Extinct Animals
Extinct animals are those species which are no longer living. This group includes prehistoric animals like dinosaurs and ice-age mammals, as well as moden species like the Dodo.
What Was the Most Dangerous Dinosaur in Prehistory?
What Was the Biggest Dinosaur? Here Are the 4 Best Estimates
Utahraptor: The Salty Saga of a Killer Dinosaur
Are Snakes With Legs a Real Thing?
There Were No Flying Dinosaurs, Only Flying Reptiles
All About the Megalodon, Shark Giant of Prehistoric Times
Real Life 'Jurassic Park'? Scientists Work to Bring Back Extinct Thylacine
Once Thought Extinct, the Tasmanian Tiger May Still Be Prowling the Planet
Dodo Birds: Maybe Not Complete Dummies After All
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Since it was named in 1979 by John Horner and Robert Makela, Maiasaura has become one of the most famous dinosaurs. It has provided information about how it cared for its young and the early development of dinosaurs. Learn more about the Maiasaura.
The Velociraptors in "Jurassic Park" were roughly the size of humans. In reality, they were about the size of an average turkey.
By Mark Mancini
Types of dinosaurs include the lizard-hipped dinosaurs and the bird-hipped divisions of dinosaurs. Both of these types of dinosaurs probably shared a common ancestor during the Middle Triassic. How else are these dinosaurs related?
By Mack Hayden
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Barapasaurus is named for a word meaning "big leg" in a local dialect in central India. This large dinosaur was a herbivore with large flat teeth that are ideal for cutting or crushing vegetation. What did this dinosaur look like?
Perhaps no other beast has been more wildly mischaracterized in popular culture than the crested predator Dilophosaurus.
By Mark Mancini
Although it may be long extinct, this quirky bird continues to amaze scientist. The latest discovery? An awesome "musket ball†weapon located on the tip of its wing structure. Could our world once again include this big, old flightless pigeon?