paleontology

New dinosaur ‘Iani’ (Janus) may have been a species’ last gasp to adapt to changing climate

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jun 8, 2023

A newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur may have been a species’ “last gasp” during a period when Earth’s warming climate forced massive changes to global dinosaur populations.

Meet ‘harbinger of doom’ – the new T.rex courtesy NCSU researchers (+ video)

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Feb 21, 2019

A newly discovered, diminutive – by T. rex standards – relative of the tyrant king of dinosaurs reveals crucial new information about when and how T. rex came to rule the North American roost.