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Meet a dog-size, armored dinosaur

The bizarre Jakapil kaniukura resembled an armored pitbull trotting on its hind legs

Salon

‘The whole embryo was there’: expert makes rare find on Sheffield museum opening day

Dean Lomax identifies probably oldest known vertebrate embryo from UK at Yorkshire Natural History Museum

The Guardian - UK

Why do animals have tails?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

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Prehistoric Bronze Age Daggers Were Not Used As Weapons, Research Finds

Newcastle University scientists in northern England developed a new technique to study organic material on the blades.

Zenger

New Lanark invites dogs and their owners for a special Dogs Day Out this weekend

You can bring your four-legged friends to New Lanark this weekend.

Daily Record

Study: Hidden Cushion Enabled Dinosaurs to Carry Heavy Loads

Australian scientists have cracked an enduring mystery, discovering how sauropod dinosaurs -- like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus -- supported their gigantic bodies on land. In a study published in the journal Science Advances on August 10, a University of Queensland and Monash University-led team used 3D modelling and engineering methods to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rare microscopic creatures discovered in Scottish Highland caves

Discovery of ostracods thought to be a first for Scotland

The Independent UK

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Scientists discover first-of-its-kind small armoured dinosaur the size of a pet cat

Jakapil kaniukura may have had a two-legged stance unlike most armoured dinosaurs of this kind, scientists say

The Independent UK

Large meat-eating dinosaurs like T Rex traded big eyes for stronger bite, study suggests

Such eye socket shapes helped large dinosaurs evolve high bite forces without compromising skull stability, scientists say

The Independent UK

Dinosaurs evolved different eye socket shapes to allow stronger bites – study

Oval eye sockets of these predators could have evolved to help the skull absorb impact as they pounced on prey, the study suggests.

The Independent UK

T rex’s keyhole eye sockets helped its bite, research suggests

Specialised shape thought to have evolved to let dinosaur spread stress across skull as it chewed prey

The Guardian - UK

A key feature contributed to sauropods getting so enormous, new dino foot study reveals

For the first time, we have shown that a soft heel pad was crucial to how sauropod dinosaurs supported their immense weight, according to a new digital reconstruction of their feet.

The Conversation

Giant Deep Sea Crustacean Discovered In Gulf Of Mexico

A giant deep-sea crustacean, a huge marine relative of the common woodlouse or roly-poly, has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico.

Zenger

Giant meteor impacts created Earth’s continents

Analysis of minerals in rocks suggests that continents were formed through giant meteorite impacts

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Study finds evidence that giant meteorite impacts created the continents

The theory that the continents originally formed at sites of these collisions had been around for decades but with little evidence to support it.

The Conversation

Southern conifers: meet this vast group of ancient trees with mysteries still unsolved

When you think of “conifers”, tall, conical shaped trees often found in public parks or front yards may spring to mind. But these impressive trees are far more fascinating than you may have realised, as they represent just one piece of an unsolved botanical puzzle.

Daily Mirror

Giant armoured deep sea creature with 14 legs discovered 2,500ft under the waves

The creepy looking animal has a distinctive creamy-yellow shell and was found living beneath the waves off the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico - where an asteroid strike wiped out the dinosaurs

Zenger

Newly Found Mammoth Butchering Site Proves Humans Were In North America Much Earlier

A newly discovered mammoth butchering site proves that humans were in North America nearly 15,000 years earlier than thought, scientists have revealed.

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Liverpool Echo

Giant dinosaur show coming to Knowsley Safari for one week only

The Teach Rex event allows guests to get close to giant model dinosaurs

The National (Scotland)

'One of world's most important' fossil collections donated to Scottish museum

A FOSSIL collection described as "one of the most important of its type in the world" has been donated to the National Museum of Scotland.

The Independent UK

Bird fossil collection bequeathed to Scottish museum

The collection of items dating back from 54 to 56 million years ago is believed to contain many species which are new to science.

Inverse

3D analysis reveals a key similarity between dinosaur and bird embryos

It's all in the hips. CT analysis and computer modeling finds a pathway for bridging

The Conversation

Footprints take science a step closer to understanding southern Africa's dinosaurs

Dinosaurs have captured people’s imaginations more than any other ancient creatures. These reptiles – some large, some small; some carnivores and others herbivores – rose and dominated the world’s landscapes for more than 135 million years during a period known as the Mesozoic.

Evening Standard

Gorgosaurus: Rare ancient dinosaur skeleton sells for $6m at Sotheby’s auction

A rare ancient dinosaur has been sold at auction in the US to an unknown buyer for just over $6m (£5m).

The Independent UK

Prehistoric Europeans drank milk long before humans could digest lactose – study

New research indicates that famine and exposure to infectious disease best explains the evolution of our ability to consume milk.

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