An artist's view of the sparrow-sized microraptor whose footprints, discovered in South Korea, are the subject of an analysis in the October 21 issue of the journal PNAS. JULIUS T. CSOTONYI In 2018, a ...

The Microraptor was a diminutive feathered dinosaur from the early Cretaceous period. This tiny predator measured about two feet in length and weighed just a few pounds, making it one of the smallest ...

Microraptor is a shoulder pet that can be tamed by knockout (Image via Studio Wildcard) In ARK Survival Ascended, Microraptors are one of the fastest creatures that can be tamed once they're knocked ...

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Chicken House has acquired three books from “hugely talented” debut author Philip Kavvadias. Publisher Barry Cunningham acquired world rights excluding film from Amber Caravéo at Skylark Literary. The ...

Modern birds evolved from dinosaurs, but it’s not clear how well birds’ ancient dino ancestors could fly (SN: 10/28/16). Now, a look at the fossilized feet of one nonavian dinosaur suggests that it ...

Dinosaur fossils are found throughout the world, but an "exceptionally rare" discovery sheds light on what type of animals a dinosaur fed on – mammals. In the early 2000s, the fossil of a Microraptor ...

Researchers discovered a mammal’s foot inside the rib cage of a fossilized dinosaur, an “exceptionally rare” find, according to a new study. Photo from the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology An ...

Paleontologist Hans Larsson found a small mammal foot in the rib of a dinosaur fossil. The reptile was carnivorous and bird-like, according to McGill University. It's one of only 21 dinosaur fossils ...

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