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How do scientists know what's inside dinosaur eggs?
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How do scientists know what's inside dinosaur eggs? Learn about the techniques used by scientists to examine the fossilized remains of dinosaur embryos.
How Fossils Work
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Fossils can tell us how life on Earth has evolved over time and also how the climate has changed. Find out what fossils are and how fossils formed.
10 Terrifying Extinct Cetaceans
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Extinct cetaceans are more like sea monsters, and can make nightmares seem dull. See these 10 extinct cetaceans to explore the ancient world.
T. Rex Didn't Kiss and Tell, But May Have Had Lips
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A study postulates that T. rex, the legendary monster dinosaur, may have had a kisser with lips that covered its huge teeth.
Dinosaur Bones
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Dinosaur bones are all we have to study what these animals looked like and how they lived. Learn about the study of dinosaur bones and dinosaur skeletons.
Bagaceratops
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Bagaceratops was discovered in Mongolia in the early 1970s. Learn more about the Bagaceratops, Late Cretaceous dinosaurs and dinosaurs of all eras.
Could we resurrect dinosaurs from fossil embryos?
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You likely heard that paleontologists uncovered a cache of dinosaur embryos, bone fragments and eggshells in China. You also may recall that we've made crazy leaps forward in genetics and genomics. Can we put the two together and create a dinosaur?
New Dinosaur Species Sported Uniquely Spiked Shield
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Spiclypeus shipporum is a newly discovered horned dinosaur. Learn more about the Spiclypeus shipporum dinosaur in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
Acrocanthosaurus
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Acrocanthosaurus was a sauropod of spectacular proportions. Learn more about the Acrocanthosaurus, Early Cretaceous dinosaurs, and dinosaurs of all eras.
Utahraptor: The Salty Saga of a Killer Dinosaur
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Utahraptors lived around 135 million years ago in the late Cretaceous Period. So what does salt have to do with these massive dinosaurs whose fossils were first discovered in 1975?