Back in 1971, in the deserts of ancient Mongolia, two dinosaurs once locked in battle and were preserved together in stone. This never before seen fossil sparked the famous question: if Protoceratops ...

Many dinosaurs had distinctive bony frills around their necks – the best-known being the Triceratops. It’s not a feature found in living animals today, and paleontologists have long debated what the ...

Painting of a griffin, a lion-raptor chimera, alongside the fossils of Protoceratops, a horned dinosaur. The latter are said to have informed the lore and appearance of the former, but our study ...

Frills probably helped dinosaurs establish dominance or find mates. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Adorable sheep-sized ...

Protoceratops dinosaurs used their large skull frills to flirt with potential mates – and not as defence as previously thought, a new study reveals. Researchers at London's Natural History Museum say ...

Anatomical and behavioral differences distinguish males and females in many extant and extinct animals. For instance, male peacocks have a large and flashy tail, whereas females are smaller and less ...

A Protoceratops skeleton with an associated track (outlined in a box near the hips). From Niedźwiedzki et al., 2011 Earlier this week I wrote about a herd of small sauropods that once walked along the ...

Many dinosaurs had distinctive bony frills around their necks – the best-known being the Triceratops. It’s not a feature found in living animals today, and paleontologists have long debated what the ...

Many dinosaurs had distinctive bony frills around their necks – the best-known being the Triceratops. It’s not a feature found in living animals today, and paleontologists have long debated what the ...