The teeth of Changchunsaurus parvus, a small herbivorous dinosaur from the Cretaceous of China, represent an important and poorly-known stage in the evolution of ornithopod dentition, according to a ...

The only known cannibal among dinosaurs replaced its pearly whites more often than scientists expected, and so did some other carnivores. By Katherine Kornei If there was a tooth fairy in the ...

The Mesozoic is often called the Age of Dinosaurs. This terminology casts a long shadow over ancient life. In museums, documentaries, and books, the terrestrial environments of the Mesozoic are often ...

A collection of dinosaur teeth hailing back to the Cretaceous and Jurassic periods has given scientists a new window into the world's prehistoric climate. By studying an isotope of oxygen in the ...

Some dinosaurs were fussy eaters. Certain herbivorous dinosaurs preferred specific parts of plants, challenging long-standing assumptions about their diets, a study of fossilized dino teeth shows. The ...

Trapped in the enamel of fossilized dinosaur teeth is a fascinating glimpse into the Earth's atmospheric past stretching back 150 million years. A recent study shows that carbon dioxide levels back ...

The Alabama Museum of Natural History hosts fossil hunting events at a privately owned creek a 50-mile drive southwest from the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. The hadrosaur tooth was ...

Learn how researchers can determine what the atmosphere was like when dinosaurs roamed the Earth from the isotopes in their teeth. Trapped in the enamel of fossilized dinosaur teeth is a fascinating ...