Evolution Diary

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A newfound dinosaur fossil with feathers suggests that plumage may have begun to appear with the rise of all dinosaurs more than 200 million years ago. (…)

Dinosaur hunters on a month-long expedition to the Sahara desert have returned home in time for Christmas with more than they ever dreamed of finding. (…)

The oldest known dinosaur relative of birds had “bizarre” anatomy, including long, ribbon-like tail feathers that suggest plumage may have first evolved for show rather than for flight, scientists say. (…)

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Scientists have unearthed the remains of a large meat-eating dinosaur with a breathing apparatus much like a modern bird, fortifying the link between birds and dinosaurs and helping to explain the evolution of birds’ unique system of breathing. (…)

A chicken-size dinosaur with a taste for termites was the “anteater” of its day and may be one of the smallest dinosaurs ever discovered in North America, scientists say. (…)