Paleontologists discovered Duonychus tsogtbaatari from fossils uncovered in 2012. It was a giant, feathered creature adapted ...

The osteoderms – structures of bony plaques located in ... “We don’t know why (the tail) evolved. We do know that within armoured dinosaur groups there seems to be a tendency to ...

Studies of the horns, spikes, plates and clubs of dinosaurs could help settle a long-standing debate over their function ...

In 2016, a team of scientists discovered a dinosaur tail, with its bones, tissues, feathers, and all preserved in amber. It was believed to be about 99-million-years-old at the time of its discovery.

With its four wings and a long, bony tail, Microraptor was unlike any bird alive today. This is because it was a dinosaur—one that evolved long after the first known bird, Archaeopteryx ...

At the end of the animal's tail, a series of plates were fused together and held aloft by tail vertebra fused together. This clublike tail likely delivered a powerful blow and served as a serious ...