As the rush intensifies to find new reserves of fossil fuels, digs throughout the West are yielding another byproduct — fossils. Oilfield workers in western Oklahoma have unearthed deposits of…
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Dome-Headed Dinosaurs Fought Skull-Cracking, Head-Butting Battles, Fossils Show
Offering a rare insight into specific — if somewhat self-destructive — dinosaur behavior, paleontologists say they think they’ve finally divined the purpose of the curious, bony crowns that once adorned…
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New Bull-Horned, Big-Nosed Ceratops Unearthed in Utah
In what’s shaping up to be the Summer of the Ceratopsid, paleontologists announced Wednesday that they had discovered yet another new species of horned dinosaur in the American West. And…
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T. Rex Tooth Found in Dinosaur’s Tail Proves Tyrannosaurus Was a Predator, Study Says
The telltale tooth of a Tyrannosaurus rex found embedded in the tail of a plant-eating dinosaur provides long-sought proof that the famous carnivore hunted and killed its prey, paleontologists announced…
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Extinct Tropical Bird Discovered in Wyoming
Providing yet another reminder of how much the land — and the life on it — changes over time, scientists say they’ve found, on the arid plateaus of southwestern Wyoming,…
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‘Ugly’ Teenage Ceratops Discovered in Alaska
A strange scene discovered on Alaska’s North Slope depicts the mass deaths of nearly a dozen unusual dinosaurs, according to paleontologists. The specimens are all ceratopsids — the group that…
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Dinosaur Death Trap Found in Utah May Contain Raptor Family, ‘Horse Dragons,’ Cannibalized Baby
MOAB, UTAH — A pack of ravenous but hopelessly trapped Utahraptors, a pair of besieged “horse dragons,” and even a cannibalized baby are among the victims that Utah’s state paleontologist…
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Dinosaur Pileup Found Preserved in Utah Desert
About a hundred million years ago, an iguanodon was browsing in a deep mudflat when it found itself stuck. Perhaps hearing its helpless bleat — or smelling its rotting corpse…
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New Big-Nosed Ceratops Discovered in Texas
Yet another new species of horn-faced, frill-fringed dinosaur known as a ceratopsid has been revealed in the American West, this time in the ancient sediments of Texas’ Big Bend National…
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Giant-Headed Sea Monster Found in Kansas Museum
Thanks to some creative casting some 60 years ago, the fossil of an aquatic reptile in a Kansas museum was only recently found to be that of a totally different,…
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Triceratops ‘Family’ Unearthed in Wyoming, Expert Says
In the northeastern corner of Wyoming, a paleontologist says he and his team have found the remains of what might be the first known Triceratops family. Not only would this…
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New Horn-Faced Dinosaurs, Triceratops’ Oldest Relatives, Found in Montana
A group of horned dinosaurs, whose fossilized remains were discovered in Montana’s Judith River Basin, are the oldest known members of the family that includes the famous Triceratops, a new…
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New Feathered Dinosaur Discovered in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
Like Darwin’s many finches living side-by-side in the Galapagos Islands, a surprising variety of feathered, bird-like dinosaurs once roamed the ancient West from Alberta to Texas, scientists say. A team…
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Giant Ice-Age ‘Longhorn Bison’ Unearthed in San Diego
Highway workers have unearthed the fossilized bones of an unusual giant bison in a suburb of San Diego, the first such discovery in Southern California. The fossil may date back…
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Tiny Fossil Discovered in Wyoming Reveals Great-Granddaddy of Hummingbirds
A petite and exquisitely preserved 50-million-year old fossil reveals the remains of a lustrous black bird that was the precursor to today’s hummingbirds, researchers say. The fossil bird, originally excavated…
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