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dinosaur

[dahy-nuh-sawr] / ˈdaɪ nəˌsɔr /




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After years of analysis, the team determined that this dinosaur belonged to Herrerasauria, one of the earliest groups of carnivorous dinosaurs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The fossil belonged to a carnivorous dinosaur species that lived more than three times earlier than Tyrannosaurus Rex.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

"This forces us to reconsider the impact of the end-Triassic extinction as something that wiped out not just the competitors to dinosaurs, but some long-standing dinosaur lineages themselves," Srivastava said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

On X, the dinosaur fandom is just as active — only with fewer guardrails.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

And the land had a certain curve to it at the bottom of the island, like a dinosaur head, bumpy on the right and straight on the left, a swooping majestic bottom.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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