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EXPLAINED: How dinosaurs evolved different eye socket shapes to allow stronger bites

Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets so they could have stronger bites, a new study suggests. Although the eye socket is just a hole in the skull housing the eyeball in many animals, and most ...

12 Aug 2022 at 11:19

Arts & Entertainment

Dinosaur skeleton sells for huge sum at auction

A Gorgosaurus dinosaur skeleton has sold for $6.1 million (€6m) at auction in New York. The dinosaur, which roamed the planet approximately 77 million years ago, weighed roughly two tonnes - marginally smaller than its ferocious relative, the ...

03 Aug 2022 at 17:13

Arts & Entertainment

Cat-sized creature was early relative of flying reptile

A fossilised reptile unearthed in Scotland lived during the age of dinosaurs and was closely related to an extinct group of flying reptiles known as pterosaurs, new research suggests. The small cat-sized creature, named Scleromochlus taylori,...

06 Oct 2022 at 12:15

Arts & Entertainment

Remains of Europe’s largest ever land predator dinosaur discovered

The remains of Europe’s largest ever land-based hunter which measured more than 10 metres long and lived 125 million years ago have been found on the Isle of Wight. Several prehistoric bones belonging to the two-legged, crocodile-faced ...

11 Jun 2022 at 11:19

National News

New species of dinosaur with more than 400 teeth discovered in Europe

A new species of dinosaur with more than 400 teeth which ate in a similar way to ducks and flamingos has been discovered in Germany. The fossil of the nearly complete Balaenognathus maeuseri, part of the pterosaur family, was ...

24 Jan 2023 at 09:28

Arts & Entertainment

Scientists find more answers on 66 million-year-old meteorite that wiped out Earth’s dinosaurs

The meteorite that wiped out Earth’s dinosaurs instantly ignited forest wildfires up to thousands of kilometres from its impact zone, scientists have discovered. The roughly six-mile-wide meteorite struck the Yucatan ...

07 Sept 2022 at 15:26

Pictures & Videos

SNEAK PEEK: A real-life Jurassic Park is opening soon in Kilkenny - are you ready?

WANNA SEE MORE PICS? TAP '>' ABOVE Breaking! A real-life Jurassic Park is coming to Kilkenny! Dinosaurs will once again roam the land as the creative team at the 4-star Newpark Hotel, which is located on 25 acres of ...

21 Jul 2022 at 13:13

National News

Pre-historic long-necked reptiles were decapitated by their predators, research suggests

Long-necked reptiles that lived at the same time as dinosaurs may have been decapitated by predators, fossil evidence suggests. While the marine creatures’ extremely long necks may have been an evolutionary ...

20 Jun 2023 at 10:55

Weather

Kilkenny theme park sees the lighter side of Storm Darragh aftermath

Staff at Jurassic Newpark in Kilkenny City managed to see the lighter side of the damage caused by Storm Darragh over the weekend. The storm caused some minor structural damage around the park, notably ...

09 Dec 2024 at 10:30

Sponsored

Dinosaurs take over the Market Cross, Kilkenny!

Roar-some fun in store: City’s shopping centre is all set to celebrate Dinosaur Day! The Market Cross Shopping Centre, Kilkenny will host its Dinosaur Day on May 20th Dinosaur fans are in for a real ...

11 May 2023 at 11:23

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