90-million-year-old tiny bird-like dinosaur's skeleton unearthed in Argentina

90-million-year-old tiny bird-like dinosaur's skeleton unearthed in Argentina

• 90-million-year-old tiny bird-like dinosaur’s skeleton unearthed in Argentina Weighing under 2 lbs, Alnashetri stands out as one of the smallest non-avian dinosaurs ever discover

Tiny predatory dinosaur weighed less than a chicken

Tiny predatory dinosaur weighed less than a chicken

• Reconstruction ofAlnashetri cerropoliciensisGabriel Díaz Yantén, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro • Reconstruction ofAlnashetri cerropoliciensis Gabriel Díaz Yantén, Univers

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 252 words

'Tiny' dinosaur, big impact: A 90-million-year-old fossil rewrites history

• A team co-led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researcher Peter Makovicky and Argentinean colleague Sebastian Apesteguía has identified a 90-million-year-old fossil that pr

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 111 words
Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils

Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils

• When dinosaur fossils surface at a site, it is often not possible to tell how many millions of years ago their bones were buried. • While the different strata of sedimentary rock

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 248 words
Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils

Dinosaur eggshells can reveal the age of other fossils

• When dinosaur fossils surface at a site, it is often not possible to tell how many millions of years ago their bones were buried. • While the different strata of sedimentary rock

Consumer Tech · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 349 words
Fossil discovery reveals specialized fish-eating adaptations in new dinosaur species

Fossil discovery reveals specialized fish-eating adaptations in new dinosaur species

• Fossil discovery reveals specialized fish-eating adaptations in new dinosaur species The most arresting feature of this new species is its ‘scimitar-shaped’ crest. • A team of 20

125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China

125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China

• 125 million-year-old dinosaur with never before seen hollow spikes discovered in China For more than two centuries, paleontologists have studied a group of plant eating dinosaurs

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 132 words

Why Triceratops has such a big nose: The first comprehensive hypothesis on soft tissue in the dinosaur

• Triceratops and similar horned dinosaurs had unusually large nasal cavities compared to most animals. • Researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, used CT scans o

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 185 words