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dinosaur

[dahy-nuh-sawr] / ˈdaɪ nəˌsɔr /




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Yet even under those generally warmer conditions, winters in ancient Alaska would have been extremely challenging for a cold-blooded dinosaur.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

It also helps scientists place the dinosaur along the evolutionary path that ultimately produced modern birds, whose body temperatures are generally even higher.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Paleontologists have identified the first known evidence of Diplodocus outside North America, a discovery that changes scientists' understanding of where the iconic dinosaur lived during the Late Jurassic.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

The discovery also adds new information about the remarkable dinosaur diversity of eastern Iberia during the Late Jurassic.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

A feathered dinosaur with a beak that could snap my head off with a single bite.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Diplodocus ranks among the most recognizable dinosaurs ever discovered.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

"Our local dinosaurs are like missing jigsaw pieces that help establish evolutionary connections, particularly around the Jurassic and Cretaceous period transition, approximately 140 million years ago."

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

He has described watching his children donning Specs to run around playing laser tag, learn about dinosaurs and build with virtual Legos.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Under his own studio, he became best known for the dinosaurs in Steven Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park,” using computer generation to animate the prehistoric creatures.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

As a result, the histories of dinosaurs, nebulas, and glaciers are generally acknowledged to belong to fields of science rather than to the humanities.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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