Dinosaur tracks, made 140 million years ago, have been found for the first time in South Africa’s Western Cape: Guy Plint examines one of the dinosaur tracks, which is above his head. Annemarie Plint, CC BY-NC-ND Dinosaurs have captured people’s imagination ever since their bones and teeth were first scientifically described in 1822 by geologist …
Zimbabwe’s new dinosaur discovery: inside the find: Visitors to Lake Kariba – the world’s largest man-made lake, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe – come to enjoy the abundant wildlife, fine fishing or spectacular scenery. However, in 2017, our crew of palaeontologists came to Zimbabwe to hunt game of a different kind: dinosaurs. Many …
Africans discovered dinosaur fossils long before the term ‘palaeontology’ existed: Credit for discovering the first dinosaur bones usually goes to British gentlemen for their finds between the 17th and 19th centuries in England. Robert Plot, an English natural history scholar, was the first of these to describe a dinosaur bone, in his 1676 book The …
You Could Be Drinking Water That Once Passed Through a Dinosaur – And Other Interesting Facts: World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is celebrated on 18 September each year. The South African Department of Water and Sanitation, under the slogan; “Enhancing accountability and sustainability for every drop!” says that World Water Monitoring Day is an international …
Dinosaur tracksite in Lesotho: how a wrong turn led to an exciting find: An artistic impression of the various dinosaur species that once roamed the Roma Valley. Akhil Rampersadh I am a poor navigator. This is not an easy thing for a field geologist to admit. We need to be able to find our planned …
A fossil baby helped scientists explain how mammals thrived after the dinosaur extinction – new research: An artist's impression of the _Pantolambda bathmodon_ H Sharpe, Author provided Sixty-two million years ago, a mother gave birth to a baby. Overcoming the shock of birth in a matter of minutes, the baby began to explore the world …
Africa’s dinosaur discoveries: five essential reads: Smile if you love dinosaurs as much as Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus loved being a carnivore. YuRi Photolife Few prehistoric creatures generate as much excitement and awe as dinosaurs. Whether it’s the “tyrant” T-Rex or a slim-necked Brachiosaurus, people are fascinated by these creatures that dominated landscapes all over the world …
Dinosaur embryo discovery: rare fossil suggests dinosaurs had similar pre-hatching posture to modern birds: Julius Csotonyi, Author provided Dinosaur embryos are key to our understanding of how dinosaurs developed. But they’re also very rare. While remains of dinosaur embryos have been discovered occasionally over recent decades, most of them have been incomplete, with the bones …
South Africa in the news: Montreal-area parents worry they have been duped by promoter of robot dinosaur show: Less than a week after a Montreal parent bought non-refundable tickets on July 22, the Australian company promoting the event announced the venue that was to hold the show was pulling out.: “South Africa” – BingNews INCOMING: …
South African dinosaur skeleton scans build up a picture from egg to adult: Massospondylus fossils help researchers develop a full picture of this dinosaur species. Dorling Kindersley ltd / Alamy Stock Photo/Not for re-use If you ask children what their favourite dinosaurs are, the answers will undoubtedly include T. rex, Triceratops and maybe Brachiosaurus. Those …
New dinosaur discovery in Switzerland fills a gap in evolutionary history of sauropods: _Schleitheimia_ (left) and _Plateosaurus_ (above right). University of Utrecht, Author provided Dinosaurs were the dominant group of animals on Earth for over 150 million years. Long-necked, plant-eating sauropods such as Brontosaurus, Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus are probably among the most famous dinosaurs, in …
A fossil hidden in plain sight in South Africa turns out to be a new dinosaur: The “Grey Skull” specimen turned out to belong to an entirely new dinosaur species and genus. Kimberley Chapelle About 200 million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the Earth – and among them, in what is today southern Africa, was the …
South Africa in the news: New Giant Dinosaur Species Discovered in South Africa: v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w” > A new species of dinosaur that weighed 13 tons and crouched like a cat has been discovered in what is now South Africa.: “South Africa” – BingNews Nigeria stagnant in September Fifa Women’s Ranking: Following a 2-1 late win …
Bayville dinosaur saved; new head, tail coming58 minutes | Weird NJ: The Bayville dinosaur has been in Berkeley since 1935. Now the mythic beast is about to be refurbished so future generations can enjoy him – or her. : Weird News Have you tried: Travelling to South Africa?
This weird, water-loving dinosaur has claws like a velociraptor and a neck like a goose: Scientists have discovered the ultimate ugly-duckling dinosaur: a creature with short, stubby flippers like a penguin, a long arched neck like a swan, and razor sharp claws and teeth. “The first time I saw the fossil I was shocked,” said …
‘Kind of a bizarre one:’ New dinosaur part penguin, part duck, part…: It had feathers and looked as if it were part penguin, part duck and part swan. It was between the size of a chicken and a turkey and ate the same sorts of things in the same sorts of places as a heron, …
We discovered this dinosaur had stripes – and that tells us a lot about how it lived: Cell/University of Bristol Working out what colour dinosaurs were was once thought impossible. But recent discoveries about how colour-producing pigments are preserved in fossils has allowed palaeontologists to reconstruct some dinosaurs’ colour patterns. And by better understanding what …
How we used the Earth’s magnetic field to date rocks rich in dinosaur fossils: Barkly Pass, the stratotype for the Elliot Formation. These beautiful rocks hold ancient secrets. Lara Sciscio Covering two thirds of South Africa the Karoo Basin, visually, is a beautiful space. When looking more deeply into its rock layers, like leafing through …