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Northern lights dinosaur was savage predator
An Australian palaeontologist has led the discovery of a new Velociraptor relative that lived within the Arctic Circle.
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‘Big Bird’ ancestor discovered
Scientists have discovered a new ancient bird species, a distant relative of the duck, from which the world’s biggest-ever bird evolved.
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VIDEO: Hunting for Antarctic dinosaurs
A University of Queensland palaeontologist is part of an expedition about to head to remote James Ross Island to search for fossils.
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Fossil Factfile: Kronosaurus
This apex carnivore of Australia’s prehistoric Eromanga Sea is one of the world’s largest known marine reptiles.
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Kunbarrasaurus is Australia’s new armoured dinosaur
The re-analysis of an incredibly preserved fossil shows Australia had a variety of armoured dinosaurs.
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The parrot, the poo and the parasitic flower
The study of fossilised dung has revealed a lost link between New Zealand’s kakapo and the parasitic Hades flower – one of the world’s weirdest blooms.
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New dinosaur is Australia’s largest carnivore
‘Lightning Claw’, a new dinosaur from northern NSW, is the biggest, baddest meat-eater yet found Down Under.
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VIDEO: Dinosaurs on the big screen
Are the dinosaurs on TV and in films such as Jurassic World accurate reconstructions or pale imitations? We look at the evidence.
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Illustrating the dinosaurs of Australia
A new Australian Geographic poster features the most accurate illustrations of Aussie dinosaurs ever created.
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The incredible shrinking dinosaur
South Australian museum study shows how birds were born.