Read more paleontology stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3524/paleontology.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:14:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74469/100m-years-ago-africa-was-crocodile-central.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe universe of diverse prehistoric crocodile species keeps expanding, suggesting crocs were one of the dominant forms of life 100 million years ago. Paleontologists have just unearthed three new species in the Sahara desert: the 20-foot BoarCroc, which likely fed on dinosaurs; the 20-foot PancakeCroc, a flat-bodied fish-gobbler; and the...http://www.newser.com/story/74469/100m-years-ago-africa-was-crocodile-central.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 13:12:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73839/scientists-find-ancestor-to-giant-dinosaurs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaleontologists in South Africa have found a new dinosaur, a sort of missing link between smaller two-legged creatures that dined on plants and the long-necked carnivorous giants of Jurassic Park . The new species, aardonyx celestae, was 20 feet long and walked on two feet. But crucially, it was able to...http://www.newser.com/story/73839/scientists-find-ancestor-to-giant-dinosaurs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 19:23:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72714/fossil-hunter-finds-giant-sea-monster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA sea monster big enough to have munched on T. Rex has been found by an amateur fossil collector scouring Britain's south coast. The collector gathered chunks of the prehistoric beast's 8-foot-long skull as they fell from a cliff face over several years. Paleontologists believe the pliosaur skull is the...http://www.newser.com/story/72714/fossil-hunter-finds-giant-sea-monster.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 2:36:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71054/ballerina-like-t-rex-cousin-discovered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA smaller, more agile cousin of the Tyrannosaurus rex has been identified. The skull and a nearly complete skeleton of Alioramus altai was discovered in Mongolia in 2001, and has features that distinguish it from its more lumbering cousin. Unlike its “big bad boy” relatives, a study author tells National...http://www.newser.com/story/71054/ballerina-like-t-rex-cousin-discovered.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 15:27:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70751/fossil-find-shakes-up-evolution-timeline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA primate fossil found in Africa in 1994 predates the famous “Lucy” skeleton by 1 million years and offers clues to human evolution, researchers say. “This is huge,” a paleoanthropologist tells the Washington Post . “This is the biggest discovery really since” Lucy. The researchers believe “Ardi”— Ardipithecus ramidus —lived in...http://www.newser.com/story/70751/fossil-find-shakes-up-evolution-timeline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:51:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70553/sore-throat-may-have-axed-t-rex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTyrannosaurus rex could have been laid low not by a planetwide dinosaur holocaust or vicious infighting, but by a parasite that still affects modern birds. Researchers have taken a close look at lesions on T. rex fossils once presumed to be battle scars and concluded that they are the work...http://www.newser.com/story/70553/sore-throat-may-have-axed-t-rex.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 12:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70265/oldest-feathered-dino-found-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA fossilized creature found in northern China puts an end to any controversy over whether birds descended from dinosaurs, say Chinese scientists. The dinosaur, who lived some 10 million years before Archaeopteryx , is the oldest feather species ever discovered. The feathers cover its arms, tail, and also its feet, leading...http://www.newser.com/story/70265/oldest-feathered-dino-found-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Sep 2009 5:13:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69672/pint-size-t-rex-surprises-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaleontologists have unearthed a miniature predecessor of Tyrannosaurus Rex, a finding that may rewrite the origins of the most iconic of dinosaurs. “Raptorex,” discovered in China, has all the distinctive features of a Tyrannosaurus—large head and jaws, long legs, and small arms—but it weighed only 150 pounds. The...http://www.newser.com/story/69672/pint-size-t-rex-surprises-scientists.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 17:50:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66109/t-rex-mostly-ate-babies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Hollywood image of Tyrannosaurus Rex battling huge herbivores is a long way from Jurassic reality, according to a new study. Instead of picking on animals its own size, T. Rex and other massive carnivores preferred their prey as young as possible, ideally when they were small enough to be...http://www.newser.com/story/66109/t-rex-mostly-ate-babies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 1:19:57 CDT