A fossil of the 23-foot-long predator could help unlock secrets of an order of dinosaurs that remain poorly understood. By Asher Elbein In 2019, a team of researchers uncovered a 70-million-year-old ...

Scientists in Argentina have discovered a new species of dinosaur that they believe could be at least 70 million years old. The Joaquinraptor was discovered in 2019 in Patagonia, the southern tip of ...

While the great Tyrannosaurus rex stalked prehistoric North America, a very different apex predator prowled ancient Argentina: the newly discovered megaraptor Joaquinraptor casali. When ...

The Velociraptors of "Jurassic Park" were terrifyingly large, merciless killing machines. The stuff of nightmares, yes. The stuff of reality? Not so much. Scientific research has long held the real ...

You might think that the age of dinosaurs is set in stone, like the fossils they left behind, but paleontologists uncover new species and make new discoveries practically every day. Recently, ...

Paleontologists have uncovered fossils of not one but two apex predator groups coexisting in ancient Victoria, Australia. First, they have identified the oldest megaraptorid fossils ever found, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Paleontologists have discovered a carnivorous dinosaur in central ...

An artistic rendering of a Joaquinraptor casali with a croc leg in its mouth. Andrew McAfee / Carnegie Museum Paleontologists working in Argentina have revealed one of the most complete megaraptor ...

A croc bone locked between the 70-million-year-old predator’s jaws gives scientists a rare look into its life and possibly its last feast. A reconstruction of the newly discovered megaraptor ...