The 'terrible lizards' once ruled the earth.  Now they are our most fascinating fossils.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 03 Dec 2008 22:11:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42726/sorry-chicken-fossil-proves-egg-came-first.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe contents of a fossilized dinosaur nest may help resolve the age-old chicken-and-egg question, LiveScience reports. That birds evolved from dinosaurs is no secret, but the new discovery shows that the pointy-ended bird egg developed before the bird itself, paleontologists say. The nest is believed to have belonged to one of two small, carnivorous dinosaur species.http://www.newser.com/story/42726/sorry-chicken-fossil-proves-egg-came-first.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 14 Nov 2008 12:51:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36937/dig-up-dinos-rare-relics-on-diy-tours.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTravelers seeking more than a beach and a Daiquiri on their next trip can try digging up ancient civilizations. Travel + Leisure lists the trips that let you uncover lost worlds: Ica Desert of Peru: Hikers can discover preserved shark teeth, fossilized whales, and even extinct creatures on this ancient former seafloor. Costs no more than the price of a local guide.http://www.newser.com/story/36937/dig-up-dinos-rare-relics-on-diy-tours.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 08 Sep 2008 21:07:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25574/tyrannosaurus-rex-tastes-like-chicken.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDinosaurs are more closely related to birds than reptiles, protein extracted from a Tyrannosaurus rex bone suggests. T. rex collagen, the main protein in bones, is similar to chicken and ostrich collagen but much different than material from alligators and lizards, scientists say. The findings could remap the evolutionary tree according to molecular data rather than bone structure, the Washington Post reports.http://www.newser.com/story/25574/tyrannosaurus-rex-tastes-like-chicken.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 24 Apr 2008 17:47:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20660/tiny-monkey-fossil-spurs-scientific-flap.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA diminutive fossil recently found in Mississippi is the oldest primate discovered in North America, and its exact age is raising questions about the timing of prehistoric animal migrations, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The existence of the tiny, tarsier-like creature, which could fit in the palm of a human hand, suggests that the primates migrated to North America across the Bering land bridge.http://www.newser.com/story/20660/tiny-monkey-fossil-spurs-scientific-flap.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 04 Mar 2008 4:22:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19390/frog-from-hell-fossil-turns-up-in-madagascar.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFossil hunters digging in Madagascar have discovered a 70 million-year-old, 10 pound ancestor of the horned frog. Over twice as large as its modern-day descendants, the "slightly squashed beach-ball" shaped creature probably lunched on small lizards and baby dinosaurs, and has earned the charming nicknames "frog from hell" and "Beelzebufo," reports the Daily Telegraph .http://www.newser.com/story/19390/frog-from-hell-fossil-turns-up-in-madagascar.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 18 Feb 2008 18:45:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18911/beach-bum-dino-chilled-in-mex.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA newly discovered duck-billed dinosaur lived on a "very Mediterranean-like" Mexican beach 72 million years ago, paleontologists say. A fossilized skeleton of Velafrons coahuilensis was found in the north-central state of Coahuila—the most complete dinosaur ever found in Mexico, Reuters reports. "Velafrons was probably a beach bum," says one paleontologist. The dino would have been about 30 feet long.http://www.newser.com/story/18911/beach-bum-dino-chilled-in-mex.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 13 Feb 2008 9:46:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18788/sparrow-sized-pterodactyl-found.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFossil hunters in China's Liaoning province have discovered the remains of a never-before-seen pterodactyl no bigger than a sparrow. Nemicolopterus crypticus, or hidden flying forest-dweller, had curved toes, which means it spent most of its time perched in trees. Unlike giant pterodactyls, the Nemicolopterus had no teeth and ate insects, the AP reports.http://www.newser.com/story/18788/sparrow-sized-pterodactyl-found.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 11 Feb 2008 20:54:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15884/did-bug-bites-do-in-dinos.html?refid=rss_all_defaultDisease-carrying insects may have contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs around 65 million years ago, entomologists write in a new book. Scientists found malaria and other parasitic pathogens in insects preserved in amber, and the same parasites were found in fossilized dinosaur waste, the Guardian reports. New plants, pollinated by insects, forced the herbivores to adapt their diets or starve, the book also suggests.http://www.newser.com/story/15884/did-bug-bites-do-in-dinos.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 09 Jan 2008 5:06:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/13193/mummified-dinosaur-body-unearthed.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA remarkably well-preserved hadrosaur discovered in North Dakota offers valuable clues about the appearance of dinosaurs, paleontologists say. Soft tissue such as skin and muscle were effectively "mummified" after the dinosaur died near a river, the Washington Post reports. "It's a dinosaur that was turned into stone, essentially," says the grad student who discovered it when he was in high school.http://www.newser.com/story/13193/mummified-dinosaur-body-unearthed.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 03 Dec 2007 12:27:20 CST