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dinosaur

[dahy-nuh-sawr] / ˈdaɪ nəˌsɔr /




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One of the most striking findings concerns Spinosaurus, a giant prehistoric dinosaur whose relationship with water has generated considerable controversy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

"I brought back Ali G because he is a problematic dinosaur," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The dinosaur, named Invictibellatrix amberina, is described in a new paper in the journal Royal Society Open Science and belongs to a group of agile, two-legged carnivores called megaraptorans.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

A new species of dinosaur - a long-clawed predator the size of a large tiger - has been identified from a fossil found on the Isle of Wight more than 100 years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

If the Wexford-Smythe paleontologists are right and our little dig turns into a major find, Dad wants to reinvent Chokecherry as the dinosaur capital of North America.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Its jaws contained closely spaced, serrated teeth resembling those of deinonychosaurs, a group of meat-eating dinosaurs that included agile predators related to birds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Although much smaller than the asteroid associated with the extinction of the dinosaurs, an object of this size could still release an enormous amount of energy when traveling at cosmic speeds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The researchers also used computer algorithms to compare its skeletal features with those of other dinosaurs.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

They compared the fossil with skulls and brain cases from tyrannosaurs, spinosaurs, raptors and other two-legged meat-eating dinosaurs.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

We talk about other things, like the first-grade field trip we made to the Smithsonian Museum, when I got so scared of the life-size dinosaurs that I cried in the bathroom.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan


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