Gigantoraptor was one of the largest unusual dinosaurs found in ancient Mongolia Its name suggests a fierce predator yet scientists are still unsure about its true lifestyle Only partial fossils have ...

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It weighed more than a ton, walked on two legs and was armed with dagger-like claws and a giant, fearsome beak. It is also the latest addition to the growing known menagerie of large, flesh-eating ...

Twenty-five years ago, a mysterious egg was discovered. For a good portion of that time, the unknown specimen that failed to hatch has been studied by paleontologists of the University of Calgary in ...

A unique dinosaur exhibition opens at the Nottingham Natural History Museum during the summer of 2017, featuring fossils and specimens never before seen outside of Asia. In addition to the feathered ...

A 3000 lb "big bird" dinosaur called Gigantoraptor has got scientists into a flap. The remains of the gigantic, surprisingly bird-like dinosaur - the biggest toothless dinosaur ever found - have been ...

BEIJING The remains of a giant, birdlike dinosaur as tall as the formidable tyrannosaur have been found in China, a surprising discovery that indicates a more complicated evolutionary process for ...

Gigantoraptor erlianensis gen. et sp. nov. Etymology. The generic name refers to the animal being a gigantic raptor dinosaur; the specific name is derived from the Erlian basin where the holotype was ...