Did male and female dinosaurs differ? A new statistical technique is helping answer the question
The lack of large numbers of fossils makes it hard to study sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs. But a new statistical approach offers insight into this question and others across science.
Evan Thomas Saitta, Postdoctoral Scholar in Paleontology, University of Chicago •
conversation
Feb. 1, 2022 • ~10 min
Feb. 1, 2022 • ~10 min
Dinosaur embryo discovery: rare fossil suggests dinosaurs had similar pre-hatching posture to modern birds
The little dinosaur is curled up inside its shell the same way birds do before hatching, shedding new light on the link between the behaviour of dinosaurs and modern birds.
Fion Waisum Ma, PhD Student, Palaeobiology, University of Birmingham
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Dec. 21, 2021 • ~5 min
Dec. 21, 2021 • ~5 min
Baby giant pterosaurs may have driven smaller species extinct, fossil discovery shows
We examined pterosaur jaw fragments from the Moroccan desert to understand more about how these creatures evolved.
David Martill, Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Portsmouth •
conversation
Nov. 11, 2021 • ~7 min
Nov. 11, 2021 • ~7 min
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