Paleo Discoveries
Read the latest News & Research Updates from the NCMNS Paleontology team.
Dig This: ‘Neglected’ Dinosaur Had Super Senses
A CT scan of an often-overlooked, plant-eating dinosaur’s skull reveals that while it may not have been all that “brainy,” it had a unique combination of traits associated with living animals that spend at least part of their time underground, including a super sense of smell and outstanding balance. The work is the first to link a specific sensory fingerprint with this behavior in extinct dinosaurs.
Armored archosaur discovery reveals complexity of dinosaur origins
A team of American and Malagasy researchers, including NCMNS Research Curator of Paleontology Dr. Christian Kammerer, have discovered a new species of prehistoric reptile that provides important information on the early history of the dinosaur lineage. The new species, Mambachiton fiandohana, was discovered during fieldwork in the Morondava Basin in southwestern Madagascar.
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