Dinosaur News: Page 5

Fossil Indicates Bird, Crocodile Family Trees Split Earlier Than Previously Thought (May 18, 2011): The only known specimen of Xilousuchus sapingensis has been reexamined and is now classified as an archosaur.

Fossilized Skull of Dog-Sized Daemonosaurus Discovered at Ghost Ranch, NM (April 22, 2011): Daemonosaurus chauliodus, a new species of dinosaur, is estimated to have been about the size of a tall dog.

Giant Megalodon Jaw Being Auctioned in Dallas in June (March 23, 2011): Soon you will have your chance to own a massive Megalodon jaw.

Tyrannosaurus Rex Holds New Dallas Science Museum (September 21, 2010): Texas tyrannosaurus rex holds the new Perot Museum of Nature & Science. The museum is scheduled to open in 2013.

Paleontologists Discover Oldest Mammalian Tooth Marks (June 17, 2010): Paleontologists discovered the oldest mammalian tooth marks on the bones of ancient animals, including several large dinosaurs.

Lacusovagus: Newly Discovered Species of Flying Reptile (December 4, 2008): The BBC reports that Mark Witton, a University of Portsmouth researcher, has identified a new species of pterosaur.

Success With Frozen Mice Gives Scientists Hope of Cloning Extinct Animals (November 7, 2008): CNN reports that scientists in Japan were able to produce mice clones from the cells of dead mice that had been frozen for sixteen years.

The Megalodon Had a Massive and Powerful Bite (August 4, 2008): The BBC reports that scientists have discovered that the Megalodon, a prehistoric monster shark, could bite down with a force between 10.

Newly Discovered Dinosaurs Ate Like Hyenas and Sharks (March 6, 2008): The fossils of two meat-eating dinosaurs named Eocarcharia and Kryptops have been discovered in the Sahara Desert.

Diggin Dinos in St. Paul (February 13, 2007): Diggin' Dinos is a summer celebration in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Science Museum of Minnesota.

The Powerful Bite of the Dunkleosteus (December 1, 2006): 400 million years ago there lived a huge fish with an extremely powerful bite.

Huge Carnivorous Dinosaurs May Have Hunted in Packs (April 21, 2006): MSNBC.

Scientists Stunned By Jurassic Beaver Discovery (March 3, 2006): New Scientist reports that scientists in China have discovered the fossil of a large beaver-like mammal that lived during the Jurassic period.

Crowned Dragon Dinosaur Unearthed (February 13, 2006): New Scientist reports that Guanlong, the great-grandfather of the T.

Feathersaurus Rex (September 16, 2005): A Times Online tells how some scientists no longer believe that dinosaurs looked sleek and reptilian.

New Fossils and Hi-Tech Leads to Dinosaur Breakthroughs (June 23, 2005): Newsweek has a feature on dinosaurs and how recent fossil discoveries and new technologies are uncovering tons of new information about dinosaurs.

Aussie Mega Beasts: Giant Marsupials Once Roamed Australia (June 4, 2005): Australian's marsupials are loved the world over for the uniqueness and cuteness.

Tyrannosaurus Rex Soft Tissues Discovered (March 27, 2005): MSNBC.

Could Dragons Have Been Real? (March 21, 2005): The Animal PLanet produced a faux documentary show about the discovery of a frozen dragon carcass in a cave.