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A tyrannosaurus rex. (Image credit: ROGER HARRIS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images)

A gigantic asteroid brought the age of the dinosaurs to an abrupt end about 66 million years ago, as everything from pterodactyls to Tyrannosaurus rex went extinct. Fortunately, the lives of these iconic creatures were preserved in fossils — allowing researchers to decipher this lost world.

At Live Science, our expert writers and editors bring you the latest dinosaur news, features and articles, from extraordinary dinosaur discoveries to answering your burning prehistoric questions like "What color were the dinosaurs?" and "Could evolution ever bring the dinosaurs back?"

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An artist’s illustration of Nyasasaurus, which could be the earliest known dinosaur, or else a close relative of early dinosaurs.

Secrets of 1st dinosaurs lie in the Sahara and Amazon rainforest, study suggests

By Sascha Pare published 24 January 25

The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as researchers previously assumed due to an abundance of fossils in places like Argentina and Zimbabwe.

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Illustration of an early pterosaur flying with its tail vane.

'Sexy' pterosaur tail should have been nightmare for flying. How did it work?

By Patrick Pester published 17 January 25

The first pterosaurs had a sail-like tensioning system for flying with potentially cumbersome tail vanes, which they could have used for displays, a new study finds.

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Artist reconstruction of Tameryraptor markgrafi.

Giant horned dinosaur's fossils were destroyed in WWII — but photos reveal it was an unknown species

By Patrick Pester published 16 January 25

Scientists have unveiled a giant horned dinosaur from Egypt called Tameryraptor markgrafi after discovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in WWII.

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Skull of the new species of sauropodomorph dinosaur.

Enormous skull of 200-million-year-old giant dinosaur discovered in China

By Richard Pallardy published 13 January 25

The well-preserved skull belongs to a never-before-seen species of sauropodomorph that potentially grew up to 33 feet long.

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An artist's interpretation of a small dinosaur

Oldest-known dinosaur in North America is a 'chicken-size' raptor — and changes what we know about how dinos conquered Earth

By Harry Baker published 10 January 25

A newfound "chicken-size" dinosaur, recently unearthed in Wyoming, changes what paleontologists thought they knew about how dinosaurs spread across the globe.

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An artist reconstruction of Dewars Farm Quarry during the Jurassic period. Megalosaurus walks near Cetiosaurus.

Weird bumps in UK quarry turn out to be 166 million-year-old dinosaur 'highway' for some of Jurassic's biggest dinosaurs

By Patrick Pester published 3 January 25

Researchers have excavated the largest dinosaur footprint site in the U.K. after a quarry worker found tracks left by two of Britain's biggest Jurassic dinosaurs.

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Dryptosaurus (formerly Lealaps) confronting Elasmosaurus orientalis, with Mosasaurus and Osteopygis behind. Hadrosaurus forages in background, and Thoracosaurus crawls up on the banks.

A sea monster with its head on its butt? 10 times we were completely wrong about dinosaur-age creatures

By Patrick Pester published 30 December 24

Humans have a long history of misinterpreting ancient fossils. Here are 10 creatures from the dinosaur age that looked way different than we thought.

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Most expensive dinosaur skeleton ever now on display in New York City

By Stephanie Pappas published 6 December 24

'Apex,' one of the most complete stegosaurus fossils ever found, is on display at the American Museum of Natural History.

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Dinosaur puke and poop help reveal how they took over the world

By Pandora Dewan published 27 November 24

Fossilized digestive material offers unparalleled insights into the dinosaurs' diets, feeding behaviors and parasites.

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Largest dinosaur ever auctioned sells for over $6 million — and it's twice as long as a school bus

By Harry Baker published 20 November 24

A 70-foot-long Apatosaurus skeleton, named Vulcan, recently became the biggest dinosaur fossil ever sold when it was acquired for around $6.4 million at an auction in France. The sizable remains weigh more than 22 tons.

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