Dinosaurs
Are Birds Dinosaurs? Why Your Pigeon Is a Living Theropod
Birds did not just evolve from dinosaurs – they are dinosaurs. Feathers, wishbones and nesting fossils show how a T. rex relative became today’s birds.
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Dinosaurs, fossils and the big questions about Earth’s deep past.
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How Are Fossils Formed? From Bone to Stone in Millions of Years
Fossils form when remains are buried fast and minerals slowly replace them. Why fossilisation is so rare, the main types of fossil and how they are dated.
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What Killed the Dinosaurs? The Asteroid, the Evidence and the Volcanoes
66 million years ago an asteroid hit Mexico and ended the age of dinosaurs. How scientists found the clues: iridium, shocked quartz and a buried crater.
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Are Pterosaurs Dinosaurs? The Flying Reptiles That Weren’t
Pterosaurs flew over the dinosaurs’ heads, but they were not dinosaurs. How they flew on one-finger wings, and why some were as tall as giraffes.
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How Big and Fast Was T. rex? Size, Bite Force and Top Speed
T. rex was about 12 metres long, weighed 8 tonnes or more and had the strongest bite of any land animal. But could it outrun a car? What the science says.
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What Was the Biggest Dinosaur? The Titanosaurs That Outweighed Planes
Patagotitan and Argentinosaurus were up to 37 metres long and weighed around 60–70 tonnes. How scientists estimate their size and how sauropods grew so huge.