Fossilised dinosaur eggs stolen from museum

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 21:57

Fossilised dinosaur eggs preserved at Fossil Park `Ashmedha` near the historic Mandu town in Dhar were allegedly stolen by some unidentified persons, a senior police official said here on Sunday.

New dinosaur fossil discovered in China

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 14:08

Scientists have discovered the fossil of a 60-feet long plant-eating dinosaur in China that lived about 100 million years ago.

First dinosaur fossils dating back 72 mn years found in Saudi Arabia

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 15:22

An international team of scientists from have now uncovered the first record of dinosaurs from Saudi Arabia, which are exceptionally rare in the Arabian Peninsula.

Misty the dinosaur skeleton heads to Denmark

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 09:25

A rare full skeleton of a huge diplodocus dinosaur sold in Britain last month was bought by the Natural History Museum of Denmark, the institution said on Tuesday.

Functional importance of dinosaur beaks revealed

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 11:49

Scientists used high-resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT scanning) and computer simulations to take a closer look at the dinosaur beaks.

Nearly intact baby dinosaur skeleton discovered in Canada

Last Updated: Saturday, November 30, 2013, 10:34

Scientists in Canada have unearthed extremely well-preserved remains of a baby dinosaur, dating back 70 million years, at Alberta`s Dinosaur Provincial Park.

Misty the dinosaur skeleton sells for £400,000

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 11:55

A rare full skeleton of a huge diplodocus dinosaur sold in Britain for £ 400,000 (USD 630,000) today, an auction house said.

Southernmost fossil remains in the Americas found in Chile

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 15:01

A group of paleontologists announced the discovery of dinosaur fossil remains in the Chilean region of Magallanes, which makes them the southernmost fossils ever found in the Americas.

Meet the dinosaur which terrorised tyrannosaurs

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 09:28

Palaeontologists on Friday announced they had uncovered the remains of one of the greatest land predators ever -- a nine-metre (30-foot) four-tonne dinosaur that stalked the planet 100 million years ago.

Dueling dinosaur fossils fail to sell at New York auction

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 15:14

Fossils of two dinosaurs locked in a death match failed to sell at auction on Tuesday despite predictions they would fetch a record $9 million.

School kid finds fossil skeleton of baby dinosaur in US

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 16:17

A chance find by a high school student led to an astonishing discovery of a baby dinosaur`s skeleton.

Dinosaur remains found in Maharashtra

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 19:28

Fossilised dinosaur bones and eggs, measuring around 18-20 metres and weighing 10-13 tonnes, have been discovered from the Salbardi area, around 60 km from here in eastern Maharashtra, a geologist said here Saturday.