Dinosaur fossils
Coverage of Dinosaur fossils in the Nexus archive.
- Fossil found in drawer turns out to be first dinosaur bone from Antarctica
A fossil found in a drawer has been identified as the first dinosaur bone discovered in Antarctica. The rarity of such fossils in the region is due to its current ice caps, though millions of years ago it had lush forests.
- Fossil found in drawer turns out to be first dinosaur bone from Antarctica
A fossil found in a drawer was identified as the first dinosaur bone discovered in Antarctica. Dinosaur fossils are rare in the region due to ice caps, but the area once had lush forests millions of years ago.
- Odd Lots: Inside a Booming Market for Dinosaur Fossils (Podcast)
Citadel’s Ken Griffin paid $45 million for a stegosaurus skeleton, the most expensive fossil ever sold at auction. The article explores why dinosaur fossils are increasingly collected by private millionaires rather than museums and examines the mechanics of the private fossil market, comparing it to art and antiquities markets.
- These tiny dinosaur fossils fooled scientists for 20 years
Tiny dinosaur fossils previously thought to belong to a miniature species were revealed to be baby ankylosaurs, some less than a year old. Researchers used bone growth patterns to confirm they were young, not adults, shedding light on ankylosaur development and early armor formation.