years ago are currently being memorialized online by dino-heads who mourn ...

Newly dated fossils from New Mexico challenge the idea that dinosaurs were in decline—and suggest instead they had formed flourishing communities. Alamosaurus was one of the last dinosaurs from ...

Researchers are uncovering the evolutionary steps that set the stage for dinosaurs to rule the planet Amy McDermott, PNAS Front Matter Paleontologists have found early examples of theropods, the group ...