We know dinosaurs were big, but how big were they? And how do we even know? Luckily, paleontologists and other scientists know how to find the answers. By measuring fossils, comparing them to the ...

Sauropods – including iconic long-necked dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus and Apatosaurus – were the largest animals ever to walk the earth. No other dinosaur or land mammal even comes close. Now, a new ...

Paleontologists in China’s Sichuan Basin have uncovered Tongnanlong zhimingi, a massive Late Jurassic sauropod estimated at up to 92 feet long. The find, part of the Mamenchisauridae family, suggests ...

New research shows fossil skin can reveal color patterns in young Diplodocus, changing old ideas about sauropod appearance.

The long necked sauropod dinosaurs were the largest land animals ever to walk the Earth – but why were they so large? A decade ago a team of plant ecologists from South Africa suggested that this was ...

Paleontologists in China have described Tongnanlong zhimingi, a Late Jurassic sauropod that could reach 92 feet, shedding light on dinosaur size, anatomy, and range. Meanwhile, microbiologist João ...

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Experts have uncovered the remains of a gigantic dinosaur in Argentina and believe it could be one of the largest creatures to have ever walked the Earth.Paleontologists discovered the fossilized ...

Today, a new Aussie dinosaur is being welcomed into the fold. Our study published in the journal PeerJ documents Australotitan cooperensis — Australia’s largest dinosaur species ever discovered, and ...

Today, a new Aussie dinosaur is being welcomed into the fold. Our study published in the journal PeerJ documents Australotitan cooperensis – Australia’s largest dinosaur species ever discovered, and ...