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John Pickrell

Preserved scales from the tail of Juravenator—a small predatory dinosaur that lived 150 million years ago ...

This small dinosaur had a marvellous sense of touch, detailed fossils reveal

6 October 2020. By John Pickrell

'Jurassic Park' got almost everything wrong about this iconic dinosaur

7 July 2020. By John Pickrell

This dinosaur may have been a cannibal, gnarly bite marks reveal

30 May 2020. By John Pickrell

This ‘wonderchicken’ walked the Earth with dinosaurs

18 March 2020. By John Pickrell

Unusual toothy pterosaur found hidden in the wrong group

26 November 2019. By John Pickrell

Fossil dinosaur feathers found near the South Pole

19 November 2019. By John Pickrell

Huge Antarctic pterosaur found in fire-struck museum

17 October 2019. By John Pickrell

A T. rex bite could have crushed a car. Here's how.

25 September 2019. By John Pickrell

New discovery shows how T. rex kept its brain cool

5 September 2019. By John Pickrell

Sabre-tooth surprise: Fossils redraw picture of the fearsome big cat

6 August 2019. By John Pickrell

Exclusive: Gem-like fossils reveal stunning new dinosaur species

3 June 2019. By John Pickrell

Voyaging whalers the source of this Australian rock art, study reveals

3 March 2019. By John Pickrell

'Ridiculously rare' case of cancer found in fossilized leg

8 February 2019. By John Pickrell

Strange fossil may be rare insect preserved in gemstone

31 January 2019. By John Pickrell

Exclusive: Sparkly, opal-filled fossils reveal new dinosaur species

4 December 2018. By John Pickrell

How art can bring dinosaurs back to life

18 November 2018. By John Pickrell

Exclusive: Stunning snail found in dinosaur-era amber

11 October 2018. By John Pickrell

New Species of 'Messy' Dinosaur Bird Discovered

27 September 2018. By John Pickrell

British Amateur Botanist Rediscovers 'Extinct' Kangaroo

26 September 2018. By John Pickrell

First Baby Snake From Dinosaur Era Found in Amber

23 July 2018. By John Pickrell