Were Dinos on Their Way Out Before the Meteor?
Fossil data presented at an evolution conference at The Rockefeller University indicate that pterodactyls got steadily larger, possibly because smaller ones couldn't compete with birds. Which could mean that the dinos were in trouble even before the meteor hit. Steve Mirsky reports.
Asteroid Smashup May Have Wiped Out the Dinosaurs
Simulations point to an asteroid collision that sealed the dinosaurs' fate before their reign was half over
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Gigantoraptor: It's a Bird, It's a Dinosaur, It's a Mystery
It may or may not have had feathers but it certainly had a toothless beak—and stood more than 16 feet tall
Dinosaur Flew Like Biplane?
A birdlike dinosaur may have flown by tucking its hindlimbs under its body and producing a biplane configuration.
Dino Flight: Did a Four-Winged Dinosaur Stack Its Wings Like a Biplane?
Proposed posture for a feathered dinosaur stirs controversy
What are the odds of a dead dinosaur becoming fossilized?
Majority of Dinosaurs May Await Discovery
Avian flu, marijuana policy, new tyrannosaur
In this episode, Scientific American staff editor Christine Soares talks about avian flu; Bruce Mirken discusses marijuana policy in the U.S. and England; and paleontologist Gregory Erickson describes the newfound long-lost cousin of T. rex. Also: test your science smarts with our quiz and hear how yesterday's comics might have handled today's news.
Petite, Crested Dinosaur Was Early Ancestor of T. Rex
Dinosaur Swam for Its Dinner
Birdlike Dinosaur Older Than Thought
Earliest Dinosaur Embryos Recovered